Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-26
SALEM WELCOMES
HER SOLDIER BOYS
HOME FROM BORDER
Reception Given Them at
Armory and Boys Of 81"
Were There
BANQUET SURRENDERED
TO VIGOROUS ATTACK
Smiling Faces Told Of Happy
Hearts---A Memorable
Occasion to All

With plenty Of music and enthusiasm
and best of all wholesome spirit of
welcome the members of Company NJ.
of the Third Oregon Infantry, were well
coined back to Salem last night with q
reception and banquet at the armory.
Mayor II. o. White presented the boys
with the keys to the city and Rev. F.
7. Porter, in behalf of the Patriotic
League, and F. G. Deckebach, of the
Chcrrians, assured the boys that they
would be accepted again as citizens of
Salem with an added respect for having
shown their willingness to serve their
country in time of need
The banquet tables were loaded with
good things to eat that are not includ-
ed in the regular army menu and the
feed was doubly appreciated by the
soldiers in that they had no mess kits
to wash after the. dessert was devoured.
With seconds" on everything and q
myriad of Salem s most winsome Young
women to wait on the tables the soldiers
all realized that while war may be in
, convenient, as Sherman said, it is worth
several hard campaigns just to be vel
coined heme again. -.
The fife and drum corps of the Port
land G. A. R. was on hand and the roll
of drums greeted the boys as their train
pulled into the station Another num-
Der by the fife and drum corps was
given as a part of the regular program
Sedgwick Post, No. 10, was out in force
to extend welcome to the returning
warriors and make them feel that al
though they were obliged to fight nc
battles that the victory was all the
greater because the mere presence of an
army on the border was sufficient ia
end all disturbances in that quarter.
Corporal Perry Reigleman responded
to the address of welcome in behalf
of the company after Commander
Faulkner, of the G. A. R., had paid
the young soldiers the flattering com.
pliment of comparing them with the
boys of '61.
Frank Holstein, the l1-year.old son of
Ernest Holstein, of Oak street, was in.
troduced as "Sergeant Holstein or the
Regular Army" and brought the entire
crowd to its feet by playing the Z" Star
Spangled Banner as an encore to hi.
cOrnet solo
Captain Max Gehlhar and Major Carl,
Abrams made short responses to the ad
dresses of welcome and thanked the
home folks for their kindly interest il
the boys who went to the Mexican bord
er. OF all of the companies of tn,
Third regiment it is safe to say that moi
one Of the other towns excelled Salem
in the work of the patriotic league thai
was started after the call of Jane 10
The people of this city responded L
every wish of the soldiers and looked
after the comfort of the soldier boy
in a manner that caused members o.
Company Nj to feel that their friends
and relatives at home were interested il
them and were doing all at home tina
could be done to make a soldiers lif,
easier.
The regimental parade of yesterday
morning at Clackamas was called off by
Colonel Mclaughlin on account of tn,
rain and the mastering out took place
yesterday forenoon. Pay day follow
ed and after the checking in of ord
nance property the Third battalion o.
Companies |, X. !. and NJ entrained fo
home and mother, arriving in Salen
shortly after q o clock.