The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-02-15

Under suspension Of rules the
house this afternoon passed Rep.
Edward e. Coles bill calling for
an appropriation of $4,000 to
compensate the members Of the
First infantry North Dakota ma
tional guard for their services on
the border. The bill was passed
by the house by vote Of 105
ayes, 4 nayes and not voting.
The emergency provision also car
ried.
Bismarck gave the members Oi
Company A rOusing welcome late
this afternoon. With fine public spir.
1t, the business houses and dwellings
decorated for the occasion and the
city presented gala appearance as
the special pulled into the Northern
Pacific station bearing the Bismarck,
Mandan and Dickinson companies.
Delivery vehicles and automobiles
also were gayly festooned with the
national colors. r..
Great Ovation for "eoys."
Hundreds that packed the Northern
Pacific station and the streets leading
to the park rushed a charge of greet
ings on the detraining troopers which
almost swept them back to the coach.
es. There were cheers and prolonged
greetings. Business in the stores
was halted. 1t was greater demon.
stration than that which characteriz.
ed the departure of the troops of the
state from Fort Lincoln just six
months ago.
Among the first to alight was G. N.
Remission, secretary of the Bismarck
Commercial club, who left Bismarck
last night and met the returning mem
bers of the company at Valley City
this morning. Officers and privates
followed, In, the crowd YW,ere Captain
Welch, First Lieutenant Fred Gra-
ham, econd Lieutenant Ward Preston,
Sergeant UlYess. Mess Sergeant Ly.
man Baker, iGerporal George Rasche,
Bugler CamqEQ24h and Sergeant Major
Ben Cloud. .1The company originally
consisted Of Gamen.
"6oys"nTaken to Homes.
Waiting aptomoibels-and there
seemed to be. hundreds-took the
members of the company to their
homes and reunions were held No
program of entertainment had been
mapped out by Secretary Keniston for
the afternoon. se.'
"They will all be only too glad to
get to. their homes and eat a good
meal and to have a good long talk
, with the home folk said the secre.
tary. Sunday afternoon. however, the
patriotic program will be held in the
Auditorium. Addresses will be given
by Governor J. Frazier, Secretary
Keniston, several officers of the CON-
pany and others. Special music will
be provided. The program will last
an hour. t.s.a g-...4;. ,t,
But One Idol in Bismarck s,ra
There IL but one idol in the city to.
day. He is the boy who wears, the
khaki uniform. In honor aQf these
men a banquet will be served at the
Grand Pacific hotel commencing at
$3.50 o'clock this evening. The charge
per plate is one dollar. Following
the banquet, at which state officials
business and professional, as we'll as
"
will attend, will be the. grand ball in
Patterson l1allas 1tlwasi announced
this afternoon THAT thiai event is free
to the public and it is not necessary
to purchase banquet ticket in order
to attend the ball.
The dining room of the Grand Pa
cific hotel, where the banquet for the
soldier boys will be spread, is draped
from pillar to pillar with national col
ors and from the windows and walls
floats the national emblem. Stretched
across the windows facing the en-
trance is large sign with the word
welcome" Everything about the
dining room is suggestive of the fes-
tivities awaiting guardsmen.
Arrived at jamestown.
Members of Companies A, and K
of Bismarck, Mandan and Dickinson,
reached Jamestown shortly after
1890 o'clock this noon, were met at
the train by the band and big din
ner followed at Company H armory,
one of the largest In the state. It
was shortly after o'clock that the
special left that city for Bismarck.
Crowds greeted the returning men,
bers of the companies at all points
along the line where stops were nee
essary Despite the early hour of the
morning, Valley City sent a throng
to the Northern Pacific station.
With practically the whole town at
the station to greet Company F, the
boys Of '16. representing Mandan on
the border, Mandan gave a royal re-
ception late today. The city band,
headed procession to the armory at
which mebmers of the different fra
ternal and patriotic organizations of
the city had gathered. The CONNER
cial club will serve banquet at $50
o'clock. Members of the G. A. r. and
the Spanish war camps and their i'm
mediate families were guests.
The senate and house this after
noon adopted concurrent resolution
introduced by Senator Rowe that the
fifteenth legislative assembly join
with the city of Bismarck in recep-
ton for the North Dakota troops re-
turning this afternoon.