The Green Forest tribune., 1917-06-29
AN OVATION TO THE HARRISON SOLDIER BOYS IN GREEN FOR
 EST NINETEEN YEARS AGO

AN ONAl llCN 10 LtiE HARRISON
 SOLDIER BOYS IN GREEN FOR
 EST NINETEEN YEARS AGO
 The following item appeared in The Tribune in the issue of May 12, 1898:
 Patriotism was at high tide in Green Forest Tuesday night. A re ception was rendered the Ciendenin Rifles, the like of which for genuine enthusiasm, has never before been witnessed by our people.
 ''As soon as it was known Tuesday that the Company would camp in our town, our citizens went to work to arrange reception and before night fall the town was fairly alive with people anxious to greet the soldiers
 The Company, about leo in number, began to arrive about dark, and as each wagon load entered the public square a rousing cheer went up, while the Green Forest Cornet Band and the Denver drum corps discoursad soul stirring music. The town was lighted by enc hundred torch lights and the weather was al! that could have been desired.
 At 9 O clock, Capt. Newman march ed his men to the square and treated US to genuine military drill, after which AIayor A. J. Russell called the assembly to order and tendered the soldiers royal welcome to our town, and heartily bade them Col speed oa their journey.
 ''Hon. F. 0. Butt was then called for and in fifteen minutes speech he fair ly out done his weIl-known ability for oratory. He vas followed by Hon. W. R. Phillips, who also grew elo- quent and thoroughly delighted every body with speech discussing the situation of the hour
 Capt. Newman was then introduced and acknowledged with hearty apprec!a- ton the reception rendered the com pauy by Green Forest. He declared that his little company of men, who lad offered themselves for active service, are only the frothings of the overwhelming sentiment of the people of this country
 "The specch-ma akiug was then closed by Mayor Russell, admonishing the boys to Remember the Maine. ''
 NOTES
 Capt. Newman is a fine looking officer.
 Company M of the Second Arkansas is all right.
 Claude Standhope, former Green Forest boy, is member.
 A cavalcade of ladies and gentle men met the company out some dis tance from town.
 Flowers for the soldiers wele pro fuse on every hand.
 Capt Newman is proud of his com pany, but the company is no less proud of its Captain,
 Frank Norris and Len Looney fol- lowed the company to Eureka Spaings with hope of getting to enlist.
 Several Green Forest boys were anxious to enlist and were much dis appointed when Capt. Newman infor- med them his quoto was full.
 If the young soldiers succeed as well in capturing Spaniards as they did in the Green Forest girls, they will return with one scalp piece, at least.
 A conspicuous member of the Com pany is Perry Andrews, printer, musician and base ball crank. All these qualifications ought to make him q good soldier. He is a sergeant.
 Prominent citizens in the Company are P. :. Maggard of the Land Office, L. F. Eoff, Democratic nominee for Circuit Clerk, and Attorney Arch Crump. Maggard and Eotf are the LleGteHants.
 The old veterans march was no small feature of the occasion. Headed by the drum corps, and bearing the Stars and Stripes and a banner, ''The Blue and the Gray Remember the Maine, they paraded the streets with 9 spirited step.