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New Britain herald., 1917-01-01
GERMAN PRESS CON
Newspapcl's,,an Review a
Allies Gain In sol,al \
of LATHE Consequences


Berlin, Dec. 81, via Lold
The newspapers print n
views today OF 1.-The milftarI
lncnts 1aitlaf tho last veaS
casts or til ahtnre, whic1]
pitched in a coIg1a en
papers nd@adequate ~
the gains in Rumania H.
on the Som1ne and RussiAaQ
A comparative map Aly
military fronts at present =
We're a year ago is printed
torial explanation that the
the s,falne is so diftlinuti
ejstINot be shown. Specia
tfon is expressed over this
the British and French t6a
more after which. the Gdrt
claim, had long fhectl hel
their allied contepfporarie
ta.r to bring the sns1 4F
I, e entente. Ffthces II
''srmany success in ifsln I'D
ira 2ttacks lis
- . . I
New Britain herald., 1917-01-01
~. PROF. HoW1soN DEAD.

berkeley, Cahf., Jan. George
Holmes Howison, professor Of phil
osophy emeritus at the university Of
california. died at his home here last
night, aged ST. Recently he and his
wife gave $4,000 to the university
Of California to finance the Howison
Foundation. sbyemeans of which the
saged philosopFsr hoped to perpetuate
his wsrk of discovering and training
new philosophers %T. 4
New Britain herald., 1917-01-01
esuFFRAGIsT GREETINGS.
N'M Years Cards With Verse Sent
ssssE, to Congressman,

Washington, Jan. In 1nail
of Each representative aHd Aena tor
today was aSpost card New
Year,s greeting sfrom 'th$ nj eatioAal
American Wofaxh Suffrage 40 Cation
and verse containing thas lines:
"And which sYkood a 4gaH dan be
AS free dom when you AT shsS free
vcAefor ths federal alhApament''
gists I'D a fSSst ion at the
news Irrational dqua rtnrss OF the as
ISOLATION todayV
New Britain herald., 1917-01-01
NOTE ! !! TQpER / Man
TUMBLE al AV {
rss,so tates y INCOME " y y
/.
~ sG-YWH ~ CthAN ~ sNflssf 10

w 4sR1 - ~ & MI mn ! ~
u YAK soom trt . as
haan$ j. ersJ eatp sratid ssoe = 4 i;
certain businesss esansH8a II, v I've
,witA lk ew sea3eoday and Siuos
colly4 are ngkihs vissSSlfs 81
faft obtain et.isi rhe
tax tsHyIded by emergene rev.
enns I'M enacted{ congress Sept. g.
Undnfried per9nnA with not in
comes OF $4,000 or more and heads
of families with tffhonles r "a, 900
or more 4re subjxSf tH pay ABNORMAL
taXSof per cent. instea4d of the pres
eat rate OF one per cent. and addi-
tional taxes are imposed on incomes
of more than 100000 by a graduated
scale running from 4 20 Is per Scent,
A tax of 2 per cent. Is made on the
income of corporations with !. stock
valued at $4,000 or more. The for.
mer' rate was l per cent. A gradu-
ated tax Of from to 10 per cent.
Is laid on estates of $4,000 OF more
when they are transferred. Munition
manufacturers are taxed 12h per
cent. OF their net profits. Corpora
tons are subject to a special excise
tax of SO cents year for each $4,000
of fair value of capital stock in ex-
cess Of $4,000.
Among the new annual taxes on
special businesses are these: Securi-
ties brokers. $50; pawnbrokers, $50;
custom house brokers, $40: ship
brokers. $40; theaters, $25 to $500,
according to seating capacity. with
rates one half as great in towns OF
5000 or less; circuses, 800 other
public amusement shows, excepting
Chautauquas and education exhibi~
tions $40: bowling alleys and I'LL
lard rooms, So for each alley or ta-
BILE; tobacco manufacturers, sliding
scale of rates, determined by sales.
Special taxes heretofore collected
from commission merchants and cam.
mercial brokers are abolfShed, 49,
New Britain herald., 1917-01-01
IT'S NEW YEARS
But Diplomatic Circles in Washington
Are Not Profnse In Their Greetings
Old Bay State Wakes Up.

Washington, Jan. 1.-Celebration Of
New Years Day in Washington was
without many OF the features which
have married the advent rof sthe new
Xe9x In the past. President Wilson
lId IN New Year reception, ascustpin
omitted when he came into ONCE
nd secretary Lansing did not give the
Glastonbury diplomatic benefit. secre-
ries Baker and Daniels. thowever.
sHkId receptions
Y y Cablsgrams from nearly all rulers
81 the world. wishing the president a
happy new year, arrived at the White
House. They came from the heads of
the belligerent and neutral nations of
Europe as from the presidents OF
South and Central American republics.
President Wilson'S formal engage
sment, for the day was q call Of cour-
tesy by Prince Mahidol. brother OF
the king of Siam, who was presented
at the White House by the siamase
minister. a 81 Nsr
New Britain herald., 1917-01-01
violent Deaths in Connecticut

tr New the aes aan from vnenas re- tn
that no less than twenty-nine per-
sons were killed on the railroads and
two on trolley lines. Fatalities due
to automobiles were less than in the
preceding month, fifteen persons at
least. having succumbed to their in
puries. the same, number as OF per-
sons who had been burned with fatal
effeot. TweaNs persops were asphy-
xtateas thsee SlActroc atsd and rnree
drowned 4 The accid ental deaths OF
the ssatahxceed sd 94, the suicides II
and me h8mi des ave, =, total OF Ito
as axainst 70, IN November.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-01
-Four Pay ttieale Pgnaks
sa fm $N laffsa Joy 4
ONE !&||,ll ] Bay AND DIED }
Bcpsshtsa GeorsA I ontribaecs ona.
Fourth OF Total Tor Year N1sfe---E
Thirteen White Mem. Danes pn 81 1hi8 i
szAir. Il

Tuskegee, Ala..f Jan. Fifty FOUR
persons were lynched in the United
States during 1918 according 10 recSs
ords Of Tuskegee institute here smad4s
public today. Fifty were negroes ana
four were white persons and includedi
in the record are three negro women.
Sixty-seven persons were lynched in
1915, thirteen Of whom were white
men. Hh $& 3Ny
In statement Robert Motion, pres
iden OF the institute Rays:
Fourteen or more than one fourth
OF the total lynchings occurred in the
state of Georgia. OF those put to
death AZ, or II per cent. of the total
were charged with offenses other than
assault.
The charges for which negroes
were put to death were: Attempted
assault, Hine; killing officers Of law.
ten: murder seven; hog stealing AND
assisting another person to escape,
six; wounding officers Of the Flaw.
four; assault, three; insult, two. For
each of the following offensey one
was put to death: Shaping boy,
robbtng store, brushing against q
girl on street, assisting his son ac-
cused of assault to escape entering a
pose, defending her son, who in de-
Tense of his mother killed "a man:
fatally wounding q man with whom
he had quarreled; speaking against
mob lynching.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-01
BECOMES PRIVATE AT as.

rernign n. Frame, Jan. L, 4,s5 a. nj.
---93ebera Gerard Amanrtch. COM
fmaiNser 4 the legion Of honp~ who
( had retirt,i from he service aas. re-
oiredi the army asa private ~ an arr
) tillsrys rea ment. 81 de As SIS years old
ana u NJ y at he fegisn ersss, AtAaAt al
New Britain herald., 1917-01-01

Boston, Jan, New Years day, was
observed as a legal holiday In Massa-
chusetts TO the first time, today. Bust
ness was generally suspended. AS yes
terday was Sunday, the celebration OF
New Years eve In hotels and restanr-
ants was postponed until tonight. ~.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-01

Westminster Gazessa
Tor Fffendly ana Co6rseo
to President Wilson's Cd
t,dpt ~ teks !!
Answer 70 G q
eluho p,sA.iS

- 1911 Ia 1
hops is sxRs
GUARDIAN 4ta W
lpe Isa4ts IS
in efAferehf spasH tSe
the ANs erpsan
must hssreme,n bered III
,of the poor qualitysand poSj
sion of the Allies reply.tS,
says the Guardian, 'Qrg
not a good translat
French. Moreover, NJ.
inal clearly is not the Er
French man. Wes4 4
French renderiRF oft hs]
inal, passed Mt out sepG
cation In Paris and fuAtiy
into English in Lofadon.
"Aside from these bfe
substance, the reply wak'y
what was expected and 1hSk
venture to think nothing wa
its courses by the verbal
nents wlthswhf4 Yas,it e.
weakenA0 rhsxp 6llotipil3
sslAees tqA 4nue Giro
the postscr ut.
l hyt -a~.yie u n ,,s.. "A Y. - s1&2i1
New Britain herald., 1917-01-01

VIAL SIT NEXT
~ 4 k!R,s CHAIR?
IN
stttons o candidacy Of Reprcsen-
Htati 6ahn Breeds Discomfort in
Isl q RzspuDlicanism- Grand
& ~ SfaFty May HIVE Old Fashioned
i ffnocfntfc Knock Down and Drag
#6t Jamboree on It's Hands.
n Especial TO the Herald.)-
N Washington. Jan. 1.--Counting
chickens before they are Matched is
fsvcrite occupation Just now among
members OF congress, statesmen and
politicians with connections at the
capitol The counting is going on with
regard to the house of representatives
ar the 65th congress among other
things.
III. THsugh nearly two months since the
election at which that body was
chosen by the people. 1t Is still not
idehnitely known what will happen
when 1t is called to order AS matters
Snow stand the republicans are sure Of
so14 members-elect and the demo-
scrats are sure sof 21s, while two
mem bers-elect are classed as indie
sfnendents, two as progressives, one as
1 frohibitionist and one socialist, with
two districts in doubt owing to pend
/ ing contests. az
/ However, the situation does not pre-
went members on both sides Of the
1lns dividing 81. the two ,,. main II, P POI
aa1lA twos camps. from planning what
s.tfley Will do and going after what they
Ihlan or get what they want, on &C
count OF the house being controlled by
~ fbarty TO which they are opposed
AT present nterest seenasAto censer
3tns,y A thefrepVblscan cAxnp. ThAaas
fpr6saH ofs3 chSastsaaa trses Shnd
ait4nyS ASexGfH ssa sof to snHAkk are.
a1is IN for yastn cen
| Nt14f 1jk6 II I'LL tha next hdHse x{r tk
/ 4H fA4nabers{ here are more candi-
ifl1tAs Tar speaker than have been
3btfce4 hers4ho suits preliminary to the
nyeAink ofsAny congress In the last
Nor nIseen Aea a... 49,. ae o s.,us
A.e s.s ~ tsssftn,...... saaraa. -
# ~ q, ,'Ns 3fiS : -. n.,,.S 80 n
nned s - h - 1900 .u.s..
/ s..,a1 49, lls c: - Tn.n W
ins, al 3 100 ~. - ~ =
iilnoissSY5 gas peen r0p ~ D1 ns.4
PAGER o Ms W ouse .,ne VS.
y9eYeraI 1922 ~ ~. 7sa Us ~ 80 u =.
FL, psan non M a a sh.,ts rood rnanymen
Hot topuate 4 u. &, - II =. so.t
kTno nave zen aS, y -. ~.
souse e sSoS&s E - % ,ats 40 =
~. otngf s3, Y uic ssna,ra',
Is ~ ma 90 s.aA ~
/ Me--.Isc Y .ssy ,,,,
N ,hFepresen9 ssiss sAsehEoo. , % m 49,
Esp ~ 1esss gu as an 1919 o aa..' 80
1@ speAheA o. ieass o.o,
Y ftiVesIy fs sWNpfSJHe ~ ms
I belongs Up We Laf'olette QI4Hao,cAi
Wing One ,Tep uSt Nlsra 49,
fsqtner WISCONSIN nian,
! Cooper, y also taiked OF Ior Speaher'
1 ~ is, sataStn Hepresehe.uYe l11anlp !.
Ncns9aov,s ~ 1nnsy ea
" 4 ~. ss... - So ~ haar
..N ~ go. so. :, 81 s,,;+ah1a
vi. =. z - ps 1870 rs,aa
5s IN. 20 suo0eeo : Aa ~ II
M. o. Camp D4videdeas UsuaEss
y, For some years the rapu blicans In
the house shave expesienAe a zdfAlc tllty
hi sticking, together ohfmany daes-
lions. The sso:-called radical, fnsgg-
INT. progressive group has mot n
4 u shny instances followed the leader
ship of Mr.. Mann, which course is IN
+ harmony with y their opposition TO
speaksr gapnqn In the DAYS when he the the
house Under ash circumstances
New Britain herald., 1917-01-01
X ~
WEATHER,

3 ,g Tor H,sstfoyl, and vicinity:
{ 1Is,idy tgsIay and tomorrow.
FfNa,8 bIk Snow. son ~ s4sej
New Britain herald., 1917-01-01
MASS. rNAUGURATIoNs.
Springfield and Holyoke Mayors IN
Quoted Into Office.

Springfield, Mass, Jan. Mayor
Frank E. Stacy who took office today
for a second term of two years, in his
inaugural message rqsdpmended : a
continuance Of, the pay sas you go. poll
Icy which he believed "a responsible
for the good financia1|showing of the
city in recent years. e. 49,
New Britain herald., 1917-01-01

VI Holyoke, ian. 1-Magor john White
fe-lntrodaced into Office todayAn his
inaugural address congratulatea the
cityaon ending the Year with air bills
PAID in the face of lowered tex rate
and Increased cost of labor }andN sma-
terialls ~fIp warned, however, that it
wtlf probably be NECESSARY 70 inpseasss
tSxss thisixears oH ateouAs ofssrals
Mq4eases. ~ - |t-~-e 49,
The Redwood gazette., 1917-01-31
Farmers Club Meets

The Redwood Falls Township
Farmers Club will meet Friday
evening at the home of M. and
Mrs. M. L. Kennedy, for it's regu-
lar meeting. G. P. Smith, su-
pervisor of Redwood County
drainage, will talk on drainage.
Mr.. Smith is an expert in his
subject and his talk will be full
of information to Redwood Coun-
ty farmers who are at present
so much interested in drainage
problems. Mr.. Smiths talk will
be followed by a general discus
sion Of the subject Of drainage.
There will also be an interest
ing program for the women of
the club.
The Redwood gazette., 1917-01-31
Duane Lieut.. Colonel

Major @. j. Duane of the Sec
ond Minnesota infantry, has been
made lieutenant colonel Of that
section of the state militia, hav-
ing been elected to the position,
created by the withdrawal of
Capt. G.. H. Danforth, appointed
temporarily, at a meeting Of the
regimental officers held at Fort
Smelling. Tuesday night. Lieut..
Col. Duane is part owner and
editor Of the st. Peter Herald
and is. we'll known. in, this city,
having resided here a number of
years ago. Major Alb. Pfaender,
who is senior major of the regi-
ment,, was not a candidate for
lieutenant. colonel. Capt. NJ. H.
Larson, of Madison, was elected
to fill the vacancy caused by
Lieut.. Col. Quane's promotion.
Brown County Journal.
The Redwood gazette., 1917-01-31
REDWOOD TEAM
WINS MORE HONORS
CONTINUED from 1st page)

! placed the classes, went over the
reasons and made the final rank
! ing of the teams according to
i placing and reasons.
The schools represented in the
contest are given below in the
order of their standing in the
contest; Redwood Falls, Stew
art, Norwood, Winthrop, Shake
pee, Jordan and Glencoe. 1t is
| a significant coincident that the
Stewart School, which won sec
ond place, is the school in which
Mr.. French taught agriculture
last year. Gordon Meilke Of the
Norwood School won first place
in the individual work.
The winning Of the boys gives
the team the championship in
the Tri-County contest, the
championship in the Central
Minnesota contest, and this en-
titles it to take part in another
contest to be held later between
the championships of Wright
County and the championships
of the Central Contest.
During the visit to Norwood
the boys were most royalty
treated by the Norwood people
and are heartily appreciative OF
this treatment. A very delicious
luncheon was served the visit
ing teams by the, Norwood do
mestic science department the
day of the contest.
The Redwood gazette., 1917-01-31
Try our Want Column.
Clements Farmers Meet

The farmers interested in
County Ditch No. "a met at
Clements last Saturday. The
meeting was addressed by Prof.
John T. Stewart of the Agricul
ture Department of the State
University, who is authority on
drainage, as he has had years
of experience investigating
drainage districts for the gov
ernment.
There were a large number
of the land owners present and
the sentiment was for thorough
drainage and construction with
out unnecessary delay. This is
the largest drainage district in
this county and the land own
ers feel satisfied that the pres
ent plans will give the desired
relief.
The Redwood gazette., 1917-01-31
BIDS-SCHOOL BUILDING
CLOSE FEB. la
DELHI, MINI.

Notice to Contractors.-Sealed
proposals will be received by r.
G. Rogers, Clerk, School District
No. 18, Redwood County, Min
nesota, at 2 o'clock P. M. Feb
ruary IA, 1917.
First, General Construction of
Building.
Gravel for all cement work
will be furnished on the ground
free of charge.
Second, Heating, Ventilation
and Plumbing.
Plans will be on file at the of
flee of Clerk and Builders Ex-
change, Minneapolis, ST.. Paul,
also at the Office of Kirby 7,
Snyder, Architect, 1133-34 Ply
mouth Building, Minneapolis.
A deposit of $1,000 will be re-
quired for all plans taken out of
the Office. Same will be re-
turned upon return of the plans
and specifications to the Archi-
tect and a bid on the buildir. g..
A certified check of 5 per cant
of bid required. The Board re-
serves the right to reject any
or all bids.
27-2t R, G. ROGERS Clerk.
The Redwood gazette., 1917-01-31
Name County Paper

At meeting of the Redwood
County Commissioners last Fri
day The Redwood Sun was des-
igniated the official county pa
per for the year 1917, and will
publish all official proceedings of
the Board of Commissioners as
required by law. These accounts
of all proceedings will also be
published in The Redwood Ga
zette as has been done in the
year just past. This means that
the affairs of the county will be
circulated in their entirety, to
any subscriber of either of the
County Seat newspapers.
The Redwood gazette., 1917-01-31
THEY SAY
A column of gems of
thought cleaned from the
editors casual converse
tions with the great and
the near-pneat..

We've got enough. snow to
last from now till spring if we
take care of it right. Rudolph
Rain.
IF Redwood Falls treats us
like this now, what would they
have found to do for us if we
had come back from actual SER
vice minus a few legs and arms. =
I-Sergt. HI. L. Jordan.
Aren't they Company L
Boys) a fine looking, lot, and
isn't it fine that every one came
back-not single one missing .
Mrs. w. H. Gold.
Certainly every man in the
Company is most grateful for
the royal welcome we got
Capt. M. w. Hingeley.
You quote man in your last
issue as saying that the saliva
ton of this country depends on
the "chickens.' We know a lot
in this section who must work
out their own before they can
assist the nation materially =
A. L. Clark, Revere.
Of course, we expected some
sort Of a reception and welcome
but nothing like this. This has
exceeded anything we ever
dreamed of.-Priv. Smith. Ed
wards.
Yes, the boys did the heavy
working of cleaning up-and did
it very willingly. But it. takes
the women to put on the finish
ing touches and make things
look right Glenn Lukens.
The Redwood gazette., 1917-01-31
SHANNON BOYS
ARMORY FEB. 2
Continued from first page)

to have him put out of the way
and exposes Forbes plan to Col.
Dixon. Capt. Forbes is dis
graced in the army and i'm
prisoned. Sergt. Swift is ad-
vanced and all is well with Mol
ly. Reddy is driven out of the
country with the remark: ''St.
Patrick drove all the snakes out
Of Ireland but he seems to have
overlooked one"
SCENES.
Act One-Scene Kitchen
of Daniel Moore at Mount Shan
non. Morning.
Scene II.-Barrack yard of
18th H. r. M. Regiment, next
morning.
Scene III.-Regimental ball
room; evening of the same day.
ACT TWO.
Scene Road to Limerick,
evening of third day.
Scene II.-Drawing room OF
Sir Richard Forbes at Green
Lawn Manor, afternoon of two
days later.
Scene III.-Mount Shannon by
moonlight.
ACT THREE.
Scene I.-Colonel Dixon's
home, in the evening one week
later.
The Redwood gazette., 1917-01-31
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Rev. B. P. Holt, Pastor.

The Sunday morning serman
topic will be continuation of
the series of sermons on The
Three Greatest Thoughts in the
World the second Thought, Con-
troll Thyself, being considered.
There has been a request made
that last Sundays service be rf
>peated, but no sermon of this
special series will be repeated.
The evening service will be for,
the, young people. There will be
music by a double male quar-
tette and special solo.
The Redwood gazette., 1917-01-31
Grandma Shoemaker

Grandma Shoemaker died Sat-
urday night at the home Of her
daughter, Mrs. Celia Page, at
North Redwood. Death was
caused by the weakness of old
age, the deceased suffering no
pain but just gradually drift
ing into the harbor of death.
Funeral services were held at
the Middle Greek Church Tues
day afternoon, at twelye-thirty
o'clock and interment was made
in the cemetery adjoining the
church. Rev. Geo. Heilscher of
st. Paul read the burial service,
in accordance with. a, request
made by Mrs. Shoemaker some
time before her death. She al
so requested that six of her
grandsons should act as pail
bearers, and that the music of
her funeral service should be in
charge of Mrs. Henry Schmidt.
Both of these wishes were car
ried out.
Mrs. Shoemaker was born in
Holstein, Germany, in 1888, and
was elghty-four years old when
she died. She is survived by
her son, John Schleuter, the
child of her first marriage, and
by F. M. Shoemaker of Renville
County, H.. w. Shoemaker of
North Redwood, Mrs, Celia Page
of North Redwood, Mrs. Martha
Lindeman of North Redwood,
Mrs. Elsie Nuremberg of Wa
basso, and Henry Shoemaker of
Danube. Her youngest daugh-
ter died in 1900 and Mr.. Shoe
maker died in 1901. Besides her
children Mrs. Shoemaker is sur
vived by a large number Of chill
dren and grandchildren.
Mrs. Shoemaker was educated
| in Germany, continuing her
studies after she came to Amer
lea until she was granted a dip
Iona as a practicing physician
She practiced medicine for many
years, working chiefly among
the poorer people and making
no charge for her service
Grandma's life was spent in such
good works and the people who
love her for her kindly charity
are not to be counted. She was
during her long lifetime, an &C.
tive member of the Evangelical
Association, helping in the char
liable and missionary work Of
the Association in every way
possible. By her death, the com
munity loses one of the sweet
est and rarest Of it's old mem
bers.
The Redwood gazette., 1917-01-31
Shipping News

The Redwood Shipping Asso-
citation shipped a mixed car of
stock Thursday and another yes
terday. In Thursdays load some
of the steers sold for $3.50 and
COWS for $500. For last Friday
the Dawson Shipping Associa-
tion was the largest consignor
to the South st. Paul market,
having seven cars. Yearly re-
ports Of the commission firms
show that a regularly increas-
ing per cent of Minnesota's stock
is being handled through the
shipping associations.
The Redwood gazette., 1917-01-31
Redwood Co. Fires

During the year ended De-
cember 81, 1916, the fire loss in
Redwood county was greater
than during the corresponding
period in 1915.
Reports issued by Robert w.
Hargadine, Minnesota State Fire
Marshal, show that during the
year there were 13 fires with an
aggregate loss of $36,390.
During the previous twelve
months the loss was 81, ,443 from
I12 fires in Redwood county.
The Redwood gazette., 1917-01-31
METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. n. de M. Darrell, Pastor

The usual services will be neld
next Sunday. The subject in the
morning will be "Why Pray -
In the evening "How God For
gives" Special music at both
the morning and evening SER
vices. Sunday School at noon.
Epworth League at $50 p. m.
A Hearty Handshake awaits
you. Strangers warmly well
coined.
The Redwood gazette., 1917-01-31
CITIZENS UNITE
IN BIG RECEPTION
Continued from first page)

their teams and sleighs to North
Redwood to meet the boys; the
high school lads who under the
direction of Glenn Lukens thor
oughly cleaned the club rooms,
ETC., getting them ready for the
finishing touches" which were
added by Mrs. R. Stensvad, Mrs.
C. O. Borg and Mrs. Albert John
son; and last but not least the
financial committee consisting of
w. III. Gold, G. A. Luscher and
Geo. Jaehning, who took charge
of the finances Of the reception.
The Redwood gazette., 1917-01-31
THE HOMECOMING
OF COMPANY L
(Continued from first page.)

dining room where as a company
we were to have our final mess
together; rather it was mess no
longer, but a real civllife ban
quqet, such as understanding
mothers only would prepare. We
were hungry lot; at, least in
spite Of the excitement we acted
hungry. Even Bill Peavey, good
mess sergeant that he has been,
was unable to make a savings
on his own rations at that table.
There was an orchestra that
added musically to our enjoy
ment of the banquet, do not
know who composed it, and we
were also grateful to Ellen Horr
who whistled for us 'sThe Per-
feet Day."
Again we assembled in the ar
mory auditorium where under
direction of F. r. Lobdell, presi-
dent of the Commercial Club, a
few speeches were given, Mayor
Brand and A. C. Do1liff. for the
citizens and Capt. Hingeley and
Sergt. Jordan for the Company.
The speeches disposed of, the
floor was cleared and the boys
of the company with their
friends enjoyed dancing until
early morning.
We of the Company are con-
siderably proud that we come
from town that never having
failed us while we were down in
the lower Rio Grande valley, so
overreached all our conceptions
of what might happen in their
plans for this home coming cele-
bration. We are glad we all
came home to make it an occa-
sion of unbounded happiness for