Arizona republican., 1919-05-05
All Phoenix Turns Out To Welcome Her Boys Men Are Glad To Get Back Band And Ten Thousand Peo- pie Greet Tn Enthusiastic Cele- bration Marks Arrival.

population of the town, turned out to welcome them. The Normal girls were out m force. singing and chanting some clever yells of welcome concocJed for the occasion. One or two Of the boys who saw friends in the crowd got off and were instantly swallowed up by the crowd, so surrounded by feminity and so heartily welcomed that they were fairly swept off their feet.
 And then the rest had a hunch. I'll there was this sort of a crowd at Tempe what would there be at Phoenix? In no time at all they were busily engaged Tn rubbing up their shoes. buttoning up blouses, and in general getting shipshape for the welcome home. As the train neared Phoenix they could not keep still. They sang and whistled. 1 they gathered in little groups and grinned sheepishly at each other. or they sat with their heads out of the windows scanning the passing land scape for familiar marks.
 At the Journeys End i As the train pulled in the boys were waiting to rush out, knowing the vel come that awaited them. The lines up by the doors, the man next to the steps was envied. Every man of the | "A was looking out into the crowd for some face he knew and anxious to get l down the steps.
 Then the train stopped and the boys began to pile off. They were engulfed as fast as they landed on the platform. engulfed in a sea of happy humanity. Each one became the center of a group | or relatives and friends and persons who were wanting to be friends. The Journey home was over. The boys had arrived.
 1 Colonel Saltmarsh
 Colonel $. NJ. Saltmarsh and Lieu tenant Fred Wright were the only of | flcers from the 15Sth aboard the train. The colonel was just as much pleased to get back as were his men, and an- | nounced that he was going back to his old job with the Santa Fe.
 The 15Sth could not have been treat ed better, said Colonel Saltmarsh. ! We had a fine time. When we landed Tn New York the Rocky Mountain club took charge of us and We were enter ! talned royalty. The regiment was brought up from Camp Merritt on a l special train, taken for a sightseeing trip, given dinner that we will al ways remember, and taken to a very fine show at the Hippodrome
 This was all done by the copper men, Wno raised SlO,OOO in few min utes to pay the expense, and enabled the club to save the state appropriation to care for the boys who are still over there and who will be getting back a few at a time.
 And they did the state of Arizona proud at the Victory loan demonstra- ton at the Hip. too. Every time some one would announce s5,000 subscription from some other state they would send down more than that for Arizona, and my boys would go wild. They kept Arizona in the lead during the whole evening.
 Fl Paso
 ''El Paso treated us royalty; the re- ception there of the 18th was almost overwhelming. There was nothing that they could have done to make our stay pleasant that was not done. nothing overlooked. The boys appreciated their reception by Governor Campbell. and his labors in their behalf, for it meant that they got home sooner"
 Lieutenant Wright has charge of the regimental colors,--the colors that were presented by the D. A. R. before the boys went away, and the colors thai greeted President Wilson when he landed first in France, for it will bt Continued on Page Twol