The north Mississippi herald., 1919-06-20
WELCOME HOME, BATTERY "A"
Braoe And Gallant Sons of Old Yalob1sha County,
We Are Proud Of YOU Welcome Back Home Again

Today, Friday afternoon al
2 o'clock Battery A boys arriv
ed on train No. "a Thirty
three were on the train, IL
having come on train No. G
early this morning. Severa'
thousand people with the bras.
band met the train at the sta.
ton and gave the boys rous'
ing reception.
Several hundred anxious
mothers and proud fathers
were made happy beyond de-
scription today, this Friday af.
ternoon, when passenger train
No. "a pulled into the Water
Valley station bringing home
their precious boys, Battery A,
Words are entirely too made
quate to express the deep feel
ing of love and happy reunion
of the parents and their noble
sons just returning from the
Worlds War battlefields of
France. Wives, brothers, sis
ters, sweethearts and friends
We're made as supremely hap
py as the parents-in fact, it
was the most joyous and hap
py reunion ever witnessed in
the city.
On August 5th, 1917 Battery
A, composed of Yalobusha
County's best young manhood
embarked at the Water Valley
station for training and mobili-
zation at Camp Jackson, Miss.
How well we remember the
sad parting on that memorial
day. Mothers eyes bathed in
tears, their very hearts break
ing with sorrow in giving up
their noble sons, while stolid
fathers gritted their teeth and
in silence saw their boys leave,
perhaps never to see them a.
gain. Wives and little chill
dren clung to their husbands
and fathers until the last min
ute, while brothers, sisters,
sweethearts and dear friends
were as loathe to give the boys
up. 1t was indeed a day of
sorrow. Even when the last
fond farewell was said and un-
til the train passed beyond
sight Of a last wave of hand or
handkerchief, the large crowd
stood and gazed in mute love
and alteration for the precious
soldiers being speeded away
to prepare for War. Yes, that
parting day is written indelibly
upon the hearts of us all!
But, thank God, today the
boys have returned, Oh! the
Joy and happiness we feel to
extend this glad Welcome
home again.
Yalobusha County Is proud of her
Battery A. Every member has prov
en- his mettle and not alone honored
his flag and county, but himself as
well. No military organization has
made a cleaner, better record than
Battery A. Organized in Water Val
ley, members and officers being ma.
tive sons of Yalobusha County, il
was strictly home institution. II
represented the patriotism, manhood
energy, home training and type OF
citizenry Of Yalobusha County.
Battery A was q volunteer enlist
ment company, which clearly proved
the county's 100 per cent American.
ism and patriotism. 1t was the First
volunteer battery organized in the
state. The excellent home training
high caste and excellent quality oi
character and idealist principles OF
true manhood were truly exemplifiec
in the excellent moral. physical ant
efficient record attained by every
member, officers and privates. Bat
terry "A has signally honored Yalo-
busha County and Mississippi by
their most excellent military recorC
made in training camps on this side
and abroad.
While the battery never partlci
pated In any engagements with the
enemy, still the boys did as much val
uable service for the Allied Armie.
as though directly engaged with the
enemy. Being recognized as one o,
the best trained and most efficient
batteries in the Expeditionary Fore
es, Battery A was selected as instruc
tors for other units in process o1
preparation for the battle front
Consequently, perhaps, Battery
fred more rounds Of ammunition