The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-14

men of the famous regiment who
fought with it until they were
wounded and invaded home to Keo
kuk.
With the Keokuk men was Clifford
Gaylord, one of them from Fort Mad
ison, and Mel Rose and Cal Arthur
of Wayland, who also are veterans
Of the regiment. George Gibson was
out Of town and could not get back
in time to march with his former
comrades.
Sergeant c. r. Inman OF Keokuk,
was with them wearing the croix de
guerre he won while in France.
The band was conducted by G. FL.
Crockett, drum major of the 29th
light artillery in the war, who was
a distinct success in that position to-
day.
Committees From Other Cities.
The committees from Des Moines
and Ottumwa arrived on the Rock
Island road at 7.35 O'Clock last even
ing and were met at the train by the
committee appointed by Mayor Lotion
for that purpose consisting of Hazen
l. Sawyer, Asaph Buck. Thomas II.
Joyce, Edward NJ McManus, Rev.
James w. Gillespie, J. b. We'll, G. Nj.
liam Logan, G. +. Skirvin, j. F. Brer-
Clarence H. Dickey, William C.
Howell, William G. Blood
They took the visitors to the
Hotel Iowa where they had supper.
The entertainment after that was
dark for q ride over town.
Tho cp,oro iffoa ha,.a from TNnc
Moines TO meet the Iowa soldiers was
ccmosed of Captain Dan Newquist.
Paul Beer, Gilgar McKinnon, Father
John T. Noonan, Mike Zissmaster.
Rev. r. o. Matthews, and Jack New
nan. Of the Register and Tribune.
One Of the Heroes of the Regiment
Captain Newguist was the original
commander OF the machine gun com
pany Of the regiment and was wouId-
eG the second time while he was
being carried back with a lad wound
received in the front.
Major II. d. Coe was in the party
representing the state government,
and Lieutenant Colonel j. T. Davidson
represented the United States army.
Colonel Coe was a major Of this same
16Sth infantry when it was the FIFTY.
first Iowa in the Spanish war, went
with it to the Philippines, and there
did some remarkable fighting with It
as its adjutant who sometimes be-
came chief of staff and all the rest of
it.
From Ottumwa came Commissioner
Of Finance ]. N Weidenfeller, Ser
geant Homer W. Gardner, Sergeant
Charles, E. Lee and Corporal c. e.
Williamson These non-coms were
with the famous 16Sth in France and
invaded home.
Warren Kallach, president of the
Oskaloosa Commercial club came
down to represent that city.
Burlington Large Delegation.
Burlington people came down In
force, nearly hundred prominent
citizens, including Mayor Bell AND
Senator Thompson.
They came in automobiles and ar
rived early, not having notice OF the
postponement of the entlre scheduie
here. AS soon as that city heard OF
the coming here of the famous 16Sth
regiment battalion, it determined to
come down TO see the show.
Burlington has a few men in the
16sth infantry, and 1t hoped they
might be among the men entering
Iowa at Keokuk SO, great many
of them came down and did their
share to welcome the Iowa heroes to
Iowa soil.
committee in Charge.
The arrangements for the welcom-
ing celebration were made by com
mittee appointed by the mayor, with
Charles S. Abel as chairman and
chairman of all subcommittee.
The subcommittee of the general
committee arranged details and were
constituted as follows:
Decorations. j. Chapman. James
NJ Fulton and J. Albert Kiedaisch.
Parade-Lieutenant Louis A. Ro-
vane and d. J. Kenny.
Mass meeting-C. NJ. Rich, L. A.
Hamill and John A. Dunlap.
Music-T. J. Hickey and DR.. G.
Walter Barr.
Commissary-T Red Cross chap
ter of Keokuk