The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1919-07-04
RECEIVED WELCOME
County Gives Ovation to Boys
Of i46th.

on their left sleeves, and filled with
eagerness to reach home after an
ABSENCE OF two years during service
in the world war, some 45 veterans of
the l46th field artillery arrived at
Rathdrum on n. p. trains Nos. Al
and 8, Saturday evening. The great
er number OF these soldiers are Occur
d'Alene boys and escorted by relatives
and friends who came to meet them,
they got into waiting automobiles
and hurried home to "renew acquain-
tance with their families"
Their reception in Rathdrum and
Occur d'Alene was we'll organized.
AS it was not definitely known how
many boys would arrive at Rathdrum
Lieutenant Dwight Leeper brought
over from Occur 0'Alene enough cars
to take back IOc men. The autos
were led by the Occur d'Aleue band
which played number Of stirring
selections on the street square while
waiting for the train. Flags and
bunting were displayed on every
hand. The RathdrLm Red Cross,
with Mrs. H. r. Saunders, president,
in charge, had erected booth on the
N. P. depot lawn prepared TO serve
Secretary M. b. Layton Of the local
advisory committee asked that all
returned soldiers be escorted to the
rerreshment table aud N. II. Taylor
was found and his services secured to
lead the crowd in singing.
In the meantime Captain Jeter,
Mayor Glindeman and Frank Post of
Occur d'Alene, in company with 7,
L. Quarles, had gone east as far as
Thompson Falls, Mont, to meet the
returning heroes, and arrived with the
first contingent of fourteen at 5:45.
These were whisked off to Occur d.
Alene by the big reception committee
from that city, as it was learned that
the next contingent would not arrive
uutil about three hours later. Many
cars returned from Occur d'Alene
after supper to take home the second
contingent. Not as many boys ar
rived as were expected so that many
cars and baggage trucks went back
empty. For the same reason the
Rathdrum Red Cross refreShment
booth bad a surplus of food and the
crowd was called on to help dispose Of
1t.
Captain Edward Powell, in charge
OF the Occur d'Alene troops, said they
had grand trip home after their
discharge at Fort Russell, Wyoming.
AT Thompson Falls, Standpoint, and
other towns enroute they were lavish
Is entertained with good eats, so that
1t was not surprising they were
uaable to do justice to the hospitality
extended at Rathdrum.
On the way back to Occur d'Alene
the line OF automobiles was mar
shalled by Il. j. Stonestreet, while
j. V. Hawkins, chairman OF the big
noise committee, had arranged to
give vociferous welcome as soon as
the returning autos came in sight.
The returned soldiers who arrived
Saturday were not all Occur d'Alene
boys. Among them were two Rath'
drum heroes, Darwin Sage and Paul
Wickertsheimer. Both were soldiers
In the old second Idaho, national
guard, at the time war broke out and
were merged with the 146th artillery
Sage serving as musician in The
headquarters company and Wickerts-
heimer as gunner in Battery B
They are now at home again witt
their discharges, after several years
OF military service beginning witt
the Mexican border war followed BY
participation 10 the the American
campaigns in France and tour OF
duty in the army Of occupation il
Germany.