The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-03-07

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The supper and program. given at
the Town hall In the town OF North
ern Saturday evening. March l.. In
honor OF the soldier boys who have
returned from service, was one that
will long be rendered. About one
hundred and Twenty-Five assembled
there to welcome the boys, and it
was surely an enjoyable home COM
ing. The hall was tastefully decorat-
ed with the national colors and at
.Ss~o'clock q bounteous supper was
served, after which III. Il. Arnold
acted as chairman Of the meeting.
I America was; sung, and the pro-
gram started with reading by Mrs.
Emma l.. Anderson, entitled Peters
Prayer" and we will venture the
assertion that every one of those
soldier boys who have not obtained
"a help meet" so far, are now culti-
waiting the habit of prayer.
/ The reading was followed by a
short address by D. A.. Whiting. One
feature OF the program was the de-
mobilization Of the large service flag.
which contained twenty-five stars.
The boys names were called in order
OF their leaving for. service. and it
sounded like q Fourth OF July cole
bration as they each came forward
and fastened a silver bar across their
star. .-
/ The names were ais follows: Roy
/ Conat. Clarence Worth, William
Grover, Arthur Brown, Harold Lind
seth, Albert Grover, e. p. Crone-
miller, George Worth and William
Mehlhorn. One Of those young men,
Harold Lindseth, had the sensation
| Of going tower the top" In France,
and as he came forward to pin the
bar on his star, the true American
spirit broke forth and the woods
echoed with the cheers and clapping
of that house full OF happy vel
corners. Only one thing brought sad
ness to our hearts, and that was
when the name Of Private w. "A.
Hunt was called, who was laid to
rest some where" In France, the
| entire assembly arose and stood with
bowed heads for one moment, and
the boys in uniform stood at salute.
Thena verse of the beautiful hymn,
THE Lord Knows Why" was sung.
May his rest be In peace, and his
name honored for the service he rem
dered that the world might be q tit
place for others to live In.
The names of the boys who have
been discharged from service, but
have not reached home, were read
They. are, Leonard before, Dorsy
spencer and Ray Hayden. 7. 8
Then the names OF those still In
service were called. They are, Mer-
lin Reynolds, William Spencer, Clar-
ence Conat, Dale Williams, DeImal
Williams, Albert White, Herbert
| White, Howard Runyan, Melvin Run
van, Cass holland. Henry Johnson
and Arthur Johnson = . $ ..st :.
An effort was made to get some
of the boys to- tell Of their expert
ences, and while none Of them woul6
shrink from facing the German ma.
chine guns and schrapnel. not one
Of them would face that audience
but they arose in a body and gave
three cheers for the Town OF North.
ern, and say, II was q genuine Ameri-
| can YELL. We do not wonder that
the Huns began to have visions q
a. camping place on the other sidt
Of the Rhine, after General Pershins
| landed in France with his thousand
OF Yanks..t5 Nm. M hi. n. fs
The young ladies present were no
| to be &outdone, and Immediately
came up with three cheers for "Oul
| Boys" and those Of you who hav'
witnessed the appearance Of q mouse
at a ladies aid know the rest As s
fitting close, the boys sang some o.
| their camp fire songs, and the gather
ing dispersed at late hour, all feel