The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-06-27
THE HOMECOMING" CELE-
BRATION

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The Home Again" celebration for
the Mellette county soldier boys,
which was given in Wood last Friday
was grand success, Notwithstanding
that the early morning was quite
threatening and that thunder show
ers threatened most Of the day.
There were perhaps between Is and
100 soldiers present, and they were
kept quite busy shaking hands with
old friends and acquaintances.
We have heard many compliments
on the banquet that was served to
the boys commencing at one o'clock.
1t was a real feed and the hall and
the tables were very tastefully deco
rated for the occasion. To Mrs. j. T..
Hooking, who was chairman of the
banquet committee, no doubt Is due
considerable credit for the success of
this affair, and her able assistance
should not be forgotten, for all did
their part in making the banquet a
success.
After the banquet Hon. j. r. Cash
of Bonesteel delivered the address of
the day, and he was listened to with
Amarked attention. 1t was good
speech, one of the best we have heard
IN an occasion such as this. Mrs,
Will Jordan started to take the
speech in shorthand, and through her
kindness we are permitted to give as
much of the speech as she was able
to get, but the speech is not complete,
as Mrs. Jordan was working under
considerable of a handicap, because
of the poor Accommodations for writing
and at times was also unable to catch
the words of the speaker
After the speaking there was ball
game between Winner and Murdo.
which was witnessed bv large part
of the crowd. Winner won an easy
victory over Murdo, the final score
being something like l3 to l. Moses
Stranger Horse entertained the ecrowd
after the ball game by riding couple
of bronchos. Nose is considerable of
rider and is eight at home OH the
back of bucking horse. The Murdo
Band was in attendance and furnished
an abundance of good music through
out the day.
In the evening the was dancing both
on the platform and In the hall, and
all who remained for this part of the
days amusement had good
time. All in all 1t was very success
full celebration. There was good
Ecrowd present, estimated at from
1900 to 1000 people. There was no
disturbance during the day, and
everything passed of nicely.
The soldier boys took this occasion
to circulate preliminary muster roll
looking to the organization Of a
post in Wood of the American Legion
the G. A. Il. Of the new army
The following Is an incomplete re-
port of the speech of Hen. J. r. Cash.
The asterisks indicate that our re-
porter failed to get portion of the
speech.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN--It is to
me a rather novel experience to be
called upon to speak to great crowd
i'm a manner on an occasion like this.
1t is, think, first homecoming for
number of our boys in the Rosebud
country. The town OF Wood has most
fttingly honored the boys of Mellette
county to plan and execute for you an
occasion like this. Anything might
say, anything that anyone might say,
those words would be totally and
wholly weak and Ineffective. Your
neighbors and friends have gathered
here to greet and meet you. They
are extending that glad hand of friend.
ship and fraternity. They are greet
ing you as veterans, as heroes, and
greater than that they are greeting
you as Americans who have done
their full duty. Words of this kind
cannot express what your friends and
neighbors, by silent tribute, who a,e
gathered here today, are saying tt
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