East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-02-17

by son OF Lieutenant Fred SteIwer
looked at the big man i'm the Oversea
cap for a minute and then hid his fac'
in way which showed that he haC
forgotten his soldier dad The uttIt
boy was born while Lieutenant Stei.
wer was in Officers training camp.
Mrs. SteIwer and daughter, Eliza.
beth accompanied Lieutenant SteiweI
To Portland today on tho troop train
and will he i'm that city for the ceIe-
bFatiOn. They expect To accompany
him to Tacoma also.
sam, Chinese cook vino has been
employed for 10 years at the T.. T..
Judd home. was ono of the first 20
greet Henry.
.sYou come home TeNv minutes, Hem
ry. and give you big breakfast" was
SANS offering TO the returning hero.
Henry said they couldn't get to
Portland-tOQ soon. because his par.
cmts were there waiting to meet him.
So many packages of candy and lunch
were presented to Henry that he made
two trips back to the train to leave
the trophies.
Floyd Mentzer. PendIetOn boy who
has been with the 65th. could not he
found ON either train by Mrs. II. III.
! Mentzer, his mother, and it is thought
that he may have missed her because
of the crowd. Her disappointment
was keen as she had been at the train
constantly since 6:3O this morning eX-
peeting to see him.
The men all wore on the left sleeve,
near the shoulder. a red stripe and
white stripe, surrounded in black,
which is the artillery insignia. All
tho men are gold stripcrs." The big
4 is the insignia of the First Army.
/ Buss Byers, PendIetOn boy, made n
flying trip to Rieth this morning and
covered the distance in six minutes to
catch the train with four boys OF Tie
65th who liked PendIeton so well that
they missed their train. One of the
bcIated trsiveleFs had met john Crout
Bluffs cousin, in France.
All the men praised the reception
PcndIeton gave them and some were
anxious to parade i'm spite of the rain.
We had "a big time at Kansas City"
said Private lloyd Bailey. I'VE reach
ed there at midnight and stayed untiA i
O'Clock. We paraded, had a dance
and big feed" Bailey, who is from
Portland. has visited in PendIeton as |
the guest of EIdOn Furnish.
Russell RaIstOn, Ia Grande boy |
who has visited many times in PEN
dIetOn, held a regular reception. In
answer to a remark that France must
bC. wonderful. he said, France won-
derfuI? Not half as wonderful as il
is right here" RalstOn is now SER
geant-major.
The ruddy cheeks of the men ano
their fine physical condition was
noticeable feature. While there were
some older men i'm the crowd, most
of the veterans are boys and young
men. Wounded men were sent home
1h hospital ships, but the men say
hat casualties have not been heavy,
although there have been deaths by
disease.
Charley Johns. son of Judge c. A.
Johns. formerly of Baker. was i'm the
crowd. He has lost 10 pounds in
NttSlib anu NdAAS AiS NotAh
Six months in France with the G5th
as a rcducer.
Bernie Nelson. of McNIinnvillc, said
that the big idea now is "How soon
will VIC get homer All seem to dread
IA long wait at Camp Lewis before de- ,
can he completed. Nell !.
son says the latest dope" is that they i,
-Sa
Hotels and restaurants did IA rush.
ing business. for Pcndleton people
..ruwCicd in To get breakfast after the
first group arrived and while waiting 1
sOr the second train.
PcndIeton schools did not open un>
ill 10 o'clock this morning, in honor
Of the arrivals of the troops. The
holiday was an unexpected one AZ it
was thought at first that the train
would come before nine O'Clock.
Though not IcndIcton man, the .
short stop here was nevertheless like
homo to Sergeant Pctt of Battery ID.
Sergeant PcCt was IA star pitcher for
Ihc old PcndIcton BuckaroOs and has
many friends here. lie is still known
in the 65th as the rcd headed pitcher {
and the boys OF his troop SAY Pect
had it over them all in France. His II
parents live i'm Baker.
The report among the men is that
they will receive their discharge in
ahout two weeks.
Edward Ring is IA native born Una. c
iiIIa county man who was ON the scC.
nnd section. lie Is the son of MIR. anU @
Mrs. August Ring, who now live NJ
astoria. Mrs John Planting. a sister, Il
,vho lives M HcliN. was here Co meet
The young man. Mrs, ely Embysk, b
Isf fnrricld strecL is nmolhcr sister. v