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Show IELC0SED HOME. m "The Volunteers Were Received E ' Willi all Honor, f SPEECHES AT COURT HOUSE Medals. Prosonted Banqu"at At Darlings-Ball in Garff'b Hall. Lust Saturday wne u day o( patriotism patriot-ism in Lehi, occasioned by t lie return of t lie voluiitecu. Wlit n it rm nnuounce.1 that tin Lehi volunteer were to arrivu r.n tho evening tr.iln, the people tlii jiiged the streets' tn ' welcome those who hml fottghUV) nobly for tholr country, nml it seerficd that every man, woman mill child vfeieout, istidy to grotthe heios ' upon tjieh' arrival. I Thu train hen r I (is the. volunteers stcamtd Into the Oregon SJiort Lino w ,l9TK)trt tmt -,: --77-' -The, shouts .of tho Jioople uonld be licurd for tuilcu nrotiud, and tho volleys Hint iorc being discharged by the shot gun brigndu runt the nlr with it thuudcious sound. A parade was formed nt tliu million mid the march whs mndo to the court home. The Lehi Silver hand heiuhd the procession, followed by tho volunteers) volun-teers) und neiir lelntlves, in carriages Abjut -50 youiirf ladies, dressed in uhitu und wining the stare und fatripeH followed tho on r ibices, ami u surging crowd of men, women und children took up iheir positions in tho tenr. Upon tirrlvnl nt the oouit house the crowds of people jollod frantically for lliobo to coliio fuiuuul, ll.ut llu'V limy bo icon once moie. Mr. J on, L. Hush was thu Hast to uiqwar and mndu a few hiicf leumrks, saying th.it he uas glad Hint ho was ouec iiiout sufely bonn. The eholr then took tholr position upon thu plutfomi nud taut', "My country 'tis of Thee." Shoit tpeechus wuro then niiide by May 01 Willus, .Mis. biinili I'.viiiib, ison-ntor ison-ntor A. J. Kviuis und 'iof Ohilds. The niedulH wore then presented by Miss Lwliu Evans, with the following iciiiurkit: Mr. Clmirinuu, Ludies mid Goutlcmuu : The solemn und jet pleasant duty, has been iiMiguud to me of offoiinga ,,-' few woids of weloonie to our letuined n lieios, und lei 1110 say to you ulliuit soMiers that wi) do weloome you home, ' and while you liuvu been dined und coiigriiiiilntione showeiu't upon your T ,., hinds piofusedly by others of your ffl- low riiUeiiH, lal mo Hssure you theie bus bit a none so hearty, ho deep rootul nnd wi I lw ihi luatltiK MH tluit )ou 11 w hohold IjiMiulinf foith fiom tho coun- teimm'ei of this iinlhere tlnonx. And k while y u Imve been upon the bloody b.itlle tield with Hfe in liuiul, leaily at tiny 1111 ineul to i-iicriflu- it If ucceMttii to inotei't thai sac roil imm. Couittiy. out-he.ifts have beat hlih with hohi ami on 1 piuyeis have ascended to the hionH-i-Mi of niitions f'ir yuiif suceewi MiiilsnUty. Wow that your work hs been so nobly uouo upon the battle Held ol wui't theie is ruiun l.i our midul for 011 to continue to be heros of piuco. We jour lellow citixbiis have lliuiitflit iiroper to present you with h token oy which joti inuy continue to know the esteem in whiuh you are held by us, md for Hut purpo30 wo have Htfluuted 11 medal, tho Intiluilo value of which is but iiieaxre. though the In-1 In-1 sor.plioji tjiereon we dwlre ion will fieiiuentJy vhi1, HliU Iwrtwhh hs pre . leiittlieWinri f", wim H nasur' 1 1 mice that while tinio shall last and tho streams triuklo from our mountain peaks, ho also will our love bo enduring endur-ing for our warrior hcios. .V.r. l'hil Diillimoro, was callrd and responded with tho rcmnrks that ho uiiHulad to bo homo iiuftln ninoiiK his friends and also (lad that h'e was aliyo, but, he said, "I feel inoro shakpy now than when 1 was on tho II ring line and am not prepared to make it speech." Thu baud rendered ho mo appropriate music, at Intervals, during tho carrying out of tho program. Af.er tho program was completed the boys were taken to N. H. Darling's, where 11 buniict had been prepcred for them. Air. Moslali KvntiB was ninster-of-ceiemOuies, and uihdo a few well chosen remarks in welcoming tho boys homo. Short speeches wcio also made by Mosis Kli Kendall, T P. Trnne, aiid Councihnmi Allred. The following guests woro present nt the banquet: Mrs. Allna Willas, Mrs. Matilda Kvoiis, Mr. Ell Kendall, Mrs. llnrbnr.i Uush, Mr. Hiehnrd L. Bush, Mr.'Moslah Kvnns. Miss Adeline lios, Miss Li?iu Austin, Mayor Willas and wife, Mr nnd Mrs. Samuel Taj lor, Mr. and Mis. T. P. Trnne, Mr. and Mrs. Jan. Allred, Mr. ami Mia. G. II. .Smith, Mr. and Mis Parley Garfield, Mr and Mrs. William Itnckci, Mrs ILiiris, Mis. render, Mr. l'hil Dalli-more, Dalli-more, Mrs Dallimore, Mr. nnd .Mrs. A. J. Kviiup, Mr. and Mrs. .immerinnu, MifH Ljdla Kvnns, Mr. and Mrs. Prcd .lames, Marslinl .los. Thouns and nil members of the band. After the banquet a great crowd gathered at GmlPs hall, whure dancing was indulged In until 1'.' o'clock. Miss M.ulo Hush was a great feature of tho evening. She sang twice during the evening-, In The ball room nnd each timo was received very appieclativcly. Another fcatiutt of tho evening, thnt is well worthy of mention, was tho dancing danc-ing of the cnkcwnlk by Mr. Sunt Taylor Tay-lor and his little daughter, |