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Show RECEPTION HELD FOR RETURNED SOLDIERS I1ENSON, Oct. 19. A wo'.Cnn n lionle p.uly was given In thq Uenton meeting house last Friday ovunln'; Jn honor of our soldier bos as all hi loturned except two, namel Knui s Mouk who was killed In action In Franco and William Tunk vi wr.n brought homo u corpso Horn Camp Kearney wheio ho died rrom p,;' u-monln. u-monln. ,So that out of tho 'w imv who wont from Ilcnson eighteen returned re-turned lu fino condition, uiQimily nnd physically and It does opt, guul to bo associated with hucIi rin ou:i men, and It was altogether' pikor that thby should iqcuIvo ovldom lhat wo appreciate their rturn. A pi , gram and dnuco und igfroshirc.il afforded tho ovonlng's plosUit. , Tho program consisted of tho lowing - x Singing, "Tho Hattlqllyim Republic," by tho congregation! iod by Clair Mortensen. Prayer, W. O. Recso Spncch or Welcome, II. W. Ilallaid. Quartette, liny Roes, N. J. Falsleo, Jrr, W. G. Reese Jr., nnd Allien Reese. Addicss to soldier boys, W. G. Rceso Jr. Mr. Geoigo Squires or Logan gave n veiy Instiuctlvo talk. Dancing was then tho order or tho remainder or tho evening In connection connec-tion with the refreshments. The hatvcstlng of sugar beets Is now the chief concern of tho Benson Ben-son fanners. The crop Is turning out qulto well considering tho discouraging discourag-ing condition during tho summer. Instead In-stead of ono weighing- station in Enst Ilcnson tho Amalgamated Sugar company has put in two scales nnd tho West Cache ono which will mako It moio convenient for tho formers. Tho stonily weather wo aro having Is n great handicap In tho harvesting oT tho sugar beets and fear Is entertained enter-tained that an early frost may make It difficult to hat vest tho crop. It would bo a public calamity to have tho heots, which la one of tho main sources of revenue Tor tho county, rieezo In the ground, so ovory effort possible should be mndo to sccuro tho crop. -. Tho health or tho peoplo or Benson jjj is good qulto dlffirent from a year 9 ago when tho Influenza was begin- w ning to mako Its Inrodc In our com- K munlty. r3p In conclusion I will scud you u few 8jl lines or verse that wci o composed ror JMfe tho Eoldler boys welcome homo by It J W. G. Rceso nnd read at the gather- fl ing Friday night: j Wo love you boys who left your i homes nt duty's call to go To meet upon the battle field the rierce and cruel too; Whoso horrid modes of warfaro on land In air on sea Were never know on earth befoie, k j? and ne'er again should be, SL' You boys went forth to nieett a foe H whoso purgm Xfia Id gain, H The mastery or all the world, but all H hit, fi opes were vnln. B The bi-ao tourageous, dauntless boys H who bicatho Columbia's air, , H Maintained their ground and soon H gave proof that they could do H and dare. Sj Tonight we glvo n 'welcome linnd SB nnd heart that swells .with Joy, H To overy mother's son or you, to H each dear soldier, boy. H And as the years toll swiftly by and Wk register each act, "" fl? May nothing "ever happen that can H rrom your fanm' detract. H May boys andglr Is with anxious caio H surround paicntnl fires ml And listen to tho thrilling tales ot W bravo und loving sires. H Lot us all pray that war again shall H never moro bo known m That tillers who would plan ror war ffi may down bo quickly thrown "" H That loving heaits shall no'er -bo ffi wrung with anguish rrom a call W For sons rtnd husbands, brothers to , fnco the cannon ball. I "' Mr Our Joy tonight would bo completo J&- were It not that wo lack, f 3i The presence of two or our boys who H novel- will copio back, . Who gaVovthoIr lives ror freedom's Vm causQ and thoieby proved their nhfr ' worth, . ' '.? t, it'h III standing-for n cbubo that ne'er uti jk shojild "perish irom the earth." ijT, |
