| Show I TRENCH SHOES OED OF BA ECHO IN CITY'S STREETS TRET Parents Fri Friends and Relatives Out to Greet Gunners Gun- Gun ners Discharged From War Service of f Uncle Sam A l I. I k Grier v 1 A E 5 ee Home Home- 7 L J o f 1 How significant and sweetly are are th the resonant tones of that immortal strain How fittingly it lends exI expression expression ex ex- ex- ex I pr to the tears and cheers and emotions all Utah feels on this tIus so much longed for day oJ Utah's famous regiment the regiment the One Hundred Forty fifth is home again From every throat that bade you God Godspeed speed and a safe return more than a year ago echoes today a warm and fervent welcome Imbued with a pride that's akin to reverence the lusty t cheers h that la greeted r et d the the boys were vere inadequate to express the joy and gratitude felt in thousands of or homes today As the majestic columns broad brave and noble marched marche through the streets with heads erect and eyes a agleam leam tramping with a princely air perhaps their last parade hike thousands gave expression to their pride and joy with cheers chers and wild applause Although their blood re remaIns remains remains re- re mains ed they bravely es espoused espoused espoused es- es the cause of America both in service and sacrifice They are rightly a part of ot the legions that fought and bled to place the crown of free freedom om upon humanity's brow With unbounded joy and pride e we welcome you gallant ant soldiers THOUSANDS LINE STREETS Although the original plans for a apara para parade e and public reception to tho the One OneHundred OneHundred Hundred ort I Forty fifth were abandoned at the request of the health authorities authorities authorities ties a multitude of ot thousands greeted the soldiers upon their return from Logan toda today Unmindful of ot the barrier barrier barrier bar bar- rier of caution that had been thrown up on account of the Influenza sItuation situation situation situa sItua- tion thousands of ot mothers fathers wives sweethearts and friends waited along the streets and formed lanes of humanity through which the soldiers marched I I FLAGS FLUTTERING With flags aflutter and gaily bedecked bedecked be- be decked In streamers and posters of ot Welcome Home Salt Lake put on onI her best reception clothes to greet Aret I I her hr heroes The full tull regimental band 1 formed at the head of ot the parade at atthe atthe I the Oregon Short Line Lino depot and esI escorted es- es I them through the city streets I Helmeted weather kissed d and rugged and laden with souvenirs and trophies from the war zone the men looked I ever every one a soldier Dangling from the breast of each ench was a gas mask i no more to play Its Us part In thwartIng thwarting thwarting thwart- thwart Ing the fiendishness of Jf the Hun In ln I trench shoes that shuffled over over the thc I pavement In a clatter as the they marched and wearing the heavy metallic metallic metallic metal metal- lic hats of ot the war zone the soldiers were an opposing sight as the they tramped the last mites miles of their victory victory vic vic- victory vic vic- tory march DEMONSTRATIONS GIVEN At intervals along the line squads of the men left the ranks ranka and at signals from officers gave pave demonstrations In adjusting their gas masks From the depot the tho men marched to toMain toMain I Main street down that thoroughfare to Broadway east to State street and thence north to South Temple where I I they were dismissed and greeted b by I their relatives ts and friends I Practically all the men who arrived are arc from Salt Salt Lake and its vicinity and comprised batteries A D and 1 E I headquarters com company pan sanitary supply supply sup sup- I ply and ordnance detachments The units were commanded by Colonel WilIlam Wll- Wll llam Ilam C C. Webb and other officers of I Continued ed on n pa page 2 2 TRENCH SHOES OF ARTILLERYMEN I RESOUND RESOUNDS S Salt lt Lake Gre Greets ts Men of Discharged Fr From m D Duty ty Continued from page 1 the batteries G Gen General n ral Richard W. W toun Young commander or of th the brigade or of WHICH the Dile i url r d Forty firth wg was a part hart art gre t d the m men n and marched with them to the point where they were dismissed ALL LL ARE DISCHARGED Just before leaving the demobilization tion camp at Logan each rit man n was presented with an li t. t discharge rk When dismissed in Salt Lake tHeir military service came to an erid erld They are civilians and free to take up the pursuits of civil life 10 1917 the entire Utah regiment more than 1200 strong marched down Main lain street between wall of cheering humanity With their bright battle waving proudly pi and every heart ch cheerful eHul aud light though bound for th grim and sanguinary sanguinary san sap fields of a foreign land the band played Tears and cheers sent them on their way Hopes and prayers prayers pray pray- ers s of their loved ones ht Bi them back and hd both tears and ana smiles s c castle came rit again pin to welcome them home today MEN WERE READY With proud triumph they the hav have won the right fight to flaunt their battie battle battle bat bat- tle tie to the world For Fbi in Ih the dawns dawn early light when it came caine caine across th the thc seas Utah's noble noBl were were reddy ready to see that the uIa nag flag was still stilt there And down the thin same game street sheet that mar marched berl our h heroes roes the fathers of ot many of the same boys tramped off ort ortto to war more than d tt score score of y years ears ars ago They were vere th the battery of 98 the f famed org organization that fought and bled in the Philippines TWENTY YEARS AGO l Marching at the head of that famous column were General Rich Richard rd V. W. Young and Colonel William 1 C. C Webb Many of the boys who t returned d will wUl willbe willbe be remembered by many a a. ni as the squalling squirming bO bounding lit littie little little lit lit- tle tie tot that she held iii hi h heY r while his daddy marched away awby to war When the men were dismissed there was a joyous period of h hobnobbing 6 between veen twe n the officers and nind men men In the ecstacy of once more being ho home the code of ot military ethics was forgotten and men officers seemed as equal In rank ranle General Young Young- and Colonel told the boys they would feel teel hurt if any man marl did not feel teel it his right to walk u and shake hands |
