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Show OTAH BATTERY NOW ON ITS WAY HOME rlillerymen Escorted to Train ly Second Idaho Infantry Kejriment. Boys Due Satui-duy. Detailed Arrangements Ar-rangements Ai-e Now Complete for a Housing Welcome. With soldiers cheering and Hugs waving, the members of the Utah-bnt- ery eni rained at Nogales, Ariz., for 'alt Lake Wednesday afternoon at 4 I'eloek. llcforo tlin depart ure the i-nlirc command passed in review he 'ore General Pluniuier, coiuinniulinn he Nogales district. A battalion of the Second Idaho infantry and the 'daho band acted as an escort for t li Utah boys during I lie review and larade to the, station. The arrival of the battery boys in ?alt Lake is expected early Saturday aiorning. The California field artillery and he District of Columbia signal corps ;iso entrained for (heir respective, home stations Wednesday. The second sec-ond Idaho infantry, which lias also received orders to leave for home. Is making rapid progress in its preparations pre-parations tor departure. Orders arc expected at most any time. Idaho Boys Happy. Members of the Idaho Infantry and he l.'tah bo.VH have been in eiot-e onlact recently In joint maneuvers. The Idaho boys asked special permir,-ion permir,-ion to escort the members of the battery to tho station. The new , that the Idaho infantry would muster -ivt at Boise, instead of In Salt Lake is was first planned, was received ',j with great joy by the Idaho guardsmen, guards-men, say the advices. Elaborate plans for (ho reception 3f the Utah boys havo been completed ' the citizens' training camp eom-nlllee. eom-nlllee. which has charge of the home-coming preparat ioiiB. It was decided WcdneH.hiy lh:U while no mounled parade will be held through the streets of Sail Lake City, the command will form at the armory at the conclusion of the work of storing away the. equipment and will narcli to (he Hotel L'(nh. Ar: mi oa- i orl of honor, the Salt L:ko hlsh school battalion will parade with the members of the battery. Thn high school band will furnish the music. While the arrival of the battery-men battery-men here, is expected to bo In the early morning, most oT the forenoon will bo consumed In tho hauling or 'iuns and equipment from the train to the armory on Pierponl street. Shortly before 1 o'clock Iholioys will form at West Temple and I'iernont treel.s, where they will be joined by the school battalion and band. MlniMT Is Aniuigtxl. Dinner for the boys has been arranged ar-ranged for 1 o'clock in the main dining din-ing room of the Hotel Utah. Besides he returning guardsmen, the dinner din-ner will be enjoyed ,hy members of ore governor's stafT. the oltlcers of 'he Firs! sijuudron or cavalry, the citizens.' training camp committee, ''aptain W II. Elliott, commandant. it Fort Douglas: Captain .1. ('. "rench. niuHtcrliiK officer. H. S. A.; Lleutonant I. K. Humphrey, M. C. It., 'he local commander of the G. A. It. -ind the 'United Spanish War Veterans. Veter-ans. Short talks will be made by Colonel Colo-nel C. A. Quigley. in the absence of Vd.illlant General H. A. Wedgwood: Mayor W. Mont Ferry, George O. Relf of the Rotary club, and F. C. Richmond of (he Salt Lake Commercial Commer-cial club. .1. A. Reeves, chairman of Uie committer- of welcome, will preside pre-side at t he, dinner. |