Show COMPANY E entertained I 1 banquet and ball for the boys after drill the militia boys toasted at hotels left saturday morning the members member of compin E left here lere last saturday morning tor for the annual encampment near fort D A russell in INy wyoming oming the boes were in high spirits and the trip looked good to them the reception given the militia boas adov 3 on friday evening i was as one of the pleasant sant things given them to think of when away at seven delock the richfield band was on hand at the armory to conduct the he boys bos to the parade ground and a few minutes mi autes past that hour the bon bobb b appeared in heavy marching order with toll full equipment which will be carried during the evolutions e at the wyoming meet the band took up a position on the north side of the square and the militia preformed their drill evolutions to its inspiring strains there was a large crowd out to see the boys drill and the work was watched with ith a good deal of interest ks s oon boon as the drill was over the members of the milttie and the band boys were divided into two parties and made their several ways to the tha southern and johnston hotels where inhere the committee appointed by the city council hid bid prepared a banquet for fo r them the soldier ladi were nere accompanied compa nied by their wives and sweethearts and members of the cita council made the banquet board complete at eich each of these hostelries nos a menu NN was as set served ed which could not be excelled the finest viands the market could afford were placed before tic the guests guest and sand the way aay they were disposed of was the I 1 et evidence of the quality t of the menu testimony the hots hoots could have received at the johnston hotel maitin christensen was N as master of ceremonies and when nhen the boes exhibited a tendency to he introduced mayor ia or christen en who gave the bivs a litte talk on the in which the city cily of richfield feela for its company of ane nati matirn ni al gua graj 1 and admonished the boes to see to it that the good name of the city was vas upheld b bv the conduct of its militia A response was vas given b by captain heppler in which he thanked the mavor major and council for the interest manifested in the compan and forthe for the reception tendered the boes A song bv John Hood and a recitation by private pi iv ate huntsman concluded the festivities at the hotel at the southern hotel after the bivs bol s had regaled themselves with ta I 1 excellent spread prepared by the host hobt councilman coons was as introduced and he delivered ab reat and encouraging a speech as the bos could well wish he assured the boys of the cooperation of the city in all that the guard stood for that was worthy and showed them the that with their attention to duty the city stood ready reads to assist in maintaining a company of the guard that would be a credit to the state or organization aniz the speech of the councilman coun ciman was nias responded to li bv sergeant wilford jensan and he expressed espre sed the tion of the guard in having the cita cit do the so much honor the scene of action was then transferred berred to the anni pavilion where the beauty and chivalry of the city had turned out to do honor to tho th of company E to the delightful li hatful strains of the or chetra cheltra the time passed pasted swiftly ly ind and all too soon the of home sweet home announced that partina time had come the bos left on a special train at 5 30 saturday Satu iday coining and gathering up companies at mann mt pleasant and provo the run was wa made to salt arke city on schedule time the militia and equipment w ere transferred to the oregon short line for the journey to th wyoming fort |