Flags were flying everywhere, inspiring band music stirred our people to a greater exhibition of patriotism, a magnificent program had been fully arranged and was carried out so that the guests of honor were being entertained every minute from noon to midnight. The banquet was one of the finest ever given in the city, and. best of all, our heroes entered into the spirit of the occasion and enjoyed everything thoroughly, from the beginning of the big parade to the last waltz at the hall.

The parade at two o'clock was headed by the Bayard brass band, and the compliments that were expressed to the band were many. The home guards acted as escort to the returned soldiers and sailors. As the company of returned heroes came marching down the street, in. full uniform, and with their swinging military gait and splendidly erect bearing, they were applauded by the great crowds that lined our streets, to the echo. They were followed in the procession by ladies of the Red Cross, also in uniform, boy scouts, a long procession of school children, several civic organizations, and citizens in automobiles. The parade disbanded at the opera house, where the afternoon program was to be rendered but only a small fraction of the crowd could get into the building and the seats were given over mostly to the ladies.

A couple of hours were spent in hearing the program, when Captain Willis dismissed the audience so that they might have an opportunity to see a war tank that was being paraded through the streets. The tank was one that had been used in the Victory loan drive in Wyoming, and was being shipped back to Kansas City on a fiat car. Chairman Spanogle was apprised by telegram of its coming, and was told that the driver of the tank could not be present, but the people were invited to view it on the car.