The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-11
Tenth Infantry From IT. Benl.
Harrison Will Stop in Rich
mond Two Days onlts Long
March.
CORDIAL RECEPTION
HAS BEEN PLANNED.
Young Mems Business Club
And City Officials Vie To-
gether to Make Visit Note.
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worthy.

And the old town will be painted
red, white and blue in a real-forsure
manner when 500 men OF the Tenth
Infantry U. S. A. come marching
through. Major l.. w. v. s. Kennon
and Lieutenant L. C. Kicker were In
the city today making arrangements
for that number OF men to spend Sat.
urday and Sunday. October 4 and In
this city. The hospitality OF the city
and county will be turned over to the
soldier boys and they will be en-
camped in Glen Miller Park. All pre-.
liminaries for the encampment were
~gade today.
Nsior Kennon has been assured that
nothinsswill be left undone to accom-
modate his naarching lads. who viii be
on trip of 200Smiles from Fort Ben.
iamin Harrison, Indianapolis. as part
of the annual summer maneuvers. He
expressed himself as well pleased by
the spirit shown by all with whom he
public works was most cordial and
told him the city would do all within
It's power for his men. The owners
of the land located in the vicinity OF
the Hawkins ice pond and Nettleton
Neff, superintendent OF the p. c., c.
& st. L. railway company, one of the
| owners. who himself was a member of
the Roosevelt roughriders. told the
grizzled major unusual privileges
could be expected from him.
The camps of the walking 500 will
be located in the chautauqua grove.
! The field to the north will be used as
parade ground. II is not large
enough for regimental formations but
will suffice for all necessary purposes
the Major declared. The horse camp
will be situated near the ice ponds
and in the grove to the south. owned
| by the railroad company.
At present the intention of the Maj
or is to bring his men into the city
on Saturday, so they may spend the
| two entire days in the city and leave
the next morning for Liberty and Con-
nersville, thence back to Indianapolis.
However, the Major assured local par
ties he will do everything within his
power to have his men here Friday
evening. He was favorably impress
ed by the Glen as a camp site. He
praised the drinking water facilities in
high terms and the cool. shady re-
treats beneath the trees we're pointed
to as ideal spots.
| The officers, who will accompany
the men will not resort to hotels as
they expect to be forced to do some
places along the march, but will spend
their time In camps. The officers
headquarters will be located in the
section of the grove located west of
the Twenty-third street excavation.
Young Men to Fore.
The Young Mems Business club has
jumped to the fore again and il is up
on special invitation from Secretary
e. II. Harris that Major Kennon
agreed to encamp his men over Sum-
day in this city. When Secretary Har-
ris was told of the intended march
he wrote to the Major and expressed
the invitation. When the Major and
his assistants arrived in the city this
morning Mr.. Harris was the first man
asked for. P. ]. Freeman. acting presi-
dent of the club in the absence of r.
G.. Leeds, was pressed into service
and he made a detour OF the country
about the city in company with the
officers for the purpose of locating
a camp site. Several locations were
considered but objections were found
to all except Glen Miller park
In acknowledgement OF the visit OF
the soldiers to the city the Y. NJ. B. c.
intends to make the two days spent
here gala occasion. One Of the Of
ficers stated today: why the good
roads business won't be able to hold a
candle to it. This city won't know
itself" Merchants and private citi-
zens will be called upon TO decorate
thesOp,isces Of business and homes
and various forms of entertainme Mt
will be provided for reception to tb~