The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-21
BIG WELCOME AWAITS
RETURNING SOLDIERS
Mayor Appoints Large Committee,
Who WIN Arrange For Reception
In Honor of Boys From Border.
NAY MUSTER OUT HERE
Committee Soon TO Form Plans For
Making THIS welcome to First Vir-
ginia Regiment One Never to Be
Forgotten.

Mayor Ainslie yesterday announced
his committee which will be In charge
of welcoming the Virginia troops
composed OF members Of the First
Regiment Association, Richmond
Light Infantry Blues Association.
Howitxers' Association. representa-
tives of the press. the presidents and
vice. presidents OF the two branches
of the City Council, the chairmen and
vice-chairmer of all Council COM
mittees and municipal 5oards. MEM
bers Of the Chamber of Commerce. the
Business Mems Club, the Rotary Club.
allied labor organization and NOM
hers Of. the Legislature from Rich
mond. There are 100 in the list
A meeting of this committee will
be called by tho Mayor. 1t Is believed.
some time during next week, when
subcommittees will be appointed and
the plans for the welcome of the
border will b made. 1t Is deter
mined that the welcome accorded the
troops on their return will be one not
to be soon forgotten. 1t is planned
to continue the organization after the
First Regiment is received. and pre-
pare for q like reception of the other
troops ~ they are sent home.
General Sale Back Today.
General Sale did not return to his
oAioe yesterday from New York. but
he viii be in town today. when he
WIN start preparations for the hand
ling OF the troops here and muster
ing them out OF the Federal service.
It II believed that the total number
uvft ~ 10
stated, can be accommodated at the
FYrut Regiment Armory. Under the
present plan they will he auartered
at this Armory, and have all meals
aerved in the Blues Armory II X is
found that these two buildings will
not accommodate the troops, the
How1txers' Armory will be brought
into use
General Sale had recommended 10
the War Department that the troops
he sent here for muster out and then
he permitted to return to their homes
rs national guard units II liz be-
iieved that this suggestion will be
followed. as II will facilitate the work
~ the officers. be In close touch with
The Office OF the Acknowledgement.
whore all the records are kept. and
generally assist the rapid handling OF
the men.
The troop. included in the order for
return home were stated In tele-
gram received by General Sale yes
tcrday. They are the Richmond
Grays: Company ., Of Charlottes
vile; Company q. OF Alexandria:
Company II. OF Covington. and Com
pany L. OF r.ynchburg. Company r,
~ stanton, and Company NJ. of
Danviile. In addition TO this. there
viii be the new machine gun COM
pany. The regiment is under COM
inAnd OF Colonel William J. Perry.
Reception Committee.
General Sale will be present at the
meeting which viii be called by
Mayor Ains'ie for the formation of
plans for the welcome for the troops.
and will materially assist in making
he arrangements other members
~ the committee are as follows; Will
liam H. Adams, Charles J. Anderson.
George Wayne Anderson. Harvey e.
Atkinson. John G.. Armistead J. V.
Bidgood. IT. NJ. Boykin, c q, Bos-
s!eux. George Bryan. ]. Thompson
Brown, John Stewart Bryan. Claude
L. Batkins. II. Carl Roschen. r r.
Eowden, Charles G. Bosher Huns
don Cary, &. A. Crawford, l. r Chris
tan. Samuel r. Clever, c. r. Bovkin.
Milton Cone John G. Coriey. John X.
Branch Harry V. Cole. Fl. T Colvin
Walker c. Cottrell. Sol. rutchins.
lanes E. Cannon. l.. L. Cheatwood
James Fl. Doolcy. w. r Dabney.
charles A. Dempsey. Edgar a. Eng
llsh, william NJ HILL Julien II. Hin.
Charles e. Hasbrook, Thomas w.
Hall. John Hirschberg. Morris Hun
ter. John A. Hutchinson. f. r Full
Ter. Fl. W. jackson. J. p. Jones, l.. c.
Jenkins. e. c. Foikes. b. Lorraine.
Robert Lecky. Jr., Jay Lewis. r. Earl
I.utx, W. F. Mercer. 4. w. Miller. I.
j. Marcuse. Thomas b. McAdams.
George A. Mortiand, Percy Montague
Ir.. Thomas b. Mcdowell, .ir, r. II.
Grundy, Marx Gunst. William II
Palmer. James ID, Patton. Lawrence
r. Price. Allen Potts. j. r. Palmatary.
John b. Pinder. r. l.. Peters, Joseph
f. Power. Fred II. Powell ordway
Fuller. Lawrence Paul, J. c. Powers,
Robert l. Patram. James Fl Price.
clyde II. Ratcliffe. John j. Mitchell.
" Floyd Rsame. c. O. Saville. George
n 6ktpwifh. NJ L Spotswood. 10
Lane Stern. e. N. Smith, r. Sitter
ding, A. o. Owlnk. w. d. Sullivan.
c. 4. 0saEon. ]. l. Speights. Paul p.
0hafer. d. A. 0egei, H. NJ. ekarks.
p u. ThomAmon, Hay T. Thornton,
Moses Thalhimer. ]. Rand Tucker.
W. J.. Whttehurst. 0olon b. woodhn.
Colpman Wogxham. John +. Wilson.
JsnnAnSU O. WIS.,. Clarence Wyatt, L.
o. Wbnd4nburg. q. Waddy Wilde. Will
liam n werd, a. A. White.