New Britain herald., 1916-10-10
ROYAL WELCOME FOR
 RETURNING TROOPS
Great Parade Now Planned for
 Saturday Afternoon
EVERY BAND IN CITY HIRED
Strong Effort to Have Local Soldiers Come Direct to New Britain Re gardless of Hartford PIans-Band and Committee to Meet Them.

and Committee to Meet Them.
 While it is the plan to welcome New Britain's soldier boys home on arrival at the local station regardless of the hour it was decided at a meet ing of the general committee last night that Saturday afternoon will be more fitting for the grand celebration of the event. The factories will be closed as we'll as the schools and everybody will be at leisure to witness the parade and make the boys realize that they are once more among the home folks. Every band and drum corps in town has been secured for the event and patriotic and fraternal or ganizations have promised to turn out and help make the parade a notable one. However, this is apart from the reception the boys in khaiki will re- Ceive on arrival from Nogales.
 Want Our Boys Here.
 According to schedule Company B ard Company D of Bristol should reach the city some time tomorrow or early Thursday morning and Com pany I is expected here Friday. It was question with the committee last night whether the troops would re taken first to the regimental ar mory in Hartford, where, according to the plans of the Capitol City folks, they are to be welcomed, addressed and otherwise made much of. The local committee did not take kindly to the idea of letting Hartford enjoy the exclusive pleasure of welcoming the regiment and leaving New Britain to play second fiddle in the matter It was understood here when the orders to return from Nogales were first issued that the two New Britain companies with Company D of Bris- tol would come direct to New Britain to muster out, but from wht Colonel " w. Bu1len learned at meeting in the mayors office in Hartford yester- day afternoon, the Capitol Cityites figure on taking the whole regiment into camp and later on want all the Toys back for a big parade and cele- bration.
 When the local committee receved this information last night it was at once decided to appoint a special committee of three to learn just exactly what is going to happen and if the troop trains pass through
 
 Hartford to have the local and Bris- tol boys come straight here. After New Britain has had a chance to well come and fete the soldiers if Hartford wants a regimental parade no objec- tions will be offered. Major F. H. Johnston, Colonel w. w. Bullen and A. E. Magnet were named as the com mittee to handle this matter and to arrange with one or more of the big local factories to blow their sirens at least two hours before the troops are expected, whether it be day or night
 Senator George w. Klett, John Tomaszewsl<i and William Cowlishaw were appointed a committee on auto I'll obiles. They will endeavor to pro- vide cars for Saturdays parade, the plan being to convey the G. A. R. veterans and other distinguished citi- zens in automobiles. B. c. Mercy, l Captain A. F. Magson and Colonel A. L. Thompson were named as the cOm- r1ittee on parade.
 Colonel Bullen announced that as surance had been given that the G. ] A. R., O. U. A. M., Moose and a l number of other patriotic and frater- nal orders had given the committee assurance that they would gladly par uclpate III saturday $ parade. Key. r., T. Thienes, in charge of the local Boy Scouts, reported that he was awaiting orders and that the Boy Scouts were only too glad to take part in the celebration.
 Committee Assemble at Armory.
 After considerable discussion it was finally decided to have the reception committee assemble at the state