Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-12
HUB ENTHUSIASTIC

Easton, Dec .li-Seldom if ever, has
the port of Boston given a more en-
Enthusiastically poisy reception than
that which greeted 112 army officers,
zoos enlisted men, three naval officers
three Y. NJ c. A. workers who ar
rived today on board the White Star
liner Canopic. The city steamer
Monitor was the first to meet the
liner at dawn. when she came up to
quarantine froh her anchorage off
the Graves, where she arrived last
night. AS soon as the quarantine
off cials left the ship. the navy tug
Winnissimmet, With customs Off
Gals and newspaper and motion pic
ture men went alongside. The tug
was barely within throwing distance.
when the men began to call for
cigarettes and newspapers Nor
could they wait for the visitors to
come aboard before they started re-
quests to senG kilograms to relatives
All the way up the harbor there
was a constant din of whistles ana
sirens from passing ships, and to this
the factory whistles ashore added
their blasts. A sailor band on board
the Monitor, which kept alongside,
struggled bravely in the face of this
competition, and sometimes was
heard
Practically every state in the Union
was represented among the soldiers
on board the Canopic, practically all
Of whom were attached to aero units
who have been training in England.
Major John Requels, U. s. A.. was
in charge of the troops. The fol-
lowing soldiers were included: the
c11tt. 306th. 2s2nd Aero Squadrons
and Sections l. 2. and of the First
Handley-Page Aircraft Acceptance
Park. There were &c unattached Of
ficers.
The o11th Squadron. which left
Boston July 16 on board the Winni-
fredian, included four officers and lo6
enlisted men. In the 2s2nd there were
tnree OIIltelS ttllu 10y iiiC'' - 80
sO6th there were four officers and 123
men. The first acceptance part de-
tachment had % officers and 566 men,
in addition to which there were one
officer and so men of attachments
first and second Of the acceptance
park. 1t was the duties Of these men
to test airplanes before their final
acceptance.
Naval officials aboard were Lieut..
Navy Pay Corps; Ensign J. A. Eaton
OF the Navy Aviation Corps. who has
been interned in Holland since Aug
ust, when he was forced to leave
the British detachment with which
he was flying and land on Dutch soil;
Machinist r. r. Small, also a repair
man.
Three Y. NJ. c. A. workers on board
were J. e. Lovejoy of New York: c.
c. Elsey of Oklahoma and c. o. Hin
ton Of Paris, Ky. Mr.. Lovejcy. who is
turn to Europe.
Thousands gathered along the wat
erfront to cheer the boys as the
steamer sailed up the harbor More
thousands went TO Charlestown. but
only about 500 were permitted on the
dock. These included q detachment of
Red Cross women with coffee. rolls,
candy and cigarettes and about so
members of the Woman's Motor
Corps Hundreds of sailors lined the
adjoining docks at the Charlestown
nayy ward Cheers bands and WhiS-
ties greeted the ears of the home
corners. Flags were waved. people
danced and shouted thir welcoms.
Among the stories told by return
ing airmcn, those Of Captain +. Il.
Wood. who has been in charge OF an
airplare rebuilding plant in France
and Lieutenant Robert f. Bridge of
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