The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-13
THOUSANDS
CHEER MEN
ON MARCH
Supply Train to Reach City
Early This Afternoon.
MORE TROOPS EXPECTED
Medical Unit to Parade Here
Saturday and Sunday,
BULLETIN.

The lllth supply train ar.
rived in this city this noon at
1850 o'clock. The men were
marched to the Liberty
kitchen, where they were fed.
The cars were Immediately
delivered to the Santa Fe and
the train will leave on the
Santa Fe early this afternoon.
All sections Of the lllth en-.
gineers and the l3lst machine
gun battalion left the city be-
fore l:3O o'clock this after.
noon.
Shouts of welcome and JOY
from sidewalks lined with
proud Oklahoma mothers and
fathers drowned the tread of
heavy feet and the clanking
of bayonets and equipment
this morning as Company +.
Oklahoma City's exclusive
company of the 11lth engi.
neers led the regiment down
the streets of the city.
| Governor Robertson ar.
irivedheFe last might and war
in the stand to review the
troops this morning. Former
Gov. Lee Cruce and Lieut..
Gov. Ed Trapp were also in
the stand, in addition to Okla.
homa's highest civil and mill.
tary authorities. Mrs. Rob-
ertson, Miss Robertson and
Mrs. J. F. Owens watched the
parade from an automobile
near the stands. Brig. Gen.
Roy Hoffman was not present.
| Loads OF Flowers.
| The troops of the two units. the
iilth engineers and Major Ellis Steph.
enson's l5lst machine gun battalion
were dcluaed with all the flowers that
this mornings perfect June sky and
I'he kindly rays OF a summer sun could
bring out In this respect the parade
was perhaps more beautiful than YES.
terdays parade.
Word was received by the mayor
this morning from f. L. Underwood
commander of company c OF the med.
ical detachment OF the lllth ammuni-
tion train that that unit consisting ol
three officers and ia men will arrive
IN 'his city for parade Saturday OF
Sunday
| The lllth supply train which wal
delayed east OF ST Louis and prevent.
ed from participating in this morning,
parade, is TO arrive in the city over tho
Katy at ! o'clock according to the lat.
est reports. Company + OF this uuii
was formerly company NJ Of the land
infantry. 1t contains many Oklahoms
City boys and is commanded BY Cap.
tain Mclain. al Oklahoma City Off.
Ger. Captain McLain commanded I
machine gun company in this morn.
ngs parade
To Liberty Kitchen.
| The men OF the llith supply train
will be marched to the Liberty Kitch.
en- Immediately after their arrival her,
where they will be fed. They will onl,
| be in the city for one or two hours.
| The parade headed by Col II. 5
Baker. commander of the lllth en-
gineers, and his staff, swung Int.
Grand avenue from the Frisco track
promptly a, 10 o'clock and marchet
up Grand to Harvey, every loo
striking the ground in time with IN,
martial beat OF the engineers bsnd
The route OF the parade was change
at the last minute on account Of IN,
new detraining point and the iac
that il was decided 10 have il pass N,
Liberty Kitchen as an honor 10 tn
Red Cross eantecn service, the Wa
Mothers, and the Y. NJ. c. A., whl
assisted in feeding the troops.
i Colohel Bakers staff was compose
of Lieut. Col. Garfield; Casa. Css
Lee. resinentai adjutsnt; Capt. J. d
Utley, Capt. S. J. Driesscl, LEST \
s. James. Lieut.. A. s. Bfosddies ~
Lieut.. Neil Barde.
City Company chssfsl.
Company r led by Capt. o. I
Welch, Oklahoma City. wss gsssie'
by cheers and shouting oil sloag "
flowery path. II was feared h
a while that the train which wes eos
ryins this company would b deieyo'
and q wire was sent 0ss mayor r
questing that in case n should - e
layed the psrsds b bsh -. n