Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-16
Richmond Battery Troops
to Land at Newport News
With Other Soldiers.
TENTATIVE DATE is SET
FOR VETERANS RECEPTION
Blues and Crays Will Remain in
Camp Until Comrades
Arrive.
rLAN FOR GREATEST EVENT
Mrs. Kern and Mrs. Stack Arc Added
TO Delegates Who VIII Welcome
Warriors.

The War Department made positive
announcement Yesterday afternoon that
INC ore tIundrcd ana Eleventh Field
Nrtilicry, which includes the men or
ne Hirfmouh iiowitzcrs Battery. and
Iompany +, OF the one Hundred ana
Fourth Ammunition Train. which did
not embark wi,h the other three com
sanics Of TIC B'ucs had sailed from
France and arc due TO arrive at New
port News on May %
Information in tho matter came from
Colonel Joseph McAuarcws who has
complete charge Of routing ,ronns fro,,
inc American "Npcditionary force the
.oincht thcs set their faces toward
America
In m telephone conversation with
II ". Eilerson. chairman or the home
coming jubilee week committee. Tho
War Department oilicer said That inc
Richmond roception planned FOR the
rpNs when they arrive may he tonta-
,;NclI set Tor sday, Instead o,
Monday had been done
IiowI,zcr. VIII pnrnde.
iie assured Mr. Ellerson tina, tho
yaradc IN Richmond. and tha; tho
Elucs and Gra!s would be held at
Newport News until their comrades Of
the artillery cen he made ready FOR
great welcome which VII await the
men Of the Twenty ninth Division in
ineir own capithl city.
nc I'd'aG" \" III be one o. the
est Richmond has ever seen, certainly
ne largest concentration OF troops in
line Of march since tho days OF the
VIII NIL the men from Virginia part!-
c.patc. bur all men IN these units. re-
&ard!css OF what section they call
! home.
Win the one Hundred and Fourth
Ammunition Train VIII come abou, l.
80 men; the One Hundred and Eleventh
ticld Artillery VIII comprise la75.
Y. q nc
which comes across with the artillery
men; ana men OF the One hundred and
SiNtccn;h Infantry will aggregate g.
leo. bringing the total to 55'5 troops.
EiEhticth starts for Home.
Colonei McAndrcws declared also that
'he E:Eniteth Division, which includes
ne men Nrsinta furnished under the
scicctiNc service law. proba bly, will
begin ihc homeward journey from
france within week The same sort
"i uception and parade Will he plsn
Units,
The names Of Mrs. C. w. T kern.
<Sairman OF the Woman's Committee
the home coming jubilee week com
Tittcc; Mrs, William \. Stsck. wife
,f the commanding officer OF the Grays'
jjatta!ion. and Mr.. II T. James. wife
Battalion. OF the one Hundred and
Fourth Ammunition Train, were addeu
Yesterday TO the lis; of delegates from
Richmond. who viii meet the incom-
ing vessels bearing the Virgins
veterans.
Many FluEs for school Pupils.
Announcement was made also that
small naGs for the use OF 10000 school
children, vino viii stand on both sides
nf the line of march. VIII arrive this
morning from New York, and that
local merchants viii secure \ supply
Of stars and stripes sufficient Tor peo-
pic who wish 10 use them.
Tho committee unanimously eA-
pressed n
iiF a flag, rs means not only OF re-
drhicat!nC themselves TO the work Of
he country, but OF showing TO the boys
hat tho same Scrt OF patriotism pre-
walls over here that they exhibited
Mrs c. W 7 Kerr announced yes
,orday afternoon to the committee c
that Mr. Har"ood and MIR Mercer.
principal and director of music re-
spectively. =; the John Marshall High
cadets and the chorus of girls meet
the incoming trains a the station TO
greet the boys with songs and cheers.
plan for Pertinent Arch.
John HirschbcrG stated that he in
tended beginning Statewide cam
paign At the earliest possible moment
in favor OF making permanen; the vic
al the entrance to Capitol Square.
Tho committee received with en-
thusiasm the proposal thar for jubilee
week every veteran in the state he
extended a written invitation 10 attend
The festivities, anu that the counties
be requested TO dcfray the expenses
OF the men coming TO Richmond. 1t
was pointed out that many OF them
live in distant parts Of the state. and
in some cases could not afford toNp pay
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