Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-23
BIG THRONG COMING
TO PAY TRIBUTE TO
V|RG|N|A'S FIGHTERS
Gala Welcome Arranged for
Return of Troops on
Saturday.
FLOOD OF PENT-UP EMOTION
AWAITS ARRIVAL OF HEROES
Six Trains to Bear $500 Soldiers
From Newport News 10
Richmond.
MARCH TO START AT I:I1
'n! Covered With Flags. and Din
of Whistles viii Announce
Homecoming.
FLOOD OF PENT-UP EMOTION
AWAITS ARRIVAL OF HEROES
MARCH TO START 1T ,:I5
VI! covered With Flags. and Din
OF Whistles Viii Announce
Homecoming.


Tho din OF thousand whistles. a
''t! literally covered with the banners
OF America and her allies in the world
war aud the grateful hearts of every
man, woman and child OF VirEinia's
'apital wiil welcome the returning
l'srocs Of the One Hundred and Six
iccnth Infantry when they reach Rich
inond on Saturday morning
Floods OF pcnt-up cmotioa-sra,i-
tude for the safe return from hell OF
war OF loved ones who answered the
cal! Of their country when she took up
the gage Of battle, and pride III ,hcir
athieNcments orcrscas--a Ill be turned
loose in the greeting that Richmond
VIII extend 10 her stalwart sons OF an
historic time.
approximately $500 men. who nave
toiiowcd the standard of the United
states wherever il led since the call
'anc FOR troop concentration on the
Mexican border viii swing triumph
anty down the city's Victory wa;.
They vii! march wiki the victorious
tread OF veterans who have offered
themselves for service wherever the
government elected TO US them.
Whistles to Announce Approach
Proud mothers a"a happy sweet
hehrts ~ill line the way. thousands
uf school children. whose lives will be
patterned after their own heroic and
act- Sacrificing model. viii greet them
with songs and cheers and The waving
Ok the banner the! have fought for
comrades will stand by to give the sa-
iUtc thal only one soldier can give an
shis flaS, Ard officials OF their
native State wilido tiicni honor.
Tho first factory to sight The lead
ing train II enters The city about
s;l6 O'Clock viii begin to blow its
whistles. and all others viii take up
the announcing blast. until a vcritable
din OF noisy welcome grcets the men
many OF whom ..nve not seen home
since the cali of war took them TO
camp and TO France.
The troops will come Is on six ira ms.
leaving Camp stuart. over the Chess-
peake and Ohio Railroad. from 4:3o to
o'clock. and arriving in Richmond
some time between 1880 and 8. They
will detran at tho Fair Grounds. where
it viii be arranged for them to see
their relatives. TO be fed and TO begin
ne parade at i:45 O'clock.
It was announced YESTERDAYS tina; the
three companies Of the One Hundred
and Fourth Ammunition Train who
came over on tho Orizaba viii not
psrI;ade with The Grays ON Saturday. but
brought here om next Thursday for a
loint celebration and parade with the
one Hundred and Eleventh Field Ar,ii-
4ry
The line OF march for the One Hun. i.
ored aud sixteenth Infantry on Satui.
day VIII be a. follows:
Parade ioriuS On Monument Avenue.
and Will move down the rlgh, side Of
Monument, Avenue. INTO Franklin
Street. and Will proceed down Frank
lin Street 10 'itth street Thence !,
Will move through Fifth into Grace
1t VIII then proceed down Grace
street TO the Capitol Square, enter
Ing the square and marching around
the Capitol Building and out of the
SQUARE through the Governors yard.
Through Twelfth Street il will march
Into Broad and out Broad 10 Belvidere
Street.
The troops will be in the following
First Battalion, Major Stack COM
tnanding, composed of Companies \. B.
& and y; Second Battalion, Major 4
:. Burnham commanding, composed Of
Companies f.. +. G and II: Third Bat
TALON. Major C. j. Pollard command
ing, composed Of Companies J. K L.
and NJ; Fourth Battalion. Captain j. p.
Ast commanding composed of ma
chine-Eun, headquarters and supply
companies
All Boy Scouts have been ordered by
scout EXECUTIVE Charles l.. Weaver to
repor! at M8nr9e Park in fun uniform
they wish to take part in the parade
of the Ono Hundred and Sixteenth m ine
fantry. They are asked to bring ali
carriable equipment for field meet and
stan, since they will go from tho
parade to Laburnum.
Scouts have been instructed not IN
rush TO the trains at the Fair Grounds,
unless ordered by the executive Those
who can do so arc requested to report
ut headquarters tomorrow morning at
o'clock for special duty. These bows
will be allowed to report back to their
troops for assembly at Monroe Park at
Laburnum.
Hugh Stockdell Machine Gun Company
and the First and Second Companies OF
the Grays' Battalion issued orders last
night for the men of these units TO as
scmble in the armory tomorrow morn
ing at o'clock for special duty at the
Fair Grounds. Breakfast will be
served them in the armory.
Posters Arc Up.
Richmond awoke this morning TO
find posted over shop and residence
windows In every section of the city
he pressing Ts,, injuncti1n jn Hug Your
Of tho houses upon which the sheets
are pasted are requested TO leave them
there until after May 81. when it is
expected the last OF the three home
will have been completed.
The posters were printed and dis
,ributed by the Richmond Advertisers
assigned 10 the task of putting them
last night just as the city was pre-
pairing to sleep. They. express tho
troops deserve tho noisiest and most
demonstrative welcome that Richmond
2 can give.
Reception Committee Named.
The following members OF Mrs. j..
Allison Hodges' reception committee
Continued on Second Pagc.)