The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-27
WASHINGTON
IS READY TO
GREET YANKS
Theater, Supper, and Dance
Scheduled in Program for
10th and 104th Men.

Final plans for the welcome home
reception of the 400 Washington SOL
diers OF the 10th Field Artillery and
1O4th Field Signal Battalion were
completed today by Isaac Cans, chair
man of the Citizens Welcome Home
Committee.
The program il an elaborate one
and will last for two days.
Colonel Hoffman, executive office
OF Camp Meade. Nd, officially notified
Mr.. Cans today that the District SOL
diers would arrive in Washington. at
the Union Station, between 10 and IL
o'clock Thursday.
Committee Of welcome.
At the Union Station a COMMITTEES
composed of the following will well
come the District soldiers: Secretary
of War Baker, Secretary Of the Navy
Daniels, Congressman Julius Kahn,
Commissioner Louis Brownlow, IsaaI
Cans, Maj. r. d. La Garde, Lieut.. Je-
rome Meyers. Yoenan Theodore Howe,
Capt Peter Yoder, Capt. w. ]. Har-
per, Private L. c. Hines Private J.
Bentley milford, Quartermaster Clerk
James Lippert, Chief Yeoman Gail T.
Judd and Donald Atwell. The ten
last named men represent the George
Washington Post No. /, the local auA.
Hilary to the American Legion.
Short addresses of welcome will be
made at the station by Secretary Ba-
ker. Secretary Daniels, Congressman
Kahn, Commission Brownlow and Mr.
Cans.
Accompanied by two companies OF
District National Guardsmen, COM
manded by Brig. Gen. Richard D.
Simms. and 4 band. the 400 soldiers
will march from the Union Station,
south on North Capitol street to the
march through the Capital grounds
to Peace Monument.
Line OF March.
From Peace Monument the parade
up Pennsylvania avenue will begin.
The men will go up the Avenue to
Fifteenth street. around Fifteenth
street and out Pennsylvania avenue
past the White House to Seventeenth
street. North on Seventeenth street
to Connecticut avenue, north on Con-
necticut avenue to Massachusetts
d
to 1914 Massachusetts avenue.
At this place, which is the War
Camp Community Club in Washing
ton. the soldiers will be given a
luncheon, provided by the commun-
ity service. The knights of Column
bus have agreed to furnish ciga-
rcttes, cigars. candy and chewing
gum to the men. Commissioner
Louis BrownIow has been asked to |
address the men following the lunch.
con.
After the luncheon the men will |
march down Fourteenth street to b.
+. Keith's Theater, where they will
attend the matineee show. Roland :.
manager Of the theater, has
offered to accommodate the soldiers
at the theater at the expense OF the
house.
supper At Wardman PARK Inn.
Following the theatCr party the
men will take motor busses. loaned
by Charles Semmes Motor Company.
and ride TO Wardman Park Inn,
where a supper will be awaiting
them.
The forty soldiers OF the 1O4th
Field Signal Battalion were dis
charged from Camp Meade, Md, yes
.erday afternoon. The wOmen's com.
nittee, headed by Mrs. Leroy Heron.
which is arranging for welcoming
the 10th. has invited these soldiers
10 join their party.
The next day-Friday, Decoration
Day-the men will be to themselves
and allowed to do as they wish until
their trains return TO Camp Meade
Friday night.
Isaac Cans will preside at all or
ne gatherings Of these men.
Mrs Leroy Heron. wife OF Major
Leroy Heron. desires that all men
hat ever served with the 10th, Field
ArtilIery communicate with her at the
apartment and she will
make arrangements for them TO par
icipate in the welcome home parade.