Arizona republican., 1919-05-02
Fl Paso Welcome Warm

FL PASO, May No home cou1ins heroes ever received a warmer wei come than did the 18th infantry and the Hist and 143rd machine gun bat talions here this afternoon and tonight when the Arizona and New Mexico soldiers were the guests of the city and southwest at a welcome-home 1 celebration.
 At o'clock, the parade of the sol diers from overseas swung down San Francisco street, once the old Over land Trail to the west, through the plaza of the pioneers, and in review before the replica of Bedloe's statue Of Liberty, from which Phoenix flowers were showered on the returning heroes by Mrs. Thomas F. Campbell and her. l women friends from Arizona
 Troop K, fifth United States cavalry. | had the place of honor at the head of the parade, acting as an escort for the overseas soldiers. Next came an auto mobile draped in allied flags, with two little girls scattering flowers along the path of the marching men. Governor Campbell of Arizona led the Arizona contingent and divided honors with the returned soldiers in the applause of the crowds. He marched beside l Colonel $. M. Saltnarsn, at the head or the Arizona column, waving his famous sombrero as he 11Iarcned bare | headed through the plaza. The 15Sth infantry band followed and behind them the Arizona boys in their oyer seas fatigue caps, without packs or rifles, except color guard beside the
 battle flags of the regiment.
 Governors Make Speeches
 Alter the parade the program al Lib erty hall was given, including an ad- dress of welcome by acting Mayor Burt Semple, songs by the Y. W. c. A. chor- al club, the regimental bandsand the
 addresses of welcome by Governor
 Larrazola and Governor Campbell
 When they concluded. General James
 B. Erwin announced the returning men
 could have 'shore leave" until reveille
 tomorrow, and the military police
 would not interfere with their fun. As
 climax to the formal welcome, Mrs.
 Campbell, wife of the Arizona gover-
 nor, placed a mammoth shield, red.
 white and blue flowers. before the reg mental colors and read the inscriptiou . worked on the face which read: To the boys of the 15sth who fell in France"
 This was followed by the Star l Spangled Banner played by the regi- , mental band. as the regiment and r spectators stood in memory of the reg s iment's dead.
 ? Tonight, in San Jacinto Plaza an al g fresco supper was served by the Red ! Cross and Salvation army girls in cos tune, the tables having been set in a
 great circle around the plaza and a
 cabaret program given on an inpro- y vised stage erected over the alligator k pool. After the supper, the regiment y marched to Liberty Hall, led by the two f governors and the band, and a military. c dance was given in their honor by the e society women Of Fl Paso.
 fl Larrazolo Promises Jobs
 Governor L.arrazolo, in his addressSto
 the returning soldiers. made an appeal
 for the adoption of the ,league of. na
 tions as a way Of making war impos- {. sible. Governor LarrazolO also an- n nounced he had given offices to all re- S turning soldiers, wherever possible . and had selected six regular war vet e erans for his staff. He asked the mem h bers of the returning units to write hin d personally, if they failed to find jobs q so he might obtain places for all oi : them. The governor reviewed the his
 tory of the war and said:
 = T remember when we placed the col S ors of our state in your hands. the col Il ors symbolic of freedom, liberty an, Il independence. We saw you go asva- : and we wept; they were not the tear
 of a coward, but the tears of iovin;
 fathers and mothers, bidding goodby
 to a son they might never see again
 We told you to come back with thos d colors, but never to cone in defea, n and you have fulfilled that request, an. l. have come back to us as victors am e We are here to welcome you in tn le name of the two states whose color
 you carry"