The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-02
HOMAGE TO Be
PAID HOOSIER
FIGHTING men
Thousands of Men Who Saw
Service In World War to be
Honored at Capital.
CBy Associated Press)

(By Associated Press)
INDIANAPOLIS, May 2-Favorable1
weather and adequate transportation |
only are needed to assure the success
of Welcome Home day, when Indiana g |
two million population will pay hom- |
age officially to the boys and girls who
participated In the world war.
The date for holding the celebra-
ton has been set for May or s. Only
minor details Of elaborate arrange
ments remain to be carried out
While the occasion will mark the
welcoming Of Indiana's most popularity
known heroes-members Of the 150th
Field Artillery. the Hoosier unit In
the Rainbow division. and members
Of the Sind base hospital. an Indiana
polls organization-it will be for them
no more than the thousands of others
who saw service In France, Italy, Bel
GUM and the United States, but -
members of organizations not so wide
IL known.
A list Of organizations with which
Indiana troops served is being pre-
pared in the office of Harry B. Smith,
adjutant general Of Indiana. and It
soon will be made public. 1t will
show the varied and wide service the
Indiana men had.
Greatest Welcome In History
The celebration to welcome all was
delayed until this time because with
the return Of TIE 150th 1t is believed
the great majority of Indiana men
will be home. However many hum
dreds, perhaps thousands Of men from
this state are still In Europe, few
In Russia, and many In hospitals and
rehabilitation camps.
No expense Is being spared to make
the event the greatest Of the kind ever
held in Indiana. Doubt Is expressed
whether the welcomes given by the
state when Indiana men returned from
the Civil war and the Spanish-Ameri-
can war will begin to approach the one
to be held May z Indianapolis and
Marion county have arranged to spend
$4,000 out of public funds and in adj
dition thousands will be spent by
business firms and individuals. Added
to the local expenditures will be
those authorized by the state coun-
ell Of defense, which provides that
the transportation of soldiers, sailors,
marines and nurses who participated
in the war, be paid from their homes
to Indianapolis Already eighty-one
of the ninety-two counties have de-
cided to participate and within few
days action of the other eleven coun-
ties is expected to make the decision
unanimous.
The parade Of war veterans will be
the big feature of the day. except to
the returning 150th and 32nd and the
relatives Of members of the two or
CARNATIONS. For them the opportun-
ity to meet relatives probably before
the parade is held, will be the big
event Relatives and very close
friends only will be privileged to ex-
tend personal welcome to members
of these organizations. Admission
will be honored only on possession Of
tickets. Relatives of the 150th artil-
lerymen may obtain the tickets from
Clark Mallory Of the American Gar
ment company, and of the members
of the 32nd hospital, of C. B. Maughm
of the Indianapolis News. Soldiers
from Fort BENJAMIN Harrison will
deny admission to the grounds where
the 150th and 32nd base hospital will
be stationed except to holders of tick
cts.
War Mothers to Attend
The start of the parade will be an
nounced by setting off of noise bombs
and blowing Of factory whistles. The
men physically able to march will dc
80, but the Ill, and wounded and nurs
es will ride in automobiles. while the
tentative plans are for the field of
ficers to be mounted. The present ar
rangements call for. the parade to
start at 1880 o'clock in the afternoon
on Senate avenue. At one place il
will proceed up Meridian street or
which will be the grand stands, and
through the Victory Arch" located
at the south entrance to "Victory
Circle" AS the troops march undel
the arch fourteen young women, Sc
lected for their beauty and grace, will
drop flowers in the path Of the pa
raiders.
One Of the big tasks, which will b.
feeding the visitors, has been met b.
arrangements to serve $4,000 meal:
ON the state capitol lawn. Estimates
have been asked by John v. Wilson
secretary of the state council Of de
tense, as to the number of visiting
veterans to be expected from eacl
county, in order that there will be NJ
shortage of food.
Welcome Home Day. for all prac
teal purposes, will be a holida.
throughout the state. Interest Is 81
intense, according to reports received
from various counties, that 1t is ind
Gated the number Of visitors will b,
several hundred thousand unless
weather prevents.
An effort will be made to provid
every mother of an Indiana returned
soldier attending the celebration, ;
seat in a grand stand, according t
Mrs. Elizabeth s. Carr, president o
the Indiana Chapter of the American
War Mothers. Mrs. Carr has an
nounced she will be at a hotel on Viz
tory Circle on the day Of the celebrs
ton.
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