The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-07
COMPLETE REVIEW Re /
At CAMP DEvENS
Gen. Hale e. Invites All New
England to Visit 10Th
Division
NUMEROUS EVENTS
FROM APRIL II TO 20


Big Boston Parade Which Will Be
the Last Military Event Staged by
the Y. D.-Tentative Program.
CAMP DEyENS, April "A divi- |
sion review, with all the military cere-
monies that attach to the return of al
modern combat division from war, al
military spectacle such as New Eng
land has never before seen and such
as the present generation will probably
never see again, is one of the events
that Mai Gen. Harry C. Hale has ini
store for the people of New England
At the final gathering of. the entire
| Yankee division, complete to man as
| it returned from the battle areas Of
/ France, the colors of each regiment will
/ be decorated with their battle stream
4 ers, then to be sent to the Massa-
4 chusetts state house in Boston, where
!. they will be kept in the Hall of Flags.
/ a permanent reminder TO the people. of
i New England of, the glory of the Goth
Il division in the world war.
i Mai. Gen Hale disclosed the plan
/ yesterday afternoon. New England. is
4 doing herself proud in welcoming home
its gallant fighters. The officers and
men of the Yankee division propose to
/ do their utmost TO show the home folks
how much they appreciate it. So the
lpubhe is invited to attend q big re-
view of the Yankee division.
/ OF course the big parade in Boston
Twill be the very last military event
! staged by the s6th, but at least only a
j part of the division, as it is returning
/ from France, will take part The re-
view here will take place before the
men from outside New England have
been discharged, and will consequently
be. the last gathering of the complete
division.
But that is only one of the good
things the YD has in store for the peo
pie of New England. From April II
: until April 20 there are to be numer
Gus military events that will draw
thousands and thousands of people e
this camp. Yesterday Mai Gen Hal,
issued memorandum that gives ten
tatiye outline of the activities in which
units of the division will participate.
i The program includes regimental re
s. views, organization baseball
games, band concerts by the masse,
bands of the division. many member
. of which have been decorated for gal
lantry in action and other features a
yet not definitely worked out The mem
toraudam states in part: n
1.-Two days after an organization ha
passed through the rest area thi
memorandum will become effective i
that organization.
n 1.-The hours of drill. with exception
re noted below, viii be in the hands g
,r fcgimental or separate organization
. commanders A minimum of one hou
= daily will be devoted TO marching an
Is minutes to close order drill The r,
lie mainder of The time will be devoted [
al athletics or such exercises 2s unit con
manders deem necessary to occupy I'll
IT 74en 5 time and maintain discipline. Tt
ne work of preparation for demohilizatic
ay takes precedence over all other exc
cises.
A series of exhibitions will be he
oo on the parade ground The followir
90 tentative program is announced:
= Friday, April ll-Review of 1o4
no infantry, 4.30 y. m.
ey Sunday, April 13-Rand soneer
Goth division massed bands, 3 p. m.
s Monday. April l4-Basebail gan
= lo4th infantry VS.. 10lst engineers,
-ss P. M.
Tuesday, April 15-Review of 101
| engineers, $50 p. m.
Wednesday, April l6-Review
10lst infantry, $50 p. m.
Thursday, April L. Review
l03d infantry. 4.30 D. H.
Friday, April ls--Review of 10
infantry, 4 80 p. m.
Saturday, April l9-Baseball gar
lo2d infantry vs. l0lst engineers, 3 D..
Sunday, April 13--Band cenee
10Th division massed bands. 3 P. m.
The Yankee division invites the p
ple of New England torevery one
these events Il
When the division review is held il
probable that three major generals y
sit side by side and watch the y
England fighters march past. They !
Maj. Gen. Clarence r. Edwards, (
mer commander of the division; NJ
Gen. Henry z Mccain and Mai. G
Hale. The exact date for the big
view has not yet been set, but it will
before the parade in Boston and pr
ably very soon after the last unit
the division has arrived in camp
been deloused.
The four days following the par
are to be devoted to diseharging
men. 1t is expected to break all /
erds for this operation when the t
comes.
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