The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-20

BLUES ASSOCIATION MEETS.
/ All members of the Blues AS
ISOLATION and ex- Blues are urged
| to attend an important meeting to
he held tonight in the Blues
/ armory at $40 o'clock Plans
for the welcoming OF the 1o4th
ammunition train, formerly the
Richmond Blues. will be dis
cussed and measures taken to
! provide for their entertainment.
When the 1lsth infantry stearns
into Virginia waters this morning on
board the troop-ship Matsonia. it will
| be greeted gy verita bile host of
, tugs. yachts and smaller craft bear
/ ing official committees and hundreds
of others who just could not wait until
1 the boys landed
The Richmond committee, together
with Governor Stuart and his staff lef.
ypste Fffsy afternoon at O'Clock for
Newport News. They spent the night
/ on the state steamer Maury. which
will leave early this morning for the
/ Rip Raps, where the incoming liner
Twill be greeted.
/ The MatsonIa Is expected to pass
the capes about O'Clock and dock
at Newport News at 10 o'clock. The
regiment VIII be taken from the ship
II.
The Richmond committee will return
| tonight, being unable 10 stay over
until the orozaba bearing the 104th
ammunition train, reaches Port. The
personnel of the welcoming commit
tee is follows:
| Mayor George Ainsiie r. Lee
/ Peters. president OF the common
council. ", n. Adams, presid en-, of the
board of aldermen: George W. Ste
vens,. president OF the Chesapeake
and Ohio railway, John G.. Essley.
president of the Chamber al Conn.
merce: Captain H. ]. Dickerson, Of the
Richmond Grays; Major Lawrence r.
Price. parade adjutant: John b, Nor
decai. representing the draft boards.
Major Clarence Wyatt, of the Rich
mond Blues: Captain W. ". Poindex-
ter, Mrs. G. T. W. Kern. chairman OF
the woman's auxiliary OF the welcome
home committee Mrs W. A. Stack.
wife OF Major Stack OF the Richmond
Grays, and Mrs. NJ. F, James, wife OF
Major James, of the Richmond Blues,
now the Io4th ammunition train.
! The welcome home committee is
| making every effort to have Rich
mond fairly swathed in decorations for
! the parade on Saturday. Work on the
[ decorations 70 be placed on Broad
street will begin today The center
poles supporting the trolley wires viii
be draped with the Stars and Stripes
/ from Laurel street to Eleventh and
the ornamental poles on both sides. q f
+, the street will be wrapped in white
with the flags OF the United States.
France, England Belgium and Italy
draped and intertwined
| John Hirschberg chairman OF the
arch committee said yesterday that
yx-f tyy -, aha
ton Of the welcome arch in the Capt.
tai Square were confident o fhaving
enough Of the structure completed by
Saturday TO permit the troops to pass
beneath il
Mr.. Hirschberg has secured a num-
her of welcome home" flags, similar
10 those used in Ihe New York cele-
hratien, which viii he used in dress
ing up" Broad street
The efforts of the decorating COM
mittee are being concentrated on the
Court of Honor" TO extend from
Laurel to Belvidere on Franklin. with
the main reviewing stand In the cen
ter. Sever decorative columns will
he erected on either side of the street
and fiags, streamers. bunting and pen
nants will he stretched in profusion
column to column.
ammunition train who were formerly
Richmond Blues will be brought 10
Richmond for the parade on Satur-
day. The entire l1s4h infantry regi-
ment. In which Is included the old
Richmond 6rays. witt stop over IN
Richmond. however.
All members Of either Of these
units who have been returned to
Richmond prior to the sailing OF their
commands are urged TO gal together
and be present to take their place
in the parade. either with their old
units or IN separate squads or other
formation.
Chairman Ellerson received word
from Petersburg yesterday that half
the ci'ys population would journey TO
Richmond on Saturday to greet the
soldiers. Petersburg Is also busily
planning a number Of celebrations to
begiven the boys while thay are await
ing discharge at Camp Leo.
House wives who wish to decorate
In honor Of the returning heroes are
urged not TO defer their purchases
too long. 10 prevent a possible shortage
OF available flags and bunting when II
will he too late for the merchants to
obtain more