The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-31
GOVERNOR DECLARES
a STATE HOLIDAY
WHEN TROOPS COME
slX OKLAHOMA CITIES, INCLUD.
ING ARDMORE. WILL BE HOSTS
TO LOCAL UNITS.
Staff Correspondence.

Camp Bowie for rehabilitation, There
are three Oklahoma units, the nth
engineers. l42nd infantry, which in.
cludes tho First Oklahoma National
Guard regiment, and the l3lst machine
gun battalion. The war department has
granted permission for stops in Okla.
homa by the trains carrying these units
as follows:
One Hundred ana Eleventh Engi.
neers-Tulsa, two hours; oklahoma
City, three hours; Ardmore. one hour.
One Hundred and Thrty-first Ma.
chine Gun Battalion-Oklahoma city.
three hours.
One Hundred and Fortysecond In.
fantry-Enid, one hour; FL Reno. one
hour; Oklahoma City, four hours;
Chickasha, one hour.
The 1llth engineers probably will
come into the state via the Frisco and
travel the same line between Tulsa and
Oklahoma City. After the stop at the
capital city the engineers will be rout-
ed via the Santa Fe to Ardmore and
over the same line to Camp Bowie, Fort
r Worth, Texas.
The machine gun battalion is expect
ed to come either Erisco or Poci- Island
direct to Oklabom, civ and proh,bly,
will be dispatcbed win tba eon,e lima to
Fort Worth.
The 142nd will ba rou,ad ovor tho
Rock Island mokinp it's first ston nj
Enid then at El Reno and oftar the
Oklaboma civ sion win return IN III
Rapo In or,la,, 10 ,.s.,cb rbi.l....i,., c,o,,,
which place il will nrocefd direct to
Fort Worth over the Rocl; Island.
A telegram from Congress Charles
d. Carter received by the governor late
yesterday gave the following informa.
tion regarding the arrival of the 3Gth
division units: a portion Of the 142nd
including Il part of the First oklahoma
arrived ON the SaXonia at New York
Thursday; the 131st machine gun bat
talon, with the remainder of the First
Oklahoma, is due on the Patricia June
4; the 1l1th engineers, including the
first battalion. which is the Oklahoma
contigent of the regiment, is on the
Great Northern. due Friday and the
Troy, which is expected to arrive June
3. The 111th supply train is on the
Pueblo, due to arrive Friday. and on
the Grand Waldersee, which is expect
ed to reach port Monday
A telegram from Congressman Scott
Ferris brought the information that the
battleship Oklahoma is now at Brest
and it probably will be impossible for
Governor Robertson to present the
states gift OF 4 silver service at this
time.
Ty.utnn'Igl
Oklahoma CITY is planning TO give the
} returned soldiers such a homecoming
reception as has never greeted mem.
bers of anv states armed forces. Brig
Gen. Harry w. Pentecost. who will have
charge of the local arrangements. ex.
poets to announce his committees SAT.
urday. The suggestion of apDoiutmcnt
of a statewide reception committee bv
the governor has been discarded as i'm
practica1 Every MAYOR and citv Of
ficials of all the towns from which units
were sent to service arc invited TO CO.
,operate with the Oklahoma CITY com.
.mittee and in tbe matter of nersonal
reception the committee consists of
every resident of the state.
Elaborate decorations are being plan
ned, and one of the striking features Of
the scheme will be a triumphal- arch,
Through which the returning soldiers
will be escorted as they parade the cap
itals downtown streets. 1t is estimated
that the troops will probably be required
TO remain five or six days in an eastern
camp, probably Camp Mills. before
starting west
Governor Robertson and the official
party which is going to New York to
welcome the soldiers will leave over
the Frisco at las d. m. Saturday after.
noon. There are about 90 in the party
and these will be reinforced by the mem. |
bers of the Oklahoma congressional del |
egation at Washington. Adj. Gen. |
Charles F. Barrett. chief Of staff. is di. |
rector of the trip and his aides. Col. |
Baird II. Markham. Mai. Roy z. TAYLOR
and Lieut.. W. p. Hill will be delegated
to accompany the troop trains to points
in the stste and probably remain with |
1he trains until Camp Bowie is reached |
Arrival Day State Holiday.
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