Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-26

] cry veterans, whose appetites will
! be whetted by a day replete with
welcome home events.
Dozens and dozens of tables, under
| the capable direction of V. Grant
Forrer, are being placed in River
Front park. in the area just south of
the Civic Club. These tables will
be attractively decorated with bunt-
ing, and will be covered with white
cloth. When the men march there
from the baseball game on the
Island, where the Klein Chocolate
Company team will play the Wash
ington Americans with admission
free to soldiers in uniform and their
girls and from the theaters and
other places OF interest, they will
ind half cantaloupe waiting for
them at their places at the tables,
to keep them busy until the tables
are heaped with luscious chicken,
potatoes with brown butter dressing,
French peas, and a dozen other good
things.
Salute of 81 Guns
Other arrangements for the big
welcome home are progressing so
rapidly it is difficult to keep in touch
with them. 4 salute OF twenty-one
guns Will be fired as the vanguard
OF veterans marches onto the Island
Sunday afternoon for the memorial
and welcome home services at $50
o'clock. when Governor Sproul,
Mayor keister, the Rev. Henry w. A.
Hanson, Major Mahin, and others
will speak, and community singing
and bands will liven the occasion.
Four huge searchlights with an
expert TO operate them, will arrive
from the Philadelphia Navy Yards
in time for the celebration, and the
lights from the tops of the tallest
building, will cast their radiance up
and down the streets, adding to the
festive appearance of the city.
Wear Your o. DIS
The parade Monday afternoon at
two o'clock, when veterans of former
wars and the Reserve Militia, will
escort the Harrisburg contingent of
World War service men and women
about the principle streets, is being
awaited with interest, as fathers,
mothers, relatives and friends are
more than ever anxious to see the
boys march in one grand review be-
fore Time finally disbands the gall
liant Harrisburg band. All service
men and women are especially de-
sired by their relatives and friends,
and the committee in charge, to
wear their uniforms during the well
come home. These uniforms will
admit them to the theaters, dances,
dinner and baseball game, free of
charge.
Old Time Cider
The canteen service, under the
direction of MrsA Francis Jordan
Hall, met yesterday and planned the
part that they viii take in the well
come. Information booths will be
established at prominent places in
the city where canteen workers will
be on duty Sunday and Monday.
Members of the service will be at
Island Park Sunday afternoon to
help present the bronze commence
rative medals which the city is pre-
senting to its soldiers. But best of
all, at the dances Monday night, the
canteen service will have good, old
time cider rosy-cheeked apples and
pretzels, as refreshments for the
guests. The cider is at present be-,
ing made over in the Cumberland
Valley and it is said that the short
time will not permit it to get hard
Governors Troop in Line
1t was announced last evening that
the Governors Troop will take part
as a unit in the celebration, meet
ing at the Hope firehouse an hour
before the general meeting down.
town. They will march under the
command of Major Roberts, who
took them away in 1917.
Casey, Too
The Boy Scouts will also have
big part in the parade preparations,
keeping order in the crowds during
the march and also at Island Park.
Killiam2 G. German, scoutmaster,
has organized the city troops and is
prepared to take care of anything
that comes along. working in con-
junction with the police.
The knights of Columbus will
have in line of the parade of Mon
day, twelve secretaries who saw SER
vice overseas. They will also have
booth in Market Square, which
will be located on one corner on
Market street, where they will give,
free of charge to all men in uni
form. throughout the celebration.
candy. cigarets, ice cream, cake and J