The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-06-12
Streets Decorated; Citizens Anx-
iously Await Coming Of the
Heroes; Canteen Commit
tee Prepares Lunches.
SCHEDULE SET BACK
BY LATER ADVICES
Reports at Q O'clock Say First
Train Due Hsre After 8
o'clock; Five Trains in
Convoy; Parade Billed.

Word at 3:3o from orln Ashton
Aboard the troop train states the
first section will leave Ell Reno at
$50 and Is due to arrive In Chick
asha at $50. Each section to stop
here 30 minutes. Men will parade
and return to their cars. Sections
will run about IS to 80 minutes apart.
When the fire whistle, and doubt
less every other whistle In town
cuts loos this evening, don't run to
the telephone to ask the location
of the fire. Beat 1t to the Rock
Island station to become a member
Of the receiving line for the 142nd
infantry due to arrive here late to-
day in five trains, EN- route to Camp
Bowie
Arrangements have been made
with Fire Chief Gattis to have the
whistle sounded when word is re-
ceived at file Rock Island that the
first of the five trains has passed
Pocasset. This, 1t is figured, will
give the penple of Chickasha ample
Any point on Chickasha avenue
time to get to the depot before the
first train arrives
tween the Rock Island depot and
the city hall, will probably be as
good as any other from which t.
review" the tropos. 1t is copper
rivited cinch that everyone can't get
on the Rock Island platform. In
fact, 1t is probable that the station
will be roped Off to hold the crowd
back.
Word was received early this
morning that the first troop train of
the 142nd Infantry is scheduled to
leave Oklahoma City at 2 o'clock
this afternoon, arriving in Chickasha
between and 7 o'clock tonight.
The other four Tains are to follow,
the interval between each train, not
being announced early.
Orin Ashton, Chickashas ambassa-
dor sent to Oklahoma City to meet
the commanding officer and arrange
for the stop in Chickasha, stated by
phone early today that he had con.
ferred with the commanding colonel
who agreed to stop the trains in
Chickasha for a parade. Each train
according to early arrangements, will
unload and the men will parade
through the streets, return to their
train and proceed to the demobiliza-
ticn camp at Camp Bowie. If these
arrangements are carried out, Chick
asha will see five parades instead
of one.
The canteen branch Of the local
Red Cross chapter was hitting on
all six" at an early hour this morn
ing, and under the superintendency
Of w. A. Hopkins, sandwiches were
being turned out by the gross From
all appearances, the men of the 142nd
will be well fed when their trains
hit south to the rehabilitation camp.
They will be given sandwiches
fruit, coffee and smokes as susie.
nance and will be loaded down with
the good wishes and welcomes of
what promises to be the biggest
crowd that Chlckasha has ever turn.
ed out
Not only is Chickasha interested
in the 142nd. This is evidenced by
the calls received fro mall sections
of the surrounding country Alex,
Bradley, Lindsay, Verden and in adj
diticn, relatives from every section
OF Grady county have called here to
lind details Of the arrival Of the
troops and the program to be follow.
ed. They all plan to be here, father
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