The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-21


search for the soldiers by their loved
ones will be avoided. The grand
stand win be reserved for the relatives
and divided into sections. those hav-
ing sons. brothers or husbands in
the various companies being grouped
according to the army designation.
After the mon have detrained and
stacked arms. they will be marched
by companies, to the section of the
race track allotted them The rela-
tives will then be escorted to the
various companies and the men dis
missed to 60 wherever they please
about the fair grounds The dinner
provided by the committee will be
served at l o'clock, bu. the men will
not be required to answer mess
call. II the wives and mothers de-
sire, they may bring lunches TO the
grounds and have their individual
homecoming hanuuets
AS this WIFI be positively the only
opportunity tho relatives Of the SOL
d1ers will have to greet them. they
are urged TO carefully observe the
instructions OF the committee. Mr..
Eiierson announces that the sole aim
Of the committee IS to further the
wishes OF the returning soldiers and
their loved ones and !. ia to this end
that the plans have heen made and
that all persons other than those re-
lated to the men have been requested
to stay away from the fair grounds
Tickets OF admission to the grand
stand will he issued fror, places which
will be announced shortly.
Places for Wounded
The wounded OF all units who are
to parade in Richmond are requested
to communicate with tflhilee weeN
headquarters. 4o4 Mutual building, in
order that the COMMITTEES arrange for
| their places in the parade.
The military authorities have re-
quested that citizens he advised no.
| to attempt to feed the soldiers along
the line OF march. Flowers NAV he
thrown in front OF tho columns. but
| there must be no running out to the
| soldiers
The 116th infantry. including the
| Richmond Grays. arrived in port yes
terday and was given an ovation by
the people Of Newport News Cover
nor Davis Mavor Ainslie and A com
mittee of representative men and wo-
men from Eichmond were on hand to
greet the mon as they stepped from
| the transport to the pier The mon
were paraded through the streets and
then marched to Camp Stewart They
will be given a monster reception on
| Thursday. when the streets of New
port News will he roped off for dane
ing. Mowers and garlandr will bedeck
the houses and the city will stop bust
ness to hold high carnival over the
return or Virginia's delegation to the
battlefelds of France.
| A movie hall in honor OF the
troors will he riven Saturday night at
| the Grays' armory Jane and Kathe-
I oh str 80 ~
| pany, will be among the attractions
provided for the admirers OF the silent
drama. Others who have accepted in
vitations to be present are: June Ca
! price, Bessie Rarriscale. Creiyhton
Hale. Dolores Cassannelli, Smiling
| Ril1' Parsons, Virginia Pearson, Anne
Luther and Billy Rhodes
SECOND PARADE OF HOME
| COMING TROOPS ON MAY "a
| The second parade OF home coming
| troops will be held Thursday. May %,
by members OF the 111th field artillery
and Company f, 1o4th ammunition
| train, the former the Richmond Ho-
w1tzers and the latter the Richmond
| Blues The date of the last and larg-
| est parade. that OF the Eightieth d.
vision. has not vet been decided. but
Chairman Ellerson said last night
that II would probably be held either
on May 30 or shortly after that date.
Mr.. EIlerson was advised yesterday
| ~ Colonel Joseph McAndrews, of
| ncer In charge of the distribution of
returning troops. that General Cronk-
hite and staff, together with the 155th
neld artillery brigade. would arrive At
Newport News on May 81 This bril-
gade is composed Of the 313th, 3l4th
and S15th ae'd artillery regiments and
Is made up largely of men from West
Virginia, with n small number OF vir
ginians and Pennsylvanians. The
317th and 31sth infantry regiments,
made up almost entirely OF Virginians,
has also sailed from France, although
the date OF arrival in this country is
not yet known.
Major-General Cronkhite, divisional
commander all through the traininr
period ana during the campaigns in
Franco, win probably lead the parade
In this city. The artillery brigade and
the brigade of Virginia infantry. to-
falling approximately 10000 men. will
be the units to parade In this city.
Mayor Atnslie received a wire veg
terday from Wheeling, w. Va, asking
II Richmond would accommodates q !.
900 West Virginia visitors on the date
Of the parade. Tho answer was tina
Richmond could and would be glad Ia.
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