Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-02
WAR CHIEFS BACK
Big PARADE HERE.
No Big Expenditure Re-
guired as Out.of-S State Men
Won't Participate .
FLEET FOR ALL MOTHERS
Welcome Home Committee to
Plan Full Program
Monday

ANY anxiety concerning the success
OF the proposed celebration in honor O,
the returning Iron Division of Pennsyl-
vania was dispelled today.
j. Jarden Guenther, secretary of the
welcome home committee, made the an
nouncement that a parade of the divi-
sion in this city is not only assured but
that the War Department officials in
washington are backing the plan.
The parade of the Twenty y-seventh
DIVISION In New York last Tuesday cost
.he government nearly $1,O00,000, the
amount representing the moneys paid
sololers held for the parade and the
cost OF their supplies.
Because Of that cost" said Mr. Cue,-
ther, the fear has been entertained that
the war Department officials would
champ down the lid on divisional pa
rades.' p"
No Big Expense Here
NO such expenditures will be neces-
sary IN the case of the Iron Division
Nheh the various units arrive thou
sahos or the men who live in distant
1,,o,,- ana VINO have no interest in the
n.,auelphia parade will be discharged.
UNDERSTANDINGS who wish to parti-
cipate in the great pageant win ,n p ro,,
and hundreds of former men,hers - ~
alvlslon who have been sent home as
ea.Ials VIII rejoln their outfits.
oy 1oiiowlng this plan the War Do
% %a,.i,lent VIII avoid the difficulties en-
SSouatered In connection with the Neu,
York celebration" ''o ->e"
The welcome home committees ,,.,
Iaiu pn that Adjutart General Frank n
neary VIII go to Washington this weer
anu complete parade ARRANGEMENTS wifi
war department officials.
Next Monday the committee will bo1i
seherai meeting and appoint vario,,s
'Niinittees I'Dees to handle parade details
,parHig Tor the great celebration
ihvoiVes bulk of work. bur tho go.
mittee Will facilitate II bv saiaot,ns v,,, =
practicai men and women for the s,,b,
committees. Ava 'he sup
Fleet to Carry Mothers
me neet of river craft that will carr,
soldiers mothers down the river to yroa,
the returning Keystone warriors viii h,
directed by practical steamship men a nd
quite likely the selection of its nersonna
VIII be left In the hands of the Mari
t,Ine Exchange. j. S. w. Holton, presl
oeht or that organization, has yolun.
So tiie seiFlceS OF the exchange anf
VIII attend Mondays meeting,
one detail Of immense proportions con.
Germs the grandstand to be erected for
soldiers mothers, wives and sisters, This
structure will seat $4,000 persons and
VIII cost more than $4,000.
Every mother, wife and sister of ,
soldier will be cared for" said Mr. cuen.
ther this afternoon. by next weel, ws
Will have completed a plan under which
the work Of assigned seats to the women
can be carried on. Such a plan Is es.
sential in order to protect, the women
We have got to make sure that the
seats are not given to any woman other
than bona-fde mothers, wives and sis.
ters." =. $40
! The work Of transporting former mem.
bers of the division from their homes te
this city will be handled by the sta
and under the direction of Adiutan,
General Beary. He figures that $500 o,
5000 of wounded Keystone men have re-
turned as casuals and will make an ef
fort to have them in the parade TIL,
expense attached to their transporta
tion and upkeep while in this cltv will
be borne by the state.