The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-05-22
NOISY WELCOME FOR CITY'S HEROES
TO their
Of Battery Parade With

Battery L, Kenoshas first gift to
| the great army of Freedom marched
through Main street again this after
noon, coming home from a great strug-
Igle in which they had played an i'm
lportant part.
Arriving at the Northwestern sta
| tion the men under the same com
manders who had led them off to
war nearly two years ago, were
/ greeted by music of many bands
and with the happy cheers of the
thousands upon thousands Of people.
/ 1t was the greatest gathering in the
history Of Kenosha. Work was sus-
i pended to give the greeting to the
homecoming soldiers. They came in
singing and left the train to receive
the greatest greeting that Kenosha had
ever extended to Homecoming body
of men. The plans Of the committee
for the parade and other entertainment
did not prevent the boys being lionized
by their relatives as they left the train
and all plans for parading were held
up pending this first greeting of the
returned soldiers.
Kenosha was all set to pay tribute to
Its returning heroes. The flags were
waving everywhere in the city, the
barred arrow, the red insignia of the
Thirty-second Division, is in evidence
all over the city and everywhere ex-
pectant people are just waiting to
lavish their appreciation on the mem
bers of Battery E and its gallant com
manders, home today.
Festival attire was the rule all over
the down town district. Even Main
street was in line and more flags were
displayed on Main street than has been
seen in years.
All during the morning the mem-
bers Of the Welcome Home committee
sat near the telephones waiting for the
word that Captain Coney and his men
had left Camp Grant on the special
train bound for Kenosha.-
Meantime over at Camp Grant siren
uous efforts were being made to have
all the Kenosha boys there demobilized
so that they might come home to-
gether. A half dozen of the boys did
not reach Camp Grant until Friday but
up to the last minute today it was
thought possible that these men might
win their discharge papers in time to
come home on the special train with
Captain Coney, Lieutenant Alexander
and the rest of the boys.
! Early this afternoon the down town
streets of the city were beginning to
fill with people regardless of the fact
that definite knowledge of the exact
hour of the coming of the men had not
been received. It was happy crowd.
Old men and women had come in from
distant points out in the county anx-
ious to be on hand when ttheir boy
got into Kenosha and ready to take
him iii their arms and hurry away
with him to the old home where a
great reception was awaiting him.
Many of the people wore flags on
their coats and the barred arrow of
| the Thirty second made its appearance
| in the way of pins and banners. There
was the happy spirit of the home com
| ing everywhere and everyone seemed
! to be filled with the spirit.
The first news of the coming of the
boys came to the Northwestern station
in a message that the special train was
scheduled to leave Rockford at eleven
clock with a view Of reaching Keno
sha between one and two
While the people were waiting for
some word Of the coming of the boys
there were busy times in Kenosha. In
scores Of kitchens mothers who pushed
back the tears Of joy we're busy prepar-
| ing for the finest dinner they ever had
in their life. Special touches we're be-
ing put on pastry and the cake and
that special dainty that their boy
liked was being cooked with great care
and pounds OF rejoicing were being
placed into every ounce Of preparation.
The committees were busy providing
for the parade and the entertainment
of the boys from Stevens Point. The
eighty boys are to be the guests of the
city Of Kenosha and not Of Battery
E. Just as soon as the parade is over
the Kenosha boys Of the Battery are to
be hurried to their homes in automo-
biles and long list Of automobiles.
The word that the Kenosha men had
left Rockford came in just after eleven
clock within a few minutes after
the train had left Rockford, billed
straight through to Kenosha The
train was scheduled to stop for half an