The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-24
Welcome For Districts
Homecoming YankS Set
For Thursday and Friday

Thursday and Friday OF next week
have been set as the dates for the
welcome home reception OF the 700
District soldiers in the three return
ing Washington units and other
Washington soldiers returned from
France who were with other over
seas organizations.
Isaac Cans. chairman of the citi-
zens' welcome home committee, today
received word from the commander
OF Camp Meade that plans have been
made to send the Washington soldiers
to this city Thursday morning. IN
foreseen happenings may, of course,
alter plans.
Fifty enlisted men and three Of
ficers. Washington men. and all
members of the lO4th Field Signal
Battalion, Twenty-ninth division, ar
rived at Camp Meade. Md5. yesterday
afternoon These men came direct
from Camp Dix. The District men in
this battalion were formerly the Dis
trict signalmen of the District Ma
tional Guard.
Arrive at Meade Tuesday.
According TO official information
from Camp Stuart. Va, the 100 Wash
ington men Of the 11O:h field artillery
will arrive at Camp Meade. Md, next
Tuesday night. When this unit ar
rivCs there will be only one other
District unit to come-the jl2th T1a-
chine gun battalion.
The 312th machine gun battalion is
due TO arrive at Newport News, Va.
on the transport Virginian at :
o'clock tomorrow morning. and viii
proceed at once to Camp Stuart. The
commanding officer OF Camp stuart
today was asked. in a letter. by Mr..
Cans to have the 3l2th machine gun
battalion go to Camp Meade. Md,
Tuesday. II the commanding Off
Ger is willing to do this, then all plans
for the reception on Thursday and
Friday will be complete.
Washington's welcome home recep-
ton will outclass Baltimore's wei
come, is the prediction made today by
Isaac Cans, chairman OF the citizens
welcome home committee.
Parade FrOm Station.
A miIitar. uArade. for only the
members % a. three returning Dis
trict units ana other Washington sol
diers back from France, viii be held
Immediately upon the arrival OF the
District soldiers At the Union station
Accompanied by the Marine Band
and escorted by two District Natloal
Guard companies. commanded by
Brig Gen. Richard d. Simms. the
Washington soldiers will march out
Of the Union Station to the Capitol
Grounds and from the Peace Monu-
ment will begin the parade up the
avenue.
From Peace Monument the men VIII
20 up the Avenue to Fifteenth, around
Fifteenth, past the Treasury, past the
White House and around to the
Ellipse where the parade will end.
Theatcr, Dinner, and Dance.
From the Ellipse the soldiers, If
the arrival is in the morning, will
go to b. F.. Keith's Theater. After
a party there the men Of the 10th
Field Artillery will go to the Ward
man Park Hotel to n dinner and
dance. The men of the seth Ma
chine gun battalion. 1O4th Field Signal
Battalion. and other District soldiers
back from the war. will go TO the
Willard Hotel. to dinner and dance.
James Small, the florist. has offered
to decorate the hotel for the occasion
at his own expense.
1t is through the courtesy Of Ro-
land Robbins. manager Of +. +.
heltnS ana FRANK filSHtr IIdHdS'i
of the willard Hotel, that the well
come home committee has been able
to arrange a theater party and dinner
dance.
The next day Friday-will he de-
voted to visiting the city and giving
the men an opportunity to give the
town the "once-OveT.'
More Money Needed.
More money is needed to defray the
expenses of the welcome home recep-
ton.
Isaac Cans sends this open letter:
ITO the Citizens of Washington:
las chairman of the citizens well
come home committee l deem il my
duty to ask every one in Washington
to assist our committee in making
this reception the most elaborate ever
held in Washington. ] am sure there
is not a person in Washington who
is not glad to be of some assistance
to us in making this welcome
success.
"Our plans are practically COM