Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-26
MORE OF V|RG|N|A'S
CRACK TROOPS ARE
AT NEWPORT NEWS
Howitzers, With Company
of Blues, Greeted by
Governor Davis.
SECRETARY CARTER GLASS
AND MONTAGUE AT DOCKS
Hundred and Eleventh Field
Artillery to Parade Here
Thursday.
ABOUT 1900 MEN IN MARCH
al Preparations Made for Reception
and City Gayly Decorated for
Soldiers Coming.
SECRETARY CARTER GLASS
AND MONTAGUE AT DOCKS
ABOUT 1900 MEN IN MARCH
All Preparations Made for Reception
and City Gayly Decorated for
Soldiers Coming.

The ono Hundred and Eleventh
ic!d Artillery and Company T.. of the
one, Hundred and Fourth Ammunition
Irain. comprising tho Richmond How
i'%cfs and part OF tho Light Infan-
Try Blues Battalion. arrived yesterday
morning 81 Newpor; News on the
transport Nirs!nian.
Sayly decorated notilla laden
With enthusiastic NirSinians went out
INTO Hampton Roads TO welcome the
Virginia boys coming home from
France. As the vessel came up the
FoanS 20 her dock, hydro-airplane.
nIoted BY Lieutenant cannif, few
o"Th ana forth across her course
.urn nom" OF the Nir-inians OF the
Twenty ninth Division IN ,d. up OF
boys "f this state. Maryland and New
Jersey. who enlisted in various Ma
entered. IN 1917. tn" lis; Of democ-
ricies arrayed against the Hun.
Mnn, Grcc, Heroes.
hotH thc How!iZcrs and the Blues
nave been for many years crack mill
itry organizations Of Virginia. and !.
number Of friends. relatives ana dis
tinSuishcd officials. both OF the State
ana fcdcrsi governments. we're at the
pier !" greet them when they steamed
into ,he houIc port.
Bes.des Governor and Mrs West
morciand Davis, secretary OF the
treasury Carter Glass and Rcpresen-
thtrc Andrew jackson Montague
weTo At Newport News 10 extend them
IN" official welcome ui State and coun-
,fy. WIN them was 4 delegation from
Richmond.
The boys Viii come 20 Rlchnond on
Thursday for one OF tho three great
ovat!ons ana paradcs which the city
mas planned for her returning heroes
before the final celebration in Juiv
a ar iFr it,fs
Eardlcss Of their unit, VIII lie given
.uammoth welcome.
Prepared for Welcome
just rs on SATURDAY. when The men
of :hc One Hundred and sixteenth
Infantry and the f.fty- fourth Arm.
lery Brigade Witnessed such u demon
suation As their capital city has never
before accorded her warriors. their
comrades Of the Two units which land
cd yesterday Viii find a reception OF
unbounded enthusiasm.
Already Richmond is in state Of
high expectancy The principal streets
arc decorated IN a riot of Colors Flags
hSng from nearly every home Wei
come banners noat everywhere. and
an arch OF triumph has bccn crcctr,!
for the heroes to march under.
There VIII be about 500 men in the
rarad". The first train Viii arrive in
Eichmrnd AT o'clock. aud three uth-
ors VIII follow Ht hitcen-minulc in
tcrvals. Practically the same program
VIII he carried OUT as was IN .nevt on
saturday.
~ Thank Many Helpers.
Both II W. t;Icrson. chairman o,
ih. general home coming committee.
and Mrs. -. +. W Kern. chairman of
tho wcnian's committee. said last night
mat they wished TO extend thanks -
Ill those who took part in making iIi-
ARRANGEMENTS incident 10 the parauc
on Saturday :, complete success
There WAS not a singh hitch' Mr..
Eiicrson said. and il brought OF; tn.
great spirit OF the Eichnond people.
1t was wonderful parade. even be-
yond my expectations. Colonel Mimni-
xcrodc. commander Of the One Hun
drod and Sixteenth, expressed wonder
at the ovation given his boys. saving
Il surpassed anything he had ever
seen.
The parade on Thursday will bc
shorter than the one on Saturday, ana
there VIII nc more music.
II WAS announced Yesterday that
the Governor of West Virginia wiiI bc
at Newport News on tuesday 10 meet
the boys Of the EiEitictn Division and
their commanding general, Major
General Cronkhitc.