The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-12
AMBULANCE UNIT
HOME TOMORROW
Exact Hour Not Known but
Officials viii Be Mott
fled in Ample Time.
STAGE SET FOR WELCOME
Arrangements Complete for
City to Show Appreciation
Of Overseas Service.
GO THROUGH WEST VIRGINIA
Train Arrives at Charleston
on Sunday Morning on
Way to Tulsa.
STAGE SET FOR WELCOME
GO THROUGH WEST VIRGINIA

The Tulsa ambulance company
No. 1877. accompanied by 1857 cnsuals.
arrived in Charleston W. Va sun
day morning en- route to Tulsa. where
they are expected to a(rive Tuesday,
according to the tcleAam received
bv The Tulsa World Sunday night
from one OF the members Of the
company Although II Is not known
definitely The exact time the men
VIII arrive they arc expected Tues
day morning. for which time all AZ
rangements have been made for a
grand parade before they embark
for Camp Bowie, where they will he
demobollzed
Everything has been set for the
welcome and tho committee on ar
rangements Is ready for the big guns
10 fire within an hours notice. All
the whistles In tho city will blow In
honor OF the returned heroes and "A
holiday will ba procla lined through
out the city
All Service Men Out.
One OF the special features OF the
days program being urged by the
committee Is for every ex-soldier.
sailor and marine to wear their uni
form and become member of
Americas greatest army" once
again before tho clothes are dis
carded,
The plan as arranged Ia TO give
the boys a welcome greater than the
one received when they arrived on
foreign soil to show them the ap-
probation for their noble work and
bring back the memory OF the "old
town" The boys expect a welcome
but they are going TO receive ono
greater than can no anticipated.
Although complete plans have beer
arranged for the ambulance company
alone word has been received by
Mrs. g. u Lahmsn, tho adopted
god mother OF the company and
chairman Of the committee on ar
rangements, that t67/casuals will
arrive with our boys The notice
has been too short to call families
personally and ask them to take one
or more Of the casuals home. no
II Ia earnestly urged by the commit
tee that every home In the city be
ready to adopt one of the boys for
that day. The members OF the
casual company. although strangers
TO the ambulancers. have seen service
overseas and have hecn in all sec
tors OF the battle front.
Welcome Strangers
Unless the families In the city
volunteer TO take care OF these
nSsusls they will he left In the city
alone. all being strangers in this part
OF the country. The boys are going
to Judge the city by the reception
they receive and although every one
will ho Joyful over the return of
Tulsa's own boys. part OF the wei.
come must he directed TO the strang
ers who fought so nohly and did
their share In the conflict as did
other units.
When the boys arrive at the sta
tion each one will he presented with
a flag and IA CRrnatlon by Mrs. Harry
Ashby. In charge of the canteen
work The parade will be formed a 1
the Frisco station and will go south
on Main TO Eighteenth: Eighteenth
to Boston: north on Boston to Flrs,
street; west to Main; Main to
Brady and from Brady to the Con-
vention hnll, where the grand re-
ception will he given them. Al the
intersection OF each street there will
he automobiles filled with flowers
which VIII he given To the boys by
local girls, the idea being TO shower
Main street with fragrant flowers
on account of,the limited time tho |
hoys will have In tho city II has been
arranged tn limit tho speaking so |
that they will have the longest possi- |
hle time TO spend with their relatives /
and friends
The officials in charge of tho re- I
ccption and welcome will he notified /.
ahead the exact time tho hoNs will I.
arrive at the station and the cit- /
zens will he given plenty OF time to I
reach tho station before tho train ar. [.
riVes. All tho church bells and /
whistles in the city will announce /
tho approach OF the train and will /.
ro,inue to ring until the boys debark |
from the train and are formed Tor |
the parade.