The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-07
1000 NEW ENGLAND
TROOPS WELCOMED
Transport America Reaches
Boston as Crowds Flock to
See Men Of 26th.
ALL 60 TO CAMP DEVENS
Gov. HOlc0mb and Connecticut
Mayors Will Meet the
Agamemnon To-day.
ALL GO TO CAMP DEvENS

BosroN, April 6.--Thousands OF rela-
tives and friends Of soldiers Of the 1o1st
and 1904 Infantry regiments Of the
Twenty-sixth Division crowded about
the entrance to Commonwealth pier early
to-day hopeful of obtaining n glimpse
OF tho 1000 troops who reached here
yesterday on the naval transport
America Extra details OF soldier
guards and police officers were required
to keep the crowd in check as the trains
taking the troops to Camp Devens pulled
out from the pier. No one was allowed
within the pier except rev with passes.
After leaving the ship some of the sol
diers had to wait four hours before
entering trains and Q concert by the
old naval brigade band Of this city
helped the hours to pass. The Red
Cross, 7. NJ G. A., X. Of c. and other
welfare organizations distributed hot
coffee, food and smokes"
Thirteen trains averaging ten cars
each were required to transport the SOL
diers to Camp Devens, at Aver. Mass.
The first train. bearing Brig.-Gen.
george II. Shelton. brigade headquar-
tiers staff and casuals. left at $40 and
before noon the pier was cleared.
After the troops left the ship the few
medical cases were removed and prep
arations were begun for transferring the
America to the other side of the pier to
make ready for tho Asamemnon, which
Is expected to dock tomorrow afternoon.
A delegation of several hundred from
Connecticut. headed by Gov. Holcomb
and Mayors Of cities. will go down the
harbor to welcome the 1929 Infantry of
Seicherrey and St Mihiel fame and tho
1o1st Machine Gun Battalion.
On board the Agamemnon also are
Companies l. and NJ Of the 1O3d Infan-
try and the field staff, q detachment of
the Headquarters Company and Bat
teries A and B OF the 101st Field Ar
tillery.
Lieut.-Col II. r. Horsey. assistan,
chief or stan TO Major Gen. Harry C.
Hale, commander OF the Yankee Diyi-
sion, completed the organization of an
information bureau at the head uua rters
OF the Northeastern Department to-day
Announcement was made through the
bureau that the 101st Engineers, the
division headquarters troops and the
Fifty-hrst Brigade headquarters had
gone through the dis!nfecting process
at Camp Devens and would be allowed
to receive visitors tomorrow. Twenty
five per cent. OF the men will get fur
loughs OF three days and upon their re-
tufh 80 pcf ccht- VIII Do released
until tho entire division has had an op-
portunity to visit relatives and friends.
The 104th Infantry and the military
police were expected to complete the
'delousing" process by tomorrow. Men
Of other units arriving at the camp will
be treated as soon a. possible. The ca
pacity Of the sanitary plant Is about
$500 men daily.
PrTTsFrELp. Mass, Apri! s.--Business
will be suspended at 3 o'clock to-mor-
row to celebrate the return Of members
OF Company F OF the 1o4th Infantry.
The men will arrive from Camp Devens
on a 70 hour furiough and will be es-
corted to the armory for formal well
come and dinner
GREENFIELD, Mass, April 6.-Green-
field turned out tonight for a welcome
home parade for thirty five members of
Company L. 104th Infantry. who got
leaves OF absence from Camp Devens
g. 90