The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-28
PARENTS TO TRAIN
They viii Be Able To Meet
Boys at Depot Here.
Special Passes Are To Be Is
sued to Them.
NEW ARRANGEMENTS MADE
10th Engineers To Arrive Ear
Iy Wednesday Evening.
Real Greeting To Be on State
House Lawn.
New ARRANGEMENTS MADE

Arrangements were completed today
whereby the mothers and fathers of
soldiers coming to Topeka with the
10th engineers will be able TO see
their boys at the depot A system of
credentials has been formulated and
passes will be issued TO the fathers
and mothers which will give them adj
unittance to A roped off space around
the Union Pacific depot.
According to kilograms received in
Topeka today from Col. L. NJ Stayton.
commander Of the engineers, the en-
tire 10th regiment will parade in To-
peka Wednesday. The wires gave the
information that a parade OF the unit
viii be held in Kansas City Mo,
Wednesday morning; one in Kansas
City. kan, in the afternoon, and the
one in Topeka in the evening
Hero About : O'clock.
The telegram stated that the unit
will probably arrive in Topeka for
parade at O'Clock Wednesday even
ing Three hours has been allotted
for the stOp-over here
In ma king the preparations for the
parade for the 10th engineers. the
committee in charge decided that a
way must be made by which the moth
crs and fathers OF the boys in the unit
could meet their sons at the train. To
accomplish this the Union Pacific
depot will he roped off and a big
arena created where the troops will be
able TO see their parents for very few
minutes before the start Of the parade
Passes will be issued by the Military
Sisterhood to mothers and fathers of
the boys. This arrangement does not
include other relatives. who must
perforce wait for the men in the space
at the east entrance to the state house
This space like the one at the depot
viii be roped off and will be pOlIced-
no one but relatives of the men and
The men themselves viii be allowed in
side Of the state house enclosure
Parade Orders Issued
in making tire announcement of the
plans the committee asked that the
people of the city-especiaIly the rela-
tives Of the s-rernerber that the
men are still strictly under military
discipline
Colonel StaytOn, in command Of the
unit. has received orders TO parade
here. and the first purpose of the stop
over as the war department sees 1t IS
20 have the parade and it is not ar
ranged for the benefit of the relatives
Of the men
When the troop train pulls into the
Tepot IL Is thought that there will be
five or ten minutes in which the
fathers and mothers OF the boys VIII
be able TO greet their sens At the
expiration OF this time the men will be
ordered to fall in, and the parade VIII
rta-t-
Il is at the state house that the rela-
tivrs including the fathers and moth
c-s viii be able to have the longest
tine to spend with the men After
reaching the state house the men viii
be more or less at liberty for an hour
90 an hour and a half. and if the rel
arives viii he content To wait this en-
tire time can be had with the boys
instead Of the paltry five or ten min
utes at the depot
Mrs. Rccs Has Passes.
Passes will be issued to mothers and
fathers OF the men by Mrs. Rees, pres
iCeut OF the Military SisterhOod Mrs
Fees viii issue passes from the State
Journal office between 10 o'clock and
- O'Clock Wednesday morning. NJ
one, parent, relative or otherwise. OF
any boy in the 10th engineers will
be able to gain admittdnce to the en-
closure at the Union Pacific depot
without one Of these masses.