Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-28
.318TH INFANTRY TO
PARADE HERE FRIDAY
Arrival of Richmond Boys Tues
day Makes Change in Plans
for Welcome.
CRONKHITE PORT COMMANDER
Major-General Who Organized
and Led 80th Is Placed in
Charge of Newport News. :,
CRONKHITE PORT COMMANDER

iSichnond viii welcome home Fri.
day not only the one Hundred and
Eleventh Field Artillery and the V;r-
gina men of the one Hundred and
Fourth Ammunition Train, HowItzers
and Blues, but also the majority o,
men of the Three Hundred and Eigh-
teenth Infantry, OF the Eight!cth Divi-
sion. The last named outf: arrived
AZ Newport News Tuesday afternoon.
The Maui carried 3,slc men from
France. among whom were men OF
the Three Hundred and Eighteenth In
fantry. with the exception of Com
panics l. and NJ. These two units
are scheduled it is said. TO arrive
later in the week aboard the Texan.
SIX hours, or the Paysandu, which is
also due at The port.
Parade Changed TO Friday.
The unexpected change in plans for
the parade from Thursday TO Friday
WAS made at Newport News yester.
day At 2 conference attended by II.
W. Eilerson and John B. Mordeca!,
ot the homecoming committee, wita
Colonel supplcc, in the port. The One
Hundred and Eleventh Field Artillery
and the V:rSinla men OF the One Hun
dred and Fourth Ammunition Train
Thursday and arrive in Richmond FRI
day. The men OF the Three Hundred
and Eighteenth Infantry. it was plan
Newport News carly Friday morning.
The Three Hundred and Eighteenth
5 made up principally ot Richmond
men. the other units Of the Eigh-
t.eth, which al the time OF organlza-
tlon OF The division IN August. 1917.
one Hundred and F'i:Iy y-nine,h In:
Fourteenth Machine Gun Battalion,
vlrginians; Three Hundred and Seven
tccnth Infantry, western NirGinians:
Three Hundred and Eighteenth In
fantry, eastern NirG;nians. Other out
nts in the division were made UP from
Pennsylvania and West Virginia re-
cruits. The strength of the division
AT organization was 5000 men.
,Cronkhitc Mndc Port Commander.
Major-Gcnerai Cronkhitc. it was an
Eanizer OF the Eightic,h and who led
them through their campaigns in
France, has been assigned as COM
Elander OF the port OF dcbarkation at
Eightieth. wta the exception OF the
Three Hundred and Eighteenth divi-
sionai headquarters. sailed from this
port when they embarked for France.
General CrOnE mite. however, SducQ
from Hoboken on the Leviathan.
At meeting of the general com
mjttec last night il was decided the
parade Friday will start at ] +. NJ.
Chairman Ellerson end John Il. Nor.
decai returned from Newport News and
gave the committee information which
they had secured. There will be about
1900 men in the parade. Arrange
ments had been made for the bands
TO be here Thursday, hu, the changing
OF the date of the parade is not cX-
pected TO make any difference i'm this
respect.
that the main reason for the early
nour of the parade is that the COM
mittee does not desirb TO interfere
with any plans which have been made
1t was announced that Major General
Cronkhite and staff, would be here and
that Major General Omar Bundy had
been asked to review ;he troops. with
Governor Davis and Mayor Ainslie
Outfit. Which VIII Parade.
Organizations which will be in the
parade and the number OF men in each
are as follows:
One Hundred and Eleventh Field
Artillery. l.c17 officers and men; part
tion Train. zoo; the Three Hundred
and Eighteenth, less Companies l. and
NJ. 1887. There Will he just LIPS more
soldiers in the parade Friday tnan
y.
The Virginia Railway and Power
Company VIM haul all men from the
boat 10 tho Fair Grounds Friday morn
ing. without charge.
The soldiers arriving here FriGa y
morning will be fed at 10 o'clock. Mrs.
Norman V. Randolph. chairman of the
feeding committee. desires all her
chairmen to hold themselves in readi-
ness for further announcements in
regard to this matter. y meeting of
the reception committee of women will
he held in the west parlor of the JEFF
fcrson Hotel at 1890 o'clock this morn
ing.
Plan Events OF June :.
Larger than any preceding parade
Will be one that has been tentatively
set for June >. y total Of S,SIS SOL
IT will be 3.i77 officers and men OF
tho Three Hundred and Seventeenth III
infantry which is expected to arrive
at Newport News Sunday on the Nansc-
mond. 4.ol6 troops of tho One Hundred
and Fifty-ffth Artillery Brigade. due
News. and 6a5 troops of Companies l.
and NJ of the Three Hundred and EiEh-
teenth Infantry.
Company NJ is expected in on the
Nansemond, but Company l. is due at
Philadelphia on the 3lst. on the Canaan
daigua.
The committee plans to bring tho
Three Hundred and Seventeenth In
fantry here. from Norfolk. over the
Norfolk and Western. It is planned
to bring the artillery brigade and com
pany In two sections, 1000 coming by
boat and 2,46i by the Chesapeak and
Ohio. 1t is expected that Company l.
frederick sburE and Potomac