The Washington times., 1919-09-10
VANGUARDOF
PARADERSDUE
TOMORROW
First Train Scheduled to Reach
New York Avenue at 10
O'clock A. NJ.

The vanguard OF the First division
will arrive in Warrington tomorrow
morning.
The hrst train IL scheduled to reach
the New York avenue yards at 10
o'clock, where detrainment will take
place. Other trains arriving at short
intervals will be parked in these
yards and in the Pennsyivania avenue
southeast yards, both points being
used a. detraining centeFs until the
movement OF the trops is completed.
The hrst units 70 reach here will
consist OF the horse-dfeWn transport
tation, part Of the artillery and
mounted personnel OF the division.
this 'eschelon" comprising e,632 men
ana Officers and a total Of more than
5000 horses and mules
VIII Mareh To Cans.
Immediately following detrainment
the troops will march to Potomac
Park and Camp Meigs, where arrange
ments have been made 70 receive
them. The men who arrive tomorrow
are included In the second eschelon
OF the division, moving from New
York ia three main sections. The
movement OF the second eschelon will
continue until Monday. The third
dismounted units Of the division, will
begin arriving Tuesday. The troop
movement will not be completed until
q few hours before the scheduled time
for the parade "wednesday.
The hrst train 70 arrive in wash
ington tomorrow will be followed by
forty-two more bearing the second
eseheIon.
In the movement of the advance
guard alone there will be a total OF |
24s stock cars 451 gondola, or nat |
cars, and 1sS tourist sleepers used.
Sandwiches at Station.
The welfare organizations Of the |
District have already completed /
plans for welcoming the soldiers at
the detraining points. AS they ar
rive they will be served with hot /
drinks and saAdwiches before begin I
ming the hikes to Camp Meigs and
Potomac Park.
Beginning tomorrow morning there |
Wiz be q constant movement Of
troops through the streets OF the 4
Capital on their way to the various L
camps unil the day Of the parade.
Motor transport units OF the Di-
vision viii leave New York today inn
mediateIy following the parade. They i
are coming overland to Washington
afternoon. Officials Of the War De-
partment today went over the plans
made for parking the horse-drawn
transportation and picketing the
1000 animals beginning to arrive to-
morrow. Arrangements for caring !
for the troops have been completed,
il was stated. and no hitch in the
War Departments plan is expected.
To BE On Exhibition.
Following time given for "spruc-
Ing up" the horse-drawn transporta-
tion OF the Division will be on ex-
hibition to residents Of the Capital.
They may be inspected at Potomac
Park and Camp Meigs during the
stay Of the Division in Washington.
First Division posters, designed by
Grant Captain Otho Cushing. and
John w. Sheeres, were authorised
for distribution today by the War
They may be obtained
at the recruiting station, sos Tenth
street northwest and at the recruiting
booth on Pennsylvania avenue near
Seventh street.
Arrangements are being made for
the welcome to Washington Of Cen
oral Pershing when he arrives here
Friday afternoon. The War Depart
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present are tentative, and as an
official welcome" Of General PERISH
ing has already been held in New
ork, IL could not be stated whether
any military ceremonies will be held
at his arrival here.
The welcoming Committee.
The three District Commissioners
will head committee OF citizens
- ~ 1
man Of the citizens committee on ar
for the parade Of the
First division; Walter A. Brown, NJ.
Leese A. L. Sinclair, W. B. West
AXE. John Joy Edison and the Rev
r. d. Wiseman, with the directors OF
The Board of Trade. the Chamber of
Commerce, the Merchants and Manu-
lecturers Association and the Fed
grafton Of Citizens Associations who
will meet General Pershing and make
him welcome to Washington.
The pagaentry department Of the
Var Camp Community Service and the
Fairgrounds Of the District
" Columbia are cooperating with
Hartman Harper in his arrange !
nents. Two hundred and fifty women
rom the War Department will extend
welcome to the CommandeF-in-Chief
N behalf OF the women OF America, |
nd 900 little children, divided accord
nE to the states and territories Of
he United States will make up a
,agaent symbolizing 1.-The grateful ap-
,reciation that the future generations
u men and women OF this country
vill give to the men OF the First
Division.
Cavalry May Be Escort. c
A picked troop OF cavalry from Q
Fort Myer may be designated by the e
Var Department as an honorary es- I
ort for the general on the way from q
he Union Station to the War Der ~ 0
nent 1t is thought the general YIN a
70 Immediately to the War DF6Art- n
nent upon his arrival to the iecre- {
ary OF War. The War Department
nnounced today that General Per- a
hing would leave New York at s 1
clock Friday morning for Washing {
on. stopping over in Philadelphia I
nd arriving here at o'clock in the 1
fternoon. Z
Construction OF another grandstand p