The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-23
Riot of Brilliant Color,
and Pent-Up Enthu-
siasm Bubbles
PROGRAM is READY
Special Trains to Begin
Arriving About Z A.
M.--Whole City Pre-
pared With Welcome

DdICQ WIZ
/ with the hour for the arrival Of the
11sth infantry only twentY-foor houiS
distant. Richmond is rapidly assut,
/ ing "A most indecorous ana caru,'
! inc appearance From Laurel TO
twelfth. Old Broad street Is a no,
/ Of brilliant color, with the Stars ana
Stripes travelling in pairs. waving
from the center trolley-poles ahn the
flags of the FIVE pre-emlnent Aihes
blended with old GLORY on me orha
mental electric lights on botn sizes Oh
the street.
These decorations were arrange"
/ and ACCOMPLISHED by John Hirsch-
berg. chairman of the decoration conf
/ r,,ittee of the Homecoming week
+ celebration, but the merchants alohs
i the entire route have rendered MAG
f pificent cooperation, some oi tt'1
store fronts being fairly hidden ny
aars and hunting. the artistic arrange
+ ,nent of some of the displays lndlcat-
+ ins, extreme care and a bountiful out
Law on the part of the patriotic pro-
prietors. ,,,,,,a
; Tsllies who are included IN the AV9tii
alrYrr,fniilon train VIII nos return. "
Richmond Saturday with the lletn'
las had been previously planned
Major NJ. f. James entered INTO an
agreement with Captain Shephero
+ Crump, commanding Company y, De
: fore leaving France to ~htsis-tat-Hf ISL
contingent until the arrival OF ,hse
company, when all the Blues. hummer
ing $50 men, VIII he brought to klch-
rnond in a body and paraded with the
Richmond Howitzers on THURSDAY
Nav %. Chairman Mordecai, of the
-. TRANSFORMATION committee, adNised 1he
general committee of this new as~
, veioprnent at the meeting hetn yes
! terday afternoon in the Grays armots-
Mr.. Mordecai communicated with OIL
i sc;ais nj Camp Hill late yesterday
/ afternoon and was informed Oh 1"hjoi
| James decision.
SIX SPECIAL TRAINS.
= The Grays Will leave NewpoIl
I News on six special trains between
the hours OF 4:se and A. Al. tomor-
row and their arrival in Richmona
will be heralded by the combined
shriIling and screeching OF every siren
and steam whistle in the city
/ The trains will not stop in the CITY;
| proceeding directly to the Seaboard
/ Air Line tracks near the STATE iait
grounds where the regiment VIII %"
/ detrained and the men marshalled IN
company formation TO receive the
, visits of their relatives,
First call for lunch win be sounded
| at II O'Clock and the parade VIII
| start at las o'clock.
/ The fourteen columns forming the
Court of Honor between Laurel ano
Belvidere on Franklin have been
erected and the work Of decorating
will be completed today. Work on the
emergency hospital in Monroe fark
has been resumed. following an al
tercation between city officials as to
the necessity of erecting same
The reviewing stand in the PARK
has been completed and stands were
erected Yesterday for the relatives of
those soldiers who died while in the
military service.
Governor Davis will address the
= men of the | ] 6th infantary ana o,he1
soldiers at the state fair Erounds To-
/ morrow afternoon just prior to Tor
nation of the parade. was an
nounced yesterday. He viii then
drive to his place on the reviewing
/ stand in Monroe Park to be with his
| staff when the returned soldiers
II march down Franklin street
! 4 space in the park. east or ths
/ stand. will be roped OFT ana reserved
| for members of the First regiment.
/ Howitzers' and Blues associations
|, The parade, which is scheduled to
/ leave the fair grounds promptly Mt
HAAS O'Clock, viii be participated IN
I entirely on foot. Colonel Fitshugh
Ice Minnegerode will head the listh
| infantry.
II Orders have been issued that iced
| water be not given the soldiers on &C
| icount of their overheated condition,
| although they may receive ordinary
| drinking water and cool lemonade.
! Following the parade. the regimen
tai flag will be presented to the gov
/ ernor of Virginia, who will place II
in safe keeping in the state caplto'
as one of the most highly priced em-
! blems of tho commonwealth
II Noisy Welcome.
I =. Richmond Will be made fully cog
| infant on arrival OF the soldiers to-
| morrow morning when the many sec
tons Of the troop trains pull in to
Main Street station by the blowing OF
/ factory whistles and sirens, led by the
! giant whistle of the Southern shops
| Sirens will screech for two minutes
| following arrival Of each section.
| Trains, however, will not even pause
| at Main-Street station and oppor-
! tunity will not be afforded relatives
! for seeing their loved ones at that
/ point. The soldiers will be taken i'm
! mediately over the tracks OF the
Seaboard Air Line to the fair grounds
! where they will detrain.
H Formation OF the regiment viii be
| made within the race track, facing
the Erandstand. where letters OF the
| various companies will be posted. Mer
| in each company who are without re-
/ latfves here will fall out. while those
| expecting to receive loved ones will
| stand firm. after which they will be
i marched TO the section of the grand
| stand reserved for relatives. Here
1 and then they will break ranks until
| time for formation Of the parade.
II Tickets tn Stand.
II Admission TO the grandstand VIII
Il be by tickets only. which may be