The Republican journal., 1919-04-17
Parade of the 10th Division,
April 18th.

| Adjutant General George Mel. Presson
announces that the following plan has
been determined upon for the transporta-
ton of soldiers of the Goth Division and
for application and distribution of grand
stand tickets to their families for the
parade which is to be held in Boston on
Friday, April 25th.
The parade will necessarily be confined
to those men equipped with uniform, who
served with that Division after its entry
into the service of the United States and
will not include those who belonged to
the National Guard Companies, who were
discharged before the Division was form
ed August 18th, 1917.
The New England Division of the
American Red Cross will pay for the
transportation of all wounded officers and
enlisted men of this Division who have
not received their discharge, to Boston
and return, The Red Cross will meet
all wounded, whether in service or dis
charged, at the railroad stations, conduct
them in automobiles to the places where
| they are to stay while in Boston, and re-
turn them to the railroad stations in auto
mobiles on their departure.
Honorably scharged soldiers, now in
parade, should address letters at once to
the Adjutant General, Augusta, Maine,
10th Division Parade, giving the follow
ing information:
(a) Full name.
CD Town or city, and street address.
(c) The Company and Regiment to
which the writer was attached during the
time he served III the Goth Division
I'D Rank while in that organization
(e) State whether or not he served
overseas with this Division.
Cd State whether or not he is wounded
(g) If wounded state whether or not
he would be able to march in he parade
CID State number of immediate reIa-
tives, not to exceed three, for whom
tickets of admission to the reyiewip g
stand are desired.
% state whether he prefers to De
housed with the X. of c., Y M. C. A,
Salvation Army, War Camp Community
Service or the Jewish Welfare Board.
There should be enclosed with this let
ter, copy of the soldiers discharge, certi-
fled by an officer qualified to administer
oaths.
Immediately upon receipt of such letter
and certified copy of discharge, trans
portaton requests good, upon presenta-
ton by the soldier in uniform TO a rail-
road ticket office, for transportation to
and from Boston, will be forwarded to
each soldier entitled to such transporta-
ton, together with other forms necessary
to insure quarters and subsistence for
himself, and lodgings and seats in the re-
viewing stand for members of his family
who. may intend to witness the parade,
not to exceed three
The War Camp Community Service,
the Knights of Columbus, Y NJ C. A.,
the Salvation Army and the Jewish Wei
fare Board working in cooperation with
the Headquarters of the Northeastern
Department will provide subsistence and
quarters for these men.
The expense upon the State of trans
porting these men will be great, therefor
it is absolutely necessary that every dis
charged man and unwounded man still in
the service, provide his own transporta-
ton if possible
Seats for Families of Deceased Soldiers
Families of deceased soldiers formerly
attached to this Division desiring to view
the parade should Immediately write to
the Adiutant General, giving their name,
address and the information regarding
such deceased soldier as required by para
graphs (a), Co. (c), I'D, (e) and (h) above,
also date of his death. Immediately upon
receipt of the letter. application blanks
for lodgings and seats, not to exceed
three for each family, will be forwarded
for filing out and return to the Adiutant
General
The time being so limited it is impera-
tive that the authorities know at once
how many men to provide for, so every
soldier is requested to make his applica-
tiOn at once