The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-04
Miss Memphis Dresses Up.

Already Memphis has begun Ia bedecik
herself In the flashing national colnrs,
that she lnaysaaDk her best ana KaNeHt
when the tfi5th kstuFns. Mercla AtA heFe
and there are putting wide-winged
eagles national Shields, flags and hunt
ing In their window& All are expected
to have flags hung out and windows
properly decorated by sunday morning
The official decorations will be put up
along the line OF march Saturday night,
The regiment will march from the
Union depot west on Calhoun street to
Main, will march on Main to Monroe,
west on Monroe to Front, on Front to
Court, on Court to Main, on Main to
Poplar on Poplar to Second, south on
Second to Monroe and thence to the
Scottish Rite cathedral, opposite For
rest park.
Col. Berry fixed the time of the
parade at IL o'ciock In order not to in
terfere with the usual Sunday morning
services in the churches, The pastors
of the city are requested however, to
move their services up wherever pos
sible, In order to dismiss their congre-
cations In time to station themselves
along the line OF march.
1t was the desire of Col. Berry that
the mothers, fathers, wives, sisters and
brothers, who desire to greet their SOL
dler boys at the earliest possible mo-
meUI dIleT Ills dlllNuif NC aulAhNICN W
the Union depot at 3 o'clock. None
will be admitted without pass. They
will be issued by the Red Cross can-
teen service at the Union depot upon
application between now and o'clock
Saturday afternoon. Relatives will be
permitted to mingle with the soldiers
until ii o'clock when the boys will don
their marching equipment and prepare
to fall in. They will march In heavy
order with their packs \s.f
Review at Jefferson Avenue.
A squad of city patrolmen will lead
the procession to act as guides and
escort, and they will be followed by
bands aggregating 110 pieces. Next
In order will appear Col, Berry and l9
of his staff officers, headed by Lieut.,
Col. w. J. Bacon. The regimental band
will follow the colonel and his staff,
and then the boys, treading the same
steady tread that carried them into the
st. Mihiel offensive and the bloody bat
tie Of the Argonne.
As It files past Jefferson avenue on
Main, the regiment will be reviewed
from the huge stand which the Bry-
Block Mercantile company has erected
at this point. The reviewing party will
consist of the-folowing: City CommisL
sioners Miller, Goodman Mason and
Quinn; Gen.. Luke E. Wright, Senator
X. d. Mckellar, Congressman Hubert
Fisher, Judge j. M Dickinson; Lieut..
Col A. s. Frost, U. 8. commander OF
local r. o. 4. c., and Maj. John w.
Simons, Jr., commander Park field.
The review which had been planned
for Russwood baseball park has beer
entirely eliminated from the program
There will be no necessity of relatives
gathering there to meet the soldiers, al
they will have the opportunity OF see
ing them at the Union depot,
Jack Gates, chairman of the joint
Chamber OF Commerce, Red Cross, Y
M, c. A. and knights Of Columbus com
mittee, has issued a call for the loar
Of 20 OF the best saddle horses in the
city. Col Berry has asked that these
be secured for himself and his staff of.
of the regiment on the parade. Own
ers OF horses who are willing to loar
them for this purpose are asked &c
communicate with W. Fl. Hayley, sec.
retary OF the Chamber Of Commerce
The horses should be delivered at the
Union depot by II O'Clock Sunday
morning
Automobiles for ALI.
After the banquet at the Scottish
Rite cathedral, the regiment will be
train at Union station where the men
will deposit their equipment. They will
then be given leave for the afternoon
and for their accommodation s. M
Wright, of the G. of c., will have .
huge fleet Of automobiles on hand. He
will be prepared to take the boys sight
seeing, or to any particular place In the
city they desire to go.
The picture shows and vaudeville the
aters will be open to them throughout
the afternoon and the evening, as they
will be In the city until IL O'Clock. Opef
house will be kept at the Y, M, c. A.
Knights of Columbus headquarters, this
Chamber Of Commerce. the Tennessee
club, Country club and Colonial club
The Kiwanis club has made arrange
rnents with Fanduward's and Hammer.
Baiiard's establishments on Mair
street to serve soft drinks to any ant
all men of the regiment. 1t will onl,
be necessary for a man TO show tha
he Is OF the lf5th to be served gratti