The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-16
TUESDAY MAY II
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A party will leave Richmond for
Newport News on May 81 to welcome
the returning soldiers before they
land. They will go on to meet the
troop-ships in a yacht or tug and re-
turn to harbor with them. The per-
sonnet of the welcoming committee is
as follows: Governor Davis and staff.
Mayor George Ainslie, W VI. Adams,
president of the board of aldermen
r. l.. Peters. president of the common
council: John c. Easley, president of
the Chamber of Commerce: John l..
Ingram. of the draft board; Major
Lawrence 7. Price. jubilee week com
mittee and adtutant for parade; Mrs.
G. w. T. Kern, general chairman OF
the woman's committee, Mrs. w. II.
Stack and Mrs. F. J. James, The last
two named are the wives OF Major
Stack. of the Grays, and Major James.
OF the Blues.
The three units. comprising 5.515
men. will leave Newport News early
Tuesday morning on troop trains
which will reach Byrd-Street station
between and 9;15 O'Clock. The John
Marshall cadets and the high school
community chorus will welcome them.
They will he taken to the fair grounds
Immediately. where breakfast will be
served. The parade is scheduled Ia
start at ~ O'Clock, SO the boys will
not have much time at the fair
grounds to search and be searched
for by the thousands of wives. n1oth-
ers and sweethearts who will un-
doubtedly flock to the enclosure.
The parade Is expected to last at
least an hour and q half Al its con =
clusion. the men will be dismissed and
allowed to go to their separate armor
les TO await the deluge of seekers.
Twenty thousand flags will arrive in
Richmond this morning to be dis
tributed among the school children.
Richmond merchants have antici-
pated the demand and are prepared
to furnish quantities of flags and
other decorations 10 individuals who
wish TO adorn themselves or their
homes
Reviewing Stands.
The reviewing stand in Monroe
Park will be completed in a few days.
Another will be erected at Brook ave.
nue. and Broad for General Stern
chief marshall of the parade, and his
immediate staff. Thirty of the thirty
four ex-offieers of the state who were
invited to serve on Governor Davis
staff have accepted All of the Off
GERS are of the rank of major or
above.
Major Price. chairman of the
emergency hospital committee will
start work on the hospital to he
erected in the south east corner of
Monroe Park tomorrow. This struct-
urc Will be 4 by IS feet and have two
rooms. 1t is one of three which will
be erected out will be the only one
completed by the date set for The pa =
rade. The Memorial hospital will have
staff surgeon and two nurses on duty
all all times
Work on The welcome arch at the
entrance OF the Capitol square will be
begun TO-DAY John Hirsc hberg, chair
man of the arch committee has an
added feature for the general scheme
Of decorate ,as in 100 poles represent
ing the counties or the state. which
will be erected on Broad street Balls
will be on top Of the poles with the
flags OF the United States Great Brit
ain, France and Italy suspended,
A movement is on foot to suggest
to the various counties of the state
cooperation in the matter Of having
the soldiers returned 10 Richmond
for jubilee week. Most of them will
be discharged by that time and to in
sure the presence Of all. the counties
will be requested TO defray the ex.
penses 10 aud from the city.
Thirty five wounded Grays held
meeting in the armory last night I,
arrange to be together on the day o
the parade. Major Lawrence Pric,
was surprised wher he heard that thi:
mum Der of MN had been return t
from France as casualties and at once
undertook to provide suitable place
for. them in the parade. They viii
occupy a place OF prominence as a
mark OF Difference to their honorable
scars.
Marriage Licenses.