The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-14
After 20 Months Serv-
ice They Return
From Victory.
THOUSANDS IN LIN {
Seems That Entire City
Joins in Doing Honor
to Veterans.
WILL LEAVE THIS MORNING
Boys Go to Bowie for Dis
charge Before Becom- /
ing Civilians.

II was nearly 90 months ago tha
column OF men khaki-clad anc
steel l-helmeted marched IN brisl
military cadence through the down
town district Of Tulsa. Thousa nds o.
men, women aud children watched
In thoughtful silence as the column
swung along the line OF march
Mothers, fathers, brothers. sister
sweethearts OF the fighters were IL
the throngs that bid "Tulsa's own
goodbye Then they were inexperi.
cnced In the methods OF modern war.
| fare. They had yet to stand the test
OF the crucible OF war.
Yesterday these same men passed
in review along the same line OF
| march while thousanda OF wildly
cheering people welcomed home
Tulsas own heroes. The welcome
could not be mistaken, The deep
gratitude felt by Tulsa for tho serv-
ices OF these men was shown. on
every hand, from the hour OF their
arrival. o'clock Tuesday morning
until they left at 6 o'clock Wedncs-
day morning. They had returned Vic
torious heroes and all Tulsa was glad
lbI llltlil. intJ Hdu Dttn lnt
Cructble OF war.
bespite the fact that the special
train carrying the ambulancers ar,
rived one hour earlier than the pre-
viously announced schedule scores OF
Tulsans thronged the Frisco station
platform TO receive them. Thirty
minutes after the arrival OF the train
the men were eating civilian" break
fasts in Tulsa homes. They had been
given their freedom until 10 O'Clock
and this time they spent visiting with
their home folks and in automobilins
over the city
Thousands sec Parade.
time set for the parade. the down
town districts were Jammed with
thousands Of people who had turned
out to see the ambulancers. Mounted
police and military guards had all
they could do 10 keep open the line
OF march. 1t was nearly IL O'Clock
when the brown column swung into
First street between Main and Bos-
ton avenues and took their place In
the parade formation. II was exactly
II o'clock when the Tulsa band
struck up, Hail, Hail, the Gang \
All Here" and "A procession OF dec
GRATED automobiles started south on
Main street followed by eX-servlce
men OF Tulsa from the army, navy
and marine corps and section OF
Red Cross canteen workers who scat
tered roses 10 the path OF the hs roes
Schoolboys perched in perilous
positions on awnings and tops Of Of
flee buildings while hundreds
watched the parade from office win
dows
As the ambulaucers passed SECOND
and Main streets n deafening cheer
was sent up by the 10Y crazed
throngs and raeh then until the pa
rade disbanded at Sonvenilon hall
the cheering was incessant Scores
OF pretty girls located In places OF
vantage along the line OF march
threw huge boqueis OF flowers TO the
am bulancers
The line Of March took the heroes
south on Main to Sixth street and
thence east td>Boston, north to Sec
ond and west again 10 Main street
and north 10 the Convention hall
Auditorium Packed.
Before the men reached ConNcn.
tiun hall more than 600 men. WON
en- and children had packed the
auditorium. when thev entered In
formation and marched to the sage
the huge thrung came TO its feet
with thunderous applause Too great
was the enthusiasm for them<cNcr
10 be seated again.
ON tho stage the men were
grouped unde- the five flags OF the
allies There was \ moments pause
and the nsdf struck M the star
Spangled Banner" and the seasoned
veterans came 20 attention with a
snap and precision thai showed hcir