Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-27
D. c. ART|LLER|STS
STOP HERE TODAY
Trains Taking Men Of 10th
to Camp Meade Will Halt
Forty Minutes.
DUE At 4 AND s O'CLOCK

The roth Fisld Artlkrx inc,mdins
several hundred Washington men, viii
pass thrsushahD iststct between and
'stu a,s''s a..! 10 sHs
The men left Camp stuart on two
trains at $50 and 10 o'clock this morn
first train should get here at 4 O'Clock
and the second at 6 o'clock. Each train
will be halted for forty minutes at the
Red Cross canteen in the Ivy City train
yards.
The canteen can be reached by cross
ing the bridge over New York avenue
near Florida avenue northeast.
Cannot Leave Trains.
Although they will not be permitted
to leave the trains. these Washington
lighters win be able to catch a birds.
for the first time since they started
for France more than a year ago
Many relatives. it IS expected, will
be at the Red Cross canteen to greet
Cans. chairman Of the welcome COM
mittee, reminded the people this
morning, however, that the railroad
and Army officials cannot vouch for
The s H hours I al and 'so o'eiocR, hoWever.
are as nearly correct as the train dis
patchers can estimate.
After riding for months on an
tia9ated a b95 cars in France M Wash
ing the novel sensation today of re-
posing in cushion-seatedc coaches, gaZ-
ing out of windows like regular tour
lists.
Details for Reception.
Mr. Cans made public today final de-
tails for the reception to be rendered
the District batteries Of the 10th
when they come here from Camp
Meade Thursday.
They will arrive at Union station
Thursday morning between 10 and IL
o'clock and will be met by their real
boss Secretary Of War Newton D.
Baker. Others on the welcome COM
mittee at the depot will be Secretary
of the Navy Daniels. Representative
Julius Kahn of California, District
Commissioner Louis Brownlow and
Mr.. Cans, chairman of the local COM
mittee on arrangements.
National Guard, with a band, will
form a guard of honor as the three
batteries of District artillery, COM
manded by Maj. Leroy w. Heron,
march into the station. Brig. Gen.
Richard D. Simms, commander of the
new guaf0, Will uedu HIS uelAcnMeHI
of honor.
Hundreds of relatives and friends
also will be at the depot, waving and
cheering the boys when they arrive.
Line Of March.
The soldiers, headed by the national
guardsmen and the band, will march
up Delaware avenue to the Capitol
grounds and through the grounds to
Peace Monument. thence west to the
Treasury, north on 18th street to Penn
sylvania avenue, west again to 18th
street north to Connecticut avenue
and out Connecticut avenue to the
War Camp Community Club at 1914
Massachusetts, avenue.
ready for them. At the luncheon Com
missioner Brownlow will officially
welcome the men home on behalf Of
the city. 49,
coed down 14th street to Keithe Thea
ter, where seats have been set aside
for them by Manager Robbins for the
matinee performance. Mrs. Leroy
Heron, a member of the welcome
committee. said today that the theater
aside a number of seats for sale to
relatives Of the men for that perform
ance.
Charles Semmes has arranged to
have buses ready to take the men
from the theater to Wardman Park
Hotel, where a bountiful dinner will
await them. This part of the pro-
gram was arranged by the wives
and relatives of the men.
At the hotel they will be greeted
by Gen. Peyton c. March, chief of
staff of the Army; Maj. Gen. P. c.
Harris, adjutant general. and Lieut..
Col. Charles w. Kutz. Engineer Com
missioner of the District.
- dov will ha hro,,Oht RI C1noo
with dance at the hotel after the
dinner.
The boys will be permitted to spend
the night at their homes and remain
for the better part Of Friday. Memo
rial day. They. will return to Camp
Hxida. ". nszaaiaek and within