Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-26
Big Welcome Planned


Rig Welcome Planned
The men were assigned to Camps DiN.
Tpton. Meade and western canton
ments.
The Philadelphia welcome home COM
mittee is planning great welcomes for an
the transports. The greatest receptions
viii he those ships that enter this
port. of course, but all the others are
certain Of hearty greeting
The DakOtan and the Santa Rosa
are bringing the 3l5th Infantry n'hila.
delphia's own. and numerous requests
for tickets for the welcoming boats that
go down tho river to meet these craft
have been received.
The offices of tho commttcc in the
Liberty Building arc bcsicgcd by crowds
of eager relatives anxious To got word
Of loved ones and receive the pr"riouS
tickets to tho welcoming boats
The committee offices in the Penn
sylvania Hotel New York. also are the
center Of a crowd of anxious relatives
waiting for tickets to meet tho boats
bringing Seventy ninth Division men to
that port.
Seventy ninth Division mru sent to
Camp Dix for rehabilitation will de
eide whether Philadelphia will honor
the division by reception such as ten
dered the Twenty eighth Division
ior General Harry e. Hale, camp
commander. has received instructions
:, from Washington to ascertain the per
eentage of PhiIadelphians in the units to
be mustered ont there and how many Of
them desire to parade.
All Of the old Liberty Division men
due at Camp Dix arc expected to hc in
the cantonmcnt before Saturday aud Il
definite decision regarding the parade is
expected by that day. If the vote is
in favor Of the parade and reception.
"Wednesday of next week, June 4 prob
ably will be the day selected.
Mayor Smith and y ,Tardpn Gucnlhcr.
executive manager Of the Philadelphia
welcome home committee are expected
to go to Now York today to mct trans
ports bringing men of the Seventy
ninth Division to that port
The Kroonland. bringing Major Gen
cral Kuhn division commander who
compiled a brilliant record for bravery
apd efficiency while abroad. is due at
New York tomorrow. the last of troop
ships bringing the men of the Liberty
Division TO dock at that port On board
are the Seventy ninth Division head
quarters detachment. headquarters
s troop. 3O4th Engineers. complete 3O4th
train headquarters and the Third Bat
TALON headquarters and Companies *
r. and NJ. of the 3l6th Infantry.
To Care for Relatives
All these ships are sure of a sincere
and hearty welcome. The Philadelphia
welcome home committee has establish
ed headuuartcrs in the PENNSYLVANIA
Hotel with James lennon and lieu
tenant John A. Broadway in charge. Ar
rangements are being made to care for
relatives who desire to go into the bay
on board the reception craft and wei
come the returning heroes.
Mayor Smith and Mr. Gucnthcr will
interview General Kuhn and ascertain
his views on the parade aud reception
question. The smooth manner in which
the great demonstration in favor of the
Twenty eighth Division was accom- e.
plished won the support of War Depart
ment officials, and Mr.. GuenthPr said
today that they had promised him every
support in his efforts to hold the parade
He was in Washington for a confer .
epee on the subject Saturday.
The transport Texan. returning with
the First and Second Battalions of the
3l6th Infantry. has received or
ders from the War Department divert .
ing it from Newport News, where il
was scheduled to arrive on Thursday OF
this week, to Philadelphia, according
TO Mr.. Guenther.