New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1919-05-14

SANS SERMONElTEs
MINNESOTA WELCOMES HOME
HER SERVICE MEN.
After nineteen months in He'll the
y 15lst Field Artillery reached home
Thursday May 9Th and all Minnesota
paid tribute tosall her returned soldiers.
s sailors nnd marines on that day in
!. Minneapolis. The arrival Of the Gopher
A Gunners was the signal for victory
! celebration and general welcome
!. for all service men and women. From
& all parts Of the state Minnesotans hocked
I to the Twin Cities to watch the parade
I and maneuvers and to greet the gunners
upon their arrival. Long before the
1 first train arrived in the ST. Paul Union
Depot sheds, thousands Of mothers,
fathers and brothers, sweethearts and
friends jammed the yards. When the.
first section was seen coming across the
bridge a mighty roar from the crowd
went up. Locomotive whistles, factory
whistles and church bells shrieked with
Joy. The boys were back!
Every Minnesotan was prepared to
cut loose from the shackles of war and
to release in one welcome the appre-
citation he had for the work done by the
men who had answered the call to the
colors, which up to this time had been
pent up by spirit of determination to
win the war and finish the job.
Altho the parade in Minneapolis
was not to take place until three O clock
thousands of impatient folks were down
town as early as ten o'clock bringing
their lunches and finding suitable places
from which to view the pageant. Nicol-
let Avenue at one o'clock was seething
Imob and at two was impossible. Soon
after noon the grandstands at the parade
grounds filled up with relatives and
i friends of the 151st, G. A. R, Spanish
War Veterans and members of the
8 welcome and readjustment committees.
i 1t is estimated that 100000 people
watched the boys as they triumphantly
marched down the fag-decorated streets.
: This was made possible because practi-
cally all of the business houses and stores
were closed. Both sides of the streets
were roped off, holding the spectators
behind the curbs, in order to enable
the police department to handle the
!. record breaking crowds. Beyond these
lines were the honor. guards, the Boy
Scouts and girls. Over 1000 girls
) modified by the War Camp Community
Service formed colorful fringe for the
path of the fighters.
1t was expected that fully 10000
men would be in the procession, and
J pending the arrival Of the Gunners from
St. Paul, where they were to parade
first, the other veterans previously
returned started to mobilize. Gen.
G. Nc Reeve, Marshal Of the parade
and his staff followed the platoon OF
mounted police, then the officers of the
q 151st headed by their commander Col.
George e., Leach, Governor Burnquist
and Mayor Meyers and Hodgson. Next
/ in line was the 151st Band and then the
men Of the 151st, more than 700 strong.
! Under command of Col Donahue
. the returned soldiers of Minneapolis
i We're marched in four divisions. There
were thousands of them all in uniform
The men were arranged according to the
camps at which they trained. The
Marines were under the command of
Capt. A. p. Baston, and following them
came the. always welcome sailors under
: the command Of Lieut.. TreadWell. The
I Dunwoody Band had been secured by
the welcome committee and the expenses
attending the bringing of the band from
s the east betrayed by business men Of
Minneapolis.
The days, celebration wound up with
i a Victory Military Ball at the Armory,
which was for all returned service men
from this state.
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