The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-27
Governor Allen in Charge of
Notable Arrangemer-s.
TO Be A REAL DECORATION DAY
G. A. r.. CO-Operates With OFF,
cials in Big Plans.
Parade on Kansas Avenue at 9
O'clock in Afternoon.
FRIDAY, MAY %
Decoration Day
S9th Day
Holiday.
All-kansas Day.

Friday. this week. belongs to thu
soldiers of '61 and the Yanks of Is
The greatest celebration of the dav
in the history of the state will be helc
in Topeka, according to plans given
forth and encouraged by the state mill
itary and executive officials at the
Chamber of Commerce at noon today.
Friday the heroes of the seth divi-
sion, the men of the 353rd all-Kansas
infantry regiment. will be brought to
Topeka for grand review Governor
Allen this afternoon sends out over
the state a general call to Kansas to
! send delegations to the capital city for
this notable event.
The military organizations of the
city of Topeka, the Red Cross, Mill
tary Sisterhood and kindred bodies,
the Topeka Chamber of Commerce.
the state of Kansas. the G. A. Rail
are joining forces today to complies
the welcome plans to the 353rd.
Parade I'm Afternoon.
1t is reported to Clyde Reed. secre-
| tary to Governor Allen. that the 353rd
| left Camp Upton this morning. Spe-
cial orders have gone forth from the
war department to push thru these
/ three troop trains that they will arrive
in Topeka at o'clock Friday after
noon. One train goes to Atchison for
parade in the morning. Another
parades in the morning in Kansas City.
The three will join in Topeka for a
parade-the greatest in the city's his
tory-at o'clock the afternoon OF
Decoration day.
G. A. II. TO Cooperate.
The C. A r. has elaborate plans for
! Memorial Day but local and state Of
ficers have consented to cooperate
with the state in entering into the
| spirit of the return of the S9th.
| On behalf of Governor Allen. Clyde
/ rnrffh
| Metcalf. who heads the state military
! plans. appointed d. w. Muvane and
| Carroll Merriam to assist the state
staff as aids in the Decoration day ar
rangements. Ralph Baer, the To-
pekan who was responsible for the
successful parades for the Thirty
fifth in Topeka, will be in charge of
the demonstration details. other
members of the committee in charge
that met at the Chamber of Commerce.
J. r. Burrow. E. H. Crosby. S. +.
| Cobb, Rev. Z. j. Kulp. Ralph Baer.
| Charles Sessions. J. c. NohIer. Arthur
J. Carruth. Jr.. General Metcalf. Capt.
T. c. Tillotson, Charles L. Mitchell, ID.
| w. Mulvane and c. b. Merriam.
Leaving Upton.
New York. May 27.-Topeka may
review the first stunning units of the
Eighty-ninth division. Friday. The
first contingents of the 353rd regi-
/ Iileul-lDe all haHSdS
with the div.sion-left Camp Upton
| today. If usual time is mainta ned,
the troops should reach Camp Fun
ston Fridcv night after mailing a
stop in Topeka.
The first train TO leave Camp Upton
carries the 117th brigade headquarters
and 612 men of the regiment This
train will stop in Kansas City and To-
| peka with parades in both cities.
In addition } the movement of men
from Camp Upton the 341st ma
| chine gun bat lion of the division left
Camp Merritt New , rsey. at noon to-
day. All of these troops entrained for
Camp Funstr
How They Will Come.
contingent of 500 men from the
| 353d regiment viii go to Atchison
from Chicago. They will come to To-
peka over the Santa Fe and will par-
ade in the capital city. Another con-
tingent OF 500 men will go from KAN
sas City to Topeka over the Santa F'a,
parading in Topeka and later leaving
for Emporia.
1t is the plan of army officials to
| entrain all men of the 353rd regiment.
within the next "a hours. The 354th
regiment, composed almost entirely Of
Nebraska men. will not parade in
Kansas II will parade only in st.
Louis. The 241st machine gun bat
TALON will be taken to Omaha and
Lincoln for parades.