Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-05-27

Alexandria's soldiers who served
with marked distinction overseas,
numbering between forty and forty
five, will arrive in Alexandria at
1915 o'clock tonight.
A telegram announcing their COM
ing tonight was received here early
this afternoon from Major Randall
Cation.
Although Alexandria held a prem
atule celebration last night she is
going stronger tonight to pay hom
age ard honor to her returning war
riors. The city will be wide open.
Every bell ana whistle in the city will
turn lose and automobiles in great
Plumbers viii turn out with flags and
banners and the honk honk of their
iho1ns will add to the din to well
come the heroes.
All Alexandria will be out at the
Union railway station to greet the
soldiers and King street is all Gres-
Eed up in holiday appearance for the
demonstration.
Festoors Of flags from one enl Of
King street to the ether adcrn the
cross wires of the trolley line.
Mothers, fathers, wives and sw aet-
hearts of the returning soldiers win
be en- hand with the big crowd al the
railway station to greet the boys
when they detrain.
Several bands of music from the
big carnival ard other local bands
and the fire apparatus Will also be
hlcng and noise making the like of
Which the old city never before hard
is going to be put into operation.
FireEc,ks will y in order and red
lights in profusion as the victorious
army cf Alexandria boys oEce r:,ore
marched down old King street as
they marched up more than 4 year
ago en- the first lap of their journey
ITO France.
Telegram from Major j. Randall
Caton, who was designated By the
welcome Home Committe to at once
prcceed to Richmond, to report al
once when the men were expected
Received at 1910 o'clock this after
aeon is as follows.
"Frcm present prospects forty or
fcrty-fve Alexandria men wall be
hischarged today and now expect TO
leave on the Seaboard Air Line train.
leaving Petersburg at p. m. Should
arrive in Alexandria about 1915 p:
In. / will telegraph or telephone you
between and p. m. today letting
you know hcw many men and eX-
actly the train they are taking.
((signedl J. Randall Cation.
Premature Celebration
Alexandria held a premature cele-
braticn last night shortly after 10
o'clock. For fifteen minutes the bells
and whistles cf the city cut loose
and Alexandria was out TO welcome
the returning soldier boys. Noise
WAS to be heard in every section OF
the city. Mothers, fathers, brothers,
wives ard sweethearts in great
Numbers together with thousands OF
Others who desired to pay their res
poets to the boys who helped win the
war were on hard at the! Union sta
tion.
However, when the train pulled
i'm at 1880 o'clock the crowd discov-
cred to their keen disappointment
that the soldiers were not aboard.
Scon some persons in the crowd got
Into communication with Richmond
and it was ascertained that the Alex
andria soldiers would not arrive last
night, but the message received over
the wire was to the effect that they
probably would arrive' tonight.
Plans For Tonight
Now that the time is set for thei,
arrival and ample time is had TO,
the plans. the reception will even b
tfsr greater than the one planned
hast night. Despite the fact tha
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