The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-29


enclosure.
No autos will be allowed to park at any
street to Tenth street, kansas avenue to
jackson street, nor on jackson street be-
tween Tenth and Eighth streets.
reception for the 353rd will be held at
the state house grounds Immediately af4er
the parade.
The trains carrying the 353rd infantry
Will arrive in Topeka about L o'clock to-
sas City at midnight tonight. One section
will arrive at Atchison about 1 O'Clock in
the morning. The trains will clear from
Kansas City and AtchisOn on time. An
army officer acting under orders from the
war department is charged with the duty
OF making this certain. In Topeka the
parade will begin to move at O'Clock.
All Red Cross and canteen workers are
urged to be at the Union Pacific depot
promptly on the hour to take part in the
parade. Also, it is desired to have every
worker present this will probably be
the last large assemblage of them and
pictures will be taken of the organizations.
r. r. Bear, chairman of the ARRANGEMENTS 3
committee, also requests that every soldier
and sailor who was in the service be on
hand to help welcome the heroes and to
participate in the parade.
1t was announced this afternoon that the
parade will be extended further north on
NoTtn KANSAS avenue than had been plan =
ned in order that old veteran who has
been bedfast for eleven months may wit
ness 1t. The old veterans name Is Hight.
1t has been arranged to move his bed out
on the front porch OF his residence so that
he can see the parade.
| The s353d infantry will arrive in To-
poke about o'clock tomorrow after
noon, according to the latest informa-
ton received here from Col. James
H. Reeves. commander of the regi-
ment. The entire regiment will pa
rade here.
The S5Sd infantry, is the AlI-Kansas
unit of the S9th division. and the
I 'Jayhawk" doughboys who make UP
the personnel of the regiment are d
part of the famous division which
| fought its way into Sedan on the last
day of the war.
Big Reception Committee.
The Topeka reception for the 353d
| infantry is the Kansas welcome not
only to the men of this particula:
regiment but to the entire division.
The reception committee includes men
from every part of the state in its
personnel and the welcome rendered
the incoming heroes will be state
wide in character.
Also. Topeka will be full to the
brim with the thousands of visitors
from all parts of the state who have
already signified their intention OF
being here on the memorable day.
It's Memorial Day, Too.
And with all the preparations tc
make the parade of the 353rd in
| fantry memorable occasion, is added
the significance that the doughboy.
will arrive here on Memorial day-al
ways heroes day here. The marching
doughboys will march under the
triumph march with the veterans OF
the Civil war on the soldiers own of
ficial day.
When it became definitely known
that the heroes of the world war woulC
arrive in Topeka for Friday after
noon parade, the G. A. r. immediatell
| changed it's own plans in regard tC
the afternoon program.
Old Vets Change Plans.
A big parade was already planned
by the veterans of the Civil war, bu
this parade was Immediately Cancelled
and its entire personnel rendered t.
the committee in charge of the recep
ton for the 353rd infantry.
The tender was accepted and th'
S53rd infantry will march in the pos
of honor in the biggest and mos
solemn Memorial day parade Topek;
has ever known. The war torn color
of the Civil war will mingle and blent
with the regimental standards whicl
were in France in the world war.
Topeka and Kansas intend to d.
every possible honor to the men o
the 353rd infantry.