Republican farmer., 1919-04-11

largely from Hartford and New
 These visitors were given special privileges by the welcoming officials here. Passes to go down the har- bor on vessels of the reception fleet, and later to greet the boys on Com monwealth Pier when the ship dock ed, were provided by Mayor Andrew J. Peters and other arrangements were made to afford the visitors ev- cry opportunity to carry out their plan of giving the Connecticut boys 6 welcome long to be remembered.
 Governor Marcus H. Holcomb, headed the Connecticut delegation, which included in addition to gen. eral state committee individual com nittees from Hartford, Waterbury. Meriden, New Haven, New Britain and Bristol. Lieutenant Colonel James M. Howard. who commanded the 101st Machine Gun Battalion when it went overseas, and Captain Morgan G. Bulkeley, Jr., who also went with the unit and later return ed to this country, are members of the committee named by Mayor Kin selIa of Hartford, to meet the mem- bers of their former commands to- day.
 Mayor Fitzgerald and President Arthur T. Hadley of Yale headed the New Haven delegation, which included representative merchants, newspaper publishers, labor delegates and women war workers. The Bristol del egation came prepared to present to the commanding officer of Company D, 102nd Infantry. victory wreath in the name of the people of that town.
 Mayor William A. SandIand of Waterbury brought 31 veterans of the 102nd Infantry, sent home because of wounds, to assist him in telling the Connecticut boys how glad the city GS to have them back. There were at least 200 others in the Waterbury party, also they were accompanied by n fife and drum corps and had a chorus leader.
 The Meriden committee was led by Mayor Henry T. King. Mrs. John R. Feega!. and H. Wales Lines. This delegation. like the others, was pro- vided with cigarettes and chocolates for the boys on the troopship.
 The Connecticut visitors went down the harboi' on the steamers John H. Sullivan. the scout patrol boats Actus and Machigonuc. and the Eunboat Don Juan D'Austria.
 Of the 5,S24 officers and men on the AEamemnon moro than 4.2OO are members of the 1O2nd Regiment and the 101st Machine Gun Battalion. tho Connecticut organization. The In fantry, however. met with such heavy casualties overseas that less than half tho present membership actually are Connecticut men. the others being la from Of the country.
 The Connecticut troops. ordin 2 to War Department records, number 50 officers and 1889 men out of a total strength of 99 officers and B. 7SS men. On that account it had been announced that 49 officers and 2.Os9 of the men eventually will be sent to camps other than Camp Devens for dernobilizaton. They will be permitted to remain at Devens until after the parade of the 26th Division in Boston if they wish. but if they prefer will be forwarded inn mediately to other demobilization centers Tho many sections from which they come is indicated by the announcement that they will be mus tered out at Camps Upton. Div. Lee, Jackson Gordon, Sherman. Taylor Curtis. Grant. Pike, Dodge, Funston, Logan and Lewis.
 The 102nd Infantry left New Haven in October, 1917, with Colonel E. L. Isbelh formerly of the National Guard. commanding. Later in France he was relieved and assigned to other duty in England and France. and has not yet returned. The regiment re- turned in command of Col. Douglas Potts.
 The 1O2nd Infantry took part in operations of the 26th Division from the Chemin des Danes to the Meuse- Argonne offensive. Just before leav- ing for home the regiment was bill leted south of Le Mans.
 Included in tho 101St Machine Gun Battalion are men from Vermont as well as from Connecticut The battal- ion is commanded by Captain Raw don w. Myers
 on the Agamemnon. also included Base Hospital No. 4, consisting of 33 officers and I'll men. Most of the hos- noital personnel will be demobilizsd