Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-28
ALL-DAY WELCOME
FOR BOYS0 Of 10th
Greetings Will Begin at 10
O'Clock Tomorrow at Un-
ion Station.
ORDER OF PROCEEDINGS

ORDER OF PROCEEDINGS
News of the arrival of the 312th
Machine Gunners at New York today
has brought the suggestion to officials
of the welcome home committee here
to request speedy transportation from
New York to this city in order that
the men may participate in the Deco
! ration day celebration.
1t is pointed out that the men couE
be rushed through to this city tomor-
row, arriving here in time for Fri
days celebration, it is stated. The
disappointment of relatives and
friends of these men, on their failure
to arrive at Norfolk last Sunday, was
converted into an unexpected tide Of
Joy today.
Welcome for 10th Boys Tomorrow
The welcome home to the boys Of
the 10th Field Artillery will start at
10 o'clock tomorrow morning, when
the Washington fighters pile out of
the train at the Union station.
A big band and bigger crowd of
relatives and friends will greet them.
They will be escorted up Pennsylvania
avenue to the War Camp Community
Service Club, at 1914 Massachusetts
avenue, where a luncheon spread"
will be on hand for demolition.
After luncheon the men will pro-
coed to Keiths Theater for an after
Moons entertainment as the guests of
the management
Reception Tomorrow Night.
At the theater motor buses. pre-
scented for the occasion by the Semmes
Motor Company, will be on hand to
take the returned warriors to Ward
man Park Hotel for supper and re-
ception and dance. Decoration day
will be their own. They return to
camp Friday night.
Mrs Leroy Heron of the women's
committee on entertaining members
of the 10th Field Artillery announced
today that everything is in readiness
to give the boys of that unit and the
forty discharged men Of the 104th
Signal Battalion the warmest welcome
ever accorded Homecoming war vet
Meet Relatives at Ivy City.
A train bearing members of the
10th Field Artillery men rumbled
into hundreds of relatives and friends
at Ivy City last night and came to a
twenty-minute stop. While the en-
CINE was still slowing down, there
was a surge of mothers and sisters
and others to the cars. Tears came in
abundance and unashamed. The cars
were nearly enveloped with the
swarm of relatives seeking their re-
turning ones
That was the real from-the heart
welcome home"
For twenty minutes the train stood
patiently waiting while the boys were
deluged with gifts. AS the engine be-
gan slow "puff-puff. puff-puff" many
relatives ran alongside 10th to part
with the boys who had been away
for so many months.
1t was sad-happy crowd that
marched away from the Red Cross
canteen. to await few days before
seeing the fighters again.
List of Men Discharged.
A list Of members Of the 10th Sig
nal Battalion who have received their
discharges was furnished by the War
Department today. 1t follows: Jo-
o. Drumwright. Paul w. Flather, Dan
iel j. Mccarthy, Raymond L. Schrie-
ner. Charles p. Bief1eld. Frank H.
Driscoll. Samuel H. Stanton, John p
Noone, Harry =. Riley, Bernard j.
Burns. Eugene c. Bouton, John r. Da-
Wis, John E. Hogan. jr.: ]. Brooks Nc
Closky. Joseph A. Moran, Henry E.
Ridgley, Lloyd NJ. Won Culin, Malcolm
MacQueen, Frank Rifenberg, James T.
Eisenstein. Patrick F. Ketner. Albert
f. Elliott. Reginal B. Hanford, Joseph
f. Rawlings. Clarence E. Avery, Mi
! chael H. Dore. Lawrence P. Harsch,
John ]. Keenham, John H. Oispada,
James E. Chase, Willard r. Keen,
Perry H. Coleman, James e. Hogan.
George w. Laughenry, George F. Mil
Ter, Frederick L. Mostyn, Harry J.
Yokoyama, James s. Judge, Albert A,
Soloman.
Asks for Names and Addresses.
| Mrs. Heron today announced that
! she wants the names and addresses
| all local men who were at any
| time in the 10th Field Artillery. SO
that tickets for the function at Ward
man Park Hotel may be sent to their
| relatives.
The local division of the Red Cross
| announced that all letters for men
in the 312th Machine Gun Battalion
which were sent to the men in the
care of the Red Cross building at
| Newport News will be delivered
| to them by the Red Cross. regardless
Of whether the battalion lands at the
| Virginia port.