The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-05
BIC WELCOME IS
BEING ARRANGED
FOR 115TH TROOPS
Various Civic Committees Are
Working Night and Day to
Properly Greet Soldiers.
Who Return Sunday.
ARRIVAL OF TRAIN is
NOW SET FOR 8 O'CL L0CK
Parade Win Be Held Promptly
at IL 0'CIeok and ether
Activities Are Planned as
Part of ReeeptieN.

Figuratively, the fatted calf was be-
ing slain by Memphis Saturday for
the entertainment Of the homercom-
ing soldiers OF the 1lBth field artillery,
though these boys will come back Sun
day morntng not as prodigals, but as
heroes. There is stirring through the
city dynamic whisper Of welcome" ;"
and the hearty message Is yisuslzed
in glowing red, white and blue which
whips about and streams upon the
wind ana CLEANS from show windows,
store store fronts, trolley lines, homes and
One hundred and fifty members Of
the Red Gf0As cantE6n sEFvice are
laboring wifh Hsiglit aha masn to pre-
pare for the reteption at the Union
dsspot fromsS 70 II; for the dinner at
and for the SUPPER at the Union depot
at o'clock.
One huge room on the lower floor
OF the Union DEPOT, is being decorated
With proalgsoh q spEtag bIosaofns,
ferns and paaSSs. TheA cEaMson cakfia-
tiens make grsat RED dsoss, nine
room. Il Is iii this, this room @ ths The Sl pare sre
4 ents, the. wives and tie BF6thers and
sisters Of the returning soldiers win
meet their respectiEes heroes. Here
thousands of bottles Of soft drinks have
been gathered to serve the soldiers,
and fruits. chocolates, and cigarets will
also be given out
The general public is asked to re-
gard this room as a sacred spot where
N may be united the loved ones whom
the stern duties of national defense
ana righteous conquest have kept apart
for many trying months. The Boys
themselves have requested that none
but ,Is. members Ss sg,qt.t 4 the igedis fs q
their wish Will be respected. No cur
ious eyes VIII be permitted to gaze on
the play of emotions there.
Admissions Limited.
Only those persons Will be allowed to
enter the depot who actually are going
aboard outgoing trains. The relatives
Of the soldiers Will have passes, and
they with be admitted to TIE general
waiting room BY the two doors that
fiank the main door. Persons who car
establish thAt they are going into the
depot to catch a train viii be admitted
by the main door,
Seven hUhdred and fifty tickets had
been issued by the Red Cross canteen
service at II o'clock Saturday morning
to relatives who desire to meet their
brotherM sons or husbands at the
station. II viii be necessary to limit
the admission to 1,000 and the issuance
Of tickets was to stop at o'clock Sat
urday afternoon. The tickets were be-
ing issued at the Union depot, Calhoun
persons who can establish their, rela-
tionship with the man they want tC
meet.
The great number Of visitors expected
to be In Memphis Sunday to see the
parade began to arrive early Saturday
morning. The hotels are already filled
and at enc place the register had beer
removed from the desk. The Only way
the crowd Of visitors can be accommo-
! dated is through the willingness of pri.
vate households to provide for them
Persons who will do this are urged Il
send their names and addresses to 8
M Jackson, at the Y. M. c. A., telling
Rooms are more important than meals
Persons who cannot get In at the hotel
may be referred to rooms by calling Al
the Y. M. c. A.
Big Feast Prepared.
Members Of the Red Cross canteer
service service u charge Of the banquet at tn
ing for two whoel days on the feas
that they intend to give the boys Of tn,
115th. They win serve menu Of bake,
turkey, ham, vegetables, salads, no
rolls, coffee, ice cream and cake. Sever
hundred and fifty pounds of ham, So
pounds Of turkey 125 boxes of apples
seven bushel baskets of celery and 60
gallons of coffee constitute some of TIL
materials that will 80 into this spread
Cigarets and cigars win be distributes
to the soldiers at the train, at the din
ner and at supper at the Union depo
at o'clock. The committee of ne,
Cross workers which will make thi
dietfibution, has In readiness $500
ciEarsts and 1900 cigars, ard is hoId
ing in reserve 25,9Q0 more cigaret
should they be needed.
L. ]. Moss, special representative Q
the Chamber OF Eosnmefee, returned O
1880 from Knoxville, where he inter
viewed Col. Harry s. Berry, relative I
the program. He brought back til
word from the boys that they want tn
public to give them two hours alon
at the depot with their relatives.
Mr.. Moss found $40 Memphis boy
In the regiment and he talked wit
many of them. They are keenly ex
pectant over the reception that Is t
be given them and their "buddies" froY
other parts of Tennessee. They all sa
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