Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-24
HEROES WELCOME
TO Be ELABORATE
Gen. Pershing and LIST Divi-
sion of Overseas Army As
sured Great Greeting.
HONOR COURT A feature

Washington's part in the national
welcome home" which is to be ex-
tended to Gen. Pershing and the LIST
Division Of the Regular Army next
month. will be something in which
every citizen Of the District may take
pride, according to the citizens well
come committee, Of which Robert N.
Harper is chairman. The committee
has put in motion plans to make it
comparable with any celebration ever
seen here.
The sight Of a full division ION the
hike" with every unit Of artillery, in
fantry, Signal Corps. machine gun
ners engineers. ammunition trains.
supply trains. etc, equipped with all
their ultra-modern paraphernalia is
expected to attract many visitors to
tho city, whose presence will swell
the throngs along the line Of march.
Familiar Hum Of Airplanes.
As the veterans swing up Pennsyl-
vania avenue the smooth pavement
may seem strange to their feet, more
accustomed to trenches and shell-torn
landscapes, but they will hear above
them the familiar hum Of many air
planes, as the air service will have a
part in paying tribute to the entire
A. e. F. in the person Of the frst
division to 90 overseas to make war
against Germany.
It was announced by Mr.. Harper
yesterday that present plans OF the
committee call for the erection OF an
extensive court Of honor along the
avenue in front OF the White House,
where the official reviewing stand will
be. Part Of this stand will be for the
use Of members Of Congress and other
ofhcials. but several thousand seats
will be sold to those who wish to see
the President. Gen. Pershing and
other high oficials reviewing the
greatest spectacle in America Incl
dent to the war.
War Department Statement.
: At the War Department yesterday
it was said that the present roster Of
officers of the division would not be
available until the various commands
of the division reach this country. as
a number of changes have been made
in the commissioned personnel since
its organization. But Maj. Gen. Ed
ward F. McGlachlin, commanding, and
Brig. Gen. Frank Parker, formerly
commander of the division and now
Of one Of the infantry
brigades. will be two of the most
widely known officers to have a place
in the line of march.
The first units of the division to
leave this country for France en-
barked in June. 1917, and many of
the men will have put in two years
and two months abroad. practically
all of it in the field. II conditions
demanded it they could unroll their
packs, pitch their tents and be per-
fectly at home under q few square
feet of canvas at less than an hours
notice. But the War Department will
arrange to have all of them comfort
ably housed while here for the review.
Number of Men in Division,
The tables of organization. as at
present in force, call for 27,100 en-
listed men and $50 commissioned Of
hcers in a division, a total of Is. $50,
Of which 26,435 are rated as COM
blatant troops.
More than $50 men in the 1st Divi.
sion have been decorated with the dis |
service cross, and a much |
larger number have received the croix |
lie guerre. The division captured 11s
pieces of artillery from the Germans
n the course Of the various offensives, |
he division itself used.