The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-07

requested to appear in full uniform.
mobilizing at the Puehier Me. camille
company Il half hour before the time
parade is 10 start. This time will be
announced ON the State journal bull
letin board and in the State journal
itself as soon as ascertained
A special call was issued to all
sailors and ex-sailors in Topeka to APP
pear in the parade. These men are
asked to once more don the blues"
or the whites" of the navy and mo-
billie at The west end of the Union
Pacific depot a half hour before the
parade is scheduled to start. IRhe call
was issued by Chief Boatswain's Mate
Peter E. OConnor. in charge of the
Topeka branch of the naval recruit
ing bureau.
In his call to ex-sailors and to sail
ors on furlo, O'CUnnor says. Let us
show Battery A and the other Topeka
units in the parade that we're not
asleep in Topeka. Let us also show
the people of Topeka that Uncle Sam
has navy. Every time an Americaif
soldier fired shot at a German il
was "a naval victory. Don't forget that
the solder didn't either swim or walk
over seas. Ex saiisrs and sailors must
do their part in extending Topeka's
welcome"
Wampus kittics to he Cut
Another special call was ISSUED to-
day by Capt. Luther Tillotson, former
adjutant of the 10th engineers, to his
local organization of returned war
riors. The Wampus kitties.' aug
mented by every man in TOPEKA who
wore IL soldiers uniform during the
great war, are asked to mobilize at
the usual place near the west end OF
the Union Pacific depot a half hour
before the time announced for the
parade of the 130th to start.
The Santa Fe shops have promised
F.,- hA al frr ell
force. These men in turning out are
making a personal sacrifice of a days
wages each. They are "docked" to
take part in the welcome. But they
are coming just the same.
The schools will be dismissed for
the parade. and every husky high
school trained throat and every piping
Voice of the smallest kindergarten
will be added to the uproar which will
welcome the men of the famous artil-
| lery regiment.
stores VIII Close. Too.
Announcements made by various
business men and store owners in the
city is to the effect that the stores
will close for the parade. The clerks
will be dismissed that the soldiers may
receive the welcome of every mother S
son and daughter in the city on the
occasion of their victorious hOmecom-
ing.
AL noon tomorrow the men IN the
regiments will be given a chicken din
ner by the citizens of Topeka and of
| Shawnee county. Generous portions
of the genus hen and rooster will he
| placed in boxes, along with generous
| sized sandwiches of bread and butter
and with all the proper garnishments
and will be served to the men by the
! Red Cross canteen service.
At the state house grounds where
the men will be given few extra
| hours of leisure before entertainment
| for Camp Funston the men will have
access to great tubs of punch donated
and served by the Military Sisterhood.
And after it is all over the men will
climb aboard their troopers" and fin
| ish the trip to Camp Funston. Forty
I eight hours thereafter-or some such
matter of time-the men will reap
pear IN Topeka, each one honorably
| discharged and seeking civilian clothes
and his best girl
Parades in Kansas City.
Kansas City. May 7.<Kansas City.
Kan. is spending both today and to-
night in welcoming Homecoming Kan
sas units. succession OF parades is
marking the arrival of the both to-
| day. The welcome of the 18th units
| Will be by night They will arrive
about o'clock tonight, after which
they will parade thru the retail dis
| trict