Evening star., 1919-05-14
D. c. ART|[[ER|STS
ARE DUE MAY z
Will Land at Newport News.
Makes Parade Possible Be-
fore Men Go to Meade.

The 10th Field Artillery of the
Blue and Gray Division, including
about four hundred Washington men,
is due to arrive at Newport News.
Va, on the transport Orizaba May %,
the War Department announced Of
ficially today.
Landing of the men at Newport
News will make it possible to bring
them up the Potomac by steamer and
have them march through the Ma
tional Capital on their way to Camp
Meade for rehabilitation.
Must Rush Plans.
With only about ten days left In
which to complete its plans the COM
the 10th renewed it's appeal today
for the funds necessary to entertain
this the largest unit Of District men
that has yet started home.
Contributions of any amount will
be welcomed by Mrs. Ross Thompson
at 2121 Kalorama road.
Mrs. LIE Roy w. Heron, wife of the
major who commands the 1st Bat
talon of the 10th, wants the names
and addresses OF the relatives of all
the local men in the unit sent to her
dpdrtMeHt IN tHe w Ellington. IneSe
names are desired in order that the
families of the men can be informed
directly by the committee of the de-
tails of the reception.
The tentative plan is to entertain
the men at a theater in the afternoon.
after which supper will be served
them at Wardman Park Hotel A
dance is to be held at the hotel in the
evening. Mrs. Heron suggested to-
day that families of the men make
cakes and other delicacfes, to be add
ed to the regular menu for the SUP
per.
Parade Appears Likely.
Although a parade was not consid-
cred as part of the program, the rout-
ing of the transport to Newport News
is likely to add this feature. If the
men are brought up the Potomac en-
route to camp, Washington will have
its first opportunity to stand along
the sidewalks in a public demonstra-
ton in honor of complete District
Of Columbia organization.
Neither the District Coast Artillery
or the hospital company had an op-
portunity to march before the people
Of the city upon their return. AL
though there were a number of re-
turned fighters in the welcome home
parade on Pennsylvania avenue a few
months ago, they marched as indi-
viduals without their oversee equip
ment.
In the case of the 10th Field Ar
tillery, however. the National Capital
would see several hundred of its
fighters tramp by just as they
marched toward the battle line in
France before the signing Of the ar
mistice.
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arrangements for the welcome will ask
the War Department to route the men
to Camp Meade by way Of the Potomac,
making a parade through the city pos
sible. Isaac Cans and Donald B. At
well, who engineered the welcome for
ferred yesterday with women repre-.
senting the committee of wives of Off
GERS of the 10th and agreed to CO.
operate in arranging the greeting for the
field artillerymen.
The Washington men in the 10th are
practically all former District National
Guardsmen. The Presidents Own Cav
airy of the District Guard, organized
just after this country entered the war,
was made a part of the District batter
les Of the 10th.
made commander of the I'd Battalion Of
the 10th, is believed not to be on board
ship with the men. Word has been re-
ceived by Mrs. Vogt that he, was as
signed to a. mission in Poland a few
weeks ago.
Mai. Heron. commander of the LIST
Battalion, who. before the war, was
head of the advertising department
of The Star. is believed to be with his
men on the Orizaba. No word to in
dicate that he, too. was transferred
has been received here.
Because of the fact that transfers
are likely to be made any time up
to the date of sailing, there is no
accurate information in Washington
as to what stats Of captains and lieu
tenants will return in command Of
the District batteries.
Although some privates from the
District units of the 10th have been
assigned to other organizations in
France. the total number of these
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