The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-05-14
DES Moi ES |
PLANS WELCOME
Homecoming Of Remnant Of Famous
168th Regiment Keeps Des Moines
on Tip Toe Of Expectancy q
CITY ELAeoRATELY DECORATED
Past Week Has Been One Of Excite.
ment and Anxiety for Relatives
Of Rainbow Boys

DIES MONIES, May 9-Th9 home
coming of the remnant of the famous
168th regiment from overseas kept the
entire state upon the tip toe of ex
pectancy" the past fortnight Vari
GUS conflicting reports added to the
general confusion but in the mean
time preparations for the big recep'
ton have been going forward A re-
viewing stand and massive arch have
been erected just west of the state
house and from this vantage point
the governor and staff win review the
men as they march past, led by Col.
Matt FINLEY and his staff, mounted.
The parade will move west on Walnut
to Tenth, thence north to Locust and
east to the coliseum where a recep-
tion and banquet will follow. Commit
tees are in charge Of every detail and
1t promises to be the greatest mill
tary event in the history of the state.
Bands are to be present from dozen
towns and cities, excursion trains will
bring thousands and the military au-
thorities at Camp Dodge will furnish
q band, guard of honor and various
and sundry other attractions: For
over a week the principal streets in
the city have been deliberately decor
ated. At intervals of one block ropes
were stretched across the street from
which are suspended from each two
flags on either side while in the CEN
ter in the colOrs of the rainbow in
commemoration of the Rainbow divis-
ion is suspended a banner bearing the
inscription in large letters welcome
the 16Sth." ~ -s.
From the most reliable data obtain
able the regiment will entrain at Camp
Upton, New York, Saturday night or
early Sunday morning. Abe regiment
is divided into three sections of about
500 men each. One train comes by
way Of St Louis, thence to Keokuk
and from that city tosDes Moines over
the Rock island, stops of two hours
each being made at Ottumwa and Os-
kaloosa both of which contributed
their old Iowa national guard com
panies, from which the regiment was
formed. The next train will cross the
Mississippi at Davenport where a stop
OF two hours will be made, and from
that point the train will be taken to
Cedar Rapids where another two hour
stop will be made, and thence over the
Northwestern to Des Moines by way
Of Ames, but there will be no stop at
the latter place. The third train comes
from Chicago over the Great Western,
stopping two hours each at Dubuque
and, Waterloo. The presumption is
that the trains will reach Des Moines
some time Tuesday night The soldiers
will remain that night in their Pull
man sleepers and Wednesday will be
the date Of the big parade and general
Homecoming festivities Following
this the men go to Camp Dodge where
discharges will be granted within the
next few days.
Increase in Number of Eniistments 1
A new order permitting the re.en-
listment of men who were in the serv-
ice prior to April /, 1917, has given
fresh impetus to the recruiting drive
here lately. The total of recruits from
among Dodge soldiers is now 5O2.
Until recently the recruiting officers
were not authorized to accept for new
terms those who had enlisted before
theewar started. They were able to
attract some 800 men eligible for re-
under the recent plan. But
when the lid was taken completely off
a bunch of regulars f1ocked to the
front and signed up anew with Uncle
Sam.
A large percentage of the Second
infantry who Joined up again request
ed and will receive overseas service.
Camp Dodge now ranks fifth among
all American army camps and posts
in the percentage of enlistments. This
is due largely to the active and eff
cient campaiwn conducted by Col John
Reeves, who was sent here to assist
the former in putting on the recruit
ing drive.
Bakery Company Now at Lemons
Bakery company 331, which was at
Camp Dodge under the command of
Capt. Jack Fogarty. has been trans
ferred to lie Mons, France, from
where it has been stationed
since its arrival overseas last Septem-
Der.
- During its stay at Nantes the COM
pany baked 100000 loaves of bread
for soldiers in that area.
Nurses Are Discharged
The following base hospital nurses
have received their discharges and
have left for the points designated:
Minnie Hume, Great Falls, Mont;
Mary Clara Novak, Duluth; Helen r.
Ferry, Chicago; Agnes Il. Ellison, Chi
cago; Mary NJ. Cronin, Seattle;
Amenda M. lHilmen, Crookston. Mimi;
Hilda Nygaard, Houghton S. D.; Irene
E. Robb, Des, Moines; Emil S. Sanda-
ger, Chicago; Edna M. Sundquist, Sc
attic ; Mildred M. Aiechenor, Bismarck
N. D. Others who received their dis
charges were Miss Alma Hutton, who
was married last week; Miss Corcor-
an and Miss Garrett, chief nurse.
Miss Dorothy Howell, a reconstruc-
ton aid at Camp Dodge base hos
pital, received orders on Tuesday to
report for duty at general hospital No.
16, New Haven. Con. She started her
aid work as volunteer
last November, at Fort Des Moines.
After three months service there she
was transferred to Camp Dodge base