Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-06
OUT OF CAMP AT 2 O'CLOCK
WILL ARRIVE HERE BETWEEN
q AND 7 O'CLOCK TONIGHT
LOOP BARRED TO TRAFFIC.

N'HlpdHJ Is HoncNdGu bOunt
somewhere on the road between Rock
ford and Ottawa The company. ninci,
strong. left Camp Grant a. 2 o'clocl
this afternoon in machines. They ar,
due to arrive here about o'clock. ol
shortly afterward Upon their arriNa
in Ottawa a parade of the machine
containing the boys will be held thrl
the loop district, after which he city
will be turned over to the boys for a
reception and a carnival spirit
The entire city will be given over to
welcoming the boys and to having a
good time. There will be plenty OF
music, lentrich's Band St PatIicKa
Drum Corps and the Liber-y Drum
Corps furnishing the music during
the evening. The entertainment viii
De informal aId everyone attending
viii be expected to have Il good time
and to STE that everyone else enjoys
themselves Confetti viii be thrown
and there will De lots vi red. wuuu
and blue Hgh,, and plenty OF noise-
makers to let the Boys know that tine
people OF their home town are really
glad to welcome them back again
Thirty-fve Machines Get Away.
This morning at 7:95 about tulrty
five machines left the Central Life
Building, headed for Rockford 80.
bring the boys home. One OF the
most interesting features OF the pa.
rade was Mickie" LOOuey. former
Company { boy, who had been trans
ferred 10 the terlier corps OF the BID
"Mickie' received his honorable dis.
charge ana arrived hime last nish .
He learned that the Ottawa citizens
We're to 90 TO Camp Gran today %
bring bis comrades at aims home, AMI (
one OF the first men 10 arrive on tie
scene was "Mickie,' diving his our
ing car which he intended to BRING
home loaded down with boys tin bon
nets, knapsacks and the other thing ,
the boys will be carrying with them
The loop district viii be 0arricadcd I
as soon as the whistles start blowing. /
which will be just fifteen minute, Ue.
fore the boys arrive Vehicles of all
kinds must get Of o. La sale ann
Columbus streets oetHee0 Til ean1'
bridge and Main Greet, and all of the
intersecting streeis i strong Barr.
cade viii Toe formtd by Grief Grove
ara his ieutenauts and kept darn,
the entire evening.
Form at Canal Bridge.
The boys will climb from their ma.
chimes at the canal bridge ANA marcn
through the loop district They win
DE snowered viii flowers by their AZ.
preciatiye townspeople as they marca
through the loop. AT the Close oil thrI
parade they viii make a hasty trip 20
their homes, where they viii receive a
never to be forgotten welcome, ana
will return to town his evening for
the. great carnival and reception
, The phone message This afternoon
announcing that the boy had started
home stated that they loaded up aud
left The camp, giving three cheers for
Ottawa and, singing, started On th'I
return trip At noon Il message came
through announcing thai the patty q,
Ottawa motorists hal reached Camp
Grant in the pouring rain and had run
into some very bal roads IN route.
The local police have been given II.
stIuctions to see that there is no
rough stuff pulled at the celebration
tonight and that The throwing OF al
cum powder, which proved such d
menace to the peace day celebration,
is not permitted.
Gold Star Parents Remembered.
The fathers and mothers Of the
BOYS in Company { who gave their
lives for their country and Will not
return with their fellow toWnslneE
were remembered oday by the home
coming committee and each was sent
a handsome bouquet of red, white AMI
h,ue flowers. The bouquets each con-
tanned a dozen bright red Mildly
roses, dozen white roses, ana some,
deep blue heur de lis.
The bouquets that we're sent TO tnr
o,,t-of.town boys parents We're mailed
so as TO reach their destination tocay'f
The families who wore remembered
were the parents of Lieut. 5. W, fiay-
mond. Marshall Purruckel cop. E".-
nett Moran. Fred w. ZellerS, FRANK
Kasal of Seneca, James Duffy, Rooeft
Wood of Pontiac, Karl Gregg heh1 +
Pierce, Paul Zisizik Rob 2rt Anderson
George Adler, of Marseilles, Benjamin
Reeder. John Case and Arthur Aus
sem.
Each bouquet contained a card pear
ing the greetings of the comrades at
arms of the 1ogth Intan ry.