Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-09
Plans Are Begun as
Soon as Time of
Coming Learned.
CRUSH EXPECTED
AT UNION STATION
Chairman Harper and Mem
bers of General Staff Pre-
pare for Reception.


Gen. Pershing will arrive in Wash
ington Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
and arrangements are now under way
to give him a most enthusiastic recep-
ton here ri
Robert N. Harper, chairman of the
citizens welcome committee. learned
the time set for the arrival of the gen.
eral shortly before noon today and at
once began preparations to receive him
In a way that would leave no doubt as
to the appreciation of the people of the
National Capital for the work done by
the commander Of the American ex-
peditlonary forces. At the same time
members of the general staff set to work
10 DO their part in receiving the return
ing hero.
Big Demonstration Assured.
Though the demonstration when
Gen. Pershing arrives will be less
formal than the grand review which
takes place one week from next We'd
nesday, it will be most spontaneous.
and great crush is expected at the
Union station, similar to that when
President Wilson returned from
Europe last July Is
Gen. Pershing will come from New
York on a special train and it is prob-
able that he will go at once to some
hotel. The route the official party
will follow will be announced in adj
vance, and Mr.. Harper expects that
its entire length will be marked by
thousands of cheering. fag-waving
citizens. The general will be ac-
companied by his son. "Sergt." War
rem Pershing.
Will Erect More Seats.
Mr.. Harper called in person on Conn
missioner Brownlow today and OBJ,
tanned permission to erect an addt-
tional 1 900 seats along the north SIDE
of Pennsylvania avenue In front OK
the White House for the grand review
of the 1st Regular Division on Sep.
TENDER II. Even this number viii
fall far short of accommodating the
thousands that wish to view the Great
spectacle from within the court OF
honor.
sending a check to T. Arthur Smith.
1906 G street. and orders will be nIled
in the order in which they are re-
ceiyed. 1t is thought all the extra
seats will be ordered by mail before
they are actually placed on sale.
D. C. Boys in 1st Division.
Additional names OF washington
men with the 1st Division have come
to The Evening Star since the puon,
cation of the list last Sunday. and
these may obtain victory medais.
given by the citizens of the District to
local soldiers, sailors and marines, oy
at the armory, Az l. street.
between the hours of am. and pm.
Enlisted men are asked to bring .
note from an officer stating they are
of good character and giving the
name of their command.
First Lieut.. William w. Burch, after
twenty months in France, is now with
the QuartermaSter detachment OF the
home is 224 v street northeast. where
his wife now lives.
Roger F. Sisk of the 1St Company
of Military Police of the LIST Division
is also at Camp Mills. and will march
with that command in the review here
next week. His Washington home Is
1918 3 street north asst.
Two 1st Division .eterans now home
are George Dewey Knott. 727 9Th street
southeast, and Edgar B. Rawlings, 1416
r street. Both were with the first
unit of troops to go to France. and re-
turned to the states only recently.
By Road From New York.
Nearly all of the motor transporta-
ton of the LIST Division will come
overland from New York to Wash
ington. and the roads between the
two cities will present a busy spec
tacle on Thursday and Friday of this
week.
laundering over them will come
400 motor trucks varying from the
big five-ton machines. carrying food
md forage, to the small one-ton
with light equipment There
will be in line some sixty-five passen-
ger cars, 12O motor cycles. most Of
hem with side cars, and about forty
bicycles ridden by divisional. bril-
gade and regimental couriers.
The personnel will be fed from forty
rolling kitchens, hitched on behind
trucks, and cooking a meal as they
speed along.
The equipment to be hauled by train
will require 451 gondola cars. 248
stock cars and 35 box cars. in addi-
lion to which there will be 1913 tourist
,ars bringing the officers and men to
care for the horses. wagons and sup.
plies brought by rail.
A ride in tourist cars will be a great
novelty to the veterans of the LIST
Division, who for almost two years
ing in small box cars marked "Hommes
10 Cheveaux Zen long) s." Now and
hen some of them may have found
themselves riding in a third-class
coach. but berth on a train at night
vas unheard of in the A. E. F.
ICE PRESIDENT NAMED
TO WELCOME PERSHING