Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-29
FRESH DECORATIONS
FOR FRIDAY PARADE
All Columns Will Be Readorncd
for Coming of Artillery and
Train Men.
ROUTE OF MARCH ANNOUNCED
Four Reviewing Stands, Where
Proper Honors Will Be Rem
dered, Mark Line.
ROUTE OF MARCH ANNOUNCED

All tho reviewing and grand stands
viii be freshly decorated vim INV.
ING and flags for the homecoming of
the one Hundred and Eleventh Field
Artillery the One Hundred and Fourth
Ammunition Train and the Three Hun
dred an: Eighteenth Infantry. less
r"Mpa MES l. and NJ. Friday afternoon
in Richmond.
Companies /. and NJ will reach Rich
mona Tor the parade which is scheduled
Tor Thursday of mex. week.
The white columns along the line OF
march VIII be decorated anew and the
"lIted ear'ands AT the Court of
Honor and other reviewing stands
VII! be replaced by fresh ones. School
children "iil wave flags and pelt the
war-"orn troops with flowers all
along tho line of the parade.
Flowers viii be received during the
morning a. Monroe Park by section
Of the woman's committee and those
who have gardens are asked 10 be gen.
crous with blossoms on this occa sion
Grays Called for Duty.
overseas nurses VIII occupy seats on
the reviewing stand at Monroe Park.
ana eafh nurse r is asked 10 commun.
stuart Circle Hospital. so that reserva- :
ton may be made
I Mrs. II W. Ellerson is chairman Of
,he womans reception committee
which Will meet the trains on FRIDAY
morning AZ the Fair Grounds, and the
members of this committee are urged
TO he prompt in arriving
CAPITA II. @. Dickerson Of con,panv
/, L. and Captain w. Il. jackson. Of Com
pany :, OF the Grays have ordered
thcir mon to report at the Grays'
nrmory at o'clock Friday morning
I q n III n iEg Eo
Fair Grounds
The American Legion of Honor will
occupy reserved section in Monroe
Park bieachers. ]. j. Wicker is chair
man, and has tickets for members Of
the legion.
Wounded on Grand Stand.
All casualties other than those be-
longing 10 the three units paradinE
Who viii be carried in automobiles in
the parade, Viii occupy the grand stand
IN Miss Frances Sco,t's yard, just on
pos!te Monroe Park. She will serve
them lunch, and the men are asked
TO wear their uniforms.
| 1t is estimated that at leas, $500
troops VIII be in the parade Friday
4 The general committee IS anxious for
a large crowd OF Richmond people TO
soldiers when they arrive. The grand
stand is reserved for relatives. who
can procure tickets at the Grays'
fnrmory, nr nni everybody can get in the
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come and welcome the home boys.
Line Moves mt O'Clock
The parade VIII move at / O'Clock
promptly.
\ squad OF mounted police will head
the parade. which will form in Monu-
ment Avenue, heading east toward
isadierGeneral Io Lane stern, ad-
ju;ant- seneral OF Virginia. and STAFF
will Immediately follow the police
escort.
The Fortress Monroe band will be
next in the line Of march. and fifty
.sres s5yiee IN the HS rear Wi' be borne the
back viii be the casualties of the
Three Hundred and Eighteenth Infan-
try. Eightieth Division. and OF the One
Train. Twenty-ninth Division. who will
follow the service flag on foot and in
automobiles.
Route of March Given.
Then in order will come the Three
Hundred and Eighteenth Infantry. the
One Hundred and Eleventh Field Artil-
icry and the One Hundred and Fourth
Ammunition Train.
The line OF parade will be east on
Monument and Franklin Streets 10
Grace. east on Grace into Capitol
Square at Ninth Street gate, passing
10 south of Washington Monument and
south Of Capitol Building through west
gate OF Governors Mansion yard out
of yard through north gate into Capitol
Street, Capitol Street to Twelfth Street,
north on Twelfth Street TO north side
of Broad Street, west on Broad Street
to Belvidere Street, where the parade
will be dismissed.
Attention is called to location OF the
following reviewing stands. where
proper honors will be rendered.:
|. Confederate veterans, Lee Monu-
ment
.. Reviewing stand in Monroe Park
Governor of West Virginia and Gov
ernor Of Virginia and General Cronk-
hitc.
5. Brook Avenue and Broad Streets,
/ reviewing party. General 10 Lane Stern
and staff.
l. Henry and Broad Streets. service
tag.
An officer will be stationed one block
from the several reviewing points to
notify each unit as ii passes.
There Will be four halts during the
parade: first, when head of column
reaches Shaffer and Franklin Streets:
First and Franklin Streets; third. when
head OF the column reaches Ninth and
Grace Streets: fourth, when head of
column reaches Brook Avenue and
Broad Streets. Each halt will be for
five minutes.
\ whistle at tho Whitlock branch OF
the Lorillard Tobacco Company will
again commence the welcome chorus.
VIII Give state COlors.
Captain r, p. Williams, headquarters
of tho Three Hundred and Eighteenth
infantry was here yesterday to make
arrangements for the presentation of
the reEimemtal colors to the State AS
an incident to the celebration for the
returning infantrymen Friday.
The standard will be carried in the
parade at o'clock, but will already
have been presented to the State. At
10 O'Clock in the morning at tho Fair
Grounds, Governor Davis will receive
the flag on behalf of the Common
wealth Of Virginia. Captain Williams
will present it, Color ScrGeants Gra-
ham and Larkin, who have cared for
the regimcntals during the two years
the outfit spent in Europe, will take
part in the ceremony.
The flag was never taken into battle
attacks by the regiment, but was oar
ried into the front lines with the men
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