Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-24
STATES SOLDIERS
/ TOPARADE HERE
Men From HaverfOrd Also
May March Through
Streets
TWO DIVISIONS COMING
Twenty.eighth and Seventy
ninth Will Be Landed at
This Port
TWO DIVISIONS COMING

The two all-Pennsylvania divisions
Ntho Twenty-eighth and the Seventy
ninth--will be landed at this port and
will parade the streets of Philadelphia
tkwhen they make their triumphant re-
Turn from war.
{&Troops bound for this port aboard the
merican Liner lTaverford may also have
| parade when they dock here, If plans
2Iking worked out hy"'!cretary of War
Iaker are completed 81 time.
W This is indicated by the announce
1nient of Secretary Baker that all divi-
Mons will, be sent to the largest city
Nearest which their members live for
&barades, so that relatives and friends
Who have followed their fortunes in war
hay see them in ,Ly before they are
Idisbanded.
M The Haverford will bring the Sixty
Effth Coast Artillery Regiment to Phila-
/ Zaelphia. officials of the War Depart
ffhent have no objections to the regi-
k{1hent giving a parade. hut have left this
fmatter to the discretic , of the COM
hmanding officer of the unit. The recep-
Etion committee here is strongly in favor
Sof public demonstration
II At the War department it was SAT-
he very likely that arrangements
n ,uid be made with the commander for
Il a parade.
n News that a parade of tho men COM
n ing to philadelphia on the Haverford
< might be arranged was welcome to Phil
adephians who had been keenly disap-
pointed by a previous announcement
y that they would not be permitted to- see
the returning soldiers in line.
II is not known how many Philadel-
Il phians may be ahoar' the Iiaverford.
4 but the general belief is tnat there are
at least few, and many who have
relatives amoyg the soldiers overseas 9
have been anxious for IL parade. Others
have been just as eager to see the first
troops landed at this port march through
the streets.
\ Wilson line steamer has been char
tered to go down the river to meet
the Haverford. The reception commit
tee will be on board the steamer and only
a3those Will be permitted on board who
Ware armed with invitations from the
Ncommittoc. Hot coffee. sandwiches and
3tother refre shments will he ready for the
8i;sold ers when they land at Washington
fayenue wharf. Box luncheons for each
er1an. to be used en- route to Camp Dix.
Twill also he provided.
Because thrty-nine of the mon have
A been wounded, an emergency hospitnl
and recreation room have been fitted I'M
on the second deck of the pier.
Following out this PLAN the Iron hi.
vision and the Liberty rvision-tbe
Twenty-eighth and the Seventy-ninth-
will come to Philadelphia to debark
These two divisions are known as i'm,
portant combat UNITS of the army of oc
cupation, and they have not vet re-
ceived orders that would send then
home. The War Department. however
Is considering such orders for all III,
important divisions, and both NAV re
ceivc instructions soon to pack up fo,
home.
Tho Iron Division is now al IIeudi
4 court and the Liberty Division is N
Souilly. according to today's announce
ment of the location Of forces overseas 9
The Twenty Y-seVenth Division Is at Mont
fort
Secretary Baker also said hc hops,
that the Rainbow Dvision--the Forty
second-composed of National Omar,
units from all parts Of the countrv-
could be brought to Washington for .
parade through the capital streets whor
it is finally sent back to the Unite,
states.