New Britain herald., 1919-09-18
WELCOME HOME TO EVERYONE.

Every man in the city, who, dur ing the long period of hostilities and occupation of Germany which fol- lowed, wore the khaki of the Army and Marines or the blue of the Navy 1 will be welcomed with open arms by the city as a whole upon Saturday morning next. Irrespective of whether he parades, and receives tangible welcome or remains in "civies" and does not take part in the official well come, though he may if he wishes, the mothers and fathers of the city H will sets aside the day as one of es- pecial welcome, one of rejoicing that he is back. Do not forget, ex-service & man, that there are thousands of 8 parents here who are taking this a day to express their joy at your re- A turn, notwithstanding that they may H have already done so many times. Tn our happiness to have the man 3 who served back with us we also 8 have a tinge of regret, a feeling of 8 sympathy creeps over us, we leaven Fl O0I JOS WILL COhl pdSSlOIl IO1 IhO #lhundreds of parents whose boys sleep ein France or in our own cemeteries, 8 those who gave their budding youths # for the glory of the flag under which & they live. Next Saturday we give our | regards to those who live and upon 8Sunday our respects to the ones who 8 died a hero's death. Our Welcome 8 Home parade will be slackened for R "a moment while the "buddies' and 1.-the fellow townsmen pass through the Court of Honor dedicated to those who did not return, who gave their &alI. To them belongs all the honor that we may have.
 But, to those who did not return, and who may read these lines this knewspaper takes the opportunity to give it's welcome. We cannot give eX Expression to our deepest feelings, it becomes impossible. Turning to those who die not, who died in the service, from bullets or disease, words fail us. eIt is enough to say, "The Glory Is Yours." This sentiment is echoed everywhere, it means everything.
 Those who remained at home, also should not be forgotten. Many times during the period when the service tman was undergoing the rigors and m onotony of training camp, or the rain of lead from the enemy guns there were bursting hearts restrained, l~.,x, 4o nf
 lapse, souls buoyed up with confi- dence and hope that beat as truly as those which throbbed in fields afar. un order that their Tanks" might have all that was available, in food,
 m unitions and projections from weather bullets and gas, women as well as men slaved at the work bench
 the inventors table and at the knit ting at home. There were people who prof1teered, who took advantage of fhe times to gain their own ends, but they were few-very few. The mass oe American people were true as the steel in the soldiers bayonets. All cla sses labored for the common cause INSW bIItdlll poOplc were tfuoT than those of other sections. if such thing is possible, witness our record \ at home. The Red Cross, the facto- ries, the Home Service organizati tions, all have a record upon which they may pride themselves, as well as the doughboys who went from here.
 ] 1t was with the idea of presenting to the best of our ability, that we collected some material for use today. ito show what was done. We have printed it herewith. It is our tribute to the city. There have been many people forgotten in the list of achievem ents, it was so largo that it
 was beyond our ability to collect 1t all. We have been absolutely incapa ble of showing what the parent, the sweet heart and the sister of the doughboy
 went through, no one may do this. 1t is our greatest regret that we can not. But please accept our tribute
 in the spirit in which it is offered
 Welcome Home, boys, congratulations
 people of New Britain upon your Loyalty and strength of purpose and, parents of the heroic dead, our sin cerest condolences.