The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-29
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clear of automobiles for the entire
distance of the parade. When called
upon to give their services for the pa
trolling of the enclosures, the depot.
and the streets the members of the
state guard and national guard COM
panies showed some slight hesitancy
about accepting. But on every occa-
sion of a public nature in Topeka
since the declaration of war. the state
guard and the home guard have been
on the job. So they expect to stay on
the job now until the last man Topeka
sent overseas is welcomed home in
right royal way.
As to general arrangements for the
welcome to the men of the 10th engi-
neers. the general committee has
planned two triumphal arches, two
statues of famous war organizations
and miles and, miles of flag and bunt-
ing decoration of buildings and streets.
Carpenters Do Big Work
Thru the willing cooperation of the
carpenters of local union No. 1445 of
the Carpenters and Jofners of Amer
lea, the two triumphal arches-one at
the north end of the Melan bridge and
one in front of the State journal Of
flee at Eighth and Kansas avenue
have been built. The members of this
union volunteered their services, with
out pay, for the erection of the arches
been working in the rain since last
saturday Fastening the work. 1t seems
that the carpenters acknowledge the
foremanship for the arch erection of
.. 5. True, president of the local, and
of 0. McCafferty, custodian of Labor
hall Other carpenters who have
worked on the arches include R. L.
Smith, ]. L. Berry, John Cook. Glenn
Sullivan, w; w. CARPENTER. L. L. Cor
ey, Ed Smelser, c. B. Burnett, Frank
Sf1 hi VIII Vn1lyorf n
:. Mischke. S. B. Weaver, George
Croft, Ike Sparkling, w. Dessenberger.
J. w. Hawkins. and Robert Cramer.
The two statues which will form
features in the welcome decorations
Will be placed one at Seventh and
Kansas avenue and one at Sixth and
Kansas avenue. The Red Cross mother
figure will be at Seventh and the Sal
Vatton Army "doughnut girl will be
at Sixth.
Stores TO Be Decorated.
Every store in Topeka is expected to
be ablaze with flags and bunting not
later than tomorrow noon. Every
trolley pole on Kansas avenue is to
be decorated by the street car COM
pany working in conjunction with the
general committee, and every white
way pole will bear its burden of flags
and posters.
One of the features Of the trolley
pole decoration will be the welcome
home signs and posters. Each one of
these posters will bear the name of
some French village or town or CITY
or the name of some famous battle
participated in by American troops in
the great war. And underneath the
French town name will be printed in
large letters the city's message of well
come. Not in hackneyed phrase of
Welcome home" will this slogan be
given either. The welcome will be ex-
tended in language coined and made
popular by the soldiers themselves, ex-
tended in soldier language. 1t will be
Boy, howdy," and kindred express
sions whose meaning is deeper and
more personal than the mere wei
come"
1t is expected that the citizens in
greeting the boys of the 10th will
make the armistice demonstrations
seem tame.
Nor should it be forgotten that after
the welcome for the 10th engineers
for the both field artillery, for the
units of the 137th infantry. for the
18th infantry and other units of the
| 35th division the units of the seth di-
vision must also be awaited with the
same generous enthusiasm and the
same hearty handshake from the city
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