Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 January 1919 — STATE-WIDE WELCOME [ARTICLE]

STATE-WIDE WELCOME

GRAND REVIEW BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE 137TH AND 139TH. Indiana’s official and state-wide welcome to the 137 th and 139th field artillery regiments, the first to return after overseas service, will be held in Indianapolis Friday afernoon. Grand review before Governor Goodrich followed by a big street parade of the troops will be the spectacular events of the celebration. , After the parade-the soldiers will be taken to a local theatre or hall, where the Governor will extend to them the “welcome home” of Indiana. Responses will be made by Col. Robert L. Moorehead, of the 139th, and Col. Cleveland C. Lansing, of the 137 th. Members of the Indiana legislature will sit on the reviewing stand with the Governor. The stand will be erected in Meridian street in front of the old city library building. Harry B. Smith, adjutant general of Indiana, is-in charge of arrangements for the Governor. He has called in the welcoming committees recently selected by the mayors of twenty-two Hoosier cities fbrmerly the headquarters of national guard troops absorbed by the artillery and they will sit with the Governor and legislators in review. The committee from here are Mayor C. G. Spitler, J. J. Montgomery, Harry Parker, J. H. Chapman and L. H. Hamilton.