Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 97, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 April 1919 — SOLDIERS TO BE HONOR GUESTS [ARTICLE]

SOLDIERS TO BE HONOR GUESTS

COUNTY SHOULD SEND OUR SOLDIER BOYS TO WELCOME HOME CELEBRATION. The city of Indianapolis and Marion county, will be hosts to the state of Indiana Welcome Home Day, the date of which cannot be definitely announced until the disembarkation of the Indiana troops now enroute home from France. Arrangements have been made by the Executive committee of which A. M. Glossmrenner, of Indianapolis is chairman to take care of the largest crowd ever in the state’s capital city. Sub-committee’s have been appointed for decorations, programs, commissiary to feed thousand of soldiers guests, grand-stand to seat 13,000 people, and for all other activities of entertainment. Every returned soldier, sailor, marine and nurse, Red Cross, K. of C., Y.M.C.A., Salvation. Army and other organization workers who have served in uniform either at home or abroad, are entitled to and are invited to have places in the parade. The State Board of Accounts has authorized county boards of commissioners to pay the traveling expense to and from Indianapolflr of all those who have been in the service of the nation. Arrangements are being made here for the remainder of the entertainment during the celebration. A section of the grandstand has been set aside for our out of town guests and reservations can be made now by mail only to Nicholas Noyes, chairman of the seating conynittee, 617 Lemcke Bldg., Indianapolis. lit is the desire of the committee that soldier’s relatives who belong to auxiliary organizations make their reservation through such organizations. .