Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 April 1919 — State to Welcome Fighters. [ARTICLE]

State to Welcome Fighters.

Indianapolis, April 25.—A state-wide scope was assured to the welcome home celebration which will be given in Indianapolis in honor of the One Hundred and Fiftieth field artillery, when it was announced from the headquarters of the general oommlttee that the mayors of Lafayette, Fort Wayne and Bloomington had on behalf of their cities waived all rights to demand that the troops stop in tho»e cities for celebrations there, but that all cities would participate in the Indianapolis celebration. It was announced that Harry B. Smith, adjutant general of Indiana, had received assurances from Fort Wayne and Lafayette that those cities would recognize the Indianapolis celebration as the one in which they would participate. Bloomington was the first outside city to come to that decision. The assurance that the welcome will include the entire state makes the prospect for a tremendous crowd in Indianapolis. The general committee has decided to make a vigorous effort to obtain the consent of the war department for the presence of Gen. Charles N. T. Menoher, who commanded the Rainbow division during its most severe fighting, and Gen. Charles P. Summerall, wlib was in command for a time. According to the latest advices, the Leviathan will arrive in New York harbor today.