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Virginia Troops ParadeIn Richmond on Saturday116th Infantry of Twenty-Ninth—Eightieth to Parade Memorial Day—104th Engineers of Twenty-Ninth Land at New York.on May 27. and the 10th division on Memorial Day Thousands of visitors are expected for the latter event.Richmond. May 22.—Hurried preparations are being made here today to complete Anal arrangements for ths crest demonstration and parade of the llltta nfantry of the Twenty-ninth division, contalnlnc the Virginia National Guard units, on Saturday afternoon. These troops are now station ed at Camp Stuart. Vs., swatting orders to board six special tralnfe that wilt transport them to Richmond, and thencs to Camp Lee. where tney will be mustered out of service.Early Saturday morning they will be moved to Richmond, detraining and going to the fair grounds for dinner. The perade is to take piece in the afternoon, and at the western entrance to the Capitol Square a handsome arch of victory in being erected. All other returning troops will march under It.Richmond's official delegation to welcome home the 104th Ammunition Train, formerly the Richmond Light Infantry Bluee. and the Ulth Field Artillery, whleh contains the Virginia National Guard Artillery, will go to Newport News Saturday afternoon. They will land Sunday. Present plans eall for a parade of these two uolt%•IIILoaded at New York.New York, May 22.—Bringing 00 officers and 1.600 men of the 324th Field Artillery. i3d division (largely draft troops of Ohio and West Virginia). the cruiser Seattle arrived here today from Brest.The steamship Yale, also from Brest, arrived with 291 casuals, nearly all discharged from service.Seventeen officers and 1.360 men of the SZSth infantry—headquarters of third battellon, sanitary detachment supply and machine gun companies, comapnles I. K. U and M. and detachment of company O-^-arrlved on the steamship Ohlosh from Bordeau. These are llnd (All America) division draft troops- from all parts of the country. The others of the Ohloana l.Otf troops were casuals.Ths cruiser Charleston brought 1.-424 troops from Brest, ths majority be-«dlV*,on (form*r Nations/ Ou^rd of Illinois).IWhe. the 1 fret* eagt.eer.. SPtk(Blue and Gray dtvlaloa), loaded here today frea the Maacharla Its per~a.el lart.dla* .*» free. .peVy ftate except loath Dakota aadr,#r,fc —1/ New Jer-m*rJ Delawareaad District off Cetiahle troop*(Continued on Pago Two.)_ . ^ PLANTS fDahlias, single and double, at 91.10 per dosen.GALLON. FLORIST. -
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Roanoke World News
Roanoke, Virginia, US
Thu, May 22, 1919
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