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| MAIL BOAT SCHEDUIJS:
Monday, July 9th S,S.”Queen"
(Direct States nail),
Tuesday, July 10th ,,, 0 ,B,"Estebethu
(Mail from MAlaska")
Wednesday, July 11th,, Mail fron ”Prin
cess Alice”, due Ska^vay,July ll)
SOLDIERS TO FORM GUARD OF HONOR FOR PRES,HARDING:
Arrangements have been conpleted for 60 soldiers
of Chilkoot Barracks to go to Juneau on Sunday, July 8th, for the pur
pose of forming the Guard of Honor at the reception to be accorded
to President barren G.liar ding, upon his arrival at the Capitol City*
The "Capt,James Fornance" will leave Chilkoot Barracks at about 7*00
o*clock on Sunday morning,July 8th,and should reach Juneau at 5*00
o’clock in the evening# ’’ihile in Juneau, the soldiers are to be the
guests of the Citvfand detailed provision has been nade for their
entertainment* The Barracks detachment will be quartered in the Exks
Hall while in the Capital*
The Naval Transport "Henderson”,bearing the Presi
dential Party,is due to arrive at Juneau at 9,00 o’clock on Monday
morning,July 9th# President Harding will be met at the dock by the
detachment of the Regulars from the Barracks,under the command of
Major Francis M.Maddox,and will be escorted by his Guard of Honor to
the residence of the Governor of the Territory,Hon-Scott C.Bone..
Together with the Army,in the parade to the Governor’s Mansion,will
be the President's Own Guard,of two companies of U»S,Marines,and
the Navy Band,-one of the crack bands of the country#
The schedule fo the President's stay in Juneau, as
outlined by the Committees in charge, calls for a trip to Menden
hall Glacier, an<inspection of the Alaska-Juneau Mine,and a reception
at the Governor’s House. Juneau is looking forward to the day of the
visit, with the liveliest of anticipation,as Pres,Harding is the
first* Supreme Executive of the nation to visit Alaska.
The Chi3koot Barracks detachment will return to the
Post after the cerenonier at the Capital,-leaving Juneau,probably,on
Tuesday morning. It is expected that a large number of Post people
will make the trip* The men of the Barracks will be on their nettle,
as they want to show the Juneauites ‘that a Doughboy is just as good
a soldier as any Leatherneck that ever won a war.