Show COAST DEVISES WELCOME FOR MOTOR CONVOY San an Francisco Francico Will Present Truck Parade U. U S. S Men l MenTo MenTo lienTo To Get Medals l Herald Special Sacramento Cul Cal Aug 30 III 30 highway Highway hwa interests are arc recognizing tho the efficiency of or the tho men of oC the motor transport convoy convoy convoy con con- voy which arrived at Carson City Nev at 1 p. p m. m tolla today and will remain thero there over o Sunday Tho secretary of or war has authorized official presentation of medals of merit to tho the officer and men Tho convoy of two seventy army truc trucks s IB is moving mo ing from Washington to San Francisco Francis Francis- co by direction of oC the general comI commanding com corn manding tho the western department who I will present the medals o IM U n ny Men Ico to fo Honor lIonor Soldiers From a bronze bar which Is In Inscribed inscribed In- In scribed First Transcontinental Arm Army Convoy Convoy hangs a red white and blue ribbon holding a gold anti and enamel Lincoln Lincoln Lin Lin- coln coin highway button bulton Below the ribbon ribbon rib rib- bon depends a medal bearing the I words Via ia Lincoln Highway with the date and antI the insignia of oC tho motor mo mo- tor or transport corps Tho The reverse re sidi rea reads s Presented by tho board of oC di directors directors directors di- di rectors of tho the Lincoln Highway association asso asso- elation for service with the tho first transcontinental transcontinental transcontinental trans trans- continental army truck train to go over the Lincoln highway Tho The officer and men will wear these medals of merit on their uniforms with tho the approval of or tho war depart depart- ment Value of 01 Arm Army Training Shown Shonn ShonnA A short time lime ago somo some of oC these men never had seen a motor truck Today the they aro arriving in California driving driving drivIng ing like lIko veterans and demonstrating the benefits offered by the army On Monday at Myers near the California Cali Call fornia line the tho train will be met b by byan byan an immense California all reception committee automotive officials of tho ho army an and men representing representing- tho the state highway interests Interest A bi big plo program has been arranged as a's far Car as Sun Francisco Including I visualization of or California days das of or 1 at Placerville on Tuesday ay San SanI I Francisco will feature a gl gigantic metor motor motor mo mo- tor truck parade s symbolic of oC the part tho the motor transport took In winning the world war var Tie pageant will be accompanied b by airplanes dropping lowers flowers It Is probable that tho the train will vili arrive at San Francisco next Saturday Sat Sat- urda completing Its making epoch journey Journe I |