Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-29
New York Goes Crazy Over
Olympic Team Members.
MONSTER PARADE MARCHES
City Hall Gay With National Colors
and Club Emhlems.
SILVER LOVING CUPS FOR ALL
Constant Cheering Greets American
Stars-Team Going to Oyster
Bay Monday.

NEW YORK. August 2a.-Unlimited en-
thusiasm prevailed throughout the public
demonstration and the exercises in the
city hall today in honor Of the athletes
who SO successfully represented America
in the Olympic games In London last
month.
The celebration began with a monster
parade and along the entire route. which
comprised sections of Broadway and 5th
avenue. the sidewalks were damned with
spectators and stoops and windows also
were filled to the utmost of their capacity
Forming the most conspicuous part OF
the imposing procession. which numbered
more than 5000 marchers, the heroes OF
strength. speed and endurance were greet
ed uninterruptedly with cheers. The
warmth Of the reception was more than
sufhcient to make up for any lack OF cor
diality on the other side of the water.
and their smiling faces plainly indicated
full appreciation on their part.
Nation and State.
In the great parade both the nation
and the state were represented by impos-
ing attachments OF troops, national
guardsmen and naval militia. while the
city showed its official favor not only in
granting its freedom to the athletes. but
also in decorating the city hall from pit
TO roof with the national colors and the
emblems Of the various victorious ath-
letic clubs. An element OF the procession
that was second in the favor of the I'M
numbered throngs only TO the Olympic
visitors and their team mates was the
division containing 1900 boys from the
Public School Athletic League There
were big boys as we'll midgets among
them. and they won unstnted applause.
Coast artillery. battalions of marines
tot coli M all
the Manhattan National Guard regiments
were in the first and second divisions OF
the parade. The third was made up of the
Olympic team in big automobiles. city Of
f1cers and the reception committee. These
were followed by civic organizations and
delegations from all the athletic clubs. in
Guiding the largest and best known az
we'll the less prominent ones. The
Catholic Athletic League. school socie-
ties and miscellaneous bodies formed an
other division.
Gen. Wingate in Command.
The organizations began assembling
shortly after o'clock at their designated
stations. and II was soon after 10 O'Clock
when the parade started from 46th street
and Broadway. with Gen. George II. Win
gate. grand marshal. in command.
Arrived at the city hall. the paraders
were reviewed by the city officials and
their guests, and here each of the athletes.
nearly 100 In number, received from the
hands OF Acting Mayor MCGOWAN the
cups. medals and tokens which were pro-
vided for each member of the team.
whether a prize winner or not.
The presentations were followed by the
singing OF the national anthem by 900
voices. nearly one-half of this great body
of singers being school children. The re-
mainder were members of the big German
and other singing societies of various
parts Of Greater New York. Many thou
sands Of persSns were gathered In and
about City Hall Park, on the sidewalks
and In the skyscrapers surrounding IL, to
witness and hear these exercises.
Cheers for the Victors.
Each athlete was loudly applauded as he
received his gold medal. Melvin Shep-
pard and Martin Sheridan, the largest
point winners: Ralph Rose. the giant. and
John ]. Hayes. the diminutive winner OF
the Marathon, as also j. c. Carpenter
Of Cornell and w. c. Robbins of Yale, OF
the much discussed 4OO-meter run. were
particularly favored by the crowd. Hayes.
Carpenter and Robbins were given silver
cups. in addition to their gold medals. as
special marks of distinction. Carpenter.
who was disqualified after outrunning the
English champion. Halswelle. and Rob-
bins, who finished second in the 400
meter run but declined to compete in a
run-off. were given Ovations as they bore
off their cups.
All the athletes will journey to Oyster
Bay Monday to pay a visit to President
Roosevelt.