New Britain herald., 1915-05-17
ll[SONC|VES ADDRESS
 ON AMERICAN FLAG.
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tire and decked with flags.
 This morning the president set out for shore aboard a navy launch, tc perform the first duty of the day, 3 E review of the land parade of sailors marines and New York state naval militia, nearly six thousand strong Waiting to, greet him at the foot o! { Forty-First street, were representa- lives Of the mayors citizens commit E tee, an escort of mounted police and great crowd of citizens. Automo- \ piles were on hand to carry the pres ldent and his official party to the re- -2iewing stand in front of the Public Library on Fifth avenue and Forty Iecond street
 President Heavily Guarded. Extraordinary precautions had been taken to protect the chief executive. Tn addition to the usual secret service guards and the uniformed police, the whole detective force, six hundred Sstrong, had been ordered to report and assigned to stations along the line of march.
 ! Meanwhile all was hustle and activ lty aboard the sixteen dreadnoughts In the river From each ship 250 bluejackefs and sixty marines were landed to form four regiments of blue Jackets and one of marines sunder the command of Admiral Dewitt Golf man, brigade commander. Not a few of the officers and men had distin- guHhed themselves at less peaceful landing party at Vera Cruz more than l year ago.
 Between each regiment marched thip's band, and regiment of New Work State Naval Military sung in be- hind
 Line of March.
 The line of march was along Twen- tty fifth street to Fifth avenue, up Fifth kavenue to Fifty-seventh street, to Broa oadway, and up Broadway to the enabarking point at the foot of Sew enty ninth street. The head of the parade was timed to reach the review kfng stand at 10:30 o'clock. Here Ad- kmiral Fletcher and other high officers (of the fleet. Acting Mayor McAneny, land other local notables had seats [wieh the president They were to ac- company him after the parade to the |Biltmore Hotel, where he was to be the city's guest at a luncheon and Enake brief speech.
 Return to NIayfiower. The program called for MT. Wilson s eturn to the Mayf1ower immediately liter the luncheon. Then the raising X fhe presidents flag was to be the gnal that the commander in chief of phe fleet was ready to receive formal balls from it's flag officers and cap ] ains. This ceremony, completed. l probably by 3:S0 o'clock, the May l lower was to weigh anchor for the re- ieW Her course, cleared of all other | affic, was north between the bat | eships and the destroyer fiotilIa, and 1 ark between the battleships and the l Eanhattan shore. The MayfloWer's es- ort was a division of destroyers fol- ! owed by the despatch boat Dolphin, l arrying Secretary Daniels. and by the 1 bet tender Yankton, the police boat 1 atrol and the auxiliary cruiser Dixie. 1 The fleet which President Wilson ees today for the first time in his of eial capacity, comprises virtually the htire strength Of the Atlantic naval brees and is the backbone of navy 1 rich at the outbreak of the Euro gan war stood second only to Great 1 fitain's and Germany's. The cruiser l iision alone is not represented. Or (e sixteen battleships, the super Il | II tn their great fourteen inch guns, I rated as the most powerful. The I her Units of the battle squadron in e order in which they were built ] E Wyoming tfieet fagship), Utah, 1 orida, Delaware, North Dakota, l ichigan, South Carolina, Kansas, NV Hampshire. Louisiana, Virginia, ! lode Island, Nebraska and Georgia. 1 teen destroyers, twelve submarines lee monitors, mine laying, repair,
 spitAl, refrigerator and other auxil- 1
 vessels compose the rest of the
 Dinner Guests on Wyoming.
 Tonight the president and his of- Fal party will be dinner guests of
 Jniral Fletcher aboard the Wyom-
 . The days program will end with
 rice among boat crews from the l
 tleships and water carnival which l
 president will witness from the
 oming's deck.
 sharp rain spattered the natty
 forms of the sailors as they swung
 parade formation shortly after
 70 clock and headed north on Fifth l
 due for the reviewing stand. Soon
 Br they started the clouds held l
 and the rain changed again to 1
 rizzle.
 Wilson Comes Ashore.
 resident Wilson left the Mayflower l
 launch and came ashore at the l
 Of West Forty First street at l
 o'clock. He was accompanied 1
 Acting Mayor McAncny and " 1
 can Butler, vice chairman of the !!
 ens committee, whom 1le had in- l
 d aboard the Mayflower.
 he president rode between thou
 $ of persons lining the sidewalks, l
 cheered and roared a noisy well 1
 e. The presidential party trav-
 af brisk nace tf1rolisI1 the |