New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-25
Little Girl in Glee When Papa and Comrades, HOoo Strong
Pass Proudly Down Fifth Avenue in Annual Police Faraoe
Bicycle Squad in Exhibition
Stunt" and Honor Men
Feature Bluecoats Day
Mayor, in Absence OF
Governor, Was Chief Re
viewing Officer,

Perhaps grandmother thought tha'
the little girl in blue with PINK
rose on her hat was going to SIT ouiet-
Is on the renewing stand at Madison
Square and Fifth Avenue while the
police parade passed yesterday after
room. In the excitement Of childish an
tciraiion. however, the little girl
bobbed up and down like jumping
jack.
she paid no attention % city o'hc'a's
with high hats cleaning IN the sun
light; she hardly noticed the moving
columns: her gaze was always mp fiitA
Avenue. where strappng policemen
fodcd IN me size of tin soldiers. 1t was
ver, evident that Cor her there was
me. ono man in seven thousand. That
was Papa
And when. at last. she spied him, she
bleu shriO Little blast on tiny
notice whistle which dangled AZ her
wrist The object Of this attention.
tall patrolman. second from the end OIL
the line. looked up and smiled at ms
daughter. Few persons IN the crown
that throngcd Madison Square and VI
cinitv noticed this incident, but Tor me
little girl the parade was over.
BIuecoa,s Win Praise.
Discipline and the glory Of the de-
partment demanded that marching com
NAMES move in rhythmic step MAIN
tain erect carriage and keep eyes
straight ahead, not even glanclhg CO
nerwise at City Hall row But WIN
out a few violations OF these rules IL
would have been an Impossible palau.
One stalwart lieutenant, for ms ance'
swinging along behind his commahornss
captain. was noticed siding oNs-
toward the reviewing stand He maze
the move artistically, taking a mlhclhg
side step in combination with regu-
Iation forward stride. Nhen ms
sboulder was close 10 the DuNlIhe
which drapcd the railing he shot
self-satisfied glance at either TeiatiNes
" friends in ;he stand VINO had pee"
Watching his manpuvre. b. the TIME
be reached Mayor Mitchell ard com
missioner Woods this particular !eu-
tenant was back in line behlnd 'he
captain. = .;.,.
Outside the tiled hat zone OF cry
officials. small family parties seemed "
nredominate in the stand. wives anI
children. uncles and aunts. nieces ana
nenbevs and cousins reckoned up by
dozens were on the lookout Tor IN
snector. captain. lieutenant or patroI-
nm who. to them. typitied all that was
Grand about New GOrks Police Depart
ment.
Rugle Call Starts Parade.
A bugle call sounding out; across
Central Park from Fifty--elghth street
started the parade at l:l5 TO the sec
ond. After a visit from street lean
ing Commissioner fetherstoh men
Fiftb Avenue stretched away, clean as
q haIlroom floor. to Washington Square,
where the line Of march ended. Sucn
main arteries Of traffic as Forty-second'
Thirtv-fourth and Twenty eighth streets
were closed for one hour while the
police battalions passed. >.
Major General Leonard Wood, |. D.
A.. commanding the Department OF me
Fast. accompanied by an aid, was me
frat reviewing official to arrive at the
stand near Twenty-fifth Street. Mayor
Mitchell and Police Commissioner Ar
thur Woods. the official master OF cere-
monies, were escorted to the stand py
a platoon of mounted police.
In the absence of Governor Whitman
detained by the adjourning Legislature
at Albany. Mayor Mitchell acted as cher
reviewing. officer. Other city officials
in the reviewing stand were George
McAneny, President Of the Board OF
Aldermen. Controller William A. Prem
dergast. Theodore Rousseau, secretary
to the Mayor; Marcus NJ. Marks, Bor-
ough President of Manhattan; Douglas
Mathewson. Borough President OF
The Bronx; Maurice L. Connolly, Bor-