The sun., 1916-11-29
pattsd ME hair down ana generally made
. fuss over himself.
she waited a. the slip.

"
she waited az the SIP.
Shes waiting for me over there. She
wrote me that we'd never night any more.
n she would come down to the ferry
house. although I told ner not to. Yep.
this IL our day"
A. the Philadelphia moved slowly and
with dignity into her slip, as behooved a
craft carrying the Seventh. hats were
yanked of and q ripping yell went up
rom those on board. For there in the
his cane hard. waA BrIe.-Gen. Appleton,
their old Col. Dan.
1t seemed as II all the people In the
city were waiting outside the f%erryhouse
IN Twenty-third street. They were
massed deeply In tie big plaza behind
lines OF policemen. leaning forward
a~nxiously to get a glimpse Of the regi-
ment. And they hadn't long TO wait. for
III a momen out OF the black mouth of
the ferryhouse came Col. Fisk, trampinG
sturdiiy at the head Of his men, and the
crowd Just yelled Its collective head OF.
There were waiting some members Of the
depot battalion with the sixty-ninth
Reglment Band and as they fell In ahead
OF the regiment the whole street seemed
to move with them.
As far as one could see the curbings
WIZ iuu Will p6ukB OI SUeCIAIOT8 =
men n ONE crowded the fre escapes
OF factories and fags futtered. And 90
II was all the way until Fifth avenue was
reached. and then the sidewalks became
almost solidly packed.
Marcel IL 70 Field Mssie.
The regiment turned up the avenue,
band way ahead. marching to the music
of Mes and drums. The seventh didn't
want a band. field music was good
enough for II yesterday. and that was
part Of the strangest thing about the
whole reception.
The men were lean and straight backed
and hard. their faces were brown and
their eyes clear. they marched with an
easy stride, as II the heavy packs on
their backs were IN accustomed part Of
themselves. There was not n single SUI
periuous thing about them they were
merely an efficient and rather grim look
ing nghting machine.
Veterans Join the Column.
At Thirty-four.h street the veterans led
by Gen. Appleton fell In behind the Sew
enth's band. and the parade Of more than
1000 men passed to where the Governor
OF the State and many Of the most prom
inent men Of the city waited in the re-
viewing stand before the Union League
Club.
Mr.. whitman knew many Of the men
In line and called to Them by name AZ
they tramped by eyes right and at sa-
lutte. Others In the stand were Major
Gen. Thomas H. Barry. Major-Gen.
Charles F. Roe. Brig. Gen.. George r.
Dyer. Adjt.-Gen. Louis w. Stotesbury.
Col. Warren Barbour. Lieut-Col. Loril-
lard Spencer. Dock Commissioner r. A.
c. Smith. the Rev. William T. Manning
Of Trinity. Horace Porter. Robert Bacon,
Samuel w. Fairchild. Benjamin b. Odell,
Joseph II. Choate. Herbert L. Satterlee
n many others.
! 1t was ! o'clock when the veterans
dropped out as they reached sixty sew
enth street and the Seventh. behind its
ifes and drums. tramped into its ar
mory. The eyes Of the men were shining
with excitement Of homecoming. and
ever Col. Fisk SO far forgot himself AZ
to lit his hand for a jerky wave Of sa-
Lutte to the women
Men Go 70 Their Homes.
The regiment was dismissed to II.
company rooms after retreat had beer
sounded and the colors escorted through
the ranks. and after equipment had beer
slowed away the men crowded down
stairs and were swallowed up in thu
throng az they went looking for the one,
who had called greeting for them onl,
as they entered. There were lots Of
women all smiles with damp handker
chiefs clutched in their hands. and wher
they found their own particular here
they Rugged and kissed him without 6
thought Of who looked on.
The men were permitted to go to theil
homes last night and will return to tn,
armory to-day to wind up their &c
counts and begin the mastering out from
Federal service. Thanksgiving will be
holiday. so Col. Fisk does not think tina
the business Of mastering out will b,
over until late Saturday at the earliest
When that is finished the regiment will
settle dow to its usual militia standing
n its members again will take up tn,
duties of civilians.