The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-14
New York Expresses Its Atti-
tude on the Question of
National Preparedness.
WOOD DRAWS A LESSON
Army Officer Declares the In
tereSt Shows a Great Ma
tional Awakening.
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NEW YORK, May 13.-New York ex-
pressed its attitude on the question of
national preparedness today by hold
ing the greatest civic parade in the
history OF the country. An almost
countless host Of mon and women esti-
mated at more than 100000 represent
ing all walks Of life in the nations
metropolis marched for twelve hours,
twenty abreast behind bands playing
patriotic airs, through flag bedecked
streets lined with hundreds OF thous-
ands of cheering spectators. All the
professions and trades which make
up the complex life of the city were
represented.
In one division were the street
sweepers in their uniforms OF white,
while in another were the dignified
justices of the supreme court of New
York. There also were the clergy
nearly 200. representing every denom-
fnation, lawyers, physicians, trained
nurses, veterans OF the Spanish
American war-all were IN line. But
the most popular division was made
of the city's 10000 national guards
men-infantry, cavalry and artillery
WIZ DiUuBut up IUe rear.
Wood Talks.
This" declared Major General
Leonard Wood, in command of the de-
partment Of the East, who reviewed
the parade, "is the greatest argument
America has ever known in favor of
preparedness against elements that
are at present unknown. Every pro-
fession is represented by its best-by
men whose duties bring them into
touch with affairs OF state.
The same applied to the various
trades. 1t shows an interest in pre-
paredness that amounts to a national
awakening. That is what we need.
1t shows that the time has come to
do something in the matter of ma.
tional preparation.
The great civic army began march
ing at $3.50 a. m. and the last of them
had not passed the staad-ins afadison4
Square until 9:39 o'clock tonight.
The mammoth pageant began aus
piciously. Just as Mayor John P.
Mitchell and party of municipal Of
ficials left the city hall at the head
of the first division, an aeroplene
appeared above lower Broadway and
hovered around the great skyscrap-
ers. The paraders marched rapidly,
more than 10000 passing a given
point within an hour. When the first
division disbanded after walking the
full length of lower Fifth avenue to
Fifty-seventh street, the mayor, ac-
companied by Major General Wood
and Rear Admiral Nathaniel Usher in
command of the New York navy yard,
left their carriages and took seats in
the reviewing stand. Except for an
hour for luncheon they remained IN
til the parade was over.
Governor Whitman, who viewed
the demonstration from flag draped
balcony of the Union League Club de-
clared 1t was the most remark able ex-
ample of patriotism and civic pride he
has ever witnessed. With few excep-
tions the marchers carried small
American flags. most Of them also
wore button hole emblems. At fire.
quent intervals came one Of the two
hundred bands and the musicians
were the only persons in the civic di-
vision who wore uniforms.
The women's division estimated to
number between 5000 and 5000, be-
gan to appear before the reviewing
stand about o'clock. Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt, Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt.
5f.. and Mrs. ]. Borden Harrison were
among those in line, following were
the
National Guardsmen
who began fling past the stand at s
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