The sun., 1916-12-24
SQUADRON A ENJOYS
Big WELCOME HOME
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Keen As rasors. The horses look a bit
trained down. but that's partly because
'ney a eight days travel TO get here,
ana horses don't take to railroad travel
very well at any time. They're not beau
.iiui' those nags, but they're pretty good
honest cayuses who can travel all day
feed"
And then somebody shouted: "Oh.
you Bill Wright !" and the Major was
on again. handwriting and chortling.
ana one moved over to the sandwich
and ole tables to hear fast spur tales
OF sudden alarms under the Texas
stars. OF n wild COW that was taken for
a party of bandits and the shots that
were hred In consequence. Of the black
tarantula that insisted on bunking with
trooper Mason. OF the Mexican baby
mat was pretty nearly adopted by the
squadron and would have been II life
could have been kept In its starved
little body tales Of this and that, all
showing sest and pride Of service.
Ana then. OF course. one had to stop
70 admire the two very wise looking
little burros that were enlisted under
the colors OF the squadron. and to praise,
as much as Icy within ones power. the
goat villa. also a trophy from the Rio
Grande country.
The squadron, with its horses and
baggage trains and motor trucks and
other equipment, was pretty much all
OF friday night arriving at the Central
railroad OF New Jersey terminal in
Jersey City. Between 1 A. VI. and II
a. NJ. they were all arrived and ac-
counted for, n trainload Of horses COM
Ing last. and the squadron was about
ready to start for Manhattan and the
bag welcome.
There was more delay, however. be-
cause many OF the horses were upset by
travel and acted badly. Major Wright
n his officers eventually got tho rcstiye
ohes Quieted and the crossing was made
on Tw~enty-third street ferries. The
smooth. effective way in which Wright
ana his officers assembled and put In
motion the various units of the com
mand attracted much admiration and
was visible proof of the skill acquired
by the lard practice in Texas.
Police Guard II Excellent.
The column. preceded by u detail of
mounted policemen, the band. the vet
eran corps and the depot battalion Of
ununiformed troopers. marched east In
Twenty-third street to Fifth avenue and
then swung north into the tremendous
trafic. The progress was slow but, very
steady. as the police arrangements were
excellent considering the task to be ac-
complished on possibly the busiest after
noon OF the year. All the way north
along the avenue sidewalks were damned
with people who cheercd and waved
handkerchiefs. The shop people uuit
work for a few minutes as the column
passed. all hands rushing Ia doors and
windows and mingling with their Gus.
toners In the geeting to the squadron.
The public library approach and s,eps
were crowded.
In front of the University Club Ia
which many members Of the squadron
belong. a reviewing stand had beer
erected. Those upon the stand were GOV,
Charles $. whitman. Mayor Mitchell
MaJor-Gen. Leonard Wood. commandinS
the Department Of the Fast Major-Gen
Charles i. Roe. Major-Gen. John r
Organ. just returned from commanding
the New York division along the border
Brig Gen George Il. Dyer. Henry /.
Stimson. ex-Secretary of War. Brig.
Gen. Oliver b. BridSman. comma ndiny
the First Cavalry. n. q. y. Y: Major
Halstead Dorey. L. =. A.: Lieut.-C ol
Lorillard Spencer. Major Alfred 'R
Whitney, Jr.. George W. Wickersham
and n reception committee from the Uni.
versity Club. chairmaned by presiden,
Henry u. Cooper.