The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-14
10000 GUARDSMEN
FIRST IN HEARTS OF
WATCHING THRONGS
Hour aud Twenty Minutes Re-
ouirrd for Olive Drab Line
to Pass Reviewers.
GEN. WOOD FIRST TO
GIVE COMMENTATOR

darkness OF Fifth avenue, where "A
shamble Of wooden structure marks the
making OF a new subway a cavalcade of
torsemen appeared. They were the
members Of the division headquarters OF
the New York National Guard. led by
Najor-oen. !. r. Organ.
And from that moment on a child
eoald have told who was first in the
hearts of the great ,hrongs tina lined
Fifth avenue as densely during the night
hours OF the parade az during the day.
I, was the National Guardsman. The
man IN uniform-the officer with =
sparkling sabre in his hand. the private
with the rifle across his shoulder.
Up the avenue they tramped with the
precision Of clockwork. Attention
Eyes right" and as one man their heads
turned in salute to Mayor Mitchell and
TO Major-Cen. Leonard Wood. who was
tie first OF all and the heartiest in his
eommendation OF the New York boys In
Give drab.
Ten thousand OF them marched For
ore hour and twenty minutes In un-
broken line they filed by the reviewing
stand. Not a man out OF step. not a
rife out of angle-just men after men
walking with a precision that was in
human. But not inhuman to the un-
Outstanding OF the onlookers. For with
oil their military eXactness. their ma
ehiHclike movement. they Enthusiastically
brough that something into the throa;s
o. the spectators which starts with a
gulp and ends with a shout.
Hats on 20 Flag.
n the civilian marchers had been sig
nihcant OF a spirit in New York which
demands preparedness. the National
Guardsmen were the picture Of prepared
ness. concrete preparedness. Itself. They
were the men of the minute, the favorites
OF the throng. For some reason when
must be left to the mob psychologist,
the sight of the Stars and Stripes at the
head Of the National Guard regiments
brought more hats off than did any Of
the countless flags that had preceded IN
The hands Of civilians.
The sight Of a gray and sombre am
bulance wagon caused more applause
than had the marching OF 10000 plain
business men, and the mere presence OF
. balloon basket riding on top of an
army wagon was the signal FOR an en-
tire block of tightly wedged pedestrians
10 let out as much noise as a college
yelling squad.
Il have never seen anything like it,
sad Gen. Wood. The same comment
Vas to be heard from Admiral Usher
and Col. Glenn, who stood in the official
reviewing box with the Mayor and a
dozen others.
with Gen. organ at the head o: the
eo.urnn rode the members Of his staf
Col. W. H.. Chaplin. Col. W. w. Ladd,
Col. H.. $. Sternberger. Lieut.-Col. Ed
I ward Olmstead, Lieu,.-Col. +. j. Me-
l Cam, Lieut.-Col. Cornelius Vanderbilt,
Lieut-Col. W. $. Terriberry. Lieut.-Co!.
~ n-- - hnn l. RAn "a
snd Capt. Alfred Wendt.
After the officers Of the division head
quarters rode the member of the First
frigade headquarters. They were fol-
lowed by the Seventy-first Infantry. tho
seventh Infantry. the Sixty-nin;h In
tsntry and the Twelfth Infantry.
1, The Second brigade headquarters came
reAt, aud after them the Fourteenth.
The Forty-scventh, the T~wenty-third and
the Tenth Infantry regiments. Followed
the Eighth Coast Defence
the Thirteenth Coast Defence Command.
The Ninth Coast Command and the
Tyerty-second Corps Of Engineers.
BANDS 80 People Dancing.
The pioneer battalion and the pontoon
tat,alio came next. n after them
came the first armored motored battery
q wicked looking structure OK gray
steel on four wheels, which delighted the
SPECTATORS TO strenuous bursts OF APP
Tlause. The First Field Artillery fol-
lowed, and then came Battery T.. the
First Cavalry. Squadron A Cavalry. a
machine gun troop. the First Battalion
Signal Corps. Companies A and b ana
The First Field Hospital. with the Third
Ambulance company bringing up the
rear.
There were motorcycles and machine
guns, ambulances and stretcher bearers
But II was the bands that set the people
10 dancing. There was THE star
spangled Banner and hats of "Dixie'
Snd hats OF "My Country, "Tis OF Thee
ani hats OF. and half a dozen more.
|! the civilian marchers meant pre-
tGreduess, the guardsmen meant patriot
en-, That was evident at half a glance
from the first stamp OF Gen. Organs
charger 20 the creak Of the brakes on the
As, ambulance wagon.
Ends with . Bans.
TIE last contingent of the parad.
u.s. formed by the veterans OF the span
~kh.AUerican war, about LOU strong
Some We're in the old style khaki a lie"
In the dark blue coats and light gray
trousers that made up the dress UNI
form II their time, but most wore TN
N -yGay attire Of civilians.
me figure that drew a vigorous burs'
q applause was "A blind veteran in UNI
.1rrn Jed by two boys. Two huge Amer.'
tar tags, borne ou,strctched by com
Iar.cs Of men in the garb OF soldiers
AZ sailors, drew another storm o.
taudc.arp.ne. and a company OF negr'
'FIr- a.. ,at fAyynst.n