New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-30
Troops Will March Down
Fifth Avenue in Seven
Hour Parade
22d Unit to Board
Trains After Review
10000 of Soldiers Relatives
Will Line the
Streets

every armory and camp IN lhe CITY
Furnishing bsyonet and buckle and
other wsr equipment for the greatest
military spectacle in New York City
since the Spanish war.
For seven hours to-day Fifth Avenue
will resound with the measured tread
Of uniformed men and the blare Of mil
itary bands. There will be seven hours
Of cheering, smiling, and, perhaps, q
little weeping. During that seven
hours 10000 khaki-clad men, compris-
ing the Twenty-seventh Division--New
York's National Guard contribution TO
Americas expcditionary forces - Will
troop from 10th Street, through the
Washington Arch and on 10 the high
road that leads TO France.
Relatives in Places Of Honor
Lining the fag-draped avenue, In
places Of vantage and honor. Will be
10000 persons wearing little white
badges. They are the Guardsmen's fam
lilies. Give them a smile and the best
places. the Mayors committee urges.
Behind them will be countless other
thousands drafted in the new
National Army. men too old TO fight
bows itching for the chance and hoping
the war will last long enough, and
women who must stay behind and keep
stout hearts-all come to cheer them
selves hoarse and say godspeed to the
vanguard Of the soldiers of state and
city.
II will be a gala day. The Guards
u.r have been accorded the freedom OF
a.. city. Their uniforms will serve as
sss:sS 90 every ntovihs picture theatre
50 the sye borovehs.
me department stores and o'nef
business houses will be closed during
TIE parade. to give the employees a
shsnce TO witness one of the greatest
military spectacles in the city's his
tory. 1t is figured that almost every
mar woman ard child in town will see
portion Of the parade at some tlmH
during the day.
psrade TO Start at 10 O'clock
Major General John F. o'Ryan and
his s.aT are expected to start from
iIa,h street at the head Of the process
sion al 10 o'clock. II will be about
roon when they pass through the Arch
1t Washington Square, nearly three
hours before the las; contingent OF
: the division will have left the starting
point. Military experts have figured
ihst the last troops will not reach the
end Of the line of march before 3
o'clock.
The column will be halted on the
even half hours for fve-minute periods
TO give the soldiers a rest and so that
eesstoRn traffic will not De entirel,'
held Up. Each troop WI be preceded
Nsman carrying sign bearing the
rsze Of the organization, for the in
fsrration OF those not so we'll posted
a. TO military insignia.
With Division Headquarters will be
the sruiored reconnaissance car for the
sSe Of Major General Organ. and the
hssdqusrters Office truck. The latter
vehicle wSs designed by Major Edward
0lnsted. assistant chief OF STAFF, and
has been adopted by the army for the
rn Of various field headquarters. IL
"a a fully equipped Office on a motor
ssssss Il has a table, a desk with
tonpsrtments for typewriter, mimeo-
raph machine. fling cases for maps
snS ps pers. telephone connections, cleo
the lights and all conyenlences for the
conduct OF the paper work Of ciyision
Ia the field
The police band, directed BY Lieuten-
art Floyd Pitts. bandmsEter. will lead
tie musical divisions Of the parade.
Troops Lack Equipment
TIE troops will march or ride with
fgl war equipment, as far as the sup
.Yy Of equipment will permit. The or
Gers Of the parade prescribe that dis
mounted troops will march with fixed
esyontts. but a. nearly every unit Is
ssoyt 30 per cent Of It's equipment OF
ssyoBeis only the leading units of each
company viii have bayonets on their
fHfr
ori5 snail portion are equipped
slt TIE ucw infantry pack. so most
ss'3 esrrv iacir kits in the old familiar
tsatet roils Of Civil War days. Many
80 4-tie.cr. such a. gun Sings, belts,
t2fGgszeEE and cantecns also are lack
81 = is czpccted that all these arti-
z si.l be Supplied Immediately upon
q aEGFsi o. the GUsrdSmen AZ Camp
Htetsorth. ~ Spar,snbGrg, s. {.
Vtilg 20 he shortage Of horses, the
us@liI 4ud field artillery will parade
: ths usual formation OF having a
seshtec lection followed by the dis
tsahted units. There are only thirty
% hosFss Tor each troop Of cavalry
'ss battery of field artillery. The
S2 s,eeo transportation and ambulance
~ rot appear for the same reason.
t b. the case Of four regiments
.ties h1ys been equipped With draft
bMzla
vrly about 2 per cent of the
.sDf trucks have been provided, 80
70 truck company in the smmuni-
~ and supply trains will be repre-
80 by only one. or possibly two,
.sssf instead of the eighteen pre-
spsess have been set aside for rsls
-s OF the soldiers on the sidewalks
We cas-, aide Of Central Park from
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