The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-06-10
KING RECEIVES
PERSHING AND
DISCUSSES WAR
Life Dream to See English
Speaking Nations United,
Ruler Says.
A MERICANS ARE FETED
General Holds Conference Over
Plans for Campaign in
France.
A MERICANS ARE FETEI

toSDoN. June e.--.Gen. Tershlng was
received this :nornlns at Buckingham
Palace ny King George, He was pre-
sented to the King w Lord Brooke.
commander Of the Twelfth Canadian In
fnntry Brigade. After the formal re-
ception the King shook hands with Gen.
pershing and the twelve members or his
STAFF. speaking to each and expressing
pleasure at welcoming the advance
guard OF tho American army.
III addressing Gen. pershing the King
said 1T has been the dream of my life
20 sec the two great English speaking
nations more closely united. My dreams
nave been realized. 1t is with the utmost
pleasure that welcome you NJ the head
Of the American contingent, TO our
shores"
King George conversed on war sub
jects with Gen. Pershins for quarter OF
an hour, shaking hands enthusiastically
with the General as they parted
The day was busy one for the Amer
lean General and his stan. He rose at
I o'clock. glanced through the morning
papers and then breakfasted In his room
with several\members OF his stan. The
reception at The palace was next on the
programme, but the whole ceremony
took up less than an hour.
From the palace Gen. Pershing and
his party motored to the American EN-
bassy. where the General talked with
Ambassador Page, who escorted him
through the various departments Later
the General and several OF the STAFF Of
ficers met a number of British army Of
ficers at the embassy in a brief formal
conference.
From the embassy the party drove to
the War Office. where the General s
stan officers conferred for more than an
hour with the officers of the correspond
ing departments of the British army.
These conferences are going to be daily
| affairs until Gen. Pershing's party
leaves for France.
Entertained by Gen. Brooke.
This afternoon Gen. Pershing was the
guest OF Gen. Lord Brooke at a luncheon
at the Marlborough Club, where he sat
beside Major-Gen. Henderson. chief of
the British air services. After the
luncheon Gen. Pershing and Gen. Hen
derson had a half hour formal confer
ence. Walter Hume Long, Secretary for
the Colonies, who had been invited to
the luncheon. was unable to be present.
In the evening Gen. Pershing was the
cinner guest of Gen. Lord Brooke.
Tomorrow Gen. Pershing and his
stan will attend service at Westmins.
ter Abbey. The General will dine with
Ambassador Page on Monday. at which
time he will meet Premier Lloyd
George and his chief associates in the
Cabinet. Other guests will be Paul Cam
bon. the French Ambassador and Vice.
Admiral Sims. L. S. N, who met Gen
Pershing for the first time on his ar
rival yesterday On Tuesday evening
members OF the British Cabinet will
give a dinner to the General.
The American privates with the Perish.
/ ing party are being entertained when
not occupied with clerical or routine work
/ by a civilian committee and by commit
/ tees Of British soldiers To-day the en-
/ listed men spent the day at Windsor
Palace. where one OF the newest attrac.
tions is Princess Mary's vegetable plot
which she personally supervises, In the
/ evening the men returned to London and
divided into two large theatre parties
They will spend tomorrow boating
along the Thames
.Tim~s" FOresc-s Good.
The Times comments as follows upon
| Cen Pershing's arrival: "rhe presence
! Of Gen. Pershing and his companions
upon English soil Ia palpable sign oi
! a movement so vslbly great that none
can pretend to foresee all its effects. but
I also n movement so wholesome that AL
L.nglishmen, and AS we believe. all
Americans feel instinctively It must
work for good.
patriotic men on both sides of the
Atlantic have fOretold it. have prayed
that it might be- but until German ruth.
lessness showed OF what mllitarism was
capable. few hoped that II would be ir
their day. Now II has come. and the
! English speaking world stands together
! in arms. 20 vindicate the principles
which. in all It's States and peoples II
has ever most dearly PRICED. We vel
come Gen. Pershing and his staff be-
cause they are the standard bearers OF
the great republic in tho crusade fo'
the moral foundations on which 1t rests
and the forerunncrs of mighty hosts who
are making ready TO share it,"
A further contingent OF American OF.
fcers arrived ~ British port to-day
on the steamer that brought Foreign
Secretary Ralfour. The officers we're me-
by representatives OF the American En-
bassy.
WASHINGTON, June o--The American
officers who crossed the Atlantic on tn,
same vessel with Foreign Secretar,
Arthur Balfour are additional member!
OF Gen. rershings stan Their names
were given out here tonight as follows
heut col. Mark l.. Hersey. Infantry
MAYOR II. II. ely, Infartry Lieut. col
y. T. Aultman. Field Artillery; Col
Chauncey ". Raker Quartermaste
Corps ieut.-Col William $. Graves
General stan; Lieut. t-Col. Charles +
Summerall Field Artillery Capt Morrl
r. Locke. Field Artillery Major W II
Simons, Inspector General Major Kirb!
Walker. Cavalry Major Sherwood A
Cheney, Engineer, and Lieut.. col. l.. u
Anderson, Cavalry,