New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-05
President Marches With
Drafted Men Of District
of Columbia
Senate and House
Are Also in Line
Procession Takes 2 Hours
to Pass White House
Reviewing Stand

dent and Congress of the United States,
and the Allied nations through their
diplomatic representatives, joined to-
day in paying honor to the men select
ed from the District of Columbia for
service in Americas National Army.
Washington, long used to glitering
professions, to the blare and noise Of
inaugurals, opened its eyes and cheered
itself hoarse at the spectacle. For two
hours, while in other cities throughout
the nation other thousands moved over
the first part of the long road that may
lead to French battlefelds, Pennsyl-
vania Avenue heard the tramp of
marching men, the jingle of spurs and
the rumble of artillery.
About twenty-six thousand men,
women and children, passed review
ing stand before the White House
where the President and his guests
watched the parade. More than half
of the long line was in uniform. There
were regulars from infantry, cavalry
and artillery regiments stationed near
by, marines, men from the officers
training camp at Fort Myer, and hum
dreds of army and navy officers at
tached 20 the departments here.
The Stars and Stripes waved from
the reviewing stand, from the buildings
along the broad avenue, from the head
of every unit, and in the hands of most
of the civilian marchers.
From the corner of Fifteenth Street
where Pennsylvania Avenue turns
around the Treasury, the mile to the
foot of Capitol Hill was one stream of
flags waving under a cloudless Septem-
Der sky. The President and those in
the stand with him were kept at salute
continually. No one Of the dozens Of
officers Of foreign armies and navies
overlooked the tribute due the emblem
of the great Republic that has lined up
on their side to make the world safe
for the principles on which it was
founded.
President at Head
President Wilson himself, eyes TO
the front, stepping out like freshly
trained recruit, marched at the head Of
the long line. surrounded by commit
tee Of citizens which arranged the pa
rade. Behind him in unbroken ranks
came most of the members of the
Senate and House, in such a tribute
as they probably never have given on
any occasion in the long years since
this country became a nation.
When he reached the White House
the President left the ranks and took
his place in the stand by Mrs. Wilson.
IL was the second time he had gone
afoot over Pennsylvania Avenue. The
first was when he led the preparedness
parade before the United States went
to war. Most Of the members Of the
Cabinet, the Japanese mission, Ambas
sadors Spring-Rice Of Great Britain
and Jusserand of France, Minister Cal
deron of Bolivia and dozens OF officers
in the uniforms of the nations that are
fighting Germany were in the stand
with them. Ali stood for the two
hours with eyes steady on the spec
tacle. The President sat grim and un-
smiling most Of tho time. watching in
tently while al! the treppings Of war
came by.
At the head of the Senate came SEN
ators Nelson and Warren, OF the Union
Army. and Martin and Bankhead, who
fought on the side of the gray in the
Civil War, and with them marched
Senator Chamberlain, chairman Of the
Military Committee, and Lodge, rank
ING Republican of the Naval Commit
tee. There were seventy Senator'S in
line, and only few were absent who
were not sick or unable TO make the
long trip. The House turned out hun
Greds Of its membership, headed by
Speaker Clark and Uncle joe Cannon.
l,iOO Drafted Men
For more than an hour the food
that poured by the stand was in the
brown OF the hnahl-C.hu GIElJb WIN AAe
execution of the fourteen hundred
drafted men. Who, in spite Of their
civilian clothes, marched proudly and
with more than a semblance Of mill
tary formation.
Behind the troops were the govern
ment departments. Secretary Baker
marched at the head Of the War De-
partment with Major General Scott,
Chief Of Staff, and the ranking army
officers on duty here in khaki ahead OF
the clerks, in civilian clothes. Secre-
tarv Daniels led the navy, with Ad-
niral Benson, chief of operations, his
aids and scores Of officers, in the sum-
mer white Of the navy.
The navy clerks carried half dozen
banners with legends that are watch
words in the American Navy. 81 Have
Not Begun to Fight was one; Don't
Give Cp the Ship" another; Damn
the Torpedoes, Go Ahead" a third.
And all over the country the van
guard OF the National Army was
houored to-day b. demonstrations like
the one here.
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