The sun., 1918-09-29

Bsttleship Recruit in Union Square and
fnally to the Altar OF Liberty.
The second. or southboupd parade, was
made up of the new .Sixty-ninth Regl-
ment OF guardsmen, sailors from the
Naval. Training Station at Pelham Bay
and escorting policemen. The units OF
this procession earlier had marched to
the cathedral to attend the mas cele-
brated in the great church for the souls
of the brave men of the old Sixty-nlntn.
now the 105th. who have died In France.
Awaiting speakers' Arrival.
Both professions, marching in columns
Of tours, came into the Madison Square
Plaza in front OF the Altar Of Liberty
few moments after 1880 o'clock y. NJ.
and stood at attention before the Liberty
Altar. awaiting the arrival OF the Vice
President and the other notables about
to arrive for the altar dedication. A
few minutes later there were handicap
pings and cheers as automobiles swept
into the plaza and the distinguished men
mounted the steps of the Altar Of Lib
erty.
BY 1 o'clock the assemblage included
vice-Presldent Marshall, NJ. de Mar
| chienne, Mgr Lavelle, DIR. Manning.
Rabbi Silverman. Assistant Treasurer
vogel, Justice Victor ]. Bowling. Chair
man George Macdonald Of tho Mayors
Committee on National Defence Col. w.
b. Abbott OF the British army. who rep
resented Gen. Kenyon; r. A. c. Smith,
George T. Wilson, who accompanied
rsha e. k,a rnic
James 8. Alexander BENJAMIN Strong.
Mrs. Courtlandt Barnes. Lieut.. Vladimir
+. Scobla of the Serbian army, Major
Osterreith OF the Belgian Mission, and
many others
At the conclusion OF the speaking
Major Osterreith and his brother officers
OF the Belgian army raised the tri-col-
ored nag OF their marvellous little ma
ton amid deafening cheers. The cheers
| and applause arose afreeh as Mrs. Court
landt Barnes stepped forward and placed
a bunch Of American Beauty roses at
the foot Of the stan from which the Bel
gian flag now was flying.
The 'vice-President, the Belgian Min
| lister and the other celebrities and their
| escorts departed amid renewed cheering
| AFTER this; and Immediately the great
business OF the day. the selling OF bonds,
was begun from the altar steps and rail-
| ings.
Loan Drive Flags Unfurled.
Thus the opening exercises at the al
tar ended, but In the meantime there
had been many other ceremonies in the
GENERAL neishborhood, including the for
NAL unfuriing OF the flags which are
10 float across Fifth avenue during
| tho loan drive. exercises at the new Lib
erty Theatre In front OF the library. a
luncheon for the vice-President, tho
Belgian Minister and others. and kindred
| exercises.
Gov. whitman was tho orator at the
Liberty Theatre. where 5000 people
massed themselves about the library
| steps and cheered the Governor and the
women OF the Stage women's War Re-
lief, who had charge of the library
ceremonies.
Nine. Alma Claybursh sang the Star
Spangled Banner for the crowd first. and
| he Rev. DR.. Houghton asked blessings
Of the Almighty upon our soldiers and
sailors. the Liberty Loan and the new
Liberty Theatre. Then Gov. Whitman,
who received an enthusiastic reception.
spoke briefly. The Governor said in
part:
"Our country Is living in the awful
shadow Of this terrible war and there Is
no courage more enduring. more indom-
table, than that OF the citizens OF New
York. Our boys have shown what they
can do. They were equipped, trans
ported, and are being fed with your
money and now we want the means
to keep them going for there's nothing
that can stop them. It's going to cost
something. Surprising 1t does. Defeat
would cost more. but we're not going to
DO defeated, because We have the men
and the money. tCheerr.)
I'VE will let the nation, take our
money for the benefit OF our cause. No
reward Is expected by these good women
Of the Stage Women's War Relief who
are giving their talents. time and ef-
| fort. And we are going to support
them. They have given Us hours OF
pleasure and recreation and all they ask
now Is that your encouragement should
be forthcoming Theirs Is no personal
Of country. humanity and civilization
| (Long applause.)
Cheeru for the President.
The great crowds thronging the ave-
nue had still one mora cause for giving
vent to their emotions when automobiles
! in which were the President and Mrs.
Wilson and the Presidential party. which
had como here for the opening of the
Liberty Loan drive on Friday night,
came into sight outside the Waldorf-As-
toria.
The President was making his last APP
pearance OF his present visit. inasmuch
as he was due to leave for Washington
at 10 80 o'clock President Wilson arose
at 8 so o'clock after a comfortable night
and breakfasted with Mrs. Wilson in
their suite on the fifth floor of the hotel
In the automobiles, which later pro-
lceeded between lanes OF cheering thou
sands toward the Pennsylvania station
besides tho President, were Mrs. Wilson
her mother Mrs. Boiling; Miss Boiling
and Rear Admiral Grayson. all of whom
were seated with the President In his
car. In a car that followed were Jesse
Jones, a friend OF the President Attor-
ney -General Gregory. Col. and Mrs. Z. T.
Brown Of Atlanta and Miss Brown.
The crowd grew tremendously noisy
with acclaim as the President and his
party came from the Thirty-third street
side Of the hotel. A Fire Department
water tower standing near the corner
added to the happy ructions by unlim-
bering its siren until the mechanism
grew hoarse.
Noisy Greetings ON Way to station
Crowds that filled every inch OF side
walk space kept up the greeting as the
Presidential cars, followed by secret
service men and reporters, turned into
Fifth avenue. and the Presidents guar.
dams had troubles of their own as the
crowd broke bounds and swarmed for.
ward for a handshake. Noise marked