Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-02-23
Men From Every County,
Welded IntoAmericanFi Fight
ers, Hit Military Stride In
Impressive Parade. "a
HEAVY MARCHING ORDER
SIGNIFICANT or TIME
Gold Lace and Swords Absent
in ACCoutermentS of Officers
Who viii Command Forces
in France, a

! New YORK, Feb, 22-If the spirit OF
George Washington could have been
abroad in NeY York this afternoon
and there were many who felt 1t was.
the soul of Americas first great
chieftain must have thrilled with
! pride.
There was parade of soldiers ON
! Fifth avenue--nearly ten thousand
! of them. But Fifth avenue has seen
so many parades there was nothing
, novel in military pageant New
! Workers. have oheered Loyalty all
kinds and conditions OF soldiers. They
| didn't cheer today They felt more
like weeping, What they saw was
more than a parade. II seemed to
! them like a solemn dedication, r.,
Five hundred thousand men. wori-
en- and children stood for two hours
| or more In sweeping snow storm and
singing wind to see their sons and
brothers and sweethearts marching
by-men of the national army.
The men in line were New York's
own and they were typical of the, great
polyglot OF the city Swarthy, Ar
menians strode side by side with fair
haired Scandinavlans. Irish boys
rubbed elbows with Jews. Italians
trudged beside Poles. Here and thefs
G Chinaman and here and there g.
face that was typical Yankee. Sons
of sons and daughters Of the revofu-
tion marched with boys whose fathers
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But every one OF them vas a citizen
of the United States and they were
soldiers ALL They had been fused In
the great melting pot OF war.
Training Shows Effects,
Five months ago the same boys had
rambled through the same streets,
nondescript throng OF individuals
clerks and mechanics, bookkeepers and
brokers, grocers boys ana longshore- ,
men--representing almost every trade |
and profession and almost every race ,
under the sun. They we're the raw
material from which armies are made, ].
They came back today men of the
Seventy-seventh division. national
army, Camp Upton, welded together
into compact military units. Brigadessa
regiments. battalions. batteries ana
companies strobe through the wide
street in heavy marching order with
the swinging stride Of veterans. Their
bronzed cheeks glowed with health
and their clear eyes shone with pride
as they stepped briskiy through the
haze of falling snow to the stirring
music of their regimental bands. !
War Aspect Observed, ,
Not a sword nor an inch of gold
lace was to be seen. Brig. Gen. Ed
mund Wittennleyer, with a single gold
star on the sleeve Of his service over
coat, marched at the head of the HhA
like the humblest doughboy OF the
lot They were GRIM determined.s
business-like. Young captains and
lieutenants who were carving out
peaceful careers a few months ago.
barked commands which were obeyed
with machine-like precision af.
Eyes front" was the order and
under the spell of discipline only a.
flicker of smile responded as some
proud, but fearful, mother sighted her
sturdy son and shouted his name: But
1t was then that the sympathetic
throngs which lined the curbs gave
way to cheers and they we're only to
give courage to the mother left behind
The rest of the time they seemed to
be thinking of the day when these
same sons Of democracy would 81
going over the top" against autocra,
cy's hosts.
Tank Brings Up Rear. H
Bringing up the rear Of the parade
was the grim british tank Ffsrittania"
with the Stars and Stripes flying he.
side the Union Jack. A one FOUNDER
gun in the forward turret kept, up an
intermittent cannonade as the huge
steel monster rlmbied along behind
the marching mem
I'm proud of my men," said Brig
Gen. Evans M. johnson, commanding
at Camp Upton, as the last of them
swung past the reviewing stand at
the public library and Secretary OF the
Navy Daniels turned to grasp the
hand.
II am very much pleased with the
splendid showing Of the men of the
national army" said Secretary Dam
iels. "and was especially proud sof
the colored men, 81
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