The sun., 1918-12-27

cade of mounted men came Mayor
Hylan in his automobile The Mayor
stepped up in the grand stand, saluted
the mounted men with flourish of his
arm and they clattered off down the
street. Rodman Wanamaker. chair
man of the Mayors Reception Com
mittee, took a place beside him. Men
OF the beach guard, the shore police
or the navy, strolled by and were given
Quip and merry word from the
sailors high above in the windows.
Another clatter of hoofs, the silent
roll of automobiles and Secretary of
War Baker with Gen. Peyton c.
March stepped out and posed for
photographers while the irrepressible
service men in the high balcony cried
for three cheers. which were given
with a will. Then the notables crowded
thickly upon the platform, acting
Secretary of state Polk, Vice-Admiral
Grant of the British navy, Major
Gen. ]. Franklin Bell, Rear Admiral
Albert Gleaves Admiral Nathaniel r.
Usher. Secretary of the Interior Lane
Secretary of Agriculture Houston
Mrs. George Dewey, widow Of the Ad-
miral and the guest of Secretary
and Mrs Daniels; Police Commits
sioner Enright and Mrs. Enright, Mrs.
| Lydig Hoyt, Mrs. Gurnee Mum and
| many others.
And then up the avenue came the
| head of the column with Secretary
Daniels. round faced and smiling hap
PLY. and Admiral Henry r. Mayo rid
ing at the front They slighted and
went to the reviewing stand, where
! they were Joined by Rear Admiral
Hugh Rodman, who led the parade on
foot from Ninety-sixth street.
Back of them swung line after line
OF men in the distinctive olive drab
OF the marines, tall machine drilled
men, who snapped eyes left at the
command. and were hailed with shouts
and hand Chaps and yells of SSlee by
the little group in the balcony. They
, capture the imagination, these ma
rines.
But Just then a big red standard
hove into sight and the grand stand
rose to the occasion. 1t bore the in
scriptiop Sixth Battle Squadron with
British Grand Fleet" and 1t was car
ried proudly at the head of the crew
OF the battleship New York. Young
Lieut.. Walker, sitting in the stand.
smiled happily and proudly. He was
one of that Grand Fleet before they
called for volunteers for the Zeebrugge
expedition. Anchors Aweigh" the
band was playing.
Stretcher hearers March Too.
There was the dog mascot, the non
descript little rascal with a blanket
made of some sailors comforter, and
like as two peas with the dog mascot
of the Texas just behind. With the
Texas came the first stretcher bearers,
with red crosses on their arms. and
the wags in the balcony yelled: "One
for the Kaiser and one for the Crown
Prince" The sentiment was popular.
There was a sharp distinction be-
tween the members OF each crew. Half
OF them carried rifles over their shout
ders and the others just marched. The
little crowd in the balcony noticed the
e' Sineers' insignia on the collar of an
officer leading one of these unarmed
detachments and yelled appreciatively.
Three cheers for the black gang"
The crew of the Wyoming drew
abreast after the Arkansas, and on the
bass drum of the band was the first
crow Of triumph noticed in the parade.
There was lettered blackly. Der Tag
November 81, 1918. North Sea" 4 lit
tie Scotch terrier with n blanket on
which was written "Scspa Flow trot-
ted proudly with the crew Of the Flor
ida. Some OF the men of this ship
reminded one how versatile is the
navy; they carried picks and shovels
and Lewis machine guns. Another
group OF modern war mechanics were
loaded with saws and axes and all the
paraphernalia OF a carpenter shop.
Up the street a laugh grew and
grew and reached the reviewing
stand. A little French sailor strutted
and danced behind a battalion. now
waving his cap gaily, and then re-
placing 1t on his head wrong end
foremost. Mr.. Daniels, that advo-
cate of temperance, noticed him and
leaned out laughing until the ecstatic
Gaul danced his way out OF sight The
cheers slackened up a bit. and a SOL
der in the balcony cried to his fell
lows
Hey, put a little more pep In It!
II your bunch came along here you'd
yell your heads off,"
Officers got personal greetings from
the stand Some one yelled at a stall
wart Lieutenant:
Hey, Harry and Harry answered
back:
See you at the McAlpIn Q o'clock"
Right-o. Harry was there. Cap
tains bowed and nodded to other Off
GERS in the stand. who waved their
, greetings. 1t was the first time they
had seen one another in many months.
They parted questions and sought
safety in dignified silence, but II was
hard to conceal the beaming answer
on their faces Are they glad to be
home? Do they like the looks OF their
own country after the gloom OF the
North Sea? VIII there he gala times
in the homes OF the men Of the Amer
lean section OF the Grand Fleet these
days?. Oh, boy,
Every man, woman and child in New
York who could walk or ride from the
Battery, Yonkers and points between
apparently had squeezed into the i'm
mense throng that damned sidewalks
and windows and roofs all the way
from Ninety-siXth street to Madison
Square along the line OF march. Be-
sides, all New York and those of
Brooklyn who know the way over the
Bridge, there were thousands of peo-
pie from all over the Fast and as far
west as Chicago in the crowd that