The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-25
PLANS FINISHED
TO GREET GREAT
VICTORY FLEET
River Review and Parade
on Land Part of Celebra-
ton for MayO's Ships.
TO HONOR BRAVE MEN
Secretary Daniels and Other
Notables to Join New York
In TO-morrow's Welcome.

In TO-morrOw's Welcome.
When Vice Admiral Albert W.
Grant sat down to dinner last night
board the L. S. S. Despatch, which
vas formerly John ID. Archbold's
yacht Vixen, he had the satisfaction
o. knowing that the programme for
to-morrow's reception to the ten
American dreadnoughts which helped
he British Grand Fleet keep the Ger
mans Gagged was complete down to the
last item.
Tho ships that are coming and the
ships that are hero had all been as-
signed to berths; shore leaves and
furloughs for officers and sailors had
been arranged: the Swarships on the
Atlantic had been warned agains,
coming along too fast and had prom
lsed to loaf as required; charts had
been prepared showing the public just
where the vessels we're to lie and how
to reach them, even to tho nearest
subway station and postofice, and q
thousand and one details had been
perfected for tie victory review.
Admiral Grants flagship Is the New
Mexico, lying Off 13eth street in the
Hudson River. In order to be in
ooAer contact with persons on shore
whom he must consult and vino wish
20 consult him, he established an Office
on the Despatch, and had her made
fast to the naval pier at the foot OF
West Ninety-eighth street with tele-
phone connections and a telegraph Of
fee near by.
Navy Officers Tested TO Limit.
There he ard his did, Lieutenant
Commander Seymour Holiday, have
been trying to prepare for the review
ana at the same time answer a million
or so questions from relatives OF the
men OF the feet. As Admiral Grant
vas in the best of humor when THE
SrN talked with him last night, 1t NAV
he assumed that he is always that
way, for the rush OF the last few days
has tested him TO the limit.
The Admiral said he did not believe
taat any destroyers from oversea 4
would be here FOR the review.
His understanding was that they
we're coming home by way Of the
azores and would go direct to their
home stations. The public will see
plenty Of these wasps however; at one
time yesterday there were sixteen of
them in rhe North River. Some OF them
n ha
wi! be on hand when the PennsyI-
ANA leads the battleships up the
HUDSON tomorrow morning
altogether the number of ships as
sembled will rot be az large as that OF
th" Hudson-Fulto review, when all
nations were represented, nor OF the
Ta:t review In 1912. But the splendor
O hose occasions is more than offset
t' the fact that the vessels for which
.'.| York is now preparing an engulf
: welcome are home. not from the
L'- trips or tropic basking, but from
u var they helped to win.
Secretary DanieIs's Plans.
e Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
l-aieis will leave Washington at .2:4o
j. 'I tc-lay and will spend Christmas
iiEn' on .he Mayhower, which will ar
IIEe tomorrow morning and anchor
@ Ninety seventh street The MAY
f'W"r viii start for the Statue of LIB
'.'s at \. NJ. Tomorrow. Mr.. Dan
!.H has invited these guests to go on
u" Nayhower with him: The mem
ters OF the Cabinet, of whom Secre-
try Of War Baker and Secretary ofAR-
III !'uTe Houston will surely be there;
"'lAiru Grant, II. N, Commander In
IM'f Of the British naval forces in
N" "estern Atlantic: the senior naval
s-a'nes Of the Allied nations; mem-
'-'N OF the War Council Bernard NJ
H''t'h. chairman of the War Indus
"'s 5uaCd; Vance Mccormick, chair
non OF the War Trade Board; A.
"I',!nH Palmer, Alien Property Gus
t."aa; S0muel Gompers. president OF
t"e trnerican Federation Of Labor;
'..'-Admlral Albert Gleaves, COM
loanaing the cruiser and transport
l2'''. md Mrs. Gleaves; Rear Ad-
HFH' y. r. Usher, commandant of the
.Airo Naval district, and Mrs. Usher;
"oh fevtcn c. March, Chief OF staff
G. 'hr Army; Major Gen. J. Franklin
90 r2nmanding the Department of
'le p. ST, Ma jor-G Gen. David +. Shanks.
t,"Wiadnding the Port of Embarkation:
'I'Jr Iylan (who. however, will prob
"'l' Dc with the city official party on
t.e police boat PatroD: DIR. John A.
H''flss' chairman of the naval com
H"l''e Of the Mayors committee on
rational defence; former Ambassadors
Sah''s W, Gerard and Henry Morgen-
,"1u' ana former Minister Henry van
Dyke.
H''r the Mayfiower will ride the
converted yacht Aztec. flying the flag
~ rankin ID. Roosevelt, Assistant
., rotary Of the Navy. His guests
s' He ,he naval committees of the
mouse snd Senate and other Congress-
a. d. including Uncle Joe Cannon;
,T'''rnors Of States, Gov. -elect Alfred
smith, Rear Admiral Burrage, Rear
'hirh' William Strother Smith, MEM
.'.S u the Naval Consulting Board
'"a 'Hn.or attaches OF the foreign le-.
g. ,rs.
Fleet Expected on Time.
me naval authorities are confident.
sa' The Pennsylvania. Admiral Mayo's
"1shhip' VIII pass the Statue Of Lib
''y at almost exactly the scheduled
.'Lf' A. NJ. The ships OF the home
''et now in the Hudson will remain
Continued on Fiftk Pd0e