The sun., 1918-12-25
GRANT Is ALL READY
FOR VICTORY FLEET
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IL the positions they now occupy. The
moment at which the returning ves-
sells will anchor depends upon the con-
dttiop Of the weather. II 1t is foggy
tie manmuvring to assigned berths will
take some time.
II Is thought the anchors will drop
at about 1890 o'clock. Admiral Grant,
commander Of the home fleet, will i'm
mediately board the Pennsylvania to
greet Admiral Mayo. A fleet Of naval
tugs will nhzzle UP to the returned
dreadnoughts and take about 5000
men ashore for the land parade. This
ftrrying will be completed about 1890
T. NJ. Half OF the sailors will be landed
at Seventy-ninth street; half at Nine
ty-seventh street. 1t is expected that
the procession will start down Broad
way at 1880 o'clock and will reach the
reviewing stand at the Public Library.
Fifth avenue and Forty-second street,
at $3.50. II is impossible now to state
the order Of march, as the only man
| who knows IL is Admiral Mayo, and
tho information expected from him by
wireless has not yet been received.
5000 Men TO Get FuriouEh.
Right after the parade furloughs and
shore leave will begin. About 5000
men will get furloughs. On each ship
sips will be distributed permitting the
vacationists to ride to and from their
homes on the railroads at the rate OF
1 cent a mile. Half of the men will
have shore leave on Thursday night
and the other half on Friday night.
Rodman Wanamaker. chairman OF
the Mayors welcoming committee,
said last night that no one will be
in the parade except sailors and naval
officers. and each man will wear one
or more gold stripes indicating for
eign service. Units from ships num-
bered one to five will form in Seventy
| ninth street and from ships six to
| ten In Ninety-sixth street.
Five thousand Boy Scouts of Amer
lea will march from the Seventy first
Regiment Armory to Twenty-sixth
street and Fifth avenue at / o'clock.
About 5000 additional Scouts will sing
patriotic songs in Fifth avenue near
the Public Library.
Orders issued TO the police yester-
day by Inspector O'Brien All six type
written pages, The inspector says that
| several automobiles containing wound
ed soldiers and sailors will he parked
IN front Of the Maine Monument at
Columbus Circle. The number OF pa
| trolmen detailed to parade duty is
3,440. which is probably a record for
| New York.
The Fifth Avenue Association has
asked all its members to allow rela-
| tives OF the sailors to view the spec
tacle from store windows. ]. NJ.
O'Connor and Otto r. Shuloff will be
at the Office of the Mayors commit
tee, room COZ, Hall OF Records, from
s A. NJ. to noon tomorrow to issue
tickets for the window seats. Among
the merchants who will permit access
70 their windows are Franklin Simon
& Co.. b. Altman & Co, Best & Co,
J. NJ. O'Connor & Co. Many clubs
and hotels will do likewise.
Three vantage points from which
the naval procession may be viewed
will be turned over to the public by
Dock Commissioner Hubert. They are
the recreation pier at the foot of West
10th street and the piers at the foot
Of Barrow and Cedar streets.
To make shore leave easier for the
sailors after the parade the War Camp
Community Service will keep it's five
headquarters units open day and night
until January 2. The sailors can get
| sleeping quarters by applying at 1923
Schermerhorn street, Brooklyn; go
Trinity place. SIS West Twenty
street, Riverside Park at Ninety-sev-
enth street. or 20 Manhattan street
the new Pershing Club for Officers
Madison avenue at Forty-fourth street
will have 500 extra cots; the Students
Training Corps barracks at Columbia
University will be available and the
War Camp Community Service has
lent 500 cots to the Y. NJ. c. A. for use
in Its buildings. Partners will be pro.
vided for more than 5000 men at a
dance in the Seventy-first Regiment
Armory. The War Camp Community
Service will distribute thousands OF
theatre tickets during the holiday
week.