The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-05
Regiment Contained Mum Der of Alabama Boys and London Trip Proved Very Notable Event

The London Times of May 1S, which has reached The Age-Herald, contains an irlr ! teresting account of the reception given in London to the American regiment which recently passed in review before the King.
 The regiment was in command of Col onel Whitman and Lieutenant Colonel Wagner and was trained at Camp Cor don. It contained a number of Birming- ham and Alabama men, including Lieut. Howard Fulenwider, son of MT and Mrs. A IL. Fulenweider. The Times descrip- tion of the visit is as follows:
 A regiment of the United States new army, consisting of 27oO men, under the command of Colonel Whitman and Lieutenant Colonel Wagner, marched through London on Saturday and was reviewed by the King. The march proved also a march into the affections of Lon don.
 The troops arrived at Waterloo sta ton early in the morning, and went to Wellington barracks by way of York road, Westminster bridge, Parliament square, and Birdeage walk Many gath cred to see them as they came out of the station, and when they reached Vest minister bridge there was much waving of hats and handkerchiefs from the tops of tramcars and omnibuses. After rest and refreshment at the barracks, where each soldier received facsimile copy of the Kings letter, they fell in at 11:S0 and started on the following route:
 Birdcage walk, Horse Guards parade, . 4t.o X the admiralty arch, the Mall, St James street, Picadilly, past Apsley house and St Georges hospital Grosvenor place. Hobart place, Grosvenor gardens, past the United States embassy, Lower GraS- venor gardens, Buckingham Palace road, Buckingham gate, past Buckingham pal ace. the Mall, the Duke of York's steps and back by the Horst Guards parade and Birdcage walk to Wellington bar racks.
 DENSE CROWDS GATHER
 along the way people gathered thckly. There were dense crowds in the neighborhood of Charing cross, in the Mall, around the Victoria Memorial and in Grosvenor gardens. Rarely has the Stars and Stripes been so.conspicuous in London; the flag flew from public and private buildings It was waved here and there by spectators. It was worn in many buttonholes. London Ameri- cans set the fashion of bringing flags small enough to carry and big enough to add emphasis to personal ,demonstra- ton, Some English people followed their example, and others were heard wishing that they had Drought their American flags from home" Street hawkers of button-hoe favors had learnt the piece "Old Glory,' and shouted it familiarly.
 But the real lesson of the day came fxAx f1x1 those critics who have complained that during the war London has forgotten how to cheer, that London still remem- bers The people eheered the American troops, they cheered the Guards, they had d special shout for wounded sailors and soldiers, and by no means did they forget to cheer the King Occasionally, however, there were silences which seemed to speak of an understanding of the mission of this army of martial youth; of the sacrifice that mingled with the glory of devotion; perhaps also of the history that Britain and America have begun to make in union.
 ss BEARING OF TROOPS
 The build and bearing of the troops reused constant admiration. One specta- tor would say, "They look tough lot;' another, They are a fine lot" third, i s"They are an even lot,'' while fourth could only express nlS praise III a Snout | of Good boys!' or "Go it.. boysl" It is 1 worth noting that when the colors passed many men received them with barred | heads, and that "Off with your hats," was heard now and then in adnontion l from a civilian Considering that the l custom of so honorng the colors of Brit l ish regiments is still far from universal, | this may be accepted by Americans as a i rather notable tribute.
 Three things were striking in these | Americans Their youth, their seri- 1 ousness and their modesty. The first l quality is easily conceded to America; i we all think of her as young Those of | her sons whom London scrutinized so 1 keenly came under arms only last sum mer. They are officered chiefly by men | who then passed through the officers | training corps, though the commanding | officer and the lieutenant colonel belong | to the old regular army. They might, 1 therefore, be expected to deserve the | name of boys, by which they were affec- | tionately called. But it was their pre- sentation of the idea of youth, of the l Quintessence of youth, which struck the spectator. Nor was it modified by the :, suggestion of dead earnestness which ac- companied it and might seem to clash | with it. The qualities in combination distinguished the American battalions | From any young English regiment, which iyikes the observer as at once older and |