The sun., 1918-12-26
Land Parade In Afternoon.

Battaiions from tho hattleships
PennSylva mia. Utah, Nevada, Okla
homa and Arizona are TO form on
Ninety sixth street. and the men
from the Florida, Wyoming. Arkansas
Texas and New York 10 form on
SEVENTY ninth street The parade
should start soon after | o'clock and
proceed down Broadway g I'ift"-nntl
street and over to Fifth avenue. thence
through 10 Twenty second street, from
where the men will march west an
embark on transports alongside tie
American Line pier and the Erie pier.
The ships will he open to visitors
from 1 o'clock 10 $50 this afternoon.
Submarine chasers will act as traffic
cops on the river. and the Marine
Division of the Police Department will
patrol thc territory in and about the
fleet and be ready to respond 10 dis
tress signals OF any craft.
The Columbia Yacht Clnh. through
the courtesy of Or. I. - Harris, com
modore Of the club has extended the
privileges OF its club and its landing
to the officcrs Of the feet during it's
visit. Two floats in front OF the yacht
club at the foot Of Eighty-siNth street
will DC used.
great dance AZ tho Seventy first
Regiment Armory, Thirty fourth street
and Madison avenue, given by the New
York War Camp Community Service,
will be the chief feature OF tonight :
entertainment for the men of the Vic
tory fleet" There viii ne several
bands and arrangements have been
made TO provide partners for between
four and five thousand men.
The War Camp Community Service
has arranged 10 care for ali of the
sailors who wish 10 spend tho night in
New York. Extra beds have been
placed in various sleeping units and
the barracks Of tho s. \. 4. c. at
Columbia. And thcn. too, thousands
Of theatre tickets will he provided fol
the men. so tina; they NAV SEQ the hest
shows on broadway on their FIRST
night back home.
secretary Daniels Arrives.
Secretary Daniels arrived at the
Pennsylvania Station AT S;li last
night and went from there. directly 10
the MayiiOwcr from the Ninety
seventh street landing. He remained
aboard over night The Secretary ana
his party were met by Vice Admiral
Grant and Lieut.. William Frost OF
Rear Admiral Csher's staff. Accom-
panying the Secretary were Mrs.
Daniels. Frank Daniels. the Secrc-
tary's son: Miss Elizabeth Moses and
her nephew, Edward Graham. who is
s years old and a son of Edward Kid
der Graham. formerly president oc the
University Of North Carolina: Com
mander Percy w. Tuote. aid to Mr..
Daniels, and Edward L.. Britton. Mr..
Daniels's SECRETARY.
Mr. Daniels stopped OIL his way up
town and called upon Mrs. Dewey,
widow OF Admiral Dewey. and ex-
tended to her a special invitation TO
be the guest Of Mrs. Daniels nj the
review. Mrs. Dewey accepted the i'll
vitation. Mr.. Daniels said, and will bc
aboard the Naytiower. The Secretary
recalled that this is Admiral pewcy's
birthday ard he said the invitation 10
Mrs. Dewey was extended also as a
special tribute 10 the memory of the
hero OF Manila Bay.
Secretary of War Baker Gen, Pew
ton c. March. Secretary Houston OF
the Department OF Agriculture, Franl,
L. Polk, Counsellor of the State De-
parment: Bernard NJ. Baruch OF the
War Industries Board. and DIR. Harry
A. Garfield, Fuel Administrators who
also will lie aboard the Mayfiower, left