The sun., 1918-12-18
CITY TO WELCOME
FLEET DECEMBER "a
Na~al Review Will Include
Warships That Served
in War Zone.

New York will have its chance to
welcome home the country's naval
heroes on the day before Christmas.
The American feet returning from
| war duty in Europe under command
of Admiral Mayo will arrive off the
Ambrose Light Ship at daylight Tues
| Gay, according to an announcement
by the Navy Department last night.
Passing up the bay, the gray Guar
dams Of Liberty will be reviewed by
Secretary Daniels from the Maytiower
OFT the Statue of Liberty about Q
o'clock. After the ships have reached
their anchorage between Fifty eighth
street and Fort Washington the May
flower, followed by vessels containing
the Mayor and his reception committee
and other officials will review the
fleet by passing up and down the lines.
In the afternoon the men from the
feet will parade down Broadway from
Ninety sixth street to Fifty-ninth
street and then down Fifth avenue
to Twenty-th!rd street. The process
sion will start at $50
The Mayors committee had hoped to
give a banquet to Secretary Daniels
and the officers of the fleet in the
evening after the parade. Secretary
Daniels announced, however, that be-
cause of the desire Of officers to he at
home on Christmas eve or on their
way home II would be advisable to
abandon this feature.
Daniels vetoes Plan.
The original plan Of the Mayors
committee was to have the parade and
banquet on the day after Christmas IS.
This idea was promptly vetoed by Sec
rotary Daniels some days ago. as he
said it was the desire of his Depart
ment to give the men extended shore
leaves within twenty-fOuf hours after
the arrival OF the fleet in order that
they might spend a part, at least. OF
the holiday season at home. IL II had
been possible for the feet to reach the
home pc- on Sunday or early Monday
the banquet would probably have been
held on Monday night.
After the naval review on Tuesday
morning the Mayfower will anchor at
the foot of Ninety street and
Secretary Daniels will receive Admiral
Mayo and his staff and tho COM
manders Of the various ships.
II is probable the feet viii remain
at this port untfl January S.
The ships I'm the Review.
In addition to the ships already an
nounced as returning from foreign
service and those that acted as escorts
to the George Washington carrying
the President to France, the following
vessels will take part in the naval
review: Battleships New Mexico,
Mississippi, Missouri. Maine. Wiscon-
sin. Alabama, Illinois. Kearsarge. Iowa,
Indiana and Massachusetts,: the hos
pital ship Solace. supply ship Bridge
and one or more naval fuel ships.
The Navy Department says it is not
possible at this time to give the mum
Der or the names of the dcstrOyers or
the converted yachts that are return
ing from service In Europe. On ar
rival they will be anchored on the
New Jersey side of the North River.
At meeting of the executive COM
mittoe Of the Mayors committee yes
terday afternoon. when 1t was not GER
tain that the fleet would arrive before
Wednesday, in which case II would
have been impossible TO have had n
parade, 1t was decided to await fur
thcr news from Washington and to ac-
cede TO tho wishes of Secretary Daniels
In every particular.