The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-12
PARADE BENEFICIAL,
SAYS GEN. PERSHING
,mnortant for People to Know
How Army Looked, He
Tells Reporters.
GRATEFUL TO THE PRESS
falls on Mrs. Roosevelt and
Spends Rest Of Day Greet
ing Friends.

al, morning for Washington, with a
.,,o At Philadelphia, invited reporters
I'm a reception room Of his suite at the
orf-Astoria just before the dinner
hour last night and said;
81 do not want to leave New York
,phout expressing my appreciation of
,h. courtesy the press has shown the
..u,,sry command-the First Division
,ra all OF us, and how delighted We are
a, ,ts attitude. Nor did wish to go
.,nopt saving how important think it
,,s heen for the people of New York to
,.a the entire division. 1 believe the pa
I'D. has given the people a much clearer
,rrnrosslon Of what the army is like.
Multiply this division by about forty
ana add airplanes, heavy artillery, &C.,
and YOU get some idea of our forces in,
rurope. Then add 40 per cent and you
have an idea of the entire size Of the
army with the service OF supply added.
think It is very good for the American
people to get that idea. don't you?
without saying anything formal
shall do that to the Mayor should
also like to say how immensely pleased
va are at the attention given us by the
nsopls and the city of New York New
York has quite outdone itself. which is
laying great deal.
The General was asked II to-day would
not be the first anniversary of the St
Mihlel drive.
ayes" he said. at will be the ami
vsrsary OF the st. Mihiel victory. 1t
brings to my mind, and no doubt to the
minds OF all Americans, this very strik-
Ipe success. Our first battle brought
ratification to all of us in that 1t
demonstrated to the world that we had
An army which could be relied upon in
every particular for all that 1t would
be called on to do"
General Not Fatigued.
Gen Pershing seemed not the least
fstigued yesterday by his parade day
exertions He got up at 6:45 O'Clock
and after breakfast motored to Oyster
Bay to pay his respects to Mrs. Roose-
welt Returning TO the hotel at 11:40,
Ne went away fifteen minutes later to
visit the Pershing Cub. Madison avenue
and Forty-fourth street: the Hall OF
States of the War Camp Community
Service 81 West Twenty-fifth street.
and a meeting of the Rotary Club at
the Hotel McAlpin.
At the Pershiug Club he was well
nmed by Mrs. f. H. ,Garnsey, Mrs.
George MacNoe and Lawrence After
bury directors of the club, and Robert
H. Gillespie, honorary adviser. He
shook hands with many persons and au-
Co.
Mrs. Garnsey presented to him a sill
yer cigarette case inscribed, ITO Gen.
Pershing from the Pershing Club" He
said he thought II great compliment
that his name should be given club
which had rendered service to thousands
Of American officers.
At the Hall OF States, where more
than $4,000 soldiers have been enter
tanned since February representatives
Of all the States of the Union greeted
the visitor. Rowland Haynes told OF
the work of the institution and Gen
Pershng replied that 1t was appreciated
The Rotarians, on the twenty-fourtf
floor of the McAlpin. formed a lane
through which Gen. Rershing mounted
to the roof garden, where he was re-
,elved by Glen A. Tisdale, president Of
ne club A standard was presented &c
lin by DR.. Warren Z. Giles, one of the
directors Gen. Pershing, in a little
speech OF thanks, said he knew of the
Splendid work the Rotarlans are doing
throughout the country and the manner
In which they came to the assistance Of
the Government at the time the Govern'
men needed assistance"
Greets Friends at Hotel.
The rest Of the day until he went tc
Madison Square Garden last night the
General spent at the Waldorf, answer
ing messages, receiving delegations ant
halling old friends. He made one ex
eursion through the hotel to meet in the
Waldorf apartments a large group from
II Paso, whom he hailed by their frs
names and with whom he snapped recol
Lotions of the days of border anxiety
and the punitive expedition after Villa
The delegation was headed by Charles
Davis, Mayor Of FL Paso, and included
representatives OF the Chamber OF Com
nerce and six men designated by thu
Common Council OF the Texan city.
When he returned to his suite Their,
was another reunion. The visitors thi
ume were about twenty men who haC
Known Pershing in the Philippines whel
be was chasing the Moros. Among then
we're Newton w. Gilbert, formerly Vice
Governor-General of the islands; Mar
TN Egan. w. Leon Pepperman, now as
hstant to President Theodore s. Shont
OF the marlborough Elliott c. Bacon
son Of the late Robert Bacon: Judg
Richard Campbell, John s. Leech. pub
NC printer at Washington in the Roose
VET Administration; John s. Stanley
.. A. o'Rellly. Arthur s. Thompson. W
Clark, julius Refs, DR.. w. e. Wood
oury, DR.. Victor G. Heiser, w. Morgal
snuster. L. X. Whitley, Frank 5. Cront
Ihomas F. Willard. Major william Il
Andersons z. w. Harden. Clarenc
Lewis, Lawrence Jacobs, Major william
tutnerly and Robert K. Clark.
AS he left the elevator on the way I
ms rooms from the meeting with the +
EAso delegation a woman who had bee
waiting In the corridor for hours sal
70 the General:
want to shake hands with you =
can tell little boy that / did It 70
nm His brother was killed In France.
sne will be able to report to the littl
~. 10y mat his handshake was the res