Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-09-10
PERSHING NEE rs
$4,000 CHILDREN;
/, DELIVERS HAPPY
,,:.::sS2EECH TO THEM!
New S Showing An En-
thuSiao.n Over Returned
Commander That Is With
out Precedent,
POLICE CANNOT CURB
CROWDS EXUBERANCE
AISaCo-Lorraine Representa-
tiveS Call at Hotel and Pay
HonorS to Great American
Soldier,

tuY norRiSG JOUR 1AL PE~iSL Ls,sEp wlRHl
New York, Sept. Standing before
veritable forest of American flags
held in the hands of more than 80, 600
school children packed into the Sheen
Meadow in central park this after
noon. General Pershing personally
thanked them for their patriotism
during the war.
THE patriotism of the children of
America" he said ''has been an in
spiration not only to the grownups
but to the boys who carried the rifle
at the front"
The children, representing the pub
lie schools of the city, had waited in
the park for nearly three hours to get
glimpse of the commander-in-ch
When his ear came into view tha
chorus of cheers arose so high that
1t seemed to sweep through the park
and be echoed back by the tall build
ings.
The ceremony itself was brief. It
opened with a salute to the Flag"
led by boys scouts and recited by the
children. This was followed by the
singing of the national anthem, after
which General Pershing was intro
duced, The commander was visibly
affected by the greeting, as were his
two sisters, who occupied seats on the
platform and whose eyes were wet
with tears
Speaks to Children.
After gazing in silence over the
crowd for nearly two minutes, the gem
eral said;
school Children of the city OF New
York: 1t gives me extreme pleasure
to be here this afternoon for few
moments and to witness this patriotic
ceremony.
1T is upon you we must depend in
the future to defend the principles of
our forefathers to. defend the prin-
ciples we all love so we'll ] feel suro
pa,i.a understand the principles far
Which the war was fought and that
YOU join with me in congratulatins
America on its victorious conclusion.
I'm sure the patriotism of the
children of America has been an in
spiration, not only to the grownups
but to the boys who carried the rifles
at the front. / thank you for this
great lesson in patriotism, and wish
that everyone who served in Europe
could see II as have seen it,"
Children Balk Police.
After the ceremony hundreds OF
children broke through the police
lines in an effort to shake the gem
erals hand Several We're success
full Policemen with outstretched
hands and legs tried to stem the tide
of crowding youngsters, but several
enterprsng lads crawled through
the policemen's legs and rushed for
the generals automobile. The warmth
of the generals reception seemed to
increase as his visit lengthens. The
crowds In front of his hotel have
become so numerous that n large
detail of policemen is needed to
keep the traffic moving and to per-
NIT the official cdls to pass to and
fro 1t became known today that
General Pershing is being swamped
with invitations to visit cities all over
the country. but thus far Philadel-
phia ana Washington are the only
places that he has definitely decided
to visit in the east The general
leaves for Washington Friday morn
in@. stopping IN Ihiiadelphia for
few hours as the guest of that city.
He will parade with the first di-
vision IN Washington
Greeted BY Alsace.
After the exercises in the sheep
HleduOWt tit EtItTdi WuS HEthtHltu
with an American flag by a school
gin. AS he received the gift he
bowed gracefully and pressed the
c0lors to his lips.
A delegation of twenty-five AlSace-
I.oIrainers, led by Maurice Cesenave,
plenipotentiary for France,
called at the Waldorf to pay their
to General Pershing and to
express the gratitude of the French
people for his services in helping to
liberate Aisace- Lorraine.
Two little girls, Charlotte and
Georgette Rueff, daughters OF New
York banker. attired as "Alsace" and
Lorraine presented two bouquets
Of lilies and roses tied with the silk
Iri-color of France to the American
General Pershing, after
kissing the madens on both cheeks.
as Is the custom in France, briefly
TO the delegation.
II am proud to have been of the
army that took part in the restora-
Iion of Alsace- Lorraine and the un-