The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-01
Col. Parsons, Of the 18th, Tells
Troops "Paris Work Will
Not End Wars"
"MAY BE CALLED AGAIN"
Muster Out Begins To-day Of
Men, Mostly New Workers.,
Away 90 Months.

words,- as he put II last night, at the
warmth and evident sincerity" Of the
homecoming greeting which his veterans
received when they marched down Fifth
avenue yesterday between sidewalks
damned with cheering humanity. After
the parade Col. Parsons and his officer,
and men were guests Of the military
engineering committee at dinner in tho
Hotel Pennsylvania. A reception in the
seventy-hrst Regiment Armory followed,
and at o'clock the command ertraine
for Camp Mills, where the musterinR
out process will begin to-day.
Col. Psrsons's regiment, which ar
rived here on board the transport Chi
cago on sunday after twenty-five months
service IN France, came in from Camn
Mills on special trains yesterday morn.
ing, crossing the East River from Long
Island City on the ferryboat Newbure
They marched up First avenue to
Nin:.y-sixth street and then turned west
10 Fifth avenue. The parade started
downtown from there at 1915 O'Clock
The troops had their bayonets fixed and
wore shrapnel helmets, and there was
no m!s'aking that they were veterans as
they swung easily along over the as
riau
platoon Of mounted police headed
fhe parade. followed Immediately by
Col. Parsons and his STAFF. Then came
the rtginentai land and the Second
Battalion. with the marlborough band
at TIE head of the First Battalion fol-
lowing. Automobiles carrying wounded
men brought up the rear, and their
progress down the avenue could be easily
marked by the waves OF cheering which
rlppled along through the crowds as
they passed.
Col. Parsons Calls Mai. Holland In.
Just before the regiment debouched
from Ninety-sixth street Col. Parsons
spied Major II. w. Holland. who had
served with It in France. but who had
been ordered home as casual. The
Major was on the sidewalk in civilian
oress but Col Parsons insisted that he
Join the command TO share in jts greet
ing. So Major Holland borrowed an
overseas cap from a nearby soldier and
Joined. He said afterward that he was
glad he did and that It would be a long
tine before he forgot the experience.
The volume of tho welcome grew all
he way down the avenue. For most Of
me distance the regiment marched at
route step and the men waved and an
swered the greetings which were shouted
at them. Along the line OF march were
the Sixteenth Engineers. who served
with the Eleventh in France and 500
men from the old Eighth Artillery Of
The Bronx. now the Fifty-eighth Coast
Artillery. The latter displayed two large
banners inscribed:
Welcome 20 Our Pals OF the Eev-
enth' and "Col. Parsons is the Ace OF
Aces"
II took the troops just fifteen minutes
to pass the official reviewing stand at
E,ghty-second street The regiment
marched past at attention. executing
eyes right" and the distinguished party
gathered there stood and uncovered as
the colors went by.
Among those in the stand were: Gov.
and Mrs. Smith, Mayor Hylan, Grover
Whslen. the Mayors secretary; Rod
man Wanamaker. Special Deputy Po-
lice Commissioner Brig. Gen. F. V. All
bot representing Major-Gen. William NJ.
Black chief of engineers; Capt l.. 8.
Nelborn, assistant engineer Of the East
ern Department, representing Major
Gen. Barry; Brig.-Gen. D. {. Shanks,
bf!g. -Gen, George McManus, troop move
rent officer at Hoboken; Col. Merritt
lei,h Field Artillery; Charles W. Hunt,
secretary OF the American Society Of
CWtl Engineers; George II. Peeran. the
soclety's former president Charles F.
Rand president of the United Engineer
ing Society; Alfred E. Kornfeld and
Robert Lynn Cox.
Mascot Dogs Get Greetings.
The two rnascots of thu regiment
Cosnac. a white poodle, and Gig. who Is
Just a brown dog. came In for their
snare OF the greeting. They were
Drought home, II was explained, by
harry Heating. Company F"s cook, as
placements for Brownie, the Company
q mascot, Nk!lled on the Somme, and
foung Jimmy, presented to Company A
nv a Canadian regiment, but which lost
to life In the St M!hiel salient.
had been intended by the regiment
o bring home an entire pack Of German
ponce dogs but strict orders against the
Shipment OF canine passengers were is
sIed before the troops embarked at Bor-
deaux. Cognac and Gig. being small.
were smusglsd aboard concealed In the
PACKS OF two soldiers II was not until
ne chicago was two days out that their
presence became known to the trans
POTTS skipper, who felt It was then too
hte 10 do anything, especially as the
,ttle beasts had most ingratiatins man
ners' TO saw nothing of a wound and
collars.
A. Thtrty.fourth street the column
esoec vest TO the Hotel Pennsylvania.
"here dinner was served. Mayor Hylan
frd Gov Smith were to have been guests
~ honor, but they were unable to be
Present and it was decided TO omit
HFech making. However, an insistent
al 'er Col Parsons compelled him TO
,spohd. lie told his men they should
ever forget that they belonged TO a
estAent which had como through the
with an unblemished record. and
!enuoned that sixty-eight OF the en-
he ranks.
IN spite Of tho work being done IN
vi" Col. Parsons said, don't fool
,L,Hseives into believing that war In n
i"'s OF me past Wars will not end a =
~ a. men are men. We all are likely
~, caEel upon again. but unless the
"Ihss very soon / shall be too old to
p.'h, y the call comes too late for
80 serve homo you will give to my
,ccessor the same loyai support you
ave always given me-"
me va isn't over yet" he concluded
u II breaks out again the Eleventh
an equal number of men in It's ranks
","Y 81 being commissioned. When
T,,, s"l mack TO civil life ! hope you
'.'L use your ballots as wisely and Ell
"'.y a. on used your picks and SHOW
ana rf.s in France"
ours q cheering greeted his re-
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