New-York tribune., 1919-09-10
Crandstands Enough to
Hold 1900 People
To Be in Readiness
Early This Morning
General Will Ride
Noted Olice Horse
Favorite Steed Held in
Quarantine; ;PickedUnit
To Be First in Line
Behind the Commander

OHe year ago To-Day the 1Sc DIVISION
was preparing to go over the top in tho
great battle for the St. Mihiel salient.
The divisions path led into the very
heart of the salient dominated bv the
powerful fortified honeycombed hin.
Mount Sec. The 1st had healed it's
wounds suffered south of scissors Julv
1921, filled up its depleted ranks and
was strong and ready.
To-day General Pershing will lead
the division down Fifth Avenue in its
farewell to New York as a fighting
organization. After its final review in
Washington next week the division.
though it retains its identity. will prac-
tically be demobilized
But to-day's march of the tst will
serve as a fitting climax to its past
glories. More than one million men
and women-possibly twice that num-
Der, if they can be crowded into the
limits of Fifth Avenue-will see it's
parade through the city to-day.
To Exhibit Decorations
/ Although all eyes will be turned
toward the leader Of Americas victor,-
Gus army abroad as he rides at the
mead OF the parade, the division that
was first across and last to leave" wilt
not lack for applause. Two of its regi-
ments will exhibit the coveted French
decoration that accompanies two cita-
ao1
ranks will be still further marked bv
the greatest number of individual dec
oratlons ever earned by any American
division
Some hint CT the number Of peonle
anxious to see General Pershing and
the 1st was obtained yesterday when
the headquarters Of the division. at the
Biltmore, and the Offices of the Mayor's
Committee of Welcome, in the Hall of
Records, were swamped by men and
women anxious to obtain tickets TO tho
grandstands. Until a late hour last
evening representatives of the Mavor's
committee were apportioning tickets in
the hope that they might reach only
relatives of soldiers and those who
might have other claim on the small
number of seats that remained for
distribution
More than 10000 soldiers who are
to take part in the parade bivouacked
last night IN tents pitched along the
Harlem River Speedway from l55tb
Street to 10Th Street.
Sentinels paced up and down outside
the tents where the soldiers were sleep
ing. Field trains and animal transpor-
tation and mounts made the scene pict-
uresque, grim and waY..k..
AT the old American League baseball
grounds, 16oth. Street and Broadway.
troops from nearby camps were quar-
tered.
Grandstands Ready Early
The grandstands at Seventy-ninth
10 Elghty-second streets, which will be
used by the reviewers, and those being
rushed to completion north of these
stands, will be ready for occupancy at
an early hour this morning. 1t is prob
ably that $4,000 persons will be accom-
modated in the stands.
At the Public Library Building park
benches have been arranged to take
care Of 1900 wounded men. The
benches were set aside for them be-
cause of the greater comfort and ease
with which they could be used. A
corps of Red Cross nurses will be at
hand to look after their wants. and i.
is probable that the men who offered
themselves for the supreme sacrifice in
the war will be the most comfortable
Of the crowds that vii. spend from
SIX to ten hours waiting for and watch
ing the parade.
General Pershing will leave the Wal
dorf at $50 o'clock this morning to
go to 10th Street. where the parada
Will start. He wiz not ride his IA
vorite horse, however, because that
unfortunate animal will spend the day
IN quarantine. Official red tape. which
has tied up many other properties that
were to have been used in this parade.
viii prevent the bay that carried tho
general through the streets of Paris.
London and Rome, from participating
IN the glories of to-day's pageant.
But the Police Department produced