New-York tribune., 1919-04-27
Fighting Regiment Receives
City's Official Welcome
i'll Parade Up Fifth Ave-
nue., at 2 in the Afternoon
Fighters Are Entertained
Girls Fete Men i'm Armory
and Mayors Committee
Gives Dinner TO Officers

Tomorrow the city Will give its
official welcome to the members of
the 165th Infantry, including the fight
ing 69th At 2 o'clock tomorrow after
noon, the marching host will start up
Fifth Avenue from Washington Arch,
and New York will see sight it has
been waiting for ever since the war
ended.
While the hustle Of preparation for
the parade is going on in camp, armory
and headquarters, New York to-day is
giving another greeting, perhaps more
precious, to the Goth. All Of the mem
bers OF the famous organizations, ol!i-
GERS and men, are in the city to-day,
and it has been dedicated to reunions
galore, in which fathers, mothers,
"buddies" and sweethearts will act as
parties of the second part.
Girls Welcome Fighters
From Camp Mills. where the men
are quartered until demobilized, the
warriors came focking into the city
late yesterday. They were all eager
to rejoin their families and friends
without delay, but the enthusiastic
whirlwind of entertainment mapped
out for the tired fighters would not
permit.
The men had to repair to .the Goth
Armory, where the Mayors Committee
of Welcome had made arrangements
to entertain $500 of them, with their
wives and swcethearts. The men we're
met at the armory by $50 girl work
ers of the womans branch of the
Mayors committee, under the direc-
tion of Mrs. Nelson II. Henry
Then the fighters sat down to real
home "chow." Everything, from chicken
to mineral water, cigars and cigar
cites. was provided. A dance followed.
The Police Department Band of1iciatcd
Officers Entertained
While the enlisted men were having
the time of their lives at the armorv
the officers were being dined at
Sherry's by the Mayors committee.
Rodman Wanamaker, chairman of the
committee, presided, and addresses
were made by Colonel William j. Dom
ovan, Chaplain Francis 2. Duffy, Mayor
Hylan and others.
Rodman Wanamaker presented a flag
to Colonel Donovan on behalf Of the
city. The flag was brought into the
banquet room by police guard of
cheered at the acceptance Of the flag.
tie thanked the city warmly for the
honors showered upon the Goth since
its return.
Honor for Mrs. Donovan
Colonel Donovan was also presented
with golden bowknot, set with 244
| Mro ..l
invited to become She mother Of all
the gold~star mothers Of the regiment.
Father Duffy, chaplain Of the rcRf-
'nent vas prescntcd with pair Of
solid plhtlnum cur links, act with
sapphircs. fathor DuGy said II short
praycr for the dond of tho regiment.
A. the conclusion of the dinner Mar
c"l knccht, frcnch High Commissioncr
10 the United States, presented the
Of The French people TO
the 6Jth, and three cheers we're given
for President Wilson.
Mayor lIyIan delivered an address
Of welcome.
Among the guests we're representa-
tlvcs of the Sccrctnries of War and
the Navy, Governor Smith, Major Gen
cral Robert Alexander, commander of
the 77th Divisions; Major General Da-
vld G. Shanks, commander of the port
OF cmbarfatlon; Major General Thomas
H. Barry. commander of the East
crn Division Of the United States
army, and Rear Admiral Glennon.
Entertainment at Armory
- One thousand members of the Goth
hegimcnt were entertained by the
Mayors Committee Of Welcome nt the
B0th Regiment Armory, Lexington Ave
iuc and Twcntysixth Street, last night.
The entertainment began Mt 3 o'clock
IN the afternoon, and was followed
Inter in the evening by dinner.
Ihree thousand boxes Of cigarettes and
about two thousand cigars were dis
Lributed by the secretaries of the
knights of Columbus, Cameron Flynn
and Paul Hetfcran
Mayor Hylan arrived at o'clock.
and IN an address of welcome presented
to the men the key of the city. He
offered to give wedding breakfast
this morning to any .dougnboy present
who wanted to be married to any of