Republican farmer., 1919-09-05
PERSHING TO GET GREAT WELCOME
 IN NEW YORK
Big Feature Is Parade on Sept. 9, Which Will Re
 quire 4 Hours to Pass.

New York. Aug 29-New York city's official welcome to Gen. Porsh- ing will last two days. It will begin with the arrival of the Leviathan early in the morning of Monday, Sept. 8, and continue until late on the fol- lowing Wednesday. when he will da- part for Washington, following d great military review and banquet in his honor.
 This was the preliminary arrange ment decided upon ny the Executive Committee of the Mayors Committee on Reception to Distinguished Visit OTIS at meeting held in the mayor's office. City Hall. yesterday after noon.
 Maj. Cen. NcManus, Chief of the Por; of Embarkation. informed the committee that the parade and re- view on Wednesday. Sept 10. will consume not less than f hours. He also said that in all probability Gen Pershiug would ride ct the head of the columns of soldiers. which win embrace the 1st Division. 4. F. F. in the full panoply of war, including held kitchens. ambulance units and artillery. l. is anticipated that there will be three regiments of artillery in line, 2.0OO vehicles or war, 6,0O0 am buIances and contin~cnts of all arms of the service.
 The most reliable information in the possession of the mayors com mIrtee Is that the Leviathau, with Gen. Pershing, his stan and approNi- matcly 10000 men of the First Di- vision. wil! arrive at Sandy Hook about o'clock on the morning Of Sept 8. A 1otiIIa of steamboats and government vessels bearing members of the welcoming committees will meet the I.eviathan. So will squad rous of airpianes.
 The Levi1than will be escorted up the bay to the authorization pier at HCboken. where she is expected to berth at about o'clock. The present plan Is to have Gen. Pershiug and his stan trans-ship To the police boat Patrol St HOooken and after formal greetings are exchanged the Patrol will take the General to the Battery.
 From the Battery Gen. Pershiug will be taken Co the Waldorf-Ascoria. No formal reception will be held thcre. The General and his staff will rest for a short time Some time later in the morning, it is expected, Gen. PersainE will make an official t'4i4 Nftl -NLtty or fly -AN al NLIA EAtL44 The program for the remainder of the day has not been mapped out by the mayors committee and will de- pend largely upon the advicCs reCeiv- ed by Mayor Hylan from Washington.
 All arrangements tentatively made for Wednesday, the day of the great review, are subject, the mayors com mittee announced, to the approval of Secretary of War Baker. The public demonstration will begin in the morning. perhaps at about 10 o'clock. A considerable part of the First Di- vision may have to come to the city on the previous evening and be bill leted here.
 It is planned to have the parade pass down Fifth avenue from 10th street to the Arch of Victory in Madison Square The official review ing stand will be erected at the Met ropolitan Museum of Art. The parade should reach this point by about II o'clock. The present intention is to provide places on the reviewing stand for President Wilson, all the members Of the Cabinet, Governor Smith and heads of State Depart ments. Mayor Hylan and city off cials and the representative of for eign governments.