New-York tribune., 1919-03-15
HughesLaudsNegro
Warriors as Union
Club Receives Flags
'Buffaloes'' Return Colors
Carried Through Argonne
and Vosges Battles; Sol-
diers, On Parade, Cheered

The 367th Infantry, Colonel James r.
Moss's "Buffaloes," yesterday returned
to the Union League Club the colors
they had carried through the Argonne
and the Vosges. Thus the negro fight
ers redeemed the promise of Colonel
Moss when he received the colors from
The club on March 23, 1918, to "bear
them bravely and ultimately to restore
them"
"These colors are at once memorial
and pledge" said Charles e. Hughes,
in receiving them for the club from
Major Charles l.. Appleton, of the first
battalion of the regiment. "They are
a memorial of the redemption by
America of its pledge to the spirit Of
democracy"
Led by Lieutenant Jim Europc's
band, a detachment picked from all
units of the regiment marched behind
Major Appleton from the Pennsylvania
Station up Fifth Avenue to the Union
League Club at Thirty-ninth Street.
These men had remained in Camp Up
ton after their discharge on Monday
in order to return the colors. A crowd
lined the curb on both sides Of Fifth
Avenue to cheer the fighters.
NOIOrS are returned
AS they reached the stand in front
of the club where Mr.. Hughes stood
the color guard wheeled to the right
and Major Appleton said:
''Sir, little less than year ago the
Union League Club generously gave to
the 367th Infantry these colors. Colo
mel Moss on receiving them promised
that they would be brought back to the
club after having been gallantly de-
Tended.
upon me has fallen the honor of
giving back these colors, and in doing
SO lam able to say that the 367th In
fantry has always fought valiantly and
have brought back record Of which
we alb are proud"
Borne by Sergeants Nimrod W.
Young and Harry II. Thornton, and
guarded by Sergeants Charles Z,
w ynkoop and Abner r. Gather, the
colors were carried to the stand. Mr.
Hughes saluted them and said:
"These colors represent the perform
ance Of sacred duty, and while we
greet you to-day of the 367th Infantry
we see in you, first, the representa-
who responded to the call of their
country and have added glory and dis
tinction to American arms which have
been borne in defence OF the sacred
cause of liberty.
Memorial Of Gallantry
"These colors, however, are
memorial Of the distinctive service of
the 367th Infantry 1t is impossible
for US to express our appreciation of
your fidelity and loyalty, Of your
heroism, of the unselfshness and forti
tude with which you have gone forth
in this service, counting even life itself
as naught if you could worthily uphold
the flag that is the emblem of the lib
erty and power and potency of the
United States Of America.
"And So these colors come to US as
memorial Of the loyalty, bravery,
sacrifice, and splendid patriotism of the
men of the colored- race. They have
come forward in this battle side by
side with their white brethren, and that
devotion to our country can neve- be
forgotten. This Is not only a memo rial,
as / have said. but it is q pledge-a
pledge which we make to you as our
| colored brethern, and we shall not for
get the service which you have per-
formed"
Among those on the stand with Mr..
Hughes were General Daniel Appleton,
Colonel William Hayward, Bert Will
Jams, Irwin S. Cobb, and Philip Gibbs.