New-York tribune., 1919-05-06
Millions Here to Acclaim
Fighters in Parade:
$4,000 To Be i'm Line
Under Gen. Alexander
Bakers Flag to
Fly From Stand
Secretary of War, Smith,
Hylan and Archbishop
Hayes to Review March

To-day is the day New York well
comes its own.
Mess call will summon the 18th Di-
vision to a breakfast of "corned willie"
in all the armories of Manhattan and
The Bronx at o'clock this morning
Thirty minutes later, with the old mess
gear put away. the infantry, artillery
and machine-gun battalons will shoul-
der light packs, swing helmets over left
arms. and, afoot or on subway trains,
proceed to Washington Square. There,
precisely at 10 o'clock. Major General
Robert Alexander's command. For
ward will be echoed down the line,
and $4,000 young warriors of the Ma
tonal Army viii start up Fifth Ave
nue TO receive the homage of their
home city
All the troops will be in position by
o'clock in the streets contiguous to
Washington Square. A platoon carry
iqg the gold starred flags in honor OF
ne divisions dead will head the col
umn and Will debouch from Waverley
Place into Fifth Avenue at $50.
Cheer Leaders Posted
Heads viii be barred as the platoon
passes in silence, but a continuous ova-
,ion viii follow. Cheer leaders will be
po led at every corner The War Camp
Community Service has detailed song
leaders who expect TO have successive
ehoruses OF tens of thousands of voices
,or america Keep the Home Fires
Burning "There's Long, Long Trail"
Smiles and other songs that were
iavorites of the men while war was
still grim reality.
Millions of men, women and children
are expected TO turn out to witness the
welcoming review of the 77th. The
city's own hosts have been augmented
by hundreds of thousands of visitors,
according 10 reports from all the hotels.
Not one of the larger places had d
room 10 spare last night, while officials
o. the Mayors Committee of Welcome
sad the demand for grandstand tickets
had been unprecedented.
Not to Wear Helmets
One Of the committees urgent seat
ing problems was solved yesterday af
,ernoon b. Supreme Court Justice
Whitaker, who denied an injunction to
private stand owners who sought to
force the city TO remove extra stands
erected on the sidewalks between
Ninety third and 10th streets for the
accom- mmodation Of more than 10000
relatives Of men in the division. Jus
tIce Whitaker ruled that the private
stand owners mad ample recourse in
equity actions if it proved that the
sidewalk stands intcrfered with the
ssle of Their scats.
General Alexander's field order for
the parade and review directs that the
men shall have their helmets slung
over 'he left shoulder, With the Statue
of Liberty, the divisions insignia, up
ward. The infantry viii carry rifles,
and all units will have packs like that
worn in the review for General Perish
inx just before the 77th sailed for
home. The artillery and machine gun
Vaita will carry zidearms, and the en-
ire division will be provided with full
wa.er bottles.
requirements Not to March
General Alexander said last night
NJ. about 5000 men, mostly replace
neat troops who have been sent tc
nome camps Tor discharge, would aoi
nascn, leaving the diyiaion with aoou'
1900 men for the parade to-day.
The order II march preacribcs for
naslon never before seen here, acrord-
ny ~ military men. The division WI
De IN colUmns If battaiions. kacn bat
talon consissg % four companies. The
companies will proceed abreast m col.
urnns of sq0ads. making the parade IN
reality Il march of four columnG, cacn
e,i1mn hayinY rank@ II four men
inese colDmnz will be four feet apart
md tac conDanY officers will march ir
'rrnt ard rear II fnct men.
While tne Yariouz ua,ts n the 81
r.A.pn are foffoinR in Creenwcn vi.
.aze, GovernDr Smith. Mayor nylan
Secretafy ~ War Baker and Other
f'fmDsrs n the official reviewing part5
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