The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-09

Hugh Rodmaf. TO Judge Gary's conf |
dent agreement with Cleveland II. Dodge |
that the League OF Nations Is sure to be
ratified by the Senate. There was even
q bit Of dancing. young military attaches
and a few pretty girls fox trottins on
the Patrols top deck TO the snappy
music OF the Police Band. The talk came
from interesting Eroups--Hylan and
John III. McCooey talking across the i'm
penetrable mask OF Alurphy's face Gov.
Smith chatting intently with Secretary
Tom Smith of Tammany and with Chief
Murphy himseh; o collection OF Ad-
mirals and Major General talking mill
tary and naval shop; Cleveland II.
Dodge telling Judge Gary good story
he had Just heard from George w. Per-
kins.
Tho waters all about were animate
with busy, fussy craft over near Quar-
antine Station, where the neat cottage,
brightly painted and looking as IL II
had been clipped out of cardboard and
pasted upon the green velvet of its lawn,
displayed the British nag squarely be-
meath the Stars and Stripes. somewhat to
the perturbation OF a few Britons aboard
the Patrol, lay the French steamship
La Savoie. loaded with returning Ameri-
can troops. She stood out In extraord-
mary contrast to the dingy tramp. Chin
ampa, also waiting for the doctors or
ders. The Patrol rounded La Savoie sew
ersl times, the police band footing gsyiy.
and La Ssvoie, being a French lady. re-
sponded most politely by dipping her
colors. and bon touring with her siren.
Then the Patrol paid visit 10 the
hospital ship not far OF, a pleasant APP
pearinE craft all white and green with
big red crosses painted upon sides and
funnels, played tune or two and wan
dered OF for more philandering among
the waiting craft.
Admiral In His own Right.
One Of these was worth looking at
close up, for she carried a politician to
| sea TO greet on his own hook the Presi-
dent. He went as an Admiral In his own
right, and he was not above advertising
| himself as ono McDermit. who ardentiy
desires to be Governor OF New Jersey.
He came. did McDermit. in his own tug,
| supported by his partisans. and the Nc
Dermit flagship sported upon each side
a banner which told the world In large
| red letters that for Governor OF New
Jersey there was no other possible choice
| for tho people to make than Frank Nc
Dermit
The Patrol laughing from stem to
| stern, honored Mr.. McDermit by clrcling
his craft, noting the not uninteresting
| fact that certain boxes stacked upon the
main deck bore a naughty brewery ad-
| vertisement; noting too that deckhands
werc absorbing an amber fluid from
| tilted bottle much to the evaporation OF
a considerable chunk OF the United
| States ARMY who observed the proceed
| ing from the decks Of La Savoie.
| Also playing about In the pleasant
| front yard of Quarantine was the de-
partmental steamer Correction, carry
| Ing the members OF the Mayors General
Committee OF Welcome. mostly folks
| who had left their plug hats at home;
the ferryboat Mayor Gayn0r. carrying
hundreds of relatives and friends OF the
returning soldiers on tho George Wash
ington and not the least Of all, the
revenue launch. Victory. passengered
by Collector Byron r. Newton. United
states Marshal Tom Mccarthy and In
jternal Revenue Collector the Hon. Big
Bill Edwards. Since Collector Newton
stood squar.ly In the middle Of the
bridge of the narrow craft, with NC
Carthy to port and Mr.. Edwards TO
sta rboard, navigation was difiicult. since
slight movement on the part OF either
Big Bill or Big Tom threw the Victory
of trim.
Lane Perfectly Held.
|
Battery ones glance roved straight
through a broad and cleaning sea road
way. Police craft and other depart
mental sentinels were maintaining lane
Through which the George Washington
was TO pass with her escort unhampered.
and II may be stated that the lane was
perfectly held. In this respect as In
most others, the arrangements were
excellent, and nothing OF consequence
occurred TO mar the ceremonies or bring
wrinkles OF woe to the classic features
of Mlchaelo Rufus
| At quarter TO o'clock the sharp
eyed Admirals aboard the Patrol made
| out the dim shapes OF the distant on
looming ships rounding in toward Am
brose Channel. Very far away they
seemed then-vague and mysterious
First In line was a great battleship,
the Pennsylvania then another dread
nought, the Oklahoma; then the George
Washington. as all knew from her tow
ering bulk and her tunnels. and finally
the interminabls line OF destroyers. so
family drawn against the horixon at
that distance as to be scarcely percepti-
Bile at all.
! And while the Patrol and other civil
craft waited with more or less eagerness
| (semehow a real thrill seemed to be
| iacking), the great ships passed in dis
tant review along the horizon sweep,
| then turned more sharply westward and
| forced nearer and nearer until the Okla
! homa swept majestically past Quaran-
| tine at'1:4 p. M. followed by the Penn
sylvahia and then by the George Wash
| ington.
BY that time the wiswag men were
getting plenty of arm exercise, for folk
aboard the Patrol were keen to let the
President know they were glad he was
home and disnitaries aboard the Penn
syivania were flashing similar messages
OF greeting and good will From the
| Pennsylvania the Vice President sent
greeting whose wording in some respects
was distinctly unusual.
1--WE who now salute you" radioed the
| Hon. Thomas r. Marshall. "Joyfully
welcome you TO the home land. We con-
graduate you upon tho suspicious end
ing Of your epoch making mission and
your possession while at the peace table
Of that rare blending OF vision and COM
mon sense which enabled you TO get all
you could see and not to see anything
you could not get"
There was more OF It. but perhaps this
sample Is sufficient. From this Patrol
innumerabie felicities were wiswagEed
by an industrious police sisnaiman to
the most nonchalant navy signaiman
who ever played with the pretty hags.
That lad know his Job 80 we'll that he
fairly made the bunting talk. and he
yawned over the sob. The Governor and
the Mayor, avoiding the ticklish ques-
ton of precedence. sent Joint message !