The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-11

| 1-.f hO0ehs ot Quict on inc JUDI
iation by saying:
Officers and gentlemen, I will ash
you lot a moment to bow your heads
ana think OF those of our comrades who
have gone West"
A hush fell over that great assem-.
blage, while each man lowered his head
In reverence to the mighty dead, and a
muted ougle sounded the most appealing
Oh all calls, Taps" Then, sobered for
moment, they took their seats, and the
walters many Of whom had seen service
themselves. began bringing the victory
| ieast 10 the man who had once been
their commander.
Gen. Pershing sst between Rodman
| Wanamaker and Secretary Baker with a
oiuster Of American fiaRs archin9 over
MS head on the wall in imposing fan
shape array. On each side of this group
OF banners we're the huge four starred
nass OF q General, not seen here in
many. many yeara Before him were
otner pennants not seen here at general
public functions In years-one the origi-
nal Confederate nag, with it's three stripes
and Union Jack. and the other the later
insignia, the Stars and Bars.
symbol. OF Union Seen.
These fiags. symbolizins the complete
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bodied In this American General from
Missouri were perched with the flags of
the Allies on the rear balcony, forming a
border OF color to match the dazzling
toilet OF the 500 women who filled
this and the side boxes, also festooned
with ensisns
And matching with their prominence
the women whose nodding plumes and
waving fans framed the picture with
living color were these dignitaries on
the dais:
Major-Gen- M. L siebert Major-Gen.
Walter A Bethel, Major-Gen. William
q. Ham, Msjor-Gen. Charles p. Sum-
neral, Admiral H. b. Wilson, Maurice
=. Connolly. Castor Liebert. Frank l.
Bowling. Major-Gen. David c. Shanks,
Robert L. Moran, Maurice Casenare,
John Barrett, the Very Rev. Patrick J.
Hayes. Lieut.-Gen- Robert L. Billiard,
John +. Hylan, Rodman wanamaker,
Newton d. Baker, Gen. Peyton C.
March. Read Admiral ]. H. Glennon,
William G. McAdoo, Ebert H. Gary.
Major-Gen. Edward II. McGlachlin. Jr. !;
Edward Riegelmann. Major-Gen- James
w. McAndrew, Henry Bruclper, Major
Gen. John L. Hines. Calvin d. Van
Name, Major-Gen. N. w. Brewster
Ma3or-Gen. c. J. Bailey. Brig. Gen. Fox
Conner and BRIG. Gen. Robert c. Davis.
As an Indication of the strength of
the country represented at the tables r.
fore him. here are some Of those invited ::
Robert Adamson. E. F. Albee, Daniel
Appleton. Jules 8. Bache. B. NJ. Baruch,
George Gordon Battle, David Bispham,
John Nee bowman, Rear Admiral C. B.
BTitton, r. H Burnside, Andre Bus
tanoby. John Clafiin. Henry Clews. Bird
8. Coler. Robert Grier Cooke, Royal s.
COnaland Il
telyou, Paul d. Cravath, Frank Crown
inshield, Walter Damrosch, DR.. Thomas
Darlington, Robert H-Davis.
Brig. Gen. p. w. Dawson. Fl. p. Davi-
son. Judge Norman 8. Dixie, r Coleman
du Pont, F. p. Duryea, Brig.-Gen.
George r. Dyer. Charles H. Ebbets,
George Ehret. Jr., Abram I. Elkus. Rich
ard E Enright. Harry Hardness Flagler,
William Fox. John L. Golden. Benedict
]. Greenhut, Lieut.-Coi. Lloyd Griscom,
Jules Guerin. H. Randolph Guggen-
heiIner, Samuel Harris. George Harvey,
william R. Hearst, A Barton Hepburn,
Brig. Gen. Andrew Hero Jr, Francis M.
Hugo. Marcel Knecht Samuel Koenig.
Mgr. Michael J. Laveile, George W.
Loft, Edward r. Mccall, John McCor-
mack. Brighten. Augustine Mcintyre,
Major-Gen. George H McManus, Fred
ertck MacMonnies. Herman A Metz,
John Bassett Moore. Frank A. Munsey.
Condo Mast. De Lancey Niooll
James A. O'Gorman. Daniel q. Reid.
Allan A. Ryan, Charles NJ. schwab. John
B. Stanchfield, Clarence J. Shearn. Louis
Sherry. E. T. stotesbury. Capt. J. l.
Wanamaker. Jr., Felix NJ. .warburs.
George w. wlngate. Henry Woodhouse
Baker Shows EIation.
After that first happy glow with which
he made his appearance the fact that 30
much that was typical Of the power and
spiendor OF the country was here seemed
to overcome the General His face took
on an expression of humility. He pro-
ceeded> with the dinner quietly, as
though II was a dinner in the Held, for
which no heroios were required. His
manner was that Of the sl1ilful workman
who after a week of diligent toll is TAX
ing a Sunday of and making no fuss
about it.
In fact 1t was Secretary Baker who
showed the greatest elatlon. Through
the dinner he chatted with the General
gleefully, like q school teacher rejoicing
at prize pupil whose glory outshines
his masters. Except for a brief A
w. o. L.. during which the Secre-
tary Of War was or somewhere learning
that Vice-President Marshall would be
unable to be present, the head OF the
War Department. talked with Gen. Per-
sbing necessarily. Gen. March, q few
seats away, seemed to be revelling IN
tho honors showered upon his fellow
commander.
The Generals genial smile, halfway
through tho meal, wae brought out OF
its modest retirement by an expression
OF that typical American trait-auto-
Graph collecting. A few diners had the
walters carry their large souvenir pro-
grammes up to the commander, and he
inscribed on II that clear, straightfor-
ward signature, John ]. Pershing."
Others heard of this and Immediately
began to converge upon the General in
the centre Of the dais from all over
the hall. So many came that a line of
swallowtails had to be formed among
the tables that suggested the bread
line. At sight Of this autograph drive
the General threw up his hands with
smiling helpIessnsss.
Anticipating that this protracted in
terruption to the banquet might cause
the General to cry 'Kamerad {" Secre-
tary Baker whispered to him:
Don't sign for all those people"
But for once the General disobeyed the
head OF the War Department and good
humoredly signed all the programmes
offered.
At the end of the dinner Mr.. Wana-
maker introduced Mayor Hylan.
Mayor HyIan's Speech.
Mayor Hylan evoked hearty agree