Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-30
PERSH|NG'S HOME FOLKS
DELIGHTED WITH JOHN
Generals Visit to Laclede VIII Go
Down in History as Banner
Event.

Taclede, Mo, Dec 30A handshaking
festival that Will live in Linn county his
tory was the climax Of the public recep-
ton for General John J. Pcrshing. former
commander of the American Expedition
ary Forces, on his return 10 his birthplace
''It is my day Of DAYS, he told them,
Some ono counted the number Of hand
shakers UP to 1900, and then quit on
learning that many were repeating. let
cm pump rs often MS they like, General
fershIng laughed, i IN muscular man
and can stand IT.
"Howdy," he would exclaim. rs he
claspcd a hand IN fashion that left 1t
tugling
Soldiers were nomcntarily halted
dad to see YOU in your uniform, ne
would SAY "'W hat OUTFIT were vol with
Get over Wounded Chad ! got to see
vou
"Iiznc Mollic. jcunic be cxca aimed
Nv old pup L, say. rlrlS, would plS,
love 10 SIT down with YOU thl- minute ana
go over those mental arithmetic proiI'hi@
W. used L. WORRY over
Comics. John pressed Mr.. .zIit
DAVIS. of Tccumsch. Sch )ld You
know th,, answers
We'll. | never was noro than ono lap
ahead u the LIS sud tn" i"rn"r
teacher
"Ah IN ncNt
The speaker w !. iiall, agcd
Negro who worked ou The Pcr-hng farm
The general shook hands heartily
N where dd YOU ct that -four N
,our hsir lie asked, pulling vi~p u
.uoVv wUo'
General John. W. Al am getting dat
0,, SAID Jnclc IT. chuckhne IS ha
moved lWav.
What. arr vou old John Duckvorth'
Nla You nll rascal. Cod bless YOU
nevcr expected to s,~ Nnu alN,
.at lelicvr that vnu werc grown ani
e,,r ne hardt;,ck when | was 2 little
rv was the greeting - the next nsn ~
ne
Look IN my face and So i you know
~. sad An agcd woman
sur. know NolIic Glover Ion mar
r,c,i !, Roland lew Roland
Mov,si to trars. she walked away
Ar Won parr'r1a the g1'ncTal asked
s~p vming persons who camc up arm n
arm
The voung man hlrshcf - lid the
vo,lng woman The general laughed Th,n
he girl SPOKE up
Not ,7pt hut w, n going to i'c
Flne Irt nc bc the first - con
gratulate VOL
tu .grd man ono lex missing bob
lcd ~ I'm r. NJ Brewer hc saId
l.arl hIces you, -a,i FerShlng Nou
ntai rny fathers farm
Oh hct did
tnd took t ovrr tir next year and
uusd #
lou did 50
I'D msd,, mon corn than yon da.
Rr,,wsr
unu ainr That general And th.v
i~,fh ianghci hrartll,
WFtK~ .,olp -TsE
Then cam, i iiilc woman with p'li
-ts- md hach hand 90 her sleeve and
sod his hand Tears ramc q her ov,,~.
Nv own hrl she leEan
F,-ehrr e,n,I.,d and kissed her
I,, hrave htfle mother I,c hrav hr
ai5 -'ntl1
She v.e MrS Wills Hamilton. vholv
pr:lr N,Hicp Her son. Joseph. dlct in hc
trcannc
,ninutc Iater General Pcr~h,ng settle,
i, QUESTION Of his ter hplaco
NcaivigIc clalme You. too sa,d All
>nd nightly 80 sa,d General pc--
limo VA horn letWCeu hcvc and
Neadvlllc AZ least 50 Vas told
i>t hforc III, dinner the ald Ter
.a4ar ra~ldcncr tho general >trolltd into
,h- Anshcu lher, be spioa Nln Mara.
- >s.r- old ortN wars ace shc was
,oo. Is tb, PcrshlnC home She Was back
II the old lob Pcrshluc seized her by The
,hout.cr~
Maria. /, goei Il soc vou
ass4. Johnny and glad to sco
vos Nou-.ll ;.iu changei hlt Ic> took
3 lttlo 80. on And. johnny hoy. you All
.rlah dld need ag,', You rasca.
wHERT HIS sToCklNe FlNG
\ PRETTY mis- nearly vas FarnlshtnE :
alad
Nlst a pretty I.lssIc Pcrsh,ng SAID,
mining upon her Young lady Ne hstn
al over the world. and ! want to say The
urrtucst girls on the globe ART found IN
Missouri
John uas Askcd where did Won
hang vour stockJnc on thrtstmas I've