The sun., 1919-03-25

a guard Of honor of civil war veterans.
at the salute each time stand OF colors
passed. and all through the court of
honor veterans OF the Spanish war In
uniform aided the police in keeping the
crowd lines straight.
Food, Smokes and Vaudeville.
Following .the parade each unit re-
turned to the armory at which It is bill
leted. There q luncheon was assured.
either by the women's auxiharies OF the
old regiments or by the parade commf-
tee. The knights Of Columbus passed
out cigarettes and cake and chocolate TO
each man as the parade was dismissed.
These we're handed from trucks, just as
the TX. c." stun was passed out to the
men when they left the firing line In
France.
Then the Brooklyn side OF the division
gave itself UP to its own diversions.
Most OF the men went to their homes.
A couple of thousand, however. filled the
Academy OF Music and the concert hall
in the same building. where star
vaudeville bill was presented to them.
| This" said a critical doughboy, beats
Paris"
At the moment an Egyptian ballet in
which the coryphees appeared with their
little breadbaskets bare and powdered
| In the traditional style Of the best people
Of C1eopatra's time was initiating the
| most snaky of snakes on the stage.
''The Y. M. c. A. never showed US any
thing like that" ruefully admitted an
other q moment later as most agile
young lady in most alluring black silk
demonstrated to the just returned gem
tlemen from foreign lands what shaking
the shimmie really IL. They readily per-
ceived that II was not what they knew in
Flanders under much the same name
Several of them opined that the young
lady was dancing.
Also there were at the armories dozens
Of boys who took of their shoes. cooked
their feet up and went to sleep on their
packs. These for the most part were the
unfortunate members OF the division who
are still wearing the issue shoe OF the
British ordnance officer. The Briton
designed a shoe which proved eminently
satisfactory to the foot in Belgian mud.
But while on Brooklyn's asphalt yester-
day 1t served as a gentle reminder that
these were really rough soldiers from the
field, 1t did everything but make march
ing easy. One of the crying needs of
many Of the men of the division Is new
shoes made in America.
The official reviewing party and a
hundred or more prominent Brooklynites,
State and city officials and officers Of the
army and navy ate luncheon in the Mon
tauk Club as the guests Of William IL
English, president of the club, and OF
william II. Todd, the shipbuilder. The
luncheon was officially in honor of Gov
Smith, but the Governor in his usual
happy vein confined his remarks to a
stirring eulogy Of the men OF the divi-
sion. The speaker who attracted the
greatest interest at the luncheon was
Charles NJ. Schwab. He gave the guests
the opinion OF Marshal Foch on Per
shing's army and Americas part in the
war generally.
Gen. Foch admitted to me-" said Mr.
Schwab. 1.-THE great qualities of the
American soldier as a fighting man. He
\ further declared that Americas aid wa:
thrown into the balance in the nick o.
time. The achievement of America II
raising an army OF two millions OF mel
l In less than year Gen. Foch declared
unparalleled In the history of the world
u He paid a high compliment to thu
American Navy for getting these troops
overseas and a higher tribute to the peo
a pie of the country generally for tn
q speed with which they attended to TIL
work OF the war. once they were fairl.
v in it,"
! Mr.. Schwab predicted a great era o
prosperity. especially in the martini
n industry OF the country.
e Last night hundreds OF the boys fror
a Brooklyn came to Manhattan and TIL
a Bronx to see the two big boxing carni
e. walls at Madison Square Garden and /
- the eighth Coast Artillery Armory.