New-York tribune., 1919-09-08

carry committee headed by W. P.
Larkin, of the supreme board of the
organization. On board one Of the
city's special boats will be another
committee from the National Security
League, of which General Pershing is
a life member. Major Herbert Barry,
former secretary Of the league, is
chairman of the committee.
The entire third floor of the Wal
dorfAstoria has been rearranged into
n gigantic suite for the comfort Of
the Pershing party. BY the time the
party reaches there this morning a
group of decorators who were working
there last night will hnve converted
it into a bower Of roses.
Suite of Ten Rooms
General Pershing and his family
will occupy the suite of ten rooms on
the Fifth Avenue and Thirty-third
Street corner. His private office has
been connected with the other rooms
of the suite by private telephones and
buzzers, and he will have all the
privacy of his home while staying at
the hotel as the guest Of the city.
Flood lights were being placed in
the hotels big banquet hall during
the afternoon in preparation for the
taking Of motion pictures Of the ban
quet to be given in the generals
honor there Wednesday evening. Even
the galleries have been fitted with
powerful lights, so that the guests
occupying seats there will become
actors and actresses in the official gov
ernmcnt film that will be taken for
the entertainment of future genera
tions.
Among the members of the Pershing
party who will be given almost as
much attention as the head Of the
American EXpeditionary Forces will be
Major General A. +. Brewster, who
has been thirtyfour years in the ac-
tive service Of the nation. He was
war inspector of the A. f. +. during
the war
Won Thirteen Medals
During his service in the army Cen
eral Brewster has been awarded
thirteen medals, which probably makes
him the most decorated officer in the
army. His medals are the Congress
sional Medal of Honor, Indian Cam
paign Medal, Spanish War Medal,
Philippine Medal, Occupation Of Cuba
Medal, Chinese Expedition Medal. Chi
nesc Order Of the Dragon Medal, United
States District Service Medal, Com
mander of Legion of Honor Medal,
Croix de Guerrc Knight of Michael
and George Medal, Order Of Leopold
decoration and Italian Order of Chiv-
airy decoration.
Representatives of the Y NJ. G. A.,
which already has been cited for its
service to the 1st Division during the
war, yesterday announced that mem
bers Of the division would be served
with their midday meal by the "Y." A
bag lunch will be given to each man al
he leaves 10th Street, and cup for
the coffee that will be served by "Y"
workers along the line Of march. The
bag will contain an apple, sandwiches,
cigarettes and chewing gum.
1t was Sald last night that 20 Y "
workers were eligible to march in the
parade of the LIST Division. 1t is prob
able that not more than 1T5 of their
number will be able to participate in
the parade, however. While in France
two "Y" secretaries were killed while
serving with the division, several more
were gassed and many more were
wounded.
Herbert Wall, secretary of the Rocky
Mountain Club of New York, an
nounced last night that the following
radiogram had been sent to General
Pershing:
con behalf of the members Of the
Rocky Mountain Club of New York, it
is my proud privilege, as its president,
to send you enthusiastic greetings and
cordial welcome home to the country
you have served with such distin-
guished ability.
JOHN HAYS HAMMOND"
Mr.. Wall said large committee ap-
! pointed by President Hammond would
assemble at Pier 4, Hoboken, this
morning, to join in greeting General
/ Pershing.