Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-09
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STAY|NNEWYORK
UNT|LFR|DAY AIM.
Reviews Boy Scouts and Ad-
dresses $4,000 Children
This Afternoon.
LEGION POST GIVES HIM
VIRGINIA THOROUGHBRED
Kisses Babies at Academy Where
Presentation Is Made, and Runs
Gauntlet at Hotel.
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, September 9.-Gen.
come that greeted him on his arrival
from France yesterday, remained in his
hotel apartment most of the morning.
Boy Scouts in Central Park this after
noon. The scouts were assigned to act
as the generals escort in the park, where
$4,000 school children were gathered
to sing patriotic songs and hear him
speak.
So many invitations have been ex-
tended Gen PershtnE that he has de-
cided to remain in New York until
Friday morning. He had at first plan
ned to Leave here "Wednesday night
for WashinstonS 0ef.- Psrshing will
capital Friday.
Gen. Pershing was presented today
by the Lieut. Jefferson Sigle Post of
the American Legion with a Virginia
thoroughbred horse, which will be
ridden in the parade tomorrow by Col.
Quackenmeyer of the commanders
staff
When Gen. Pershing went to the
riding academy. where the presenta-
ton was made, the building soon was
surrounded by crowd anxious to see
him. Many mothers with babies in
their arms were present and ppeared
anxious to have the general kiss their
children. He complied in the cases
of two or three who. were most in
sistent. When he returned to his hotel
he found many more fond mothers
anxious to have the distinction con-
ferred upon their infants. and he
again had to run the gauntlet before
reaching his rooms.
Guest of Elks Tonight.
Tonight at s o'clock Gen. Pershing
will be the guest at a reception tend
cred him by the Elks. He is mem
Der of the Ell Paso Lodge. and large
delegation of Elks from that city and
other lodges are here in his honor.
At conference yesterday final
plans were made for the parade We'd
nesday. The commander agreed to
ride at the head of the line all the
way down from 10th street to Wash
ington Square, instead of dropping
out to review the procession, which
will be five and a half miles long, in
all the artillery and other
equipment of the 1st Division. 1t will
take two and a half hours to pass the
reviewing stand.
1t was definitely announced that the
general will not be able to ride his
favorite horse, kidron, in the parade.
A message from the Department of
stated that the animal
must remain at embarkation head
quarters at Newport News for the full
quarantine period. Instead, the gen.
eral will be mounted on Virginia
named Captain and
owned by the city police department.
The picked regiment of six-foot SOL
dierS who aroused the admiration of
French and English were rushed from
the Leviathan to Camp Merritt yes
terday to prepare for their parade ap-
pearance.
stirs Hipprodrome Audience.
The "Pershing smile" which Gen.
John ]. Pershing brought home from
France almost broke up perform
ance at the Hippodrome. which the re-
turning hero visited last night.
The general arrived. with his party,
which included his son Warren, in
The midst of the first act. Cheering
Of a crowd which had gathered out
side distracted the attention of the
time Gen. Pershing appeared in the
box decorated with his personal flag
the eyes of the cast as well as the great
audience. were trained on him:
Gen Pershing stood at salute as the
orchestra, almost drowned out by
cheers, played The Star Spangled
Banner" He bowed repeatedly as the
continued. but smiling
v declined the persistent cries of
'Speech." that rose from the audience.
The performance finally got under
yay again, but thereafter, both audience
md cast were more aware of the pres
nee of the commandments than OF
he spectacle on the stage.
Delayed at Dinner.
Mayor Hylan's welcoming committee
detained the general so long at private
Inner that Warren Pershing didn't get |
o see a trained elephant act and. as If |
Ldding insult to injury. whisked his |
a Their off to a different box from that in !
which Warren was seated. Warren got |
VEN during the intermission. however. |
" going down to the basement of the !
heater, where he fed apples to the |
Elephants and shook hands with a score !
II more of the juvenile ladies Of the |
loruS.
Shortly after the general arrived, a |
artoonist set the house cheering afresh |
vhen he threw on the screen a welcome !
o Gen. Pershing. which he followed |
With a portrait of the general and a |
icture of a big st. Bernard dog for |
he little general"
The crowd which greeted Gen. PERISH
NJ as he left the theater was even /
reater than that which had greeted |
i'm upon his arrival and defied all police
forts to check it in the rush to get
lose to the generals car.