New-York tribune., 1919-02-18

smiled and waived back, he must have
found favor in their eyes.
Another popular hero was Lieutenant
J I'M Europe. leader Of the band that
ja2zed itself through the war and, ac-
cording to army officers did as much
to keep up the morale of the fighters
as any one feature OF the soldiers
overseas existence.
Unable to Lead Musicians
Lieutenant "Jim's' band did itself
proud, although its leader was COM
PEELED to walk beside rather than at
'ts head. He had emerged from sick
room for the days festivities and was
unable to direct the rendition of the
patriotic, jazz and French airs that
we're played along Fifth Avenue, mucn
to the delight of the crowds
But the Jazz band did not have a
corner on the musical features Of the
programme. Several companies of Boy
Scouts, supported by school children.
both boys and girls, had been placed
ar various points of vantage all along
the line of march, whore they broke
forth into song whenever a pause in
Europe's musical programme made it
possible Tor them to make themselves
heard
The groups were at Thirty-fourth
SiXty,third and 124th streets. The
song leaders were provided by the War
Camp Community Service, which also
provided the machines that carried the
wounded men. Familiar patriotic and
old homc' songs were sung by the
children, and, to the surprise of their
leaders, hundreds of men and women
who probably hadn't sung since child
hood, Joined in the choruses and
aroused strange echoes along Fifth
Avenue.
Friends Welcome Fighters
Although the throngs along lower
flfth Avenue could not have been more
enthusiastic the greetings became
more personal as the marchers pro-
ceeded uptown. The crowds below
forty-second Street were almost ey
clusively white. Between Fortv-sccond
street and the reviewing stand at Six
Vieth street there was sprinkling Of
negroes. But from Sixtieth Street
north tins sprinkling became more and
moro noticeable until beyond 125th
Street the spectators were almost ex-
cluslVely of the race of the marchers.
1t was there that the real welcome
home spirit was evident among the
marchers as we'll as spectators.
"Oh, you medal" Did you make
'cm run. Jim ?" ooh, you black soldier M
boy." were shouts that brought smiles
TO the heretofore serious faces of the
doughboys. WIG
At l45th Street. where the parade
dlsbanded and the marchers wcre
loaded into special subway trains to
return to the armory. there was a
Iush OF those who wanted to shake the
nands of old friends. But even here
alsclpilne was not forgotten. 1t may
nave been the promise Of their long
uelayed chicken dinner at the armory
or 1t may have been the suggestions
or their officers. but the soldiers bade
hurrled farewells to. their friends
boarded the trains and soon were on
their way back down town.
II took all the available mounted
nollce busy keeping Park Avenue and
Ihirty-f9urth. Thlrty-third and other
streets in the neighborhood of the
Ist Regiment Armory. clear for the
passage of the soldiers.
About the door were thirty NEGRO
Spanish American war veterans, in
command of Colonel Cornelius c.
Lovett, who attempted to handle the
crowds that pushed their way into the
armory. But the good natured men
ana women who were determined to
see the fighting men consuming
chicken salad and sweets, were not to
be denied so readily.
It's the greatest affair that ever