New-York tribune., 1919-08-08
Soldiers and Marines of Fa-
nous Unit Which Blocked
German Drive on Paris
to March Up 5th Avenue
Start Is Set for 3 O'clock
Mayor Officially Welcomes
Officers and Praises the
Men i'm Their Command

New York will do honor to-day to one
of the finest outfits of fighting men of
the American Expeditionary Forces
when the I'd Division, $4,000 strong,
marches up Fifth Avenue from Washing
ton Square to 10th Street, led by Major
General John A. Lejeune
Every branch of the service will be
represented in the marching column.
The army, the navy and the marine
corps are included in the 2d's ranks,
the navy being represented by the naval
medical units attached to the marine
brigade and the chaplains in the same
outfit
Promptly at o'clock the parade will
start from the Washington Arch, the
without blouses About 500 wounded
marines will occupy places Of honor
in the small grandstand in front Of
the Public Library Not more than
fifty of the twenty-five thousand troops
in line will be mounted and these will
be headed by Major General Lejeune.
U. S. NJ. c., who will ride General"
the pride of the New York Police De-
partment stables.
Start for City Early
Early to-day the buglers at Camps
Merritt and Mills will awaken the
warriors, who will entrain for the. city
About 1900 men are quartered at the
latter place. Those from Camp Mills
will come to Long Island City by spe-
clal train and will be ferried across
the river to Thirty-fourth Street and
to the recreation piers at Third Street.
Tenth Street, Twenty-fourth Street and
Ninety ninth Street The men from
Camp Merritt will be conveyed by boat
to the recreation piers at 129th Street
and Sixty seventh Street.
The soldiers will carry travel rations,
and, while waiting for the start, will
receive coffee, sandwiches and ciga-
rettes di spensed by Knights of Colum-
bus workers.
After the parade the marines will go
to Jersey City, where they will board
trains for the United States marine
barracks at Quantico, Va, at which
place they will be discharged The
men of the infantry and artillery forces
mobilization.
Notables to Review Men
Members Of the official reviewing
at the City Hall at 80 this afternoon.
Governor Smith, who is in the western
part of the state. telegraphed last
night that it would be impossible for
him to be present Acting Secretary
of the Navy Franklin D. Roosevelt and
Mrs. Roosevelt, Vice-Admiral Albert
Gleaves and Rear Admiral Glennon and
their stats will represent the Navy De-
partment,
be Major General George Barnett,
commandant Of the United States Ma
rine Corps; Commodore Robert P.
Forshew, of the Naval Militia; Major
General McManus, Major General
Barry. Major General Shanks, mem
bers of the Board of Estimate and Ap-
portionment, Secretary of State Fran
els M. Hugo, State Treasurer James L.
Wells, and a delegation of ten repre-
senting the Philadelphia committee of
welcome to homecoming troops. The
reviewing stand will be in front of
the Public Library.
A. Z. F. drill regulations will govern
the parade. Forty-fivc minutes after
the parade begins there will be a ten
minute rest, and parade rest will be
called for five minutes every thirty
minutes thereafter, because of the
warm weather.
Many Bands for March
In addition to the eight bands of the
division which will participate, the
bands of the Police and Street Cleaning
departments will be stationed on each
side of the official reviewing stand.
Volunteer song leaders from the New
York War Camp Community Service
will be stationed at various points
along the line of march and will lead
in the singing of patriotic songs and
cheers for the marching veterans. The
Fire Department band will be located
with a delegation of wounded infantry
men of the division at Sixty fifth
Street and Fifth Avenue.
Inspector John O'Brien, who will
command the police, will have 1900
men detailed for duty along the line
Of march Several hundred patrolmen
who were on their vacations were re-
called for the day.
To-day the division celebrates the
first anniversary of its release from
fighting. On August s, 1918, the men
were sent to the rest camp at Nancy.
Order Of the Parade
The order Of the parade will be as follows
Major General John A. Iejcune, U. S. M. c.
Headquarters Troop.
Band.
Cd Engineers.
4th Machine Gun Battalion.
322d Field Signal Battalion.
4th Infantry Brigade Brigadier General
". G. Neville, u. S. Nj. c.
Band.
otn NarlncS.
Band.
9th Marines.
9Th Machine Gun Battalion
Sd Infantry Brigadc-Coonel Eaton.
Band.
9th Infantry.
Bard.
23d Infantry.
9th Machine Gun Battalion.
I'd Artillery Brigade Brgader General
Daniel Craig.
Band.
18th Field Artillery.
Band.
18th Field Artillery.
Band.
18th Field Artillery.
I'd Ammunition Train.
I'd Engineer Train.
I'd Supply Train.
Quartermaster's Detachmcnts. I'd Division.
I'd Military Police Company.
I'd Sanitary Train.
Divisions Officers Welcomed
Mayor Hylan welcomed officers OF
the division at an impressive recep
ton at the City Hall yesterday Ter
officers, led by Major General Lejeune
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