The sun., 1919-03-25
CITY IS CROWDED
TO SEE 9TH TO-DAY
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would refrain from conversation in the
ranks or recognition OF relatives or ac-
quaintances along the route of march,
but nobody would believe that IL a fell
low saw his girl and his girl saw him
ehe military discipline and spirit OF the
division would remain unchecked. But
maybe there is some provision outside
of the regulations but inside the army
for Incidents of this kind.
Each Of the units of the organization
will be preceded by a man carrying a
sign Identifying the unit. A salute to
the colors OF the Allies at the Altar of
Liberty at Twenty-fourth street will be
rendered. As the bands OF the division
approach the Altar music will cease and
the field musicians at the Altar will
sound ITO the Colors" There will be
two Official reviewing stands, one at
Fifth avenue and Eighty-first street.
where Gov. Smith and other notables
will be seated. and the other at the end
of the line of march. 10th street, where
Major-Gen. Organ will review his divi-
sion.
Ample provision. It 10 now believed,
has been made for the wounded soldiers
in the city and outside Of II who desire
to see the parade. Motor trucks were
busy yesterday placing 1900 benches
| yanked away from the parks. along the
avenue at various points near the main
| military hospitals of the city. The
avenue Is lined on each side from
Eighteenth TO Twentieth street with
benches sufficient to seat 1880 men
| from the Greenhut Hospital The
benches will be six deep.
To Crown Roll of Honor.
| In front of the library not only
wounded soldiers will be seated. but also
veter ans of the civil war and the span
ish war will be accommodated. 1t Is
here that part OF the impressive cere-
monies of the parade will take place
The roll Of honor and chronicle OF the
deeds of the division arc in the centre
Of a display Of trophies. The guard OF
honor at this point will consist OF G. A
r. and Confederate veterans. Seated
there also will be the official represen'
| tatives Of the various States.
When the caisson arrives four @. A
r. and two Confederate veterans will re-
| move the memorial wreath and place Il
in the space above the roll of honor. A
chorus Of male voices will sing the Tt
Deum and ''The Battle Hymn Of the Re.
public"
All the shell shocked soldiers under
treatment in the Messiah Home branch
Of the Gun Hill Road Hospital are to b
placed In the camouhaged stand on tn,
west side of Fifth avenue between FIT
ty-ninth and Slxtieth streets. Thu
stand Immediately adjoins the camou
fiage mountain into which the subwa,
contractors building has been trans
formed Half OF the two hundred sol
diers on the stand will be the shell
shocked the others their caretakers anC
"buddies."
The placing of these men In the stand
Is looked upon by the medical men IL
charge as an experiment which may re
suit in great benefit to the soldiers them
selves. 1t IL thought that the sight of tn
marching men may bring those who ar
in a state OF mental suspension back t.
normal. Two hundred and seventy-flv
Red Cross nurses also will view tn
parade from this point.
The roadway on, the east sida of Fiftl
avenue from Forty-fifth street to Fifty
first street has been set aside for auto
mobile trucks and motor buses con
tanning the more severely wounded of tn
2.10o men OF the Grand Central Palac
Hospital. The less badly wounded will
be cared for IN the covered grand stan
erected by Henry c. Frick in front o
his residence. Physicians will be in at
tendance at all points where wounde,
men are seated, and those showing sign
OF exhaustion or strain will be hurrie,
away. There also will be a canteei
motor bus service under the direction O
Miss Helen Frick to supply the want
OF the men
Botor buses for the conv alescent sol
diers at Polytechnic Hospital will
parked in the roadway on the west sid
of Fifth avenue at Fifty-fourth stree
In addition to these stands and moto
vehicles, places have been provided 70
many more wounded men in many G
the one hundred private stands whic
have been erected along the avenue an
in the windows OF buildings along tn
way. In Park & Tilford's store q
Twenty-sixth street and Fifth avenue
platform for fifty wounded men has bee
erected. These will be well supple
with candy and cigarettes and nurse
will be In attendance.
Fifteen thousand sandwiches and CD