Evening journal., 1919-09-08

! pershlng was stationed during the
Mexican border trouble from Cheyenne
Where his late wife lived before their
, marriage; from Laclede, the little Mis-
souri, Town where he was born. and
from nearly every city, village and
hamlet Identified with him or with tho
great armed force he commanded
from the moment the Leviatbau
reached Ambrose Licht. a score of
miles from the city before , O'Clock
ller progress through the lower and
| upper bays and up The North River
was a veritable "triumphal entry -
The waters were dotted with gailv
I caparisoned craft Of all descrlpfions
darting here and there or following
Importantly in the wake OF their colos-
sal sister Their footing. whistles and
believing sirens We'd with ibe roaring
chorus from their deckloads of pas !
sengers and the crowds on shore As
the Levathan slipped past Forts Ham [
llton and Wadsworth the sharp bark
ing OF saluling guns reechoed over the
narrows Overhead a group of air
planes, which had the Leviathan far
out at sea, circled and dipped Hko
lfoge dragon flies. the hum OF their
motors deadened by the confusion be- /,
low |,
on Bedloe's Island. Miss Liberty
stood in statuesque splcndor and paij
silent tribute to the man who had so
ably defended all she represents
4 small boatload Of army officers
ever-preSent newspaper men had gone
down the bay and boarded the Levla-
than OF Ambrose Light. The official
reception committee. however. met the
General at Pier Z. Port Of embarka. :
lion, In Hoboken after going down the !
bay - a destroyer. This included
Marshall. Secretary =,
Baker, Chief OF stan March. Lieut. Gen '
8ulard. Major Generals Barry. Coe
HAM Kinds, ireland. Rogers. Sbanks p
Nenoher and Williams. Brigadier Gen a
'rals Lanllit. Hines. Nolan and Rock p
'nbach, Colonels Walcott and Bsrnum. a
The group appointed 10 represent VIII y
'On, included: Thomas Chadbournc .
\llen 4. Ryan. Harry Paine Whitney. y
Mortimer Schiff. j. L. Replogle. Hugh =,
'ryane, Nicholas 6. Brady, Cleveland
]. Dodge, John n Ryan, Henry NJ
DAWSON, and William G. AIcAdoo In
dditiOn 10 this committee there was
Congressional party. q
Following a brief interchange OF \
reetings by Baker and Pershing on the ;
her the entire party proceeded on the G
teamer Patrol to pier 4 at the Rat +
cry. from which they rode in automo- S
lies up lower Broadway to The CITY b
Tall. There they were given a rccen-
ion by Mayor Hylan and other CITY oll- G.
ials in the Aldermanic chamber. From
hat moment until he leaves for Wash aI
1gton Thursday evening. pcrshing will n
e the guest Of the city. 9.
The public reception at the CITY hall q,
'as followed by a private reception at ~
ne Waldorf Hotel. which will be his n
eadquartors while here. Hundreds OF n
lousands massed in the streets along
ne route from the Battery 10 the city
all and from there 10 the hotel.
tomorrow the schools will he dis
lissed at noon and fifty thousand chill Il
rem viii greet the General in Central =
ark. reception viii be given him la
lat evening in the Elks Club From TO
lere ne VIII go 10 another recention ST
the George Washington Memorial IN
ssoclation, at Carnegie Hall. in
Wednesday Is Pershing Day. il has
'en decreed, an official holiday. PERISH T.
z VIII Lead the famous First Division
fIfth avenue in what probably will su,
me most spectacular of the many pa- WI
les iield on that thoroughfare. But ant
aay the nations interest centers in the of
nple TACT OF his arrival. BLACK Jack" Tn,
rshing B home. So