The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-26

Assistant Secretary Of the Navy
Franklin D. Roosevelt had a perfectly
good seat on the left side OF Mayor
Hyian until 10 80 o'clock. Exactly on
the half hour Mr.. Hearst and Looie
Mann. the comedian, arrived. Mr.. Mann
had to content himself with back seat
on the reviewing stand. and Mr. Hearst
modestly tried to bury himself in the
stand across the way where Mrs. Hearst
and the Smith family were seated.
Hearst seated Beside Mayor.
Mayor Hylan called a cop. whispers.
The bluecoat hurried across the still va
cant asphalt to Mr.. Hearst. and mo-
ment later Mr.. Hearst added the only
black fedora to the pavement OF three
quart tiles and army headgear on the
reviewing stand. Mr.. Roosevelt had to
give up his excellent seat at Mayor
Hyian's right and move down among
mere generals and admirals OF Great
Britain, all resplendent in red and khaki
and gold. gray clad officers OF Italy and
gold laced fighters from France. Mr..
Hearst sat then at Mayor Hylan's left.
Three cheers ror Guvnur Smith r.
cried someone with full morocco lungs
In the stand across the way. and the
cheers were given heartily. Then the
leather-lunged gentleman asked for
cheers for Mayor Hylan. They were
given, but not 10 heartily.
A-ong those who gazed at the cheer
ing Crowd were Admiral Grant of the
British Navy. Gen. Mclaughlin of the
British Army. Admiral Usher. Health
Commissioner Royal Copeland. Sheriff
David Knott, Major-qen. David c.
shanks, ACKNOWLEDGMENT Mary A. Lilly.
Acting Secretary OF War Benedict Crow
ell, Col ]. A. Blair. Jr.. aid to the
Acting Secretary OF War: Major-Gen.
Barry. Admiral Mcdonald. commandant
at the New York Navy Yard: Chester
e. Lord, Herman A Metz, Justice Isaac
N. Mills of the Appellate Division. Jus
tice Eugene A Philbin. Justices Rich.
Putnam and Kelly, and so many other
celebrities that TO list them would be to
put Who's Who and who's Who In
America" all inside OF two sides of one
block OF Fifth avenue.
Far down Fifth avenue by the time
they had all been seated great things
had happened. The gun caisson, draped
in black and covered with lavender rib
bons and funeral flowers. had been
started from Washington square north
ward with eight doughboys following
Immediately after with the division 8
service flag. which glowed with l,s72
gold stars.
Twenty bands had begun TO bray
, along the route. adding their harmonies
to the eight military bands parading.
Taps were being sounded and dead
marches played as the head of the pro-
cession came into view. Gen. Organs
half broken mustang, Red Check, had
begun to act up-squatting on all fours
and threatening to roll over but mas
tered In time as completely as the Cen
| eral and his lads on another occasion
had mastered Herr Hlndenburg.
At the Victory Arch Sergeant Relder
Waller OF the l05th Machine Gun Bat
talon was tremendously cutting q silken
cord" OF rope thickness to let the head
OF the procession proceed under the arch
OF glory. Two blocks to the north Of
the cord the crowds were breaking in
| on the avenue and were being swept
back again.
In front of the Library the civil war
and Spanish war vets were tuning up
| their vocal chords. At st. Patrick Q
Cathed ral Archbishop Hayes was await
ing the oncoming spectacle, with many
Catholic dignitarles and Knights OF
Columbus officers surrounding him. Al
Fifty-ninth street the shell shocked SOL
| diers were waiting. with Red Cross
nurses and doctors cycling them care
| fully-feeding them and giving them
nour.shment. adjusting their gray army
blankets So that the breezes might not
chill them. And between and above and
below were the millions, crowding for
ward and being showed back. shouting.
losing children. shrieking as neighbors'
children were trampled upon at Forty
second street; fainting. crying and hav-
ing altogether the loveliest roughhouse
| time the city ever has seen.
They cheered everything-the air
planes scooting ir the sunlight over
! head and doubling back, the cheerable