New-York tribune., 1919-03-20
Military Discipline
10 Restrain 9th
Men in Big g Parade
Order Bars Flowers or
Greetings to Friends i'm
Line; Troops to March
in Massed Formation

New York's heroic sons of the 9th
Division will march in review next
tuesday just as they did into battle.
bayonets will be fixed, canteens will
be filled and all equipment will be
that used III the drive against the Hin
denburg line, when the division moves
up Fifth Avenue to the accompaniment
OF the city's cheers of welcome.
That the parade will be military
review, with every war regulation
strictly enforced, was made known at
the headquarters of the division at the
blitmore yesterday. Not a flower nor
an unauthorized badge will be ner-
mitted upon a marching soldier. SOL
d'erly exactness in movement and
spirit will be demanded until the men
GoisPerse on the north side of 10th
Street and Fifth Avenue.
Most important to parenta .rd
friends of the marchers was the de-
clsion that the men would advance in
mass formation. each mans shoulder
close to that of his neighbor. It had
peen suggested that open formation he
permitted to make it possible to iden-
tl1y each man as he passed the review
ing stands. Since this probably would
have resulted in bowing, smiling and
enforced violations of rules the Closed
ranks we're ordered.
Inc official order Of march, with the
distances between units, as given out
at division headquarters, is as fol-
lows:
Police Escort
Caisson
Zone block space)
wounded in Automobiles
ldalf Block Space
Police Band
Division Commander
Staff
Headquarters Detachment
r., Headquarters Troop
'feh iniantry Brigade (ess 106th Machine
Gun Bn.-- Brigadier General Palmer e.
Fierce commanding
mo-. Staff and Headquarters Detachment
i"oeh infantry Kegiment-Colonel Edgar s.
loth Infantry Regiment-C Colonel Mortimer
~, d. bryant commanding
%" c,,I c!mranp.,y Brigade (lees 106th Machine
nan ~ bn; -Brigadier General Charles l.
De 6evoise commanding
,o- STAFF and Headquarters Detachment
io'tn iuantry Rcgiment--Colonel James M.
,osth Yn.. Andrews commanding
A""eH Anfantry Regiment--C Colonel Franklin
w. Ward commanding
Division OF Machine Gun Corps ! I,ieut.nant
,or Colonel Edward McLcer commanding
i"oSn Machine Gun battalion Lieutenant
,o4 xoionel hcnneth Gardner commanding
iosth Machine Gun Battalion--Major Robert
,ne., :, y; Aolyneux commanding
loeth Machine Gun Battalion Ma
,noa rnahic! n. ETleston commanding
iozd Engineer:--L Lieutenant Colonel William
1n.. -, -: Conrow commanding
iva f'e'd signal Battalion Major Arthur
saa Field Art.llery # hay' seinsSs ss1irenS.nd;rg
eral George w. Winxatc commandins "e"'
10th Field Artillery Colonel Cbariss n
Pulls commanding
toDsn Field Artillery-colonel Do witt G.
,on. r,-,. Weld commanding
iooth F'cid Artillery Colonel Karl D.
1924 Trench Mortar Battsry CAPTAIN
,n. Cnarle. Psnrson. ir. comrna ndIne
10Sd Train'S Headqua rters Colonel Kirhx
Walker commanding
Robert G: Wadhan,s commanding
Colonel Edwin W. Fisks cornmsnSinu ""hs
1921 Ammunition Traip--Lsutsna Colo.
.s mel Wnitsv 4. BsIl commanding
1921 Mobile Ordnance Repair Shop Captstn
Clarense y. Kobb commAndinn
l0zd Supply Train Major Carl I1oehs com.
io2d Esxinse, Train--First Lieutenant Yd-
ward J. Fa0an commanding
z7th Military. Police Company Captain J. m
Cebailos commanding
Cmptureh German Truck
He'd Cross capatin Stephen N, hobo COM
The parads will start NJ 10 o'cieck,
Tho mArcIiera Will wear their steel
ieImsts, Kas masks Will be slunv |
seross their loft hips and they wifi |
;sssy light packs,