The sun., 1919-08-08
FIGHTING SECOND
TO PARADE TO-DAY
Heroes Of Chateau Thierry
will March Up Fifth
Avenue.
5
START Is AT 3 O'CLOCK
Major-General Lejeune Of the
Marine Corps VIII Head
Veterans Column.
START Is AT 8 O'CLOCK

New York viii be given an opportun-
Nv to-day to show its appreciation OF
,As services and the sacrifices of the
aF,rhting' Second Division, when the
hcvs wearing the Indian heads on their
isft shoulders march up Fifth avenue
,rom washington Square to Ninety
ninth street
Proclaimed moro than a year ago as
.-ha saviors of Paris" these men have
lonr occupied foremost position among
the defenders of democracy, and abroad
have frequently been spoken of as the
aorer of the American Expeditionary
farce" They have been hailed with
,,,husla SIN by the people Of France, and
rr, referred TO with utmost respect I'm
ofncial reports which German officers
made to their superiors.
To-day for the first time an American
city will be able to exhibit its gratitude
and according to indications yesterday.
Nav York will not permit its own well
corn. Of the heroes OF Chateau Thierry
and Belleau Wood to fall below the
standard set by the citizens Of Paris.
m.tor-Gen. Lejeune to Lead.
when the bronzed column steps off
,ro,n washington Arch at Q o'clock this
.ternoop. with Major-Gen. John A. Le-
isune Of the United states Marine Corps
,laInr AT the head. there will be great
nasr Of folk waiting along the avenue
~ show that the troubles of peace have
M, dimrned their memory OF the giortes
~ var. They will do their best to show
the boys that the delay In their nome
coming has not spoiled their welcome.
FoIlovirR the division commander viii
march the headquarters troop ana band.
after which will come the Second Engi-
nsers Fourth Machine Gun Battalion
and s2ad Field Signal Battalion.
The Fourth Infantry Brigade. made
I'm largely OF men who have seen every
Important scrap in which the A. T.. r.
has participated, will follow under the
command OF Brig.-Gen. w. c. Neville
II will include the Fifth ana SHtn
Ma-lnes and the Sixth Machine Gun
Battalion.
Chi. Eaton will have command Of the
Third Infantry Brigade. made up OF the
Ninth and Twenty-third Infantry regi-
ments and the Fifth Machine Gun Bat
talon. who shared with the devil dogs
the honors of battle when the Bocht
tide was sent rolling back toward the
Hindenburg line.
The Second Artillery Brigade. which
revolutionized tactics on the Western
Front by dragging their seventy-hves
out into the open and giving the HUI
a strenuous chase with them. will marci
under the command of Brig.-G DAME
Craig. This outfit il made up OF th'
Eighteenth. Twelfth and Seventeenth
Field Artillery.
division-"the first to fight and the las
to return"-wili come the SECOND
Ammunition Train. Second Enginee
Train, Second Supply Train, Quarter
masters Detachment, Second Sanitar.
Train and the Second Military Polio
Company.
$4,000 Men to March.
The line will DO made up OF $50
marines and 1890 men OF, the infantr,
and artillery branches.
The line OF march viii be from Wash
ington Square to 10th street. TIL
marchers will be IN their fighting tog
without blouses. About 500 wounde
marines will occupy places Of honor o.
the small grand stand in front OF tn
Public Library.
Major-Gen. Lejeune, u. s. NJ. c.. wi
ride General" the finest horse of tn
New York Police Department stable
Only General Lejeune and his stan an
the brigade commanders of the divisio
will be mounted.
Soon after bugle call this morning IN
Second Division warriors will entrai
at Camps Merritt and Mills. About IL
600 OF the men are Quartered at tn
latter. They will come to Long Islam
City BY special train. and will be carrie
across the river to Thirty-fourth stree
and to the recreation piers at Thir
street. Tenth street. Twenty-fourth stret
ard Ninety ninth street. The men froi
Camp Merritt will be conveyed by boa
to the recreation piers at 10th stres
and Fifty-seventh street From III
recreation piers the men Will 20 to III
nearest subway stations for conveyanc
BY special train to Washington Square.
II had been intended to bring some {
the fighters to this city last night an
nnartar tka,,, In fha arrn0ffaQ in MAMMA