The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-08
9TH T0PARADE
HERE MARCH %
ASCITYCHEERS
Triumphant Division Will
March Down 9Th Ave.
From 10th Street.
2 DAY FETE PLANNED
Twenty-fOur Hours ''Open
House, for Heroes Part
of Celebration.
MORE DUE IN TOMORROW
Organ Sends Call Through
out Statc-Troops Get
Quick Leave.
MORE DUE IN TOMORROW

which the New York division, the
Twenty-seventh, will parade on Fifth
avenue. Within week or ten days
thereafter the last man will have re-
ceived his certificate of honorable dis
charge from the military service Of the
United States and the soldiers who
carried the insignia OF the Empire
state across the Hindenburg line will
be mustered into private life.
The parade date was fixed by Major
Cen. Organ and his officers yesterday
when they found out how soon the
last unit of the division will get here
from France. They learned from the
Navy Department that the battleship
Missouri, bringing "a officers and 724
b men Of the 1o6th Machine Gun Bat
talon, whose arrival will complete the
division, would not reach New York
until March IS. That will allow three
days for the cleanup process in camp
and opportunity for the gunners to
meet their relatives before the parade
and the mastering out. The city will
have four days following the ST. Pat
r!ck's parade on Monday of the same
week in which to prepare for the re.
view Of the Twenty seventh.
Programme for Parade.
Some time ago It was tentatively said
that the parade OF the former New
York guardsmen would start at 10
o'clock In the morning and that they
would march from Washington Square
to 10th street. a. The programme In de-
tail has not yet been set, but 1t was
thought likely yesterday that instead Of
marching north the division would start
at 10th street and 60 south. Other
wise the men. having arrived at 10th
street would have to move down town
again in order to go to Camp Upton,
where rehabilitation will take place.
For two days-the day of and the day
before the parade-New York will keen
open house for the whole division.
From their debarkation camps, Mills
and Merritt. the soldiers will come to
the city on Friday. March 81. and as
far as possible will be quartered at the
State Guard armories where they were
centred before the war. The Mayors
welcoming committee. the division or
Ganizaton and other agencies are ar
ranging n series of feasts. athletic
events and vaudeville for their diver
sion. The advance division headquar-
ters STAFF in the Biltmore Is especially
eager to let the men who for any reason
came home ahead of the main body
know that they are expected to be
in the parade.
Committees in the upstate cities
have agreed TO pay the transportation
10 and from New York of soldiers who
feel unable to meet the expense, and
lodging. meals and entertainment will
be provided at this end without charge
while the men are in New York. This
was made known some time ago, but
IL was reported at the Biltmore yes
terday that letters were still being re-
ceived from upstate veterans of the
division who wanted to be here for
the reunion. but were short of money.
These men are advised to communi-
cate with the Mayor or chief officer of
their home town. who will know how
TO make the necessary arrangements.
Gen. O'Ryan-everybody in, fact
men of the division on hand when For
ward, march is heard on March 22.
Many Fortunate visitors.
At both Csmp Merritt and Camp Mills
Ile "disinfecting' process moved so
swiftly yesterday that at noon something
lilc half the men of the units quartered
there got leave to visit their homes. The
others will get II to-day. Officially Wis
it's by relatives were discouraged, but il
was noticed that most of the civilians
who applied at the hostesses' houses
we're able to get word to the boy they
wanted to see and that in a few mo-
morts he appeared. Very few visitors
not in uniform got inside the gates
he units of the division not yet here,
Sith the name OF the ship they are on
and the day of arrival and the destina-
ton folibw
Nieuw Amsterdam due tomorrow.
March 9-Third Battalion of the 10TH
Infantry, Headquarters Company Ma
rhine Gun Company and Supply Com
lany, Camp Merritt.
Mount Vernon, due March 13-1O2d
Supply Train, 1929 Sanitary Train, 1921
Ammunition Train. Twenty seventh Mill
tary Police Company. Camp Mills
America, due March 1S-Fifty-
104th, 105th and 10eth Field Artillery,
camp Mills.
Holla ndia. due March 13.--l02d Signal
Battalion, 104th Machine Gun Battalion,
lamp Mills.
Agamemnon, due March 13-Compa-
nies f and F, 1920 Engineers (the other
companies arrived some time ago), Camp
Jills
Battleship Missouri. due March 1s-
festh Machine Gun Battalion. "a officers,
1et men, Camp Merritt.
II is still a question whether the divi-
sIon will parade In close or extended for
nation The asath Ssetmsnt-the old
Fifteenth, commanded by Col. Hay
ard--marched in close formation, but
1t was explained this was the style OF
the French. with whom they fought II
Continued on SeveNth Pa1e.