The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-10
LOUD WELCOME
AWAITS HEROES
.ASTHEY PARADE
Avenue and Side Streets
Gayly Decorated for Com
mander and His Men.
CITY TO HAVE HOLIDAY
Preparations of Fortnight to
Culminate in Great Mill
tary Spectacle.

With the signing of the armistice
and peace documents the world war,
in SO far as New York was concerned,
was all over but the shouting. To-day
is the day Of shouting.
Millions of New York residents and
visitors to-day will see probably the
last big war parade of their remem-
brance-and the biggest-when Gen.
Pershing. his STAFF and composite regi-
ment, and the whole of the First Divi-
sion march down Fifth avenue from
10th street to Washington Arch.
1t will be a holiday In offices of the
| city administration, schools, Stock Ex-
change and most of the business and
commercial places OF New York city
| and vicinity.
Fifth avenue has become an aisle of
| flags and bunting, and the side streets
are decorated. Work Of erecting
grandstands is continuing and will 20
forward UP to the last minute, both on
the part Of the city and private indi-
yiduals.
Gen. Pershing saw convincing signs
ct the enthusiastic preparations for to-
day at every point In the city he visited
yesterday. Shortly before noon he was
escorted to riding academy In Sixty
sixth street and there a horse was pre-
scented to him. Again In the afternoon
lie made trip up the avenue to the
Sheep Meadow In Central Park, where
$4,000 school children greeted him with
songs Of patriotism and pledged allie
glance to the flag of America. In the
evening he was a guest of all the brother
Elks who possibly could be jammed into
the big clubhouse, while 5000 members
or the lodge cheered from the outside
ana shouted salutations as he departed
10 attend performance of "Lightnin :"
at the Gaiety Theatre. And on the
occasion Of each trip through the lobby
OF the Waldorf the General received
added impressions of New York's adula-
tion of him.
Parade Starts at 10 O'Clock.
The parade will start at 10 o'clock.
The time has been changed variously
but now stands officially designated at
that hour. The parade will be about
flve miles long and will last, 1t Is thought
until T. O'Clock. 1t will have in 1t many
Of the most important high officers of
the war. thousands of veterans of all
ranks whose citations show they were
among the bravest of those coming away
from the battle trenches. and all the
paraphernalia and equipment used by a
big army In actual combat.
Plans for the event have been under
way since the arrival of the first troops
OF the division fortnight ago, on the
part of the War Department, officers of
the division and members OF the Mayors
committee on reception to distinguished
visitors. That New York people are
ready and anxious to take part in the
shouting was further Indicated last night
when throngs collected to watch the en-
trance to the city of troops being
brought in for the parade The Fifth,
Sixth and Seventh Artillery Regiments
were being moved from Camp Mills via
the Greensboro Bridge about s o'clock.
AS the heavy cannons and other artil-
lery equipments started up town tho
crowds became so great II was neces-
sary to call out police reserves from the
East Sixty-seventh street station. And
even after being pushed clear back out
OF the way the assemblage of patriotic
spectators continued to cheer for the
men who had been first to go over and
last to come back-for the big guns, for
the horses which had drawn the reg-
ments artillery across France-for
everything pertaining to the First Divi-
sion.
Gen. PershinE to March.
The parade to-day will have an escort
OF mounted and motor cycle police. Fol-
lowing Gen. Pershing. who will be i'm
mediately behind the escort. will be
two color bearers. and following them
the Generals three aids. Col. J. @.
Quekemeyer. Col. George C. Marshall.
Jr.. and Major John S. Hughes. Brig
Gen. Fox Conner (Chief OF Staft). Major
Gen. James w. McAndrew will be next
in line and then will come the general
stan, directly beh nd which will be the
composite regiment, composed OF men of
the First, Second. Third, Fourth, Fifth
and Sixth Divisions. all regulars. The
order following this, as given in the
official programme will be:
2. Division Headquarters;
cGm%anSlng SIa, GssTIsrali SsIi Ma'Or-Gsn' Ed
chief OF stan, Col. stephen o. FuauA-
G; Hsst-c Paul Peanofy
Ga Leut.-cO W. y. Hoey.
AdJutant, Lieut.. Col B. X. LegGe
Division ousrtermastsr. Lieut.-coi. v
II. Lomax.
division Ordnance onIcsr Major ].
A. Long,
Division Surgeon. Major Christian
Dewey,
Division Trains. Col. W. F. stewart
division Judge Advocate, Lleut,-Coi.
~. n. Btxlng.
Division Inspector. Lieut.. Cob F. F.
Black
Division Machine Gun Offieer. Lieut.
Col. c. X. La Motto.
Division siEnsi onicer. Major H. F.
HIN.
.. Hsadauartsr. Troop. Former OFFICERS
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