The sun., 1919-05-06
Y.TOACCLAIM
77THDIVISIONIN
PARADE TO-DAY
MaiOr-Gen. Alexander to
Lead His War Veterans
Up Fifth Avenue.
GREAT THRONGS WAITING
Event Expected to Be Greatest
Military Spectacle in His
tory Of Metropolis.

Major-Gen. Robert Alexander,
mounted at the head of his thousands
Of war hardened veterans who forced
the Germans back along the Vesle
and the Aisne and blasted their way
through the businesses of the Argonne
forest. will raise his hand at 10 o'clock
this morning, and at the signal New
York city's very own Seventy-seventh
Dvision-the only division in the
American Army that was recruited en-
tirely from one city-will start its
triumphal march UP Fifth avenue.
In point of size 1t will be the largest
military spectacle New York has ever
seen, for there will be between 80. 900
and $4,000 men in line, including sew
eral thousand casuals, wounded and
men who were members of the division
in France but who have been dis
charged and now are back in civilian
life.
On "ashington's Birthday, 1918, in
whirlw1nd of snow that mantled
their heavy packs in white and blew
sttngingly into their faces, the Seven
ty-seventh marched down the same
avenue, just one month before the first
units sailed for overseas. Then they
we're hardly more than rockies, with
scarcely a smattering OF the training
in modern warfare that later enabled
them to throw back and break through
the flower Of the German army-but
to-day the men who will march up the
avenue are hardened veterans, trained
and seasoned fighting men, bringing
to the American people and especially
to the people Of New York a war rec
ord equalled by no other National
Army division and surpassed by few
divisions of Regulars or Guardsmen.
Draft Board Men in Line.
ahead OF the marching troops will
come a contingent OF draft board Off
ais carrying a number of memorial
hags, with gold stars on them, in honor
- the divisions dead. They will also
carry palms and laurel wreaths and
'hese they will place in the Court OF
Tie Victorious Dead in front Of the
Public Library at Forty-second street
This contingent will leave the arch in
Washington Suare at 9:l5 o'clock and
VII march to the court at the half step
prescribed for military funerals.
They will then proceed up the avenue
aud will march ahead OF the fight
.ng men to 10th street Mayor John
!. Hylan will take a palm from the AL
TAR OF Liberty and place 1t among the
lowers at the court. He will be ac-
'3rlpanied by Rodman Wanamaker.
chairman Of the mayors committee of
welcome to returning troops. AT
Eighty-second street the division will be
reviewed by Newton D. Baker. Secre-
tary OF War; Franklin D. Roosevelt,
Assistant Secretary OF the Navy: Gov.
Alfred f. Smith and other officials.
he marching men will wear overseas
caps and light packs will be slung upon
their backs. Their tin hats will be
sung over the packs in such man.
rer that the Statue of Liberty. the di-
vsional insignia. will be upright and
u1permost. The infantry regiments will
carry their rifles with bayonets fixed
MI oiiiCers will carry side arms Each
man will carry his canteen, but gas
masks will not be carried.
To March in 10 Man Front.
The division will march in column OF
battalions. in close line OF companies
squads abreast, making n front of six
teen men, with four feet intervening be
tween the companies. In passing un'
Dc" the Arch Of Liberty this interval
between the companies will be closed
hlt will be reopened after the file Is
through the narrow conhne. The ca
derce OF the march will be 1913 steps a
minute, thus passing a given point ir
- minutes Only short intervals viii
separate the larger units and COM
pact formation will be maintained with
IN these. Each organization will bt
identified by a banner preceding 1t by
hre yards.
When the field music of each unit
passes the Secretary OF War he will bt
r''2gnized with four fiourishes Of the
uIg.r All officers, including company
commanders. will render the usua
military courtesy salute Gen. Alex
hHder will be saluted and recognized by
tpo hOurshes.
The order OF march Is as follows:
Police escort.
C0rtezs in honor OF the dead.
Rear police escort.
" or Gen. Robert Alexander (mounted>.
'old ~ stah, Lieut., Col Hugh II. McHuSh
and personal stan (all mounted.
SIX mounted orderles with Generals mas.
DIVISIONAL Adiutant. Divisional Judge Advo-
cate.
DIVISIONAL Surgeon. Divisional Quarter
master.
hEslnnal Chaplain. Divisional ORDNANCE
Officer.
D.usional Inspector. &c (aIl mounted.
F'maIndcT Of divisional stah on foot.
Fifteen Yards Interval.
"CaoQuart,rs Troop. Enlisted Det achmen
o. D.Uslon Headquarters. Mobile VeteTinar,
Continued on Tenth Pdpa