New-York tribune., 1919-09-11
Along the Line of March

ration of 100 American Beauty roses
and slmllaX, bestowed with much cerc-
mony at Thirty second Street by Miss
Mary Donnelly, the crstwhile sutfra-
gcttc.
II lost two nephews in the war;" she
explained to the officer in charge of
the gun, as she made her way out into
the street during halt in the parade,
land | couldn't 60 over to France to
fire a gun myself to avenge them, so
thought this would be the next best
way to pay my tribute to them--to dec
crate gun that sounded the death
kncll of the Germans that killed them. I"
over came in the free and easy man
ncrs of the officers of the 1st Division
when they fell out at the Washington
Arch and watched the parade.
For example: young captain, with
rose in his cap, approached no less
parsonage than general, from the
rear. and punching him in the back
shouted:
"D'yc want a drink Of watcr?"
Yes, thanks" sang out the parsonage,
and they went Off together to hunt up
the paper cups Of the Red Cross can
teen.
big Missouri mule ridden by an
ammunition train sergeant sported four
gold service stripes, worn on a leather
tab across the mules forehead.
AS the headquarters troop of the 1st
Division approached the Victory Arch
cascade Of white paper huttcring
from office windows frightened the
horse of trooper, causing the animal
to rear and fall over backward.
The troopers head hit tho pavement
twenty-five policemen rushed to his
aid. thinking his skull was fractured.
The trooper got up and rubbed his
head.
Run along. boys, Pm used to that"
ne told ms rescucrs. Mounting a less
nervous horse, he rode on.
The astonished policemen didn't
learn the troopers name.
But he was one game bird" they
Inc majority of the units in the
parade were awakened in their camns
oclore o'clock yesterday morning and
began to arrive in New York about G
or Z o'clock. They were hungry. but
were soon satisfied by the Y. NJ c. A.
workers at the starting point.
me "Y'' had twenty motor trucks
loaded with bags of "eats" and dis
arlnuted all to the soldiers. Each bag
contained two sandwiches, an apple.
packet Of chewing gum, chocolate and
a. package of cirgarettcs They were
distributed by the Smith College "Y"
unit and volunteer workers.
One of the marches played by the
hon ~,
1.-The American General" composed IN
honor of General Pershing by Alfred
du Pont. the powder manufacturer.
Pershing is said to be much pleased
with this attention, and the march has
been put on the repertoire of all armv
and navy bands.
1T was brisk and vigorous group
of "invalids" who occupied the seats
/ reserved for the American Red Cross
guests in front Of the Public Library.
Owing to the fact that most of the
wounds are many months old and en-
tlrely healed, the victims being under
hospital care chiefly for the purpose
OF learning dexterity with their arti-
'clai appliances, or for curative gym
feeble wounded who brought home the
horrors of war to the crowds which
witnessed the first parades last spring.
They seemed bit ashamed of their
status as invalds, and therefore, in
doughboy fashion, made joke of it.
iii, there Nick, down in 'front.'"
they yelled to particularly vigorous
cripple, who just couldn't sit still
when he saw friend in the ranks.
ed ?" 'N . "'0''o
"Aw," grinned Nick, "my wounds
amt troublin' me to-day"
In the ugly upturned muzzlo of a
trench mortar its soldier groom had
stuck a red rose.