The Washington herald., 1919-09-18
Pershing and His Men Make
Captiue Hearts of Thousands
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for 1t came in the wake Of roaring
applause which echoed and re-
echoed.
After Gen Pershing. the color ser
geants, Official and personal STATS
had passed together with the compos-
ite regiment Of picked men from in
fantry brigades OF several divisions
commanded by Col c. S. Babcock, the
crowd settled down to delight in the
brilliant manner in which the First
Division were acquitting themselves
Appearance Of each new unit, either
infantry. artillery or machine gun bat
TALON. brought renewed cheering. Par
ticularIy appreciated were the plac-
ards carried by the different units
telling Of the part they played in the
war how. many prisoners they TOOK
and how many casualties they SUI
Icred.
PcrshinE Reviews Line.
ten. Pershing led the parade to Its
Ircakin- Up point. Immediately re-
turning to take his place in the Court
Of Honor with Vice President Mar
shall and Secretary of War Baker.
Following the composite regiment
came the corps OF army nurses, who,
m turn were followed by Mai. Gen.
Edwin F. McGIachIin, jr., command
nG the First Division.
There was little fOrmality in the pa
rade after the officers had snapped
their salute to their superiors in the
Court Of Honor. Many humorous ana
pathetic incidents were seen from this
point until the men had retrailed their
way back to their starting point on
the outskirts OF the District.
wounded Have Place.
4 curbstOnc stand on the south
side of Pennsylvania avenue be
tween Fourtec1gh and Fifteenth
streets was occupied by wounded
men from walter Reed Hospital
rs their comrades Of the "FightiHs
First swung by with steady stride,
the occupants Of the stand gave
them a noisy greeting. Or, as Cor
uo-ai W Z. Dewitt. Company l.
Eighteenth Infantry. described IT.:
'.TEr ads who we're Int gave US
chorus Of r-UtChrs ana a rlutter OF
empty sleeves.
on leaving the review stand at
th, conclusion Of the parade, Gen.
TorshiuE made his way through the
crowds to this section reserved for
n. wounded lie went up and
down the rows o. seats. talking
with tine m-u and stopping here
and there to shake hands with many
Of them.
4 group Of Confederate veterans
occupied the platform surrounding
the fountain at seventh street end
Pennsylvania avenue. Led by Capt.
Rufus \. Jordan. the sray-hajrei
lighters OF 1861 To 1855 greeted the
bronzed and seasoned lighting men
OF 1919 with tho =enuin" rebel
yell"
An unannounced feature of the
parade, which drew forth cheers
from the thronEs lining either side
Of the avenue. was the march Of a
number Of crippled soldiers DIP the
avenue to the stand at tn" Knights
of Columbus Victory cottage. on
Market Space.
Historic Gun on View.
on" incident which caused re-
neatod waves Of merrimcnt was the
familiar manner in which the army
mules held their noses to the pots
ur chow stmucrInE N the portable
trench kitchens.
While there were no floats. the
appearance of the gun which fired
-r~ first shot for America in the
world war with the banner pro-
claiming that this historic incident
occurred on October 2S. 1917, stood
uuI as ono Of the most interesting
features OF the parade.
wH. fact tha; the men Of the
ETrSt Division are from every State
z ~" Union. including this cOUn-
r-y.- possessions. was emphasized
~ several banners carried.
WliIc variety was lacking the
-r-rtstor- did not seem to ttre
during tho three hours Of march e.
.n- Tho noise Of the field artillery
pieces. "- the motorcycle corps and
lastly NJ III" cumbersome tanks. il
s-aemed was music to their cars