The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23
VICTORY ARCH READY
"a Seachlights Play on
Coats of Arms of the
Allied Nations.
CARE FOR THE MARCHERS
Y M. G. A. Will Distribute
Lunch Boxes to Soldiers
In Line.

New York donned carnival garb last
night and began to feel the carnival
spirit rise when a colonnade of lights
burning a million candlepower flooded
Fifth avenue in multicolored radiance
from Madison Square to the northern
end Of Central Park, the preliminary
to the great welcome that New York
will give the returned troops of Major
Gen. Organs Twenty-seventh Divi-
sion.
There never was such brilliant Il
Elimination In New York. Members of
the Mayors committee who inspected
II last night were amazed at the crea-
ton that weeks of work had brought
forth.
At Sixtieth street and Fifth avenue,
at the southern end Of the giant public
grand stand for the victory review.
there shone in jewelled brilliance an
arch with two shafts each so feet high.
the portal itself being 1870 feet in width.
Twenty-four 10 inch searchlights with
powerful reflectors shot their rays on
q sunburst of s.oc6 crystal prisms Of
purple, marine. emerald. orange and
gold, in which was set the coats Of
arms Of the allied nations.
The lights win be turned on every
evening hereafter until the welcome is
ended.
Arch of Victory Ready.
Practically all Of tho work on the dec
orations along the limo of the great Vic
tory parade has been completed. The
scaffolding was removed frcnn- the north
front of the Arch Of Victory at Madison
Square, and the timbers win be taken
down from the south side to-day. The
work OF the sculptors, who volunteered
their services under the direction Of Paul
Bartlett and Thomas Hastings. Is I'M
iehed.. and in the shower of light that
bathed the arch last night people saw
for the first time the figures and panels,
representing Fame, Military Valor. Vic
tory. Shipbuilders. Justice. Freedom
Equality. Industry and the Red Cross
In the decorative scheme along ths
avenue the spirit OF commemoration OF
the fallen heroes has been contrastet
with the otheAsentiment of celebration
In honor Of the victory. Tho memoria
note Is dominant at the Public Library
while the triumphant note Is dominant al
Madison Square where the Victory Arch
marks the end of the lane Of hutterinl
fiags, captive balloons and myriad lights
Allies to Open Ceremonies.
The ceremonies Of Tuesday will star
at Madison Square. where representa-
tives of the allied nations will conduct
a marching salute past tho arch. In thu
early morning. a carpet Of sand will b
spread from Twenty-third street tc
Twenty-sixth street. as part of the me
mortal feature of the marching column
On its approach the ropes fencing of
these blocks will be struck down by Z
bayonet in tho hands Of a sergeant dec
grated for bravery. The gun caisson
with memorial casket and memoria
wreath. will be drawn by eight blacl
horses and q military guard. As th'
escort goes under the arch the guns o
all the forts about the city will hre
twenty-one gun salute
At the Library a similar use of tn
ceremonial sand will be made. The rol
Of honor and tho chronicle of tho heroi
deeds of the division are In the centr
of a display of trophies From numbe
Of trees twenty-five shields hang. em
blazoned with the divisional insignia. A
the bottom OF the trees are clusters o
spears and shields. In the middle. q
tAa group Of trees is the roll OF homo
surrounded by wreaths, one of which wa
sent from every State in the Union.
The guard OF honor at this point wi
consist of G. A. r. and Confederate vel
Grams. Seated there also will be tn
oficiai representatives of the variou
States. When the cortege arrives at tn
library four G.. A. r. and two Confed
crate veterans will remove the memoirs
wreath from the caisson and place 1t 1
the space above the Roll of Honor.
chorus of male voices will then sing tn
Te Deum and THE Battle Hymn OF tn
Republic"
Great Portals at Both Ends.
In the centre of the long grand stan
that extends from Sixtieth street mort
10 10th street will be the reviewin
stand for the officers. 1t Is located
front of the Museum of Art. Anoth,
great portal rises at the north end OF n
avenue. at 10th street. where Il
parade will end.
The great service flag. containir
1872 gold stars on a purple field, that
TO be carried in the parade was pr
sented to the division by the Lunchee
Club of the Stock Exchange.
All details for the care of the woundt
and convalescent soldiers now locate
within the metropolitan district we
arranged last night by the Mayor
committee. Nineteen institutions we
represented. They reported that 81,
crippled soldiers want to see the para
and the committee agreed to take ca
OF them
About 5000 will be in private stan'
or buildings along tho line or mar
and the rest win be located betwe'
Fortieth and Forty-second streets. TT
$500 men In the Grand Central Paia