New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-09

in the statement sent out from division
headquarters yesterday by Captain
George II. Storm, in command Of the
division that will consist entirely Of
the injured men
Police Band at Head
1t was at General O'Ryan's request
that the police band will head the pa
rade. 1t preceded the marching SOL
diers as they made their final farewell
appearance on Fifth. Avenue before
sailing for Europe, and the men were
unanimous in their request that it fur
nish the music for their homecoming
pageant.
Captain Storm said:
at is General Organs wish that
as many wounded and discharged men
participate in the parade as possible
Men discharged who desire to march
and wish tickets should apply to the
present commanding officer of their
former organizations. Men discharged
and unable to march may ride in the
parade or sit in the grandstand. If
they ride and are unable to provide
their own conveyance, or if they need
a conveyance to the grandstand they
"Wounded men in local hospitals
who desire to march, to ride in the
parade or sit in the grandstand may
do either if this office is notified by
March IA. Hospitals should appoint
somebody to take charge of the work
of furnishing list of the men in
each group, when tickets will be for
warded to the hospital Most hospitals
have arranged for their own transport
tation, but if they cannot do this this
office will do so upon request
To Provide Transportation
"Wounded men, including those I'M
able to walk and now in distant hos
pitfalls or other institutions, should APP
ply to their Red Cross organizations
for attendance and transportation to
New York This Office will supply
transportation from trains to, from
and in the parade as we'll as sleeping
mmodations and food without cost,
If notified promptly.
"The hospital should apply here for
tickets, giving all necessary informa-
tion, including list, divided into three
groupe-to ride. to march and to sit
in thA grandstand."
The task of organizing the hotel &C
commodations for the visiting men, as
we'll as providing for the biggest ban
quet ever given in the city-at which
$4,000 men will dine-was rushed for
ward yesterday. The hotel men agreed
that they would provide the most
elaborate banquet the men could de-
sire If permitted to serve the fighters
on Tuesday instead of Saturday. On
the last day OF the week, they argued,
the city's transient population is about
doubled, thus taxing their capacities
even under normal conditions.
The most notable visitor to the tenn
porary division headquarters at the
Biltmore yesterday was Brigadier Cen
eral L. Z. c. Charlton, c. b., C. NJ. g.,
d. S. o., commanding the Royal Air
Force of General Rawlinson's 4th Brit
ish Army during the last great often
sive against the Germans.
General Charlton had entire charge
of the activities of the British air
forces in the drive against the Hin
denburg line. 1t was to the daring of
his men, who flew low in advance of
the New York division and harassed
the German soldiers with the direct
fire of their machine guns, that Cen
cral Organ attributes much of the
credit for the success Of the drive.
On the memorable morning of Sep
TENDER 20, when the actual drive be-
gan, great British tanks crawled for
ward in advance of the 27ths infant
rymen. But the continuous drone Of
the British aviators' motors drowned
the sounds of the ponderous machines.
General O'Rvan, who had previously
again took occasion to congratulate