New-York tribune., 1919-04-29
Fifth Ave. Path of Glory
for Father .'knick's''
Eldest Son; Throngs
Watch With Misty Eyes
City Painted Green
New Patrick's Dav
Irish Flags Dull Color of
Central Park Foliage;
Woundedin i'm Crandstand


officially the 165th Infantry, marched
through lane of uncovered heads
Yesterday afternoon in its last tri
amphal parade up Fifth Avenue.
1t was the hom Incoming and farewell
appearance of the Irish unit that has
Tough. its way from Bull Run to the
Afgoilne Forest. Never was a reg
ment cheered as was this oldest son of
Father Knickerbocker. But there we're
many misty eyes, not only because it
marked the end of the career OF the ia
nous fighting organization, but be-
cause of the heroic hoys who marched
away never to return.
The regiment pareded to tune of the
stirring Homecoming song written by the
poet-soIdier who saw his return only in
dreams Sergeant Joyce kilmer, who
is buried in a fag-marked grave in
Flanders, wrote "When the Sixty
ninth Comes Home few weeks be-
fore his career lwasr ended by a. Ger
man bullet,
Green Waves Everywhere
Never did the 69th give more evil
dence of its Irish origin than when it
moved away from Washington Square
Yesterday afternoon. Little green
harps were suspended by green rib
bons from the bugles of the musicians,
liltingg Irish melodies were on every
lip, while the Sheas, Kellys and
n,porrta- calIoI c,,t tho o1n,oll,y Iri h
names of their friends in the ranks
as soldier after soldier was picked out
for intimate greetings.
1t is difficult to be formal and mill
tary in ones own family circle, and
the boys of the Goth soon We're made
TO feel right at home. Their path was
strewn with flowers and, when green
carnations were thrown by pretty fem
mine hands TO the men in the ranks.
the Youths found it hard to remember
that they were soldiers and that rules
required then to keep eyes front
throughout THAR hour of triumph,
But no fixed rules OF conduct were
Reeessary to show that the fighting
@ea must have earned the respect of
the Germans with their FIRST appear
sRee before enemy trenches, The
Mady esewa skins, the bread should
era and the selaiealy tread ef the
masehess we're shsse ~ sefvieestyiea
seteFahs.
Reat FAMILY Erecting
" may have been family pfide, of
Il may have been due 10 eohae Other
cause not 40 easily found, hn, the
spectators at Yesterday pageant in
sisted on finding something IA the ar
peatanee Of the men OF the Gpth Tint
they had not seen in the participant
IN the numerous other parades that
have marked the numerous home com
ing receptions given on the avenue.
There's no regiment quite like tho
6sth," is the way hundreds Of men
and women expressed this opinion
The greeting that marked the prog
ress of the men uptown, too, showed
the family feeling that characterized
the homecoming.
There's George, Let's give him a
demonstration" or "Mack is looking
heavier. Trench life is good for him,
were the sort of remarks that FOLLOWED
the home-comers.
There were exactly 2,796 officers anc
men in the ranks when Colonel william
J. Donovan drew his command up n
line behind Washington Arch shortis
before o'clock The aky was icade1
and there was threat Of anything lks
parading weather. But neither specta-
tors nor soldiers seemed to mind that
II Kept every policeman assigned to
special duty along Fifth Avenue ans
~ cross streets busy in order to keel
the line Of march open for th'
paraders.
Colonel Donovan Cheered
There was wild outburst Of cheer
when Colonel Donovan, accompanied b.
Father Francis P. Duffy, the beloves
Chaplain OF the regiment, made his
appearance at the head Of the march
ing raen.
WHATS the matter with Wild Bi!l 2
shoa,y husky voice near Fifty
street.
The long drawn out reply left M
Doubt AZ TO the opinion Of those wht
we're within earzhot OF the query.
Then young woman who had evadcs
sss watchfui police rushed through the
Isnss and thrust great bouquet of
ted Foses In the coionci's hands. The
rsxifaentai commander who had syei
Mfiet orders against the acceptance oi
HSwers, candy Or cigarettes, showed hij
smoarszgsment, but could not overlook
sHe fset that the floral tribute Was In
ais hands. Just what happened 70 the
k'its however, is not known Tn.
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