The Washington times., 1919-09-08

ing the Mexican border trouble; from
Cheyenne, where his late wife lived
before their marriage; from LacledEe,
the little Missouri town where he was
born; and from nearly every city, VIII
lage, and hamlet Identified with him or
with the great armed force he COM
manded.
Small Craft Dot Water.
From the moment the Leviathan
reached Ambrose Light, a score of
miles from the city, at 5 o'clock. her
progress through the lower and upper
bays and up the North river was a
yeritable "triumphal entry"
The waters were dotted with gayly
caparisoned craft of all descriptions,
darting here and there following i'm
portantly in the wake OF their colossal
sister. Their footing whistles and bel
lowing sirens Wed with the roaring
cheers from their deck loads of pas
sengers and the crowds on shore.
AS the Leviathan slipped past Forts
Hamilton and Wadsworth the sharp
barking Of saluting guns echoed over
the NaFrows. Overhead a group OF
airplanes, which had met the Leviathan
far out at sea, circled and dipped like
huge dragon flies, the hum of their
motors deadened by the confusion be-
low.
Miss Liberty Pays Tribute.
On Bedloe's island, Miss Liberty
stood in statuesque splendor and paid
silent tribute to the man who had 80
ably defended all she represents.
A small boatload of army officers
and ever-present newspaper men had
gone down the bay and boarded the
Leviathan OF Ambrose Light. The Of
fetal reception committee, however,
met the general at pier 4, port Of en-
barkation, in Hoboken. after going
down the bay in a destroyer. This in
cluded Vice President Marshall, Secre- |
tary Baker, Chief OF Stan March. Lieu
tenant General Bullard, Major Gener-
ais Barry. Coe, Haan, Kinds, Ireland,
Rogers, Shanks, Menoher and will
liams; Brigadier Generals Lanfitt,
Hines, Nolan, and Rockenbach;
Colonels .Walcutt and Barnum. The
group appointed to represent Presi- |
dent Wilson included:
Thomas Chadbourne, Allan A. Ryan, !
Harry Payne whitney, Mortimer |
Schif, J. L. Replogle, Hugh Frayne. |
Nicholas S. Brady. Cleveland h. !
Dodge, John D. Ryan. Henry P. Da-
vison and William G. McAdoo. In |
a Congressional party.
ReeeptiOa At City Hall.
Following a brief exchange Of
greetings by Baker and Pershing on |
the pier, the entire party proceeded on |
the steamer Patrol to pier A at the |
Battery, from which they rode in au-
tomObiles up lower Broadway to the |
city hall. There they were rendered q |
krF Ev1
city officials in the aIdermanic cham |
Der. From that moment until he |
leaves for Washington, Thursday eve
ming, Pershing will be the guest OF
the city.
The public reception at the city |
hall was followed by a private re-
ception at the Waldorf Hotel, which |
will be his headquarters. Thousands |
were massed in the street along the /
route from the Battery to the City |
Hall, and from there to the hotel.
In the evening Pershing will be /
the guest of honor at a dinner given !
by the mayors reception committee
in the Ritz-CarIton Hotel.
Schools Chose at Noon.
Tomorrow schools will be dismissed !
at noon and $4,000 children will greet |
the general in Central Park A re-
ception will be given him that even
ing in the Elks Club. From there he
will go to another reception by the |
George Washington Memorial Asso-
citation at Carnegie Hall
Wednesday is "Pershing Day II
has been decreed an official holiday. /
Pershing will lead the famous First /
Division up Fifth avenue in what |
probably will be the most spectacular
OF the many parades held in that |
/
But today the nations interest CEN
ters in the simple fact OF his arrival. |
BLACK Jack" Pershing is home