The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-09
NEW YORK TURNS
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surging against the ropes leading from
entrance to elevator and shouting
themselves hoarse
OLD FRIENDS.
| Oscar. known to every guest OF the
waldorf as the hotels manager, and
John Smith, the. house detective, met
General Pershing at the gayly decor
ated entrance.
Hello, Oscar: Hello. John. how
are your" said the soldier, offering his
hand to each.
Oscar escorted him to his apartment
on the third floor. and there denerai
rershing attacked a great mass OF Of
fetal dispatches, kilograms and corre-
spondence which had accumulated In
connection with his arrival.
To newspapermen who asked how
he liked his reception General FER
shing said
what can I say? OF course there
is nothing for me TO say in the circum-
stances 1t is simply overwhelming
overpowering. accept this welcome
In the name of the brave fellows VINO
came over and served to the best or
their ability and helped make our sue
cess possible. I thank YOU
That General Pershing Is not with
out a very little sense of humor was
shown at the army pier In Hoboken.
His two sisters were among the many
who greeted him there. He first kissed
them tenderly. then turned to shake
hands with Secretary OF War Baker.
The latter presented him to Mrs. Bak-
err. .
The power behind the throne
smiled the general, shaking Mrs. Bak-
er's hand.
Most of the afternoon, after lunch
con was served to the general and his
son Warren, who had enjoyed the
demonstration In his fathers honor as
only redblooded American boy could
was spent by General Pershing read
ing and debating kilograms and let
tiers.
Rodmau Wanamaker deputy police
commissioner. and chairman OF the
mayors welcoming committee, was
the host this evening at the hrss formai
entertainment rendered in honor OF
the returned soldier. This function
was a dinner at the Ritz Carlton. Fol
lowing the dinner, General Pershing
and his party were driven to the HIP
podrome. where they occupied boxes
YOUNG AMERICA.
New York. Sept S.-Warren Per
shing. General Pershing's en-year-old
son while not recognized officially in
the program for welcoming his distin-
F,lished father, was also present
very much present-first as a passen-
ger accompanying General Pershlng
home from France, and after the' land
ing as an interested and by no means
silent witness OF the honors heaped
upon the commander of Americas ex-
peditionary forces
warren Skinned TO the roof of the
pilot house while tho Leviathan was
docking at Hohoken, and mighty little
missed the keen eye OF the bright Mt
tie American boy, Then down ne
climbed and edged up close to MS
father. the only hero to his view 10
compare favorably with n Scotch drum
major whose Respondent accoutre-
rnents won his boyish heart while
abroad And Warren stuck pretty
close TO the general throughout the re-
mainder Of the day.
The camera has no lure for warren,
( fbr. when asked by newspaper pho-
-fogra pher II he could stand still long
en- ourh to pose for a picture he re-
Piled:
Nope. I've had enough of these
fittings. I don't want any more
Miss Liberty affected the boy much
as she did his father as they were pro-
ceeding up the bay to the accompani-
rent OF seventeen gun salutes boom
ing forth to the returning general
Gee whiz, but the Statue Of Liberty
did look great today" said Warren
The childs eyes were almost con :
stantly upon his father during the tri-
umphal ride to the city hall and, later
to the Waldorf Astoria. The hxity OF
his gaze wavered. however, as the au-
tomohiles bearing the Pershing party
passed the Wanamaker store, for the
Wanamaker band was blartng forth a
Welcoming tune and leading II was =
drum major whose uniform made that
OF the Scotch drum major look IKE
thirty cents net. There Is mighty III
tie doubt in warren's mind thai 'when
he nrnus IN he will be a drum major.