Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-14
."OLD SECOND" NOT
HERE FOR PARADE
Transport Peerless, Delayed by
Storms, Cannot Dock
Before Friday
HAVERF0RD NEARING PORT

Men Of the old Second Regiment y.
g. P. of this city, which is now the
10Sth Field Artillery. will not take part
in the Twenty eighth Division parade
tomorrow.
The transport Peerless. which has on
board the 1OSth Field Artillery in ad
ditiou to the 10Sth Machine Gun Bat
talon and NJ Company. 10th Infantry.
comprising men of the old Third
Regiment. will not dock here until some
time Friday. The Peerless ran into
gales and heavy storms at sea on the
way from st. Nazaire and its progress
has been delayed.
Announcement was made today by the
naval overseas transportation service
that the big vessel now proceeding up
the Delaware river, which was thought
to be the Peerless, is a merchant snip
on its way here with cargo "f freight.
II has yet been impossible TO get III
touch with the Peerless by wireless. nut
it is known the transport is several
hundred miles of the coast. At the
rate it is figured the vessel is travelling
Il will be some time Friday morning.
naval officers believe, before the fcer
less will reach its dock at the foot ol
Snyder avenue.
Waiting Relatives Disappointed
Philadelphia will be deprived. there
fore. Of seeing in the big pageant one
Of it's Gown" detachmrntS that helped
IL I, -, Ia, Nult
and in other big battles. Crowds OF
mothers and other relatives eagerly
waited at Race street pier this morning
for news that the transport was under
way up the river. They had prepared
to go down the Dclawar" on the off
cial "welcome boats TO get first
glimpse of their boys on tho home
stretch
Crowds Await Peerless
Even after they had been told that
the Peerless would not get here today
the crowds refused to give up hope and
insisted on remaining to await the
transport Many of them had spent
Yesterday at the pier in the hope that
the vessel would get here. A ma
iority of them insisted they would con
tinue to wait until it was proved to
them beyond doubt that the Peerless
would not dock today. official announce
mcnts notwithstanding.
The troopship Ialamares, with the
Supply Company of the 1OSth Field Ar
tillery. of the Iron Division. four Of
ficers and 327 men. is du" to reach the
port of New York at O'Clock tonight,
The vessel is due at Ambrose Channel
light at 3 O'Clock this afternoon. ac
cording to report received here from
IIobokeu.
Upon the arrival of the Calamares
the men aboard the vessel will entraiu
Immediately for this city without pro
cceding to Camp Dix to undergo the
cleansing process. They will be in the
line of march tomorrow.
Haverford Here Saturday
A wireless message from the trans
mort Haverford. received this afternoon
by the international Merchant Marine
Company. announced that the troopship
would bring 2139 officers and enlisted
men to Philadelphia May Il.
The wireless brought word that all
were well aboard and that the ship
probably would reach the Delaware
Breakwater on Saturday.
The units on the Haverford as an
nounced officially are as follows:
10th Engineers complete. l1Gj en-
listed men and 6S officers: 10th En-.
gineers' Train. 20 enlisted men and >
officers S33d Casual Company. A. men
and ! officer: T0lst Motor Transport
Company. rs men and . officers the
TO2d Motor Transport Company. ;" en- =
listed men: 1O19th Casual Company.
1O1 enlisted men and 3 officers; For
tieth Camp Hospital. 14@ enlisted men.
Q nurses and - officers: 20 casual Off .
GERS. 3 field clerks and 2 civilians.
Major General Leroy s. Lyon is com
ing home on the Haverford as casual.
Mayor Smith does not favor the sug
gestion made to him today to hold a
specinl parade for the men aboard the
trausport Peerless il the ship docks too
late for the soldiers TO take part in to-
morrow's demonstration. The question
of having the Philadelphia men in the
Seventy ninth Division. due to arrive
back in this country the last of june
or the first of July. parade here has no
been taken up the committee