New-York tribune., 1919-09-08


we do not want to fall behind Paris
and London, where General Pershing
was given such generous greetings
and was so lavishly entertained"
First Greeting From Mayor
The first word of greeting to reach
General Pershing probably will find
its way to his hands shortly after
sunrise this morning. An aviator, who
will start from Sandy Hook before sun
rise, will meet the Leviathan and. sail
ing low over the decks of the former
German liner, will drop a message of
welcome from Mayor Hylan.
The Mayors letter, which was sent
down to the aviation fields at Mineola
yesterday afternoon, reads as follows
Dear General Pershing: The peo-
pie of the City Of New York anxious
ly await your arrival in order to pay
8 you the homage which your inesti-
mable services as commander in
chief Of the American expeditionary
forces justly deserve.
: During your sojourn here every
building in our great cosmopolitan
city will gayly display the Stars and
Stripes-the flag which, by reason
of Americas altruistic participation
in the world war, to-day stands
prominently among the peoples Of
the earth as the symbol of the har-
Dor of refuge for the weak and op-
pressed Of all lands
Eager TO Greet Him
"Our citizens long to greet you
with shouts and songs of joy, and
to express in true American fashion
the great love and admiration which
they feel for you
: "The heart of New York goes out
TO the fifth permanent general in
United States history, a history
some Of the fairest pages of which
have been written by the intrepid
forces under your command. Our
brave heroes have at cnce been the
pride of their countrymen and the
envy of the world, for their accom-
plishments in an inconceivahly short
time in the new methods Of modern
warfare against d most powerful
and efficiently trained hostile mill
tary force have given them n unique
and commanding place in the worlds
history.
"And now six millions of loval
citizens in the great metropolis of
the world the city which has glad
ly sent its sons by the tens of thou
sands to join our gallant allies and
has been the mainstay of our gov
crnment in the huge financial opera
tions incident to the war eagerly
and impatiently await the oppor-
/, tunty to give their plaudits to the
man through whose instrumcntality
the magnificent achievements of our
armies were. made possible.
I'VE salute you, General Pershing,
as the commander in chief of the
bravest, hardest-hitting army ever
raised in the history of civilized
warfare-the American Expedition
ary Forces.
In order to get down the bay to meet
the Leviathan at the early hour sched
ulcd for it's appearance in the Mar
rows it will be necessary for the Of
fetal party from Washington to come
on special train that will reach the
Pennsylvania station at o'clock this
morning. Secretary Baker and hi;
party, including Senators, several gen
erals, naval officials and diplomats
will go at once aboard the destroyer
Blakely, which is lying at anchor of
Twenty-third Street in readiness fo
them.
An amended list of those who will
accompany Secretary Bakers party
issued last evening from the Pershin,
headquarters at the Waldorf, include
the following:
Secretary of War and Mrs. Baker
General Peyton c. Mach, chief O
staff; Lieutenant Colonel Mlliker
aide de camp; Major Joseph NJ Swing
Senator Wadsworth, Senator Warner
Speaker Clark, Representative Kahr
Representative Mondell, Lieutenan
General Robert l.. Bullard, Major Gen
eral Thomas II. Barry, Major Genera
David c. Shanks, Major General Enoc
~
Menohcr, Major General William {
Langdtt, Major General William c
Haan, Major General Ernest Hinds
Major General Frank ". Coe, Majo
General Clarence C. Williams, Majo
General Harry L. Rogers, Major Gen
eral Merritt W. Ireland, Brigadier Gen
eral Frank T. Hines. Brigadier Genera
Dennis p. Nolan, Brigader Genera
Samuel d. Rockenbach, Colonel NJ. II
Barnum, Colonel Charles c. Walcutt
Morris L. Chadbourne. Ambrose Monel
Allan A. Ryan, Nicholas S. Brady
Harry Payne Whitney, Cleveland H
Dodge, Mortimer Schitf, John D. Ryan
Bernard Baruch, Henry 2. Dawson, J
S. Replogle, William G. McAdoo an
Hugh Frayne.
10000 10 10000 in Bay
Behind the destroyer will go tn
Mayors party on the Patrol. Th
steamer Correction will carry a part,
of unofficial welcomers. II is esti
mated that between 10000 and 2O,00'