The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-26
GEN. 0'RYAN CHATS
WITH BYSTANDERS
Division Commander Good HUI
moredly Overlooks "Mas-
cots' in the Parade.
|\MAZED AT WELCOME
lice Excite Anger Of Crowd
by Mass Plays Against
the EncrOachers.

Al ,ua, ,h. nar,a. was to Be q
strict ",,.r,. ~. ~. n,snv ,nfr,nr.-
heh's the orders were overlooked ~
MAJOR John r. Organ as the hles
passed ,view before him and his star
at Fh'h ,nue and 10th street Tho
Seherai we'd with his stan at ne
neaa OF n,lumn at ~ :sS and took his
s.ano on Vast side OF tho circle. His
s.ah ueploy fanshape behind him. As
.ne oss Generals arrived at tho
neaue VI u espective commands thsy
ware inv,.ea fall OUT and join Gen.
,,. nya" an until there were, in ad-
9,.ph 10 divisional commander.
er,s., Zen r f. Pierce. Fifty
.ourtn ITYris. Gen. Charles !.
qe eevoise, Third Brigade. and
brs -Seh. oeor,A. wingate, g1fty-
second Artillery vads raysevan1 The
line.
Goats. dogs and, ua-.r O.. wasco.,
OF companies and .n,an.. Ala n.st
One youngstsr hirtt Ar,.r,c.r Neg
at Gen. Organ. ThSr.rsI'. hsnd vac
nea ~" ~ % s mount and IL
,s,,s,', -. In ~ its fingers In
Of the boyish spirit
There have been you,... -,-, AL.
lowed the screaming caies =, ~. tsh
end Of the circus parade. ,,o,,r-st.r.
who were in their glory lin brSsn6
the band Of the medioif No. n,,t
never was there q youl,s, h~sr,e
treading on the paving o. .svs,tS
heaven and Fifth avenue II r,,iit.ry
parade of victorious troops IL had
strolled into the 1o5th Ma1I. faun
Battalion and taken his pisl A. me
END of q file When he hove 49,
conspicuously thanking the And
passed almost under Gen. txans
horses arched neck the offic1 we're
astounded.
Organ Chats with Bystan
Gen. Organ reflected much IN.
good will that was expressed tim
and the division in the long maI,rn
the avenue. During the intervals n
stoned by gaps In the parade hsh-
mounted and talked informally witk,s
few who risked their lives in coia
through the police lines to speak v
him. One soldier recently dischare
and already returned to civilian occ
patton made his way to the Gener
and told him that no was soldier.
I'm glad to shake your hand. SIR" b
said as he extended his own in greeting
I'm always glad to meet a soldier"
Another soldier, a veteran Of the oil
Seventh Regiment (107th). approaches
him and asked II the Skeleton of tn
old Seventh had made good" ocr
Organ looked puzzled for a momen
until the inquisitor explained that tn
10Th was recruited from a nucleus o
the Seventh.
"Oh. yes they made good in every re
spect. the skeleton and the body. n
10Th is splendid outfit and II &C
quilted itself admirably"
While he was holding this informs
reception he was asked what he though
about the reception OF the division.
1T is wonderful. l have never see
anything like il. The crowds arc tire
mendous; they awe one. Speaking e.
the division, we thank the people for mi
wonderful reception accorded US"
He was reminded of the vociferou
cheers that greeted him as he marche.
up the avenue and deployed into tn
circle.
but you must remember they wer
not for me. They were for the head -
the column, It's natural that the peopl
should cheer more when It comes abrea 8
than elsewhere. And you can't expec
them to cheer continuously. for Il Ia be
yond human endurance to hold out 10
three hours"
He laughed at the inconvenience u.
column was put TO by the breaking of 1
several times by the tremendous crowd
at different points. He described Tn
avenue at Twenty-third street as tn
neck OF the bottle" that they had Z
come through in almost single file. a
solid were the walls of the crowd. /"
realized then that our formation wouldn'
hal ha cot h,,t
only thing that matters to-day Is tina
the families and friends get to sec tn
boys"
II was somewhat OF n revelation IN
ease Of manner and the Informally O
review exercised by both the Genera
and his star. for one had expected L
ind only stiff-backed military discipline
The crowds were dense and eager
Many persons overstepped the polio
boundaries but thinly held by tho uni
formed men, in their eagerness an
anxiety 10 see, or rather not ito mis-
any detail OF the flowing column. rwic
they broke bounds In a tumbling wave O
humanity and flowed up flush with IN
marching men, but standing with enousI
space intervening for them to pass
Several indignant citizens loudly a.
clared their intention OF appealing L
, Gen. Organ for fair play. but the COP
wouldn't let them get through the nnali
to-fank cavalry ~ present their case 4
Kim. The police played no fayorites
however, bur-N .ted-ai ahAe. ~
Even Soldiers Turned Back,
A trickle OF soldiers from the parad
dIsbanding above the Liberty Arch 4
| the Circle drifted back to the reviewtn
officers and quietly sifted themselves f.
between the horses of tho stan of1cer
TO see the rest OF their comrades marc
by. But the police saw them and droy
! them out, despite the glowering looks q
| both the men and their superior offlceri
Thousands OF these people rescnte
being driven about like cattle" espr
clany when they had taken up the
stands during the night to see sor
! brother, father or sweetheart pass +
his day OF supreme glory. Hundreds q
them who were driven back after an a
night vigil, or at least one since II
early morning hours sagged OF int
| Central Park and took up positions o
the high knobs. getting a fragmentar
and long distance Wow
Before Gen. Organ had arrived =
take up his stand In review the wounde
/ passed In motor cars As they passe
through the Circle and under the arc
an airplane flying low above the motto
| line swooped down almost level with n
taller buildings and dropped what AZ
pesred TO be bouquet. 1t was lost {
| the crowd.
After the crowds had been pushr
back for the first time Gen. Organ A.
rived on the apparently orderly seer
and took his place Each commar
| passed In review tho oaicsra az salI,,