Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-15
.PERSH|NG TAKES Up
ROUTINE DUTIES
Records of A. E. F. Abroad
Are Being Placed in New
Headquarters.
ITALIAN CONGRATULATES
ITALIAN CONGRATULATES

To the Earring crash of hammers
and falling packing cases In busy
corridors, and with the surroundings
Pershing arrived at his Office in the
old land office at 1890 this morning
to start his first day of routine at
the A. e. F. headquarters. He spent
the morning answering stacks of
correspondence and receiving callers.
When the COMMUNICATIVE chief of
the A. E. F. arrived at his new head
quarters. a healthy start had been
made on unpacking the $50 tons OF
records which will probably fill every
room on three sides Of the building.
officers were searching for their des-
ignated rooms. At the door leading
into the Office of the general, where
the visitor usually expects to find a
sdoorman was posted major with a
dozen enlisted men.
The generals room is furnished
simply. The windows are draped with
American flags.
Filing the Records.
Under direction of Capt. J. J. Cas-
sidy. who is in charge of all records
of the A. E. F., the big cases which
arrived on the same Jay as zen.
Pershing are being unloaded. One
hundred and twenty enlisted men,
seventy field clerks and score of
laborerS are working on the unpack-
ing Within a week it is expected
that every record will be ready for
use.
Capt Cassidy declared that when
Chaumont was evacuated for Paris
at the conclusion of the war three
buildings. containing the records.
were emptied in sixteen hours. They
were packed on eighty-four trucks
and transported to Paris, where they
were reinstalled in three days. After
that they we're moved to Brest and to
New York and Washington with the
generals party. The men in charge
with them from the time they left
Chaumont. Orders for 500 four-drawer
filing cabinets have been placed. On
their delivery the records will be in
readiness for filing.
The records will be needed in case
Congress calls for an accounting of
the American expeditionary forces.
and it is this, according to members
of the headquarters staff. which will
determine tbe length of Gen. Per
shing's stay at the land Office.
The time required to wind up the
affairs OF the forces is not determined,
it was stated today. Everything de-
ponds upon Congress. Col Quagmire.
aid to Gen. Pershing declared.
Message From Italy.
Among prominent men who have
called on the general here are Gen.
Emilio Guglielmotti. Italian military
attache. and his assistants, Capt
Carlo Tappi and Capt. Count Enrico
Luscrna di Campiglione. who called
Saturday and presented the general
with the following message for Gen.
Albricci. minister of war for Italy:
Il wish to express to your excel
,ency my heartiest congratulations
for your SO well deserved appointment
to the permanent rank Of general of
the United States armies, and to re-
Few to you on this occasion the as
surance of my highest consideration"
Re expressed to Gen. Pershing his
admiration for the splendid work
done during the war by the Areri-
cans.
Attends Church in Morning.
Gen. Pershing spent yesterday rest
ing. He attended the Episcopal Church
of the Epiphany in the morning. where
Constitution day was celebrated, Rev.
Percy Foster Hall. assistant rector.
preaching sermon on the anniver-
sary of the American Constitution.
Nearing the conclusion of services
the audience sang The Star Spangled
Banner Gen. Pershing lifting his
voice with the rest OF the congrega-
ton.
After the services an informal re-
ception was staged. as the expedi-
tionary forces commander passed
down the aisle !eisureiy shaking
hands with members of the congre-
cation. 1T was in this church and by
Rev. DR.. McKim that Gen. Pershing
was married.
Gen. Pershing has been literally
swamped by personal, Geographic and
mail invitations which would take
months to fill il all were accepted.
Members of the staff. however. say
that no attempt had yet been made
to formulate his itinerary or the date
of his departure to visit his boyhood
home, at I4aclede, Mo.
The olive drab automobile, with
four white stars on red field is
becoming q magnet for crowds.
Wherever it makes it's appearance
crowds gather. eager for a glimpse