Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-09-06
Fl. Lee Welcomes
Returning Men
In Fitting Style
Continued from Page 1.

ough had done in the war for the boys,
saying that as he had been "inStru-
mental in sending them overseas" he
could do no more than exert himself
to the utmost in their behalf at home.
He told how the borough had gone over
the top in all of the five Liberty loan
drives, closing by a hearty welcome
home to every man present. He then
read the names and record of each of
the ten men of the borough who had
rendered the supreme sacrifice in be-
half of his country, asking that the
audience stand while the list was read.
The band leader blew taps on cOrnet
Just before the names were read, the
scene being appropriate and effective
There was an appropriate setting
to the whole affair, and each person
present enjoyed it to the full. The
bake itself was prepared at the hands
of Charles Diehe, who has no SUI
perior anywhere, if this particular bake
is sample. The viands were cooked
just right, and the delay was long
enough to whet all appetites to the
keenest edge. After it was all over
the borough presented each man with
a fine bronze medal.
A number of Palisadians were at
the bake, including Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Sibley, Mr.. and Mrs. Sharpe,
T. Logan and all the boys who were
in the service with few exceptions.
The browning event of the Welcome
Home celebration came in the evening,
when lie Moyne avenue for IA distance
of two blocks or more was trans
formed into a fairyland with myriads
of colored electrics for the block
dance and concert, followed by gor-
geous fireworks 1t was Fort Lees
first block dance and thousands par
ticipated, those who didn't take part
in the dancing themselves crOwding
so closely to the asphalt ballroom floor
that they at times left little space in
which to One-step and fox trOt. But
the throng was a gala one and good
natured and young, old and middle
aged tripped the light fantastic to the
strains of the band which occupied a
stand in the center of the "balroom"
1t was great fun and the dancers, as
they swept along, created natural
current, one stream undulating north
ward under the vari-colored lights and
the other eddying back toward Fort
Lee with the vast crowd surging back
and forth, laughing, talking, cheering
eating ice cream or drinking soft
drinks out of bottles through strawS.
The soldier boys all had tickets call
ing for whatever refreshments they
liked and they sure enjoyed them.
Then came the climax in a grand
pyrotechnical battle that shook heaven
and earth, brought all the comets,
meteors and shooting stars ever heard
of earthward and wound up with a
bombardment that made many an eX-
doughboy reach for gas mask that
wasn't there.
''There goes withholding" said one,
as bomb exploded near the earth
and sent a shower of "nigger-chasers"
toward the crowd.
"Jerry'S sending up Star-shellS
again" remarked another, as beauti
full string of dazzling white lights
fioated away through the dusky sky,
shedding a glare on the whole multi
tude.
Gosh, where's my dugout?" sang out
another, Il veteran of st. Aihiel.
'sThere goes a counterattack."
Then the big shells cut loose and
such another bombardment no one
ever saw on this side the water, Each
shell shot out a shower of cOlOred balls
and then splashed up the entire uni
verse with a pyrotechnical sunburst
that made one little boy eXclaim:
Gee, ma, that's just like the time
dropped my baseball in the dish of
scrambled eggs -
1t was magnificent display, the set
pieces, airplanes, flying fishes, etc,
being especially fine and the boys were
delighted at the demonstration, stand
ing proudly at attention while the band
played the well-loved strains of the
national anthem.