Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-09-09
PROGERMANSM HAS AGAIN LIFTED ITS HEAD IN AMERICA SAYS WILSON
PERSF7lNG HIGHLY PRAISED BY
PRESIDENT; GREAT WELCOME
= ACCORDED AT NEW YORK CITY

Sergeant" Warren Pershing, the
comander-in-chief's only surviving
child. When the general received his
commission, he turned to his son and
handed him the documens with the in
junction to keep it safe. The "ser-
geant' kept it safely all right but
later on, in the great crowd at the city
hall, he got separated from his father,
much to the dismay of the general.
When the boy was recovered, his
father asked anXiousfy:
Warren, have you got the commits
sion?"
Yes, sir" replied the Sergeant"
promptly.
"Well, see that you hold onto it,"
Fifty Girls Greet Him.
The army and officialdcm did not
have it all their own way at the pre-
liminary reception at Hoboken.
Among the little army of welfare
workers who greeted General Persh-
ing were fifty girls, three of whom
we're decorated for bravery under fire
while serving with the first division.
Eight naval seaplanes scared and cir
tled over the Leviathan as she steam
ed up the bay and included in thu
committee at the dock was Rear Ad-
niral Morgan, commander of the
cruiser and transport service
But it was reserved to New York to
begin the real ovation to the return
ing hero. For hours before The ar
fore the arrival of the general, "rhe
Pattery" was thronged with patient
thousands who stood in seried ranks
emily waiting. As the little boat
with its distinguished party steamed
up to the pier an uproar began such
as Manhattan probably never had
heard before. From a thousand fac
tories and vessels steam sirers
shrieked out a gracious welcome but
vainly tried to drown the roar If
cheers which rose and fell and rose
again. Overhead air planes dippe |
ant circled but the drone of their err
eiues was scarcely audible and the
most valiant efforts of the fire de-
| ar ments band served only to give
the impression of a number Of men
who were silently trying to blow
themselves up after the manner of
the frog in the fable.
At first General Pershing seemed
to be suffering more from embar-
rassment than any other emotion. He
walked swiftly from the landing stage
to his gaily decorated automobile ami
settled himself down in his seat like
a man who has an important journey
to make and wants to get it over with
as quickly as possible. But as the
long procession of cars started up
Broadway he was engufed in a flood
of enthusiasm before which no man
could have remained unmoVed.
Financial District EnthuSed.
New York's financial district was
a bedlam of noise and a riot of color
Every window in the huge slIy-sCrap-
ers was packed and even the cloud
piercing roofs had their quotas
From these a storm of many -colored
confetti descended on the surging
crowds beneath. The mists had dis
with the mounting sun and
the brilliance of the scene was en-
HANGED by streamers of red white and
blue ribbons which were shot through
the air from hundreds of the windows.
The enthusiasm of the spectators
found vent in one un-rehearsed in
cident which was received by General
Pershing with apparently mingled
feelings AS he entered the city hall
flanked by Governor Smith and
Mayor Hylan, woman burst past
the police guard and implanted a
sound kiss on his cheek. Another
somap, stirred to emulation, attempt
I'd to repeat the foat but the general
raised his hand in supplication: "Oh
madam" he said, ''please don't. Not
that"
The ceremony at the city hall where
Pershing was officially well
coined to New York was brief. After
the mayor had dclivet ed is address
of welcome an tie stne'1l had made
a short reply the party emerged again
and the procession was rnsur"ed.
AS the procession advanced up town
steam sirens grew fewer but at a
steel foundry two husky former
"doughhoys" whose somewhat grimy.
khaki trousers explained how they