The sun., 1919-03-26
80, Louie tthIs to a First

drink o-o-q a drink"
houtenant),U may seem, nobody
grange onneted on the spot, and
n Sruered MN instead Of suppressing
~ eoupa long and loudly and
n,n ehoh the Joke. And the first
apeueo essed even went SO far as
ouie ongue lick his smiling lip
% 'e Est imperceptible. moment az
.ol an welt upon the bottle.
NE e.m the wounded men of til
vtere spared as they motored
"'s1 of Gen. Organ and Grove
& ehimself. And these wounded
"hf1cd infected with the same spirit
oootasonable cheerfulness which was
: Jed by the men along the side
az They were loudly informed they
I'd be carrying rifles and packs in
OF riding along in automobiles
& zen by pretty Red Cross Motor Corps
is. Not being In military formation
ky came back even stronger verbally
ian they were attacked--as they hal
ono back stronger physically in other
ttacks overseas.
Exchange of Merry Quips.
As their cars crept slowly along they
their maligners on the park
'enches and stands that they should be
ARRIVING hods instead of sitting down
loing nothing. that 1t was clear to see
hat they were suffering only from
langnails, stubbed toes, fiat feet and
'oils. and that the only soldering they
lad ever done was carrying dishwater
n K. p. over here. And when in answer
&C me men on the sidewalk raised stumps
II arms and heavy crutches the
nutilated in the cars also showed their
INJURIES. But before the argument could
20 further the cars crept out of voice
'ange.
There were of course some moments
when even the roistering cripples were
'ilent. Such a moment came very early
n the parade, when the caisson bearing
he memorial casket for dead of the d.
'ision came along. Then all the wounded
who could reasonably be expected to
stand upright and a, great many moro
Who could not reasonably be expected
wen to sit up straight stood very stiffiy
1t salute. And every time the coiors
pa ssed there was the same hasty scram-
BILE to~get up and remain up until the
1ags had passed.
Although the wounded were not many
they were we'll scattered
through the line OF march. and seemed,
therefore. more numerous than was ac-
,ually the case. Several blocks near
street. where on Sixth ave-
nue. 10 the big Greenhut hospital. were
lined on each side with benches six deep
FOR the patients. About 1900 men occu-
pied them. There were also wheel chair
in very bad shape indeed
who were placed up front quite close to
the marching veterans. but even these
had sufficient strength to drone
Hay foot Straw foot! Hay foot
Straw FOOT" as the boys swung by or to
"Lemme carry your rife soldier. How
much you getting paid for doing that
Sit down and rest awhile. boy. Gawd!
How heeeroic! Lookit. Kewpie"
In the Greenhut bunch were a mum.
Der of wounded who got here on Mon.
day on the Antigones and who success.
fully begged Major w. A. Monaghan
of the hospital to let them see the bis
show They were attired in army uni
forms and sported two blankets apiec,
TO keep the mild breezes away.
Another big batch of wounded linec
the avenue opposite the library, as has
been stated. These included sick ant
wounded sailors and marines from the
Naval Hospital in Brooklyn. a few
wounded Canadians and lone. but not
lorn Scot. and $50 fro ntthe Fox Hill,
Hospital on Staten sIalnd.
The men from the Grand Central Hos
pital were located in motor trucks anC
buses along the side streets north o.
Forty-second street and in private