New-York tribune., 1919-03-23
Thousands of O'Ryan's
Hindenburg Line Vet
Grams Begin Assault
ON New York Tonight
Informal Parades
Set for Tomorrow
Fifth Avenue Caily Deco
rated for Greatest Mill
tary Pageant Tuesday

New York will formally pass into the
possession of its heroic sons tonight.
Special trains will bring the van
guard of the welcome army of invasion
to the city late this afternoon, pre-
paratory to the great military pageant
of Tomorrow and Tuesday.
For two days the wheels of industry
throughout greater New York will come
to an almost complete standstill while
Father Knickerbocker proudly greets
his triumphant sons of the 27th Divis-
ion
Although the great event of the two
day spectacle of welcome will not oc-
eur until the men who broke through |
the Hindenburg line march up Fifth
Avenue Tuesday morning, the celebra-
ton will begin for many Of the youth
full veterans-and for as many citizens
as can crowd into the picture-when
the Brooklyn soldiers reach their home
srmories tonight.
Brooklyn and The Bronx viii shout
"Welcome home!" to their returning
heroes in preliminary parades tc-mor-
row morning. To make those reviews
passible it was necessary to provide
special trains to bring them in from
Camps Merritt and Mills late this
afternoon and this evening. They will
move Immediately to their armories,
where they will be greeted in an in
formal manner by their relatives and
friends.
Others Here on Leave
Others from the camps have antici-
pated the official movement of troops
by coming TO their homes on special
leave. Many will remain here for, the
festivities that await them, and avoid
the scheduled movements of their
units by trains and ferries tonight
and tomorrow morning.
Practically all of tomorrow morn
ing will be given over to more or less
informal reviews and greetings as units
arrive to march across the city to ar
mories. The programme for the 107th,
for instance, will be an elaborate one
Major General John F. O'Ryan and
other high officers of the division will
review the marchers as they make their
first trip up Fifth Avenue from the
stand before the Union League Club.
An escort of the old 7th, numbering
approximately 1000 men under Majo,
General Daniel Appleton, will march
with the returning veterans. Since
this will be the most intimate, personal
greeting of the special friends of this
organization, the men are looking for
ward to their own parade with almos
as great interest as to the big spectacle
of Tuesday.
Avenue Gayly Decorated
Fifth Avenues holiday dress, prob
ably the most elaborate and costly raj
ment it has worn in all its histori
career, has been completed and donnet
Its decorations have been divided int
three classes, in which as many senti
ments are expressed. The note of tri
umph, the note of memorial and tina
Of carnival and jubilstion, all are e.
pressed in symbols Of light and colo
At Madison Square the splendol
that mark Roman triumph will
reproduced. A colonade of pylons Wi
extend from Twenty-third Stree
north, forming q lane up to the vi
tory Arch, at Twenty-fifth Stree
which Ia the dominant feature of tn
part Of the avenue.
There will be impressive ceremoni
as this point. On the Altar of Liber
mere will be massed stands of flat
of all the Allies and Representative
rom the embassies OF these vario,
nAuons viii be there to review u
marching soldiers and participate
certain formal exercises.
Bugiers TO Sound Salute. ~
On the approach Of the processi'
the bands will cease their triumph
nasic and the buglers will sound
sslutc TO the colors. Across the av
Eue VIII be stretched a silksn roy
~ the salute Is sounded a single ~
aier OF the 9th Division either
p,1yAA or ncn-commigeioned offic
Hnc Will be chosen because OF specI
yaIiAntry for which ne has receiv
neeorations--wiil step forward a.
ssser this barrier wssn his bayonet.
toremost. In the procession will
group Of soldiers carrying an Il
msnse service fIag with 1872 "a
sssys, the gsft Of ths Luncbson Ci
y she New York Stock Exchange. r
slArz will be commemorative Of
nsen wk1 laid down their lives
xrSnee and Belgium.
1nsD will come gun calssou. dra