New-York tribune., 1919-04-13
Parade of New York City's
Own Depends Chiefly on
Interview Tomorrow at
Camp Pontanezin, Brest
War Office Gives No Hope
General Harbord's Coop
Grafton in France Is
Asked by Wanamaker

c..retarv Baker will meet General
r.-,h;ne and Major General James G.
u.rbord. chief of the Service Of Sup
IL, tomorrow at Camp Pontanezin, in
p..s+ The occasion will be great
ro;,;+arv review of homeward bound
,roons in honor of Mr.. Baker, but he
ID expected TO take up with the two
GENERALS the proposal to send the 77th
n;v;s,on home in a convoy, so that
s;v;s;onal review may be held without
derangement of the War Department
scheme for rapid rehabilitation.
IN the result of this interview de-
rends the parade of the 10000 men
comnrising New York City's own divi-
sion. Plans are going forward on the
assumption that there will be parade
~ the entire division, but this assump-
tion is based entirely upon the state
uant by Mr.. Baker just before his
denarture on the Leviathan last Mon
dav that he would do what he could
upon his arrival IN France.
No Hope From War Office
As far as the army administration
IN Washington is concerned, it has not
Va. receded an inch from its original
attitude that no divisional review
could be promised. This position was
again affirmed yesterday by Adjutant
General T c. Harris, who, in reply to
a ouery from Nathaniel Phillips, presi-
dent Of the League of Foreign Born
Citizens, telegraphed as follows:
"Regret probably impracticable to
authorize 7ith Division to parade as a
division. Units of this division will be
authorized to parade shortly after ar
rival in port.
The Mayors Committee, while it is
proceeding with plans for divisional
review. is still uncertain, though hope
full of the outcome of Mr.. Bakers con-
ference with General Pershing at
Brest Rodman Wanamaker, chairman
of the Mayors Committee, cabled to
General Harbord yesterday q request
for the date on which the 77th Divi-
sion Will sail, and added:
people of Americas metropolis
particularly interested in having ar
rangemants made at embarkation point
SO that all units of division viii arrive
in New York simultaneously.
Asks for Cooperation
Eve want to celebrate Victory Loan
and return Of our men in largest and
most impressive manner. We appre-
ciate that with cooperation at your end
our programme can be carried out in
entirety"
Little doubt was expressed last
night at the Offices of the committee in
the Hall of Records that Secretary
Baker would be successful in arrang-
ing the departure of the division prac-
tically as q unit. The purpose of the
cable message, it was stated, was tc
show the officers in charge of embark
ing troops how anxious New York City
was to have divisional review.
Seventy-seventh Still at lie Mans
1t is not known yet whether the divi.
sion will be embarked at Brest or Sain,
Nazare. 1t is still in embarkation bill
let's near lie Mans.
Enlistment of young women to dance
with soldiers at the various entertai n
ments following their arrival, began
yesterday. Officials of the War Camp
Community Service announced that its
social division alone would have $1,000
girls The I. W. G. A. will have be-
tween 1000 ard 5000. IL is said. and
The knight Of Columbus, the Jewish
Welfare Board and the Jewish Commit
Tee q Welcome arc expected TO enroll
the remainder Of 10000.