The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-09-18
NATIONAL HERO
IS WELCOMED HOME
DESCRIPTION OF GREAT WEI
COME PAID ARMY COMMAND
Err IN NEW YORK
PERSHMG SHOWS NATURAL MODESTY
Attention Paid to Army Commander
is Considered as Tribute Paid to
Men That He Commanded.

The following Associated Press &C.
count of the big review OF the amous
First Division, as it took place in
New York, is so interesting and of
such historical value that we give it
our readers as one of the great events
of the years history.
Over a ive-mile flower strewr path
way, Gen. Pershing led his famous
First Division down Fifth avenue to-
day to the wild applause of 1000, 900
proud countrymen. 1t was the last
great review of the World Var for
New York, and it was a fitting climax
to a long series of military spectacles.
The commander of Americas armies
shared honors with the battle-scarred
veterans who won undying fame on
the fields of France For all of them
it was one of life's most memorable
days. AS he rode down the avenue
the stern lines of the leaders face
relaxed in the now famous Pershing
smile, and when he ~dismounted in
Washington square at the end of the
march surrounded by his staff, ex-
claimed:
at was the most enthusiastic and
patriotic outburst I ever have seem"
Behind Pershing rode a score Of
major generals and brigadiers, and
back of them rode the commanders
guard of honor, the world famed COM
posite regiment of d~oughboys, the
flower of six divisions. Stalwart
young giants, magnificent Americans,
they scored in the nations metropolis
in a triumph far dearer to their hearts
than the laurels they won in the vic
tory reviews of Paris and London.
Nearly all the men wore wound chew.
rons.
Back of "Pershing's own" swept the
25,000 regulars Of TIE First Division,
fully accoutered for war. Horse, foot
and artillery they swept down the ave-
nue. 1t was a dress parade, but so
far as equipment went they might have
been on their way to the front. The
faces under the bobbing trench he'll
NETS were stern and businesslike. In.
their veins was the blood of many
races, but they had been welded to-
gether by the fires Of war into an
un%conquerable unit which beat BACK
the Prussian guards and broke the
pride of Germany. But they paid the
price of victory, for 5000 of their COM
rades are sleeping their eternal sleep
in France, while $1,000 others bear the
scars of combat.
AS Pershing came abreast the great
grandstand at the metropolitan mu.
scum the great crowd went wild with
enthusiasm. He sat on his horse as
the cavalryman has been taught to
do, smiling n saluting with the
gloved hand, while Immediately be-
hind streamed the American colors
and the four starred flag of a full
general.
The commander made but one stop
on the march, and that was at st.
Patrick's cathedral to change horses.
He dismonnted amidst a crowd of girls
representing the Knights Of Column
bus, eager to be the first to hand him
lowers. Upon the cheek of the victor
he implanted a kiss while she blushed
happily.
Seated on a private stand il front
of the cathedral were Cardinal MERCER
and a throng of church dignitaries.
Pershing paused to welcome to Amer
lea the heroic old man who so proudly
defied the German invaders. The
cathedral chimes ran out in hymns
nf yintnrv onI Tho UCko- C--
Banner as two world figures clasped
hands.
Il love America with all my heart,
and greet you as one Of the worlds
greatest soldiers" was the greeting
OF Belgium's primate while the soldier
saluted.
Accompanying Gen. P~ershing at the
head of the division rode Mai. Gen.
Edward F. McGlachlin, commanding,
and with him two other former com.
manders of the First, Maj. Gen. VIM.
L. Siebert, who took the troops TO
France, and Lieut.. Gen. Robert L. Bull
lard, who took them into action and
later ~relinquished command to take
a higher post. With them were a host
OF other officers, including Brig. Gen.
Frank Parker, of Charleston, S. c.,
and other commanders, some Of whom
saw their first active service with
the division In France.
The troops in line represented for
ty-seven states Of the union and sew.
eral of the insular possessions and
among the marchers were more than
1000 "old time" d~oughboys whose only
recorded home is the United States
army. Trudging along under the
weight of full combat equipment. every
pack in place, rifles clean, and bayo-
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