The sun., 1919-03-12
'O'RYAN TO WELCOME
ARTILLERY BRIGADE
General and Staff Will Meet
Units Of 9th Division in
Harbor Tomorrow.
5 UNITS DUE ON AMERICA
All Will Join Review March
Ex-Governor Of South
Carolina to Attend.

Major-Gen. Organ and his stan will
go down the harbor Thursday morning
to greet the Fifty-second Artillery Brig
ade of the Twenty seventh Division,
which comprises the 104th, 1o5th and
1o6th regiments. the 1920 Ammuni-
ton Train and the 1921 Trench Mortar
Battery. Although the New York d.
Visions artillery did not fight under
command OF Gen. Organ, 1t will be
taken back to the Twenty-seventh's
bosom upon returning on the America
and will participate in the divisional re-
view.
The Fifty-second Brigade holds a
proud war record. 1t left Camp Wads-
worth ten months ago and was assigned
to the overseas units of National Guard
troops of Illinois and West Virginia. II
took part in the fighting around Verdun
In early September. at st. Mihiel and in
the Meuse-Argonne offensive on the
west bank of the Mouse, between Bethin-
court, Forges Gercourt and Dannevoux.
The brigade was playing an active part
In the Meuse-Argonne offensive at the
time the armistice was signed.
Fought in Many Battles.
Notable battles in which the Twenty
seventies artillery participated were Lois
Plat-Chene, Consenvoys, Grand Mon
tagne, Dun-der- Mouse. Haraumont Ridge
and Boine- du-Sonnouiller. Brigade sta
tisticians estimate that outfits of the
Organ gunners threw an immense
amount OF steel and high explosives into
the German lines, the number OF rounds
fred by the 104th, 105th and 106th regi-
ments aggregating 20o,9l4.
Included among the officers TO arrive
with the Fifty-second, most of whom are
New Workers, are Brig. Gen. George A.
Wingate, Col. Charles @. Pulls Col. De
Witt c. Weld. Jr., Lieut.-Col. Walter L.
Bell, Lieut-Col. Isaac J. Lowell, Lieut.
Col. John T. De Laney, Lieut.-Col Will
lam o. Richardson. Lieut.. Guido f.
Verbeck, Major Thomas Hammond,
Major Strattford +. Corbett. Major Rob-
ert NJ. Marshall Major Percival E Ma
gle, Major Frank NJ. Sears, Major Brad
ley Goodyear and Major Robert W.
Kinds.
An absorbing topic in the headquar-
ters of the Twenty seventh Advance
Party" in the Biltmore yesterday was
the engagement OF Capt. Joseph d. Eddy
aide-de-camp to Gen. Organ and COM
handing officer OF the Twenty seventh
show unit. to Miss Sally Harrison Dun
lap. daughter OF David Dunlap of Bruns-
wick Hall. Lawrenceville, Va. News Of the
engagement was made public Tuesday
afternoon. Capt Eddy possesses an en-
viable war career. He was cited in orders
and participated in much of the Twenty
seventies hardest battles. He is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Eddy OF Val
leyview. Morristown. n j.
organ to Visit south.
Gen. Organ announced yesterday
that he intended to accept the invitation
from South Carolina, Tennessee and
ctler Southern States for his presence at
the homecoming review of the Thirtieth
Division, which has not yet returned
from France. The affinity which has
sprung UP between the fighting men of
the North and South Is best felt and ex-
pressed by the men themselves, but civil
lans and State authorities wishing to
perpetuate this spirit OF fellowship
watch knows no boundaries are map
pins out programmes which are expacted
to more deeply unite the men OF the
I wenty-seventh and their friends OF the
South. with whom they trained and
fought.
Gov Cooper OF South Carolina will
head delegation OF South Carolinians
TO New York to witness the parade Of
the Twenty-seventh Division The Twen-
ty-seventh was in training camp at
Spartsnburg. The Thrtieth Division. to
v hose parade Gov. Smith and Gen.
Organ have been invited. Is composed
OF troops from Georgia, Tennessee and
the Carolinas. II fought with Gen.
o Ryan's men at Vierstaat Ridge and at
We Hindenburg line midway between
st. Quentin and Cambria.