New-York tribune., 1919-02-13
Independent Welcomers Fac
ing Opposition in Arrange
ments to Hail Their Own

on the list of active committee mem
bers. Charles G. Bishop, president O
the 59th Over Here Club, already hat
made the statement that the friends O.
the 59th would give an independcn
welcome to Brooklyn's famous regi
ment. Mr. Neaderland wrote to Presi
cent Riegelmann as follows:
~ am in receipt of an invitation
rendered through John J. Delaney tt
the fighting 59th as a member of the
Brooklyn Victory Celebration Commit
tee.
Deserves Highest Honors
"Our 59th is deserving of the highest
honors that Brooklyn can bestow upor
| it,
"That there may be no misunderstood
ing as to my relations with the Brook.
llyn Victory Celebration Committee as
1t is now constituted, l beg to respect
1ully call your attention to my com
m5nlcatlon of February 5, in which
asked you to please accept my resg-
nation, to take effect Immediately.
1T was privilege for me to serve
on the committee while it represented
non partisan brooklyn personnel.
"Ihe committee, as originally consti-
tuted, was credit to Brooklyn The
pest thought in the borough was CO.
operating to degree never before at
tanned, with the splendid purpose of
honorlng our boys in manner be-
hitting the splendid service they had
rendered.
at is most unfortunate both for
them and for our borough that the
committee was not permitted to func-
ton as free men and free women
should unctior-independ and CO.
operatively. 1t Is q great pity that
this is now impossible.
Insists on Release
81 beg to be Immediately released
from a committee that must seek ap-
proval for its acts from power out
side of our borough, whose influence
is viewed with apprehension and bor-
ough-wide distrust
Our Brooklyn heroes fought for our
Brooklyn homes, for the dear ones they
have in Brooklyn. and it is the Brook
iyn foIk who, unhampered, should well
come Brooklyn's own
you must, sir, feel your responsi-
hl'lty very deeply as you view the dis
Cod and dissension that your aAion
his created among those Brooklynitcs
who had looked forward with such
pride and pleasure to publicly showing Z
their affection and esteem for Brook
lyn's heroes on land and sea.
The creation of another Independent
welcoming body in Brooklyn also was
announced yesterday. The 1O6th In
Regiment has been appointed by
Colonel Louis Jewett Praeger Of III
23rd. 1t will be strictly non partisan
and will have for it's honorary chair
man Frank H. Norton, the last colonel
of the old 23d N. G. N. Y. The active
chairman will be Lieutenant Coiorei
Thomas Fairservis.
Offers to Act as Escort
Colonel Praeger has sent the follow
ing telegram to Colonel Franklin w.
Ward, commander of the 106tn lnfantcy
in France:
"The 23d Infantry, New York Guard
offers its services and requests the priv
ilege of escorting the 106th United
States Infantry should there be a pub
lie parade in New York, if consistent
with any other arrangement you may
make. The officers and men of the new
23d join in hearty congratulations to
you and the regiment on the wonderful
record it has made in its overseas SER
vice. Please call upon US for anything
we can 90 LOT you.
Several letters of resignation which
had not been made public by Borough
President Riegelmann came 20 light
yesterday Professor William c. Peck
ham, assistant adjutant and assistant
quartermaster general Of the Depart
meht of New York, Grand Army OF the
Republic, made the following state
ment:
81 resigned promptly as a vice -pres
dent and as member Of the general
committee after Hearst had won his
victory over the Brooklyn politicians.
But the Borough President has no.
given out my name as having resigned,
nor has he by letter acknowic lged my
resignation. / desire my friends to
know that I do not stand for the pres
ent situation, and | should like to have
the fact published that l have re-
signed"
Other Similar Complaints
Thomas Kelby, another member of
the general committee, and several
members of Local Board No. 23 made
similar complaints.
Discussing Congressman Delaney's
statement that the original committee
had spent $4,000 of the money col
lected, Ex- Chairman Jonas said yester-
day that James II. Post, j. Adolph Mol
lonhauer, j. O'Keeffe and Frank J
Helmlc spent $4,000 out Of their owr
pockets, while members of the commit
tee. Mr.. Post paid 500 for the ex.
penses Of the mass meeting at the Acad-
emy Of Music and presented the com
mittee with tho electric "Welcome
Home" sign. now on Borough Hall, and
with the illuminated Christmas tree
which stood in Borough Park.
OF the money actually spent, Mr.
Jonas said, half Of it was for circular
izing 100000 telephone subscribers
Only 500 was spent for salaries, and
Mr.. Jonas offers to buy back from the
committee the 900 worth Of furnl-
! ture which was bought, if the new
smaller committee does not need it.
Mr. Jonas also announced that papers
in $4,000 damage suit had beer
served jointly on him, Mr.. Post anc
Inspector Murphy. The suit was filed
by Records Commissioner Edmund
O'Connor, one of the men escorted out
Of the Academy Of Music for disturb
ing the mass meeting at which James
| NJ. Beck was u speaker.
81 only hope he will bring it to tria'
and not let it fall by the wayside.
was Mr.. Jonas's only comment on the
suit