The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-02-27
SECOND DIVISION GIVEN
ENORMOUS OVATION ASST
ROUNDS PEACE MONUMENT

One of the greatest ovations ever
given a body of men in Washington
I Following General Harvey and his staff
| Peace Monument-welI named today
and swung into Pennsylvania avenue.
AS the District men, who have re-
| turned home marching i'm platoon col
umns. and the wounded Washington
boys from Walter Reed, some minus
an arm. others with one leg or one
arm. riding in automobiles wendell their
way up the historic thoroughfare, cheer
after cheer rent dhe air. -
Gen. William +. Harvey, former COM
| mandcr of the District of Columbia
National Guard is leading the second
division. General Harvey resigned his
commission with the District troops when
he WAS mustered into the Federal serv-
ice in July. 1917. Re commanded one
of the depot brigades throughout the
war.
Band from Meade.
greeted the Second Division as it rounded
came the band from Camp Meade Sixty
pieces composed the Maryland canton
ment's organization.
Then thirty wounded District men
from Walter Reed Hospital, in six
automobiles. chuEged up the Avenue.
Three hundred of their crippled pals.
who have been brought from the
hospital by the Red Cross in automo-
biles loaned by citizens, will cheer
them from the reviewing stand in
front of the White House.
The District wounded are escorted
by Capt. L. S. Scott of the Air Service,
Lieut.. William +. Davis of the Cen
eraI STAFF, and Lieut.. II. i. Coolidge,
aide to General Sims. Some have
only one leg, others have an empty
sleeve, while still others have fingers
missing and eyes blown out by high
explosive shells.
The Camp Meigs' Band of sixty
pieces, led by their bandmaster,
Lieut.. r. p DENNIS, followed the
wounded men.
The real fireworks were set off as
the District boys who have been dis
charged or who are awaiting the
coveted slip of paper did "platoons
left at the Peace Monument and
swung past the Botanical Gardens.
Ovation for All
Gold strirers and silver stripers
were all alike. The boys who did not
get over/vere given The same ovation
as their more fortunate brothers OF
the A. z. F.
More than ] 500 District men regis
tered for the parade and nearly all of
them were in line. OF this number
i72 were officers
No attempts were made 20 separate
them into their various branches. and
therefore none carried rifles. Infan-
try, artillery. cavalry, engineers, and
various other arms of the service
were all together.
Majors marched with privates. cap
tains with corpOrals. and lieutenants
with sergeants. All were the same
to each other and to the cheering
thousands Platoon leaders were
mostly picked from the officers pres
ent.
Marched az Unit.
The only group of men divided off
were those of Company D. SiXtieth
coast artillery, who were recently
mustered out at Fort Washington.
These men, under command Of Capt.
G. W. Byrne, marched as a unit be-
hind the other District men.
This unit is composed of the for
mer First and Second companies. Dis
1rict Of Columbia coast artillery.
Most Of them were recruited from
students Of George Washington Uni
versity and for a long time comprised
the white House Guard" They re-
Gently returned from overseas and
all have been discharged.