The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-09
PERSHTNG AT DINNER
Within. S. NOTABLES
Guest Of Rodman Wanamsko,.
Is Escorted to Table by
Mayor Hylan.
VISITS THE HIPP0DRoMr
Generals Son Warren Has A
Grand Time at Theatre
and Among Elephants.
VISITS THE HIPP0DRoME

Gen. Pershing spent last evening N
a long round Of cheers and cheer n,
left the waldorf at 8 80, amid a th-o,.
Of several thousand persons, drawn ~
tho spot by the Generals flag av,,,
from the beribboned motor Of Dsput,
Police Commissioner Harriss and N,
guard Of motorcycle policemen sputter.
ing at the curb. The Generals ,ta,,
lined the path from the door Of the hots
to that of the car. They came smartIy
to the salute as he appeared. 1t was IN.
signal for a spontaneous yell from TIA
crowd that followed him all the way IN
the avenue.
Deputy Commissioner Rodman wans.
maker, Gen. Pershing's host for dinner,
insisted that he ride in an open car
rather than in the closed one that had
been decorated for him. The General
agreed with smile, and then followed
comic tussle among the policemen In an
endeavor to shift the Generals flag from
one car to the other. The crowd, how.
ever, needed no nag, and cheered ths
right car until he arrived at the Rita
There the table was set about the
edge of the ballroom and the entire cen.
tire of the floor was turned into sor.
geous garden of roses, gladlola, other
brilliant flowers and great masses Of
foliage. Within the lovely green walls
of the ballroom II presented picture
seldom excelled at such an affair In
| this city.
On Mayor Hylan's Arm. -,
Gen, Pershing entered on the arm Of
Mayor Hylan. with Commissioner Wan
amaker and the Generals STAFF follow.
| ing. Others at the dinner included
Rear Admiral Glennon. Major-Gen.
Shanks Commissioner Enright, Deputy
Commissioners Harrlss, Leach, Wallace
and Allan Ryan; Senator Warren, Mar
eel Knecht, T. Coleman du Pont, John
Barrett. Harry Sinclair. August siz
John F. Sinnott, John Shaw, Thomas
Hayes and Alfred johnson. The dinner
was purely an informal one and thers
were no speeches.
Long before the General had finished
dining young Warren Perehing, thrust
| into obscurtty for the afternoon. was
| telephoning to the Hippodrome, warning
Mark Luescher that he, Warren. would
| be there early to see the elephants and
| insisting that he be placed in box neaf
his father His desires were not only
II
dug up some apples and a pretty GIL
| and sent Warren into the mysteriou,
| lower regions of the Hipp to feed the
pachyderms.
| IT wouldn't have missed It for any.
thing" Warren beamed as he came up
| again.
Outside big crowd had gathered.
| and the cheers telling of the arrival o.
| the General coincided nicely with the
| applause at the end of the book tableaa
on the stage. The. General appeared in
/ an upper box decorated by a huge laurel
wreath and his four starred flag Tha
audience stood to a man and cheered
him. -- .-, -....-. ,s..
| Arrives in Midst of Cheers.
Gen. Pershing arrived in the midst Of
these cheers. Suddenly he stopped and
| his hand snapped to the salute while his
whole face and figure became rigid at
| attention. He FIRST of all the throng
| heard the band playing 1.-THE Star Span
gied Banner" Other officers drifted In
and were almost seated before they
realized what was going on. But Gen
Pershing heard 1t Immediately.
There were demands for speech but
the General smiled and settled back be-
| CWcen Cno Mayor ana MI w dnduldheI W
enjoy the show. He grinned broadly
when a lightning sketch artist drew
picture of him, and he showed a healthy
interest in the trick riding Of Boots Han
naford. He showed a no less healthy
one in the diving girls who climbed the
proscenium arch near his box and al
most took premature tumbles into the
tank trying to see him. In fact, the Gen
eral almost broke up the show on num-
Der of occasions with pretty girls forget
ting their steps to get a good look Of
him.
Gen. Pershing returned TO the Waldorf
at 11:20 and found another big crowd
waiting to cheer him to bed. He began
to see the humor OF It.
It thought I'd fool you by getting
home early" he said as he stood up ID
| the car and saluted. Then he ran nks
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