New-York tribune., 1919-09-10
"Old Friends -
Lead Charge
On Perslling g
Receives Invitations to Pay
Visits About Hotel: Vol
levs of Tributory Tele-
grams Are Received
Accepts Gift of Horse
Has Many Callers. Includ-
ing Relatives: Govern
ors Wire Greetings

More surprise engagements arc be-
ing encountered by General Pershing
during his sojourn in New York. mem
hers of his staff said yesterday. than
he ever experienced in the field De-
spite the presence OF outposts and
guards at 1st Division HadQuarters
an the third floor Of the Waldorf
Astoria. admirers Of The c. neral. with
far more ingenui.y y than ever was dis
played by Won Hindenburgs 5 men, re
peatedy break through the lines,
while l constant fire of bouquets. tele
grams. letters and gifts OF every de-
scrip.ion is kept Up from morning
to night.
The commander Of the American
forces WAS enjoying a Quio. break
fas. yesterday when woman from
Joplin, Mo. bearing q bouquet Of
American Beauties was discovered in
the generals sitting room separated
from the breakfasting chamber only
By silk curtain. The alarm was
gwen and the general. being n neg
iige rctreated in disorder.
Soon afterward concerted advance
on ;he Pershine suite was launched
BY delegation OF "old friends" from
San Antonio, while q company of "ad-
mring MisSourians' deY.jyed in mass
formation in the hall and battery
OF movie men and photographers
brought up in the rear.
Accedes to Requests
TIE San Antonians wanted General
Pershing TO descend 20 the main lobby
OF the hotel. wEsre a crowd had col
ected in the hope of oettin~ = glimpse
of the man who bossed ta.n~s Over
there" The Missouri folk wanted to
stage a reception on the third floor
halls and the camera men besought the
general 0 ascend 10 the roof and pose
for his photograph.
There's sucn & hing as f.i ling q
man with Kindness SAID General
pershins However. he acceGed % .!
requests ard went in turn 10 the hal!
lobby and roo.
Among those who called or General
Pershing yesterday were Representa-
tive Madden. o. Illinois. and Major
General James Parker. formerly in
command Of The 1st Division. Con
gresham Madden told reporters that
the general had asked him 10 call Sc
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sonally for the many kind things Mad
den mad sad Of him on the iloor OF the
House during the war.
Relatives Are Callers
Other callers we're his sisters, Mrs
Butler and Miss PershiNg, who ac-
companied a relative of the general
Mrs. H. NJ. McFee. of Princeton, Ill.
General Pershing went to the Dur
lam Ar. r., o..
Street and Central PARK West. t. in
spect a six- -year-old thorough bred Nir
ginia charger. h eif. OF the Lieutenan
Jefferson Feigel Post of the American
Legion. A member Of the post asket
General Pershing if he would accep
the gift.
Yes. indeed" was his reply. "I shall
treasure it as memory Of the olt
First
The horse vas bred at Stanton, Va
the birthplace OF President Wilson. an,
is said 10 be one Of the finest horse
ever sent out OF the Shenandoah Val
ley.
General Pershing has been greeted
from all over the United States in th'
last forty eight hours. kilograms from
every state in the Union and from al
most every city have been arrivin:
in bundle lots since the general stepped
on American soil
10 Governors Send Greetings
More than fifteen governors hav
wired their greetings iii behalf of thel'
states. One hundred and fifty mayor.
have done the same for their cities
and high-ranking army officers unable
to come to New York have sent then
ielicitations by telegraph.
Chambers of commerce Throughout
the country. rotary clubs. fraterna
orders, labor unions and scores o
posts of the new American Legior
have greeted the commander. lndi
vlduals, many of whom General Per
shlng has never heard of. and other.
remote friends, have welcomed him b.
wire.
He has ordered that practical,
all these wires shall be answered d
and Colonel Marshall one of the
aids, is now busy with his staff o
stenographers carrying out the order
The Missouri State Elks Associatio,
wired to ask General Pershing to come
and visit his old home as trc guest O
the association.
Welcomed by Milwaukee Girl
The General Association of Alsatian
and Lorrainians in America took tn
, occasion OF Pershng's arrival to re
iterate its thanks by wire for the de
livery to France of Alsace Lorraine.
he Vancouver Wash Commercial
, Club recalled in it's telegram that it
city was the oldest military post j,
F. the Northwest and headquarters of tn