The sun., 1919-07-20


large on the pages Of history OF the war
-marchd In the parade. The line ex-
ceeded six miles In length and required
more than an hour to pass a given point.
The procession began at Albert Gate
and passed through Sloane Square to
Buckingham Palace road, crossing the
Thames at Vauxhall Bridge. 1t then
passed to Westminster Bridge and re-
crossed the Thames. going on to White
hall and Pail Mall and terminating at
Hyde Park, which adjoins Kensington
Gardens.
Large numbers OF people camped on
the streets all night to hold places from
which the parade could be seen. Huge
grand stands accommodating thousands
were erected for demobilized soldiers, an
effort being made to arrange that every
soldier home on leave from France
should see the procession. Among those
who witnessed the parade from these
stands were 1000 widows. mothers and
children of officers and men killed during
the war.
City Overflowin9.
London for the past week has been
overlooking with those who came TO the
city for the celebration Many were
forced to seek shelter in police stations
park and Embankment benches.
The nineteen thousand paraders camped
at Kensington Gardens yesterday and
last night. They were drawn from the
British, American, French, italian, Bel
gian. Japanese, Polish. Rumanian, Por-
tuguese. Serbian, Slamesc and Czecho-
Slovakian armies. The American contin-
gent consisted Of three battalions of SO
officers and 1.10o men each. Belgium
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Gen. Gillian: France was represented by
$50 men, and Italy by ss6. There were
officers and so men for each Of the
other allied nations.
Behind the allied section came Vice.
Admirals Beatty and Keyes and other
high officers of the Grand Fleet. with a
naval contingent OF 1000 men. Then
came 1000 men from the mercantile
marine and 500 women from various
war services.
Next came Field Marshal Haig and
his staff. leading 5000 British troops of
every branch OF the service. Major-Gen.
Salmond led the Royal Air Force con-
tingent. All the dominions had forces in
line. 1t had been feared that Canada
would not be represented because so few
Canadian troops were left in London.
At the last moment. however, a de-
tachment was collected, and II took part
in the parade.
Dancing in High Favor.
Since. as proved by armistice week.
dancing is the most favored way of
celebrating, the authorities provided
four huge areas for dancing on Hyde.
Green and Regents parks, old time
country dances being features OF the
programme. These dances are easy to
pick up and great crowds. in which
children were prominent. Joined In the
fun.
Elsewhere in the city military bands
gave concerts, and pageants and scenes
from Shakespeare were given by the
atrical clubs. A choir of 5000 singers
under the auspices Of the League OF
Arts gave feature entertainment, the
singers being clad in picturesque Vic
tory costumes. Tonight the Imperial
Choir appeared in peace and thanks
giving performance in Hyde Park. This
organization numbers more than 10000
singers. The public was provided with
the words or songs to be sung and
Joined in the patriotic numbers Fire
works ended the days festivities.
Everywhere the returned heroes OF the
war were honored, whether they ap-
Feared in khaki or multi These men,
released from the perils and hardships
of war led the marrymaking. Those
who did not return from the battlehelds,
however, were not forgotten. In every
town or city there were prayers for the
fallen, and many a shrine dedicated to
the memory of a dead hero bore Its
floral tribute
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