The sun., 1919-03-25


fee in proportion will be taken to dis
abled soldiers and sailors in the various
srandstands by the police in their new
automobile buffet, q long car with lunch
counters on each side. Loaded down
with eatables and manned by pretty
girls from various war activities, the
motor will cruise about until all the
empty bread baskets have been hned ana
the thirsty throats drowned in coffee.
The car is the gift OF Or. John A Har-
riss, Special Deputy Police Commits
sioner. 1t will be used by policemen
on long stretches Of duty at ores.
strikes or riots.
The care OF out OF town wounded men
who are arriving to take their lart In
welcoming the Twenty seventh has been
! taken over by the War Camp Commu-
nifty Service, address IS West Twenty
seventh street, telephone number Far
ragut 62t7. The Service will provide
bed and board free and will call at the
railroad stations for those unable to
| walk. Wounded men also will be en-
tertained and housed by the Jewish Well
fare Board Of 50 Park avenue.
| After the 3Co or moro automobiles
containing the wounded Of the Twenty
seventh reach 10th street they will be
allowed to take places OF vantage on
the side streets south Of 10th street
Ambulances, nurses and doctors will be
located at Fourteenth, Twenty-fourth.
Thirty-fourth. Eorty-second. Fffty-flrst,
sixtieth. seventy-second, Ninetieth and
| 10sth streets.
The official reviewing stand will DO at
Eighty-eecond street Here national.
State and city officials will view the
parade. The guard Of honor at this
point win be 600 West Point cadets,
The West Pointers will be commanded
by Col. Bugse and will arrive in the city
by way Of the West Shore Ferry ut
A. NJ After breakfast in the ferryhouss
they will march under police escort to
the reviewing stand.
| After the parade the cadets will lunch
at the Biltmore and receive the freedom
| of the city from Fourth Deputy Police
Commissioner Fred. A. Wallis. The ca
diets were permitted to come to the city
by Secretary Newton d. Baker because
he believed the sight OF tho returning
veterans would give the future officers
Of the army an unusual Inspiration.
In acknowledgment of the welcome
which the city has extended to the
Twenty-seventh. a welcome which has
cost SYST, 1000. half OF which was met by
the city and half by private subscription.
MaJor-Gen. Organ issued a statement
thanking the people for their kind treat
ment.
"rhe officers and men Of the Twenty
seventh Division have been quite over
| whelmed by the kindness OF the reception
given upon our arrival and since our ar
rival in New York" he said. I'VE are
greatly impressed by the plans of the
state and municipal authorities In con-
nection with the parade. The enter
talnment provided by the Mayors Com
mittee OF the city of New York has at.
forded our officers and men great pleas
ure and their appreciation Is keen.
"I>think II is due the officers and mer
OF the division to say that while they
are proud of ttlelr record they realize
that they were not the only combat
division OF the American army which
did we'll in Europe. for there we're many
others. Many OF our officers and mer
have expressed the hope that the peopl,
will give a rousing welcome to othei
divisions as they return, and moro par
ticularly to our own Seventy-seventl
Division and to the Rainbow Division
by which We are so handsomely repre-
scented by tho gallant Sixty-ninth.
I'VE stand ready with our armory
equipment and enthusiasm to aid Il
every way adequate receptions FOR tn,
other homecoming divisions"
Belgian King Sends Cable.
At the Biltmore yesterday was give,
out tho text of a cable message from
Albert, King Of the Belglans. to Gen
Organ. sent by way Of the Belgia,
Legation and delivered by Lieut.. Philil
Barber acting military attache. Tn
cable. addressed to tho Belgian Charg
d'Anaires. said:
Having been informed OF the tri
umphal return OF the Twenty-seventl
Division OF the American army I ad
dress to you and to your valiant an,
victorious men who fought so bravely Il
J Flanders the grateful greetings OF tn
whole Belgian nation. ALBERT"
The Twenty-seventh entered Belgium
} on July 4 and fought close 10 the littl
, Belgian army commanded by King AL
bert. The Twenty and tn
r Thrtieth were the first American
" divisions to fight on Belgian soil.
Although the parade is officially tina
of the Twenty-seventh Division only tn
Red Cross unit which went through al
: OF the danger and toll of the division
I also will march. This unit. commando,
/ by Capt. Stephen y. Bobo. is regarde
I by every man in the division. from tn
humblest buck to Major-Gen. O'Ryar
8 as a part of the division, chiefly be
cause II was never separated from
= during the active fighting. Cant, Bob