The sun., 1919-03-25
CITY CROWDED
FOR BIG PARADE
OF 9TH TO-DAY
Visitors Swarm In to Join
in Welcome to Heroes of
Organs Division.
SEATS FOR WOUNDED MEN
Fifth Avenue Gorgeously Dec
orated-Feasts at Hotels
for War Survivors.
SEATS FOR WOUNDED MEN

TIE day to which New York has
been looking forward ever since the
Twenty seventh Division sailed for
a foreign port at an urannounced
time, uncheered and unheralded. has
come. To-day the triumphant Twenty
seventh will be welcomed home in
parade which probably will be the
greatest the city has ever seen--not
In numbers OF marchers but in the
number OF spectators and volume of
enthusiasm rs we'll as serious senti-
ment.
when tina Twenty seventh gets
home" is a phrase which has been
used in innumerabie households in the
Gty and State I'm the last year or more
TO express a time when all would be
right once more. To-day the Twenty
seventh Is home, and all New York
may see with its own eyes that II is
here. To 1872 families the phrase has
lost its meaning, for their soldier will
not march up the avenue to-day. These
men will not be forgotten even in the
great JOY over the return OF the
sreater number Of the heroes, for the
very first thing in the parade will be
in an American flag, with a single
wreath upon it. Thus the division will
commemorate its dead.
Parade starts at 10 O'Clock
The great parade will step OF from
Washington Square at 10 o'clock In the
morning sharp. Tor 1t is planned to have
all the units marshalled and In order in
the side streets about the square by
$3.50. A DOCK behind the caisson will
follow automobiles bearing the wounded
OF the division. and behind them will be
the Police Band. Major-Gen. Organ
and his stan will follow. The order of
procession in detail follows:
Police Escort.
Caisson.
Police Band.
Division Commander.
STAFF.
Headquarters Detachments,
Headquarters Troop,
Tifty,fourth Infantry BriEad..
Bfs. Gen: Palmer E. Pierce. commanding;
Col Edgar S. Jennings. Commanding;
l0Tth Infantry Regiment.
ool Mortimer d. Bryant, commanding;
Fifty.third Infantry prigade.
1o5th Infantry Regiment.
Col Jamss jams, NJ Andrews, comm, eEmmandins'
lUbth ln1antTy regiment,
Col. franklin w ward. commanding:
Divisional Machine Gun Corps.
Lieut.. Col; Edward MeLeer commanding;
Lieut.. Col. Kenneth Gardner, commanding;
l0ith Machine Gun Battalion.
Major Robert r. Molynesux. commanding;
106th Machine Gun Battalion.
Major y. IL Eggleston. commanding;
lo2d Engineers.
COL. Thomas F. Crimmtns, commanding;
1o2d Field Signal Battalion,
Major Arthur 1. Howe. 9ommsndins;
Hris. Gen. George A. wingate, commanding;
loth Field Artillery
Col chs5isi sosss r R,.TS Pl's srtiilery fGm%A"''n
Col Dewitt c. Weld. commanding:
lo6th Field Artillery.
Col. Karl D. Klenn. commanding;
lO?d Trench Mortar Battery.
Capt Charles Pearson. Jr. commanding;
lo2d Trains Headauarters;
1924 Sanitary Train.
Lisut-col. R, c. wadhams COMMANDING
Lieut. Col. Waiter 4. Bell. commanding;
lo2d supply Train,
Major Carl Loebs, commanding;
l02d Engineer Train.
Ftrst Lieut.. Edward J Fagan commanding
Twenty-seysnth Military Military Police on, 0Smpens' DSnp
Mobile Ordnance Repair Shop:
Capt clarence II. Robb. commanding;
GsH,uGGsS s!S Gra.. afs%sS p.asssm.nt 1rssk'
Capt. Stephen ~ Bobo' commanding
wiu Use Frenck Formation.
Maior-Gen. Organ will ride twenty
ave yards ahead OF his stan. and behind
him the various units will march. each
sAparated by a space OF twenty-five
yards. The division will march In what
il described as a close French forma-
tion, which presents very effective ap-
peArance.
The troops will wear steel helmets and
will carry the gas mask slung at the
hto ~ iOhf pQrka Fllll CanteenS.
belts and sidearms also will be carried,
and overcoats will be worn. Bayonets
will be fixed.
The formation will be In a column of
half battalions closed In mass. making
four squads plus the guides. according
TO the orders which have been ISSUED
This means a front rank OF eighteen
men. The commander OF each platoon
will march in the line OF fle closers
Of the preceding unit about three PAGES
in front of his command.
There will be a nve minute halt every
half hour on the hour and half hour.
During these halts efforts will be made
TO leave the streets free Tor east ana
west bound traffic.
'sT'he military discipline and spirit
which has brought this division its con-
tinued success and the respect OF the
world will be on exhibition In this
parade" the orders from divisional head
quarters state. There will be no chew
ing OF gum. no conversation In the ranks
recognition of relatives. friends or ac-
suaintances while marching at attention.
No flowers. ribbons or .unauthorised
badge or decorations OF any kand VIII
be worn.'' gt4
In civilian circles yesterday indi-
viduals agreed that the men OF the
Twenty-seventh probably would not
chew gum or wear flowers. that they
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