The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-10
'ROUND0F ACTIVITY
MARKS DAY OF REST
Pershing Sees Callers, Gets a
Horse, Poses for Movies
and Attends Feasts.
SEES HIMSELF IN FILMS
Cities All Over the Country
Invite Victor of War to
Visit Them.

Visit Them.
Yesterday was supposed to be some
what a day Of rest for Gen. Pershing.
There was an idea that he might wish
to refresh himself following the home
coming ordeal Of the previous day and
in preparation for to-day's parade. The
only moments in which he could be sup
posed to be resting. however. were the
few that he spent in his rooms at the
Waldorf. And those were devoted to
answering as many as possible Of a pile
of more than a thousand messages re-
ceived by cable and telegraph.
Many Of the kilograms were double
rush invitations from cities which want
him to stop of for q visit on his way to
wherever he's going. Everybody from
Penobscot to San Diego wants to see
Pershing and is telling him SO. Being
punctual man. he rs getting off replies as
fast as possible The only Invitation
he is known to have accepted yesterday
came from Mayor Smith of Philadelphia
The General will stop there on his way
to Washington on Friday morning long
enough for a public reception In City
Hall
Gen. Pershing slept until Q o'clock
yesterday morning. That was his only
concession to the demands of WEAKNESS,
He breakfasted with his son Warren.
his sisters. Mrs d. N. Butler and Miss
Mae Pershing, and his brother, James
F. Pershing. Then he went to the hotel
roof to face the camera squad for what
he said was the last time. 1t seems
that President Wilson, Secretary Baker
and photographers are the only civilians
from whom the General ever takes
orders.
Smile" said one of the camera men.
81 can't smile all the time" Gen.
Pershing protested. Take me as am,
not as ought to be-"
Movie Man Gets the Smile.
whereupon he smiled, so they got
what they wanted after ALL A Lieu
tenant of the Photographic section Of
the army air service had motion
picture machine aimed at him. You
are just grinding along there" said the
General. How much are you taking,
anyway? Does the Government furnish
all that ffim?s He was plainly anxious
to get away. but realizing the value of
pictures in peace as well as war he
paused for one more pose with his
cap off. The movie man began cranking
again. His superior raised his hand.
saying. Now don't grind until / get
ready" Raising both hands to his head
~
then after facing the battery once more
said decisively.- this is the last time 1
am going to pose"
On the way back to his apartment
he' was erected by relative, Mrs. N.
H. Mckee, who had come from Prince
ton, Ind. An old friend and sincere
booster. Representative Madden of Illi-
nois, was one of the few admitted to the
suite by the judicious aids at the door.
Mr.. Madden confessed he was one Of
the first to celebrate the name OF Per-
shing in Congress, Of which fact he was
proud. Another caller was Major-Gen.
James Parker, formerly in command of
the, First Division. Gen. Pershing said
to Mr.. Madden and Gen. Parker 81
recently made a tour OF the old front
with Marshal Foch and found that, the
people are getting a grip on things
again"
A few minutes later a crowd In the
hotel corridor and another in Thirty
third street had a chance to use their
voices when the General, with an aid,
| Col. ]. G. Quekemeyer. and Lieut.. ]. 7.
! Harmon, got into, an automobile driven
by slick traffic policeman to go up to
| Durland's Riding Academy. at Sixty
sixty street and Central Park West
There he accepted from the Lieut.. JEFF
ferson Feigle Post OF the American
Legion a six-year-old Virginia thorough
! bred riding horse. It is a bay and was
bred in Staunton. Va. the boyhood home
OF President Wilson.
Pride of Virginia SHES.
Col. Quekemeyer tested the mettle OF
| the horse by several turns around the
| ring. The pride of Virginia SHE'D at a
hurdle.
II never saw him do that before, "
| apologized one OF the donors
"Oh, they all do 1t at times" Gen.
, Pershing replied. Lieut.. Harmon made
the presentation, saying. will YOU &C
! cept this horse General?"
"Of course I WILL" the General said
/ heartily. 81 consider it a very valuable
gift and shall keep it in remembrance
OF the old First and the Lieut.. Jefferson
| Feigle Post"
So, If his own veteran charger, Kid
row. arrives from Newport News in time,
Gen. Pershing has his choice of three
mounts for to-day's parade, the others
being the police horse Captain and, the
beautiful thoroughbred from John A
Kennedy's Virginia stable.
His visit to Durlands was unan-
nounced, but news Of his being there at
tracted the populace in no time. Women
| held up their babies to be kissed. The
| General picked two at random, a boy
and a girl, both from Brooklyn, of
course. The children. whose parents will
now be able to say that their Offspring
was kissed by Gen, Pershing when he
returned from France. are Donald
| Evers, son of Lieut.. Charles Evers, 449
Ocean avenue, and Patricia McEwen,
daughter of Joseph McEwen, 2107 Abe
marie terrace. Frankie Hoey, son of a
| Central Park shepherd. was not kissed,
but the winning Pershing smile was
turned his way when the Hon. Frank
at the door of the riding academy, drew
himself up and gave the General the
snappiest salute ever seen In these
parts ~
After the memorable scene In Central
Park in the afternoon Gen. Pershins
went to the Rialto Theatre as guest
of honor for the showing of motion
pictures dealing with his own career
He fairly had to night his way through
the crowd TO get In. Returning to the
Waldorf, he bored into the growing
mass of correspondence. but was in
terrupted frequently.
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