The sun., 1919-09-11
PERSHING SEES
MILLIONS APPLAUD


forth street in sixteen minutes His car
had low top; few persons recognized
him for anything except an army of
ficer. probably bound uptown to shep-
herd the paraders into their places.
The police, as everywhere yesterday,
performed admirably in this Harlem
neighborhood. No unqualified person
got through their blue lines. The Gem
eral was introduced to Inspector Caha-
lane and others of the department. II
was noted that the Generals only dec
Grafton of honor was the little bar
that goes with the Distinguished Service
Medal. He was the least decorated
officer ON horseback yesterday. Some
OF his subordinate> wore several bars,
flashing all the colors OF the spectrum !;
they could properly have been plastered
with medals IL they desired, for they
have them. The General and his staff
wore the Sam Browne belt, whose use,
usually forbidden in this country, was
directed by the War Department for
this occasion
A bay horse was led near the General
by a proud policeman, Alton Bolster.
1t was Captain, the white footed bay
belonging to Patrolman David Tunstall
of Traffic A and q veteran of. many
parades, including that of the Seventy
seventh, In which Major-Gen. Alexander
rode him The Generals own mount
from France, Ksdron, fell victim to
quarantine red tape and did not reach
New York from Newport News. He
agreed to ride Captain half way down
the avenue and then change to JEFF, the
Virginia charger presented on Tuesday
by the Jefferson Feigl Post OF the
American Legion, in memory of the
first American artillery officer killed in
the war. The post named the horse
Gen. Pershing. Gen. Pershing renamed
him Jeff. and Jeff he stays.
Pershing's Gold Plated Saddle.
The mounts of the General and his
star were distinguished from all others
by white halter straps. Gen. Pershing' 9
saddle. OF English style, was made In
Paris and presented to him there. It
is gold mounted and bears his name
on a gold plate. Behind the horse
Captain the two color bearers were
waiting with the silken colors-Ser-
geant-maJor Harry Cooper of Boston
with the Stars and Stripes, and Sergeant
John ]. Weidner of Toledo, Ill, with the
Generals four stars on a crimson field
Meanwhile all the units of the First
Division and the picked regiment.
"Pershings Pets" the infantry with
only the Tight pack" on their backs and
thanking their stars that the big boss
omitted the blanket roll in his orders
for the day; the engineers, aviators.
artillery and all the others with their
strange and grim and picturesque para
phernalia had taken their places along
the avenue or in the side streets where
they were to fall In.
| Reveille had sounded in camp at 80
in the morning 1t may have seemed a
long day TO the witnesses OF the parade
think what 1t was to the paraders from
Cantigny. scissors, the Argonne and
way stations.
Most OF Harlem stayed up all night
to see march OF 10000 men In the
making. 1t was even n greater NIGH
for the kids than when the circus comes
to town.
Almost starting time now. A great
crowd assembled At itoth street expect
| ing Gen. FeTshins to leave dat point L
fooled; he stands between 106th and
107th streets MaJor-Gen. Edward Nc
Lachlin, mighty commander OF the First
Division, Is spending the last few mo
ments on tour OF inspection, cantering
through the side streets on Withholding
/ a horse lent to him by Lieut.-Co Shan
ton. First Field Artillery. New York
Guard This Is a glorious day and q
sad day as WELL" he says. because II
marks the beginning of the end OF this
magnificent division. When all but the
Rsgulars are mustered out a. CAM