Evening journal., 1919-09-12
GREAT OVATION
To gen. PERSHING
ON VISIT To CITY
ConLInued from FIrsL page.

1uNAlNutN AINIl IlI~h ANrts
lance when they came 10 a stop an
General Pershing turned around an
asked: Where Is your Mayor
The Mayor. thinking as did most o
the crowd. that the reception wa
over. was surrounded by friends som
distance away, but was soon locate
10y the crowd and hurried back 10 lh
Train. As he mounted The platform
General Pershing advanced and agat
grasping Mr.. Taylor by The hand, sal
IN part:
"NOur Honor and Members OF the
City Council: ! wish To thank you
for this great honor conferred upon
me today. and I wish 10 extend tO
the people who have gathered here
today (with a wave of the hand to-
wards the large crowd denscly
packed all over the platform in the
rear of his special train) my most
hearty appreciation of the magniil-
cent display made and the evidence
of the intense loyalty Of the people
of this city.
II was hut one of the many who
went 90 Europe rs member OF the
american ENpeditiOnary Forces.
interpret this gathering today not
as an expression OF your feeling>Or
one man. hut Of your intense 10y
atty and patriotism for those who
went overseas. while you did your
part on this side.
"What they did over there was
duplicated by your actions on this
side IN lending loyal aid TO them
by your contributions. Delaware
did her share. Wilmington did her
share. The Victory could not have
been accomplished If il had not
been for your magnificent eiioris
over here. Victory was only ae-
compllshed by the support you gave
the boys. We could have accom-
pllshed nothing except for the 10y
atty and devotion Of the people at
home. They maintained the prin-
ciples Of loyalty, which IS the foun-
datiOn on which we fought.
"The principles Of loyalty were
maintained as strictly at home as
i'm Europe. II was the spirit Of our
army. u was the spirit Of our
people. men, and women, and also
the children-fOr they certainly did
their part-whO gave us the inspira-
tion. By your aid we won a glori-
Ous victory.
"Aoain I wish 10 thank you, Mr..
Mayor and members OF the Iliy
Council Of Wilmington. and also
the people Of Delaware. for this ae-
tion of yours in showing your APP
nreciation for the actions or your
representatives, and for the Kindly
thouqht that prompted this scene
of today. Your kind support IN the
mast sustained us through many
tryinq hour. ] thank YOU.
.Pershing I Pershing ! Pershing :
Hooray Hooray ! : liooray . J. n'
was the greeting Black Jack recell e.
from thousands OF throats, when hl
special train halted. ten minutes
French street station. from 90 o'cloc
TO fA5 o'clock this afternoon
The crowd was allowed up on "
southbound platforms and hundred
0lled the streets below. The onlci
delegation Occupied the central pla
form with the nOrthbound tracks pil'
no with freight cars shutting on u
view from the norlhbound platform.
The special train was halted twlc
once lust outside the northern END
The. enclosure 10 give the crowds ihei
and i'm The street below a good look
the general. erect and smiling, on IN
rear platform. The second time
stopped opposite the central stairwa'
where the speeches took place. AT N
first Stop. a handsome bouquet Of
pink roses. tied with red. white an
blue silk ribbon was handed 10 Genera
Pershing by Mayor TAYLOR as a remen
brance from the city Of Wilmingto
OF his J9tn birthday tomorrow.
It was one wild, surging mass OF IN
manity. mad with enthusiasm, that jan
med the platform. The crowd was reel
less and ruthless in us determination
catch a sight OF Pershing, and 20 was
miracle that ribs were not crushed
people thrown under the wheels OF Oh
special train A panic at a fire could NJ
have caused a worse crush. The crow
was so breathless with its efforts an
so absorbed in the view Of America
hero, that silence mOmentariy sue
ceeded the cheering. The general wa
laughing like a schOOlbOy by that tim
and having the best time OF anybod
present. He H. tall and handsome, viz
orous and erect iust like his picture
His winning personality charmed th
crowd instantly. II was the Pershin
OF peace, not the grim man OF wa
that laughed In jolly fashion as ]
hailed Wilmington.
There were two false alarms befoT
the genuine Pershing special pulled il
The crowd yelled rs head or, TO I'm
il had been fooled. A man with
Pershing muslache bowed and smile
al the end Of the first train. An EN-
ploye in blue Overalls. took mp a NJ
poleon attitude, threw out his che:
and bowed 90 the crowd as the sec
ond trains rear platform sped pas
The crowd cheered him on his ow
account.
Then came a roar OF whistles. IN
workmen on the roofs Of the ilag-bc
decked industrial plants below The sta
ton broke into a roar Of sound. Tn
crowd, made cautious by two mistakes
waited until the long cars shooting pas
gave a glimpse OF Khaki uniforms a
all the windows. lt was the famou
First making a perfect rainbow Wit
the tremendous quantity Of decoration
ribbons across their sturdy chests.
Are you Pershing?' yelled the from
platform ranks OF small boys. at eacl
window. The doughbOys thus queried
thrush an eloquent thumb backwards
grinned, and yelled" " Last coach
Then hundreds In the street had