The sun., 1919-03-25
BROOKLYN CITIZENS
HAIL WAR HEROES


Hing in red and black the insignia of the
division 1t added a touch of color to
the drab lines. II color were needed; II
when the command "eyes left" turned
the blazoned helmets toward the Gov
ernor OF the State, the Mayor of the
city, the President of the borough. a
GERS and the thousands who clustered on
the nearby stands and in the park be-
hind.
Brooklyn, or any other place in the
world, could hardly have been favored
with a better day. The bright sun,
which the boys say never shines in
sunny France, accented the color OF
every banner, defied every shadow and
line, and played on the sparkling bay
onets like a final caress to those In
struments Of death. many Of which had
been tinged with another and q deeper
tint the hue OF German blood.
Parade Goes Like Clockwork.
Manhattan can be assured on one
other score. The arrangements for the
parade went like clockwork. Promptly
at the hour, 10 o'clock, Brig. Gen. Robb
signed to the bugler and Forward.
march" blared forth. while almost on the
stroke of the clock the bass drummer OF
the Todd Shipyard Band. which led the
parade, doomed his first beat OF the step
for the marchers.
Through the congested streets the
Children, Brooklyn's proudest product
according to the comics and the sober
| truth, children from the cradle to those
who are near the grave. but mostly those
Of the former sort, seized OH window
ratings. lamp posts. and other vantage
points, adding their treble to the yells
From Bedford avenue the parade
turned into Park place, where one OF
the most effective bits of decorating seer
any place in the city greeted them. The
hind great streamers of American ano
allied flags flying from housetop &c
housetop across the street, while tht
walls OF the buildings hid their hricl
and stone and plaster behind not fes
toons but solid beds of the nationa
| colors.
Thence they turned into Flatbusi
avenue and into Prospect Park West
though at no other place along thu
line did the concentration OF decora
tion approach the intensity OF that IL
Park place.
The home made banner was one tina
most drew the eyes of the marchers
Usually IT contained a crude "Oh. Yol
Bill % or n welcome, John!' and man!
a helmeted head raised itself just n littl
bit more stiffly into the parade brac
when those home made flags wer
waved.
Sad Memories Are Aroused.
The park side OF Prospect Park Yves
was occupied throughout its length b.
the stands. most of which had bee
erected by the voluntary overtime wor
of employees of the Todd shipyard. o
that stand were ranged the near one
and the dear ones of the boys in tn
ranks 1t was there that the suppressio
of the cheering was most notable.
was there that It was recognized fror
the stands that boy from some othe
town, recalcitrant recruit, marche
next to him who was the bunkie OF
boy who sleeps in Flanders fields. An
It was there that Jumps rose in bronze
threats of the buddies who knew ho'
the absent ones would have smiled yes
terday.
One elderly woman was carried frol
stand near the reviewing section. ,Sh
was tenderly led from her place by
Red Cross worker and hurried home in
Woman's Motor Corps Ambulance
There, too, one boy fell from the ranl
y of the marching ones. And he was s
I terderly cared for as was the woman.
! Major-Gen. Organ was not on the r
viewing stand, as he had been detaine
\ in Manhattan by the arrival OF oth'
i units there whose needs demanded II
personal attention.
e Gov. Smith Mayor Hylan. Boroug
t President Riegelmann, John J. pelane
! chairman of the celebration committee
Msior-Gen. Barry, commander OF Il
D | Department OF the East: Rear Admir-
Z 4 Nathaniel r. Usher, Senator Wadswort
e | and Senator Calder formed the offiCi
reviewing party. In front of them stoc