The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-26

asphalt with the perfection OF the beat OF
Tiffany watch. And they came TO a
halt on the east sldew ak and stood there
craven. Even the tumult of cheers could
not Jar them an eighth of an inch from
the perfect perpendicular.
As perfect as the line on a blue print
the West Point boys aligned themselves
just back of the waistlines of the Old
Guard, who were dazzling In their white
Jackets, blue trousers and bear skin
shakos, with Major E. II. Snyder In
command OF the Old Guarders. Back OF
these, at the beginning of Eighty-second
street, was the Pelham Bay sailor band,
which played steadily from that time
shortly after s:30 A. M.-until mid
afternoon without collapsing.
Just TO give tho casual reader notion
Of the wonders of the police arrange
ments around the reviewing stand. II
merely need be said that the mountainous
trafhc cop. Babe Mcdonald. greatest
weight thrower in the world. was Just
one cop among the thousands. and that
Police Reserve Captain Brainard. the
handsomest thing there Ia, was merely
another one of many. Velvet cuffed Po-
lice Inspectors stepped upon one an
other, but did It without cumming the
schedule
10000 Policemen ON Duty.
There were 5000 regular policemen
and 1000 reserves along the line OF
march. and at first glance one got the
Impression that most of this total were
stationed at the reviewing stand.
Unfortunately q few thousand OF the
paraders soon to come along did not
know where tho reviewing stand was.
One had been built on the west side of
the avenue, which was covered with q
gayiy striped canopy that caught the
eye Of commanding officers marching
or Gathering a-horseback northward
Just TO the north OF this stand, on the
east side of the avenue, an unpretentious
stand, uncovered. had been built at the
last moment when the Mayors Commit
tse learned that according to army
regulations an eyes right command mus,
be given when reviewing stands are
passed.
Wherefore the parade. especially the
wounded In automobiles, paid lot Of re-
spect to the canopied stand on the wes'
side OF the avenue and marched north
ward then without paying the slightest
attention to the celebrities standing ex-
pectantly on the OFFICIAL stand a few
steps to the northward and across the
way. And the stand which thousands OF
| the marchers overlooked contained al iti
centreplece Mayor Hylan. with Gov
Smith on his right and William Ran
dolph Hearst, chairman of the Mayor.
ommittee OF Welcome, on the Mayors
left.
Mayor q BIT Peeved.
contingent after contingent passed by
| nd II,
never paid the darndest attention to II
Some one named Jake finally was sem
| four blocks down the avenue to call ou
to each Colonel, Captain and Lieutenant
| in line to direct the marcherS eyes tc
the right after passing the comparatively
unimportant canopied stand. which con
tanned only State legislators.
| II was a few minutes after 10 O'Clock
In the morning when the legislators ar
rived. Then there was more sputtertn1
OF motorcycles and whipping of pennant.
and the real thrills were begun
At 10 30 o'clock. for instance. a cal
swept up the avenue in which were
seated Gov. Smith and Mayor Hylan
Both, because OF welcoming cheers. we're
hatless: and with the sunlight glintine
on their cleaning locks OF black and
| red the Governor and the Mayors tir
suite equipment added greatly to tht
splendors Of the general color scheme.
| None OF the Smith family was miss
ing, although the Governors family
like the Mayors, came upon the scene
| In transformations private" cars. The
Governor took two OF his seven. Arthur
| and Walter, on the stand with him, seat
ing the two small Smiths at his right
| Across the street were the Governors
mother, his wife and the rest of the
| seven little Smiths Seated next tt
Mrs. Smith across the way was MIRA
Hearst. x