New-York tribune., 1920-05-16
Crowds Cheer
Police Parade
5000 Strong
Hylan, Wearing Pink Rose
bud and Clistening High
Hat, Heads March From
Start to Reviewing Stand
Medals Given to Heroes
Inspector Henry Among the
Spectators; Women in
Line Receive Applause

bud hanging coyly from his lapel, Mayor
Uylan led New York's annual police
psmde yesterday as it swung through
the city's crowdfringed streets from
Bowling Green 20 the Worth Monu-
men. az Madison Square. Swarms of
people that lined roof, coping and
window ledge of every building along
the route shouted their approval as the
procession marched past.
To make the spectacle 100 per cent
success determined weather man pro-
duced weather that was 100 per cent
spring SO ideal was the weather that
the sun was tempted to match it's
splcndor with that of his honor's shiny
hat. But the hat won. There were
moments when the sun was obscured
by puffy clouds.
Yesterdays parade was more than
a turning out of the police. 1t was a
turning out of the Mayors official
family, including New York's mill
ioraire" special deputy police COM
missioners. Commissioner of Accounts
David Hirshfeld was there. silk hated
and immaculate. f. H. La Guardia was
there in battered sombrero and o. d.
shirt. But all the others in the May
or's party were sartorially perfect.
Inspector Dominick Henry, who on
Friday was reinstated to his command
OF the 4th Inspection District, was
spectator. Wearing brown suit and
olive-colored felt hat, and accompanied
by his wife, he occupied q seat in the
reviewing stand at Fifth Avenue
and Twenty-ffth Street. He was
kept busy shaking hands with
friends who ongratulated him upon
his accuittal and reinstatement. An
other outstanding figure in the days
celebration was Inspector James w
HaNack, the Police Departments first
marine Inspector. He marched at the
head OF the marine division and before
the start of the parade was presented
with huge horseshoe by the division
members. Rodman Wanamaker, Spe-
cial Deputy Commissioner, did not par
tcpate because of the illness of his
mother at Atlantic City.
1t was said there were eight thous-
and men in line, including the re-
serves. The parade formed at Bowl
ing Green, as it did on the previous Sat
urday, when rain sent the marchers
20 cover. The men arrived early and
he - batt9lions formed quickly. As
they took their places In line New
Each patro,man presented a trim figure
from the visor of his spic-and-span cap
70 the toes Of his mirror-like shoes.
Long before the parade moved crowds
Of spectators swarmed around the
Custom House to be on hand to see
the start.
Medals Are Presented
At 1881 o'clock-on the minute
Mayor Hylan, carrying a tiny police
flag. moved forward. The long, un-
-f1l ,l,, l. y
he narrow gorge that is lower Broad
way and at 1 o'clock swung into Fifth
Avenue. headed for the reviewing
stand opposite Madison Square. At 9
o'clock all medals to Police Department
heroes had been presented and the an
nual celebration was over
Mayor Hylan dotfed his hat and
waved his flag throughout the march.
He also kept we'll out in front. Direct
~ behind him came John F. Sinnott,
his secretary and son-in-law, and Lieu
tenant John H. Ayres, his aid. Then
followed Police Commissioner Richard
F Enright, Deputy Commissioners John
A. Leach, William J. Lahey, Joseph A.
Faurot and Frederick a. Wallis, and
Special Deputy Commissioners John A.
Harriss. Allan A. Ryan, John NJ. Shaw,
T. Coleman du Pont and Edmond A.
Guggenheim
Behind the Mayors party came Chief
eight other mounted inspectors follow
ing, Next in line were the Police De-
partment medal winners. and then
came the various battalions, walking
eighteen abreast. A band preceded
each regiment and each band played
snappy airs as the long column moved
northward.
As the parade passed up lower Broad
way the marchers were showered with
ticker tape and every window in every
skyscraper was jammed with specta-
tors. The line moved into Eleventh
Street from Broadway, marched west
10 Greenwich Street, north to Seventh
Avenue, thence to Fortieth Street, east
20 Fifth Avenue and along Fifth Ave-
nue. past the reviewing stand at
Twenty-tifth Street.
Playing a catchy air, the big police
band marched between the reviewing
stand and the spectators stand, and
was followed by Mayor Hylan and his
party The crowd gave his honor a
shrill whoop of welcome as he entered
the stand.
Mayor Says He Is Nervous
AS the big clock in the Metropolitan
tower struck 80 the Mayor made the
presentation of the medals to the police
regulars. He also read little speech,
IN which he praised the men for their
valor. In pinning the medals on the
breasts Of the policemen tho Mayor
said: Boys. Pm little nervous" But
MS nervousness was not apparent to
the crowd
When Mayor Hylan had finished the
crowd gave the police heros bic
nand. The entire parade then passed
between the stands. Bursts of ap-
plause greeted the police veterans of
the World War. the Marine Division,
the Women Reserves and Wana-
makers female battalions. The medal
70 the police reserves were presented
shortly before o'clock, and the ccle
pfatlon was over. The parade dis
banded at Fifth Avenue and Twen-
teth Street.
The following medal awards were
made to the regulars:
Inc Department Medal of Honor
AIcung Detective Sergeant Joseph A
Rhinelander Medal for Valor
fatrol- Harry Cohen.
isaac Isaac Bell Medal for Bravery
'slrolman John j. Walsh.
feter F. Meyer Medal-Patrolmar
James J. Deveny.
AuHmobile Club of America Medal
FaIrolman George S. Lane.
waiter Scott Medal for Valor~-
faMsTrolman MTman John j. WINNER.
D. me Brooklyn Citizen" Medal
'sTsfolman John F. Monahan.
ne Following medal awards were
mage to the reserves:
>. %odman Wanamaker Additional Bar
w victory Meda1- -HoIopo1 Norr;s In