New-York tribune., 1920-10-03
Olympic Games
Heroes Parade
On 5tll Avenue
Thousands ON Roofs, in
Windows and ON Street
Cheer Americans Who
Won International Honors
Two Girls the Favorites
Mayor Hylan at City
Hall Presents Medals in
Name of the Municipality

Americas victorious Olympic ath
letes were given a conquerors welcome
by New York City yesterday as they
marched through the streets from the
New York Athletic Club to the CITY
Hall. From II e roofs, from every win
dow and from the curb along the route
cheer Numbered on cheer for the men
and women who had won glory for their
native land from the best athletes of
the rest of the world
Headed by g platoon of mounted
police and the police band, the parade
swung into Fifth Avenue and COM
menced the long march to City Hall.
Immediately behind the band came
Commissioner Grover A. Whalen, grand
marshal of the parade. He was fol-
lowed by Justice Barlow S. Weeks.
American Olympic Commissioner, with
members of the Mayors reception COM
mittee.
Then came big, popular Patrick
"Babe" Mcdonald. carrying silken
national flag and fanked by two stall
wart team mates. Behind followed the
male athletes, all attired in white fan-
mel trousers and blue coats with the
American shield over the heart
Women in Second Division
The second division was composed
OF women athletes who achieved in
ternational fame in the Antwerp games.
II was this division which received
unprecedented applause throughout the
line OF march. Most of the cheers were
directed at tiny Aileen Riggin, who
won the worlds championship in the
high dive, and her runner-up team
mate, Helen Wainwright. Both are
still IN their early teens. The women
wore white skirts and blue coats with
the national shield embroidered on the
coats.
A composite regiment. composed of
companies from every National Guard
unit, then followed, under command of
Major George A. Daily, adiutant gen
eral OF the 1st Brigade 1t was fol-
lowed by n armored automobile Next
followed delegations from twenty
elght athletic clubs of the city, with
members Of the New York Athletic
Club at their head.
The line Of march was down Fifth
Avenue 70 Ninth Street, to Lafayette
Street, to City Hail. All traffic was
stopped, and the policing arrange
ments We're: under command of Inspec-
tor John q O'Brlen.
At City Hall the Olympic athletes
were reviewed by Mayor Hylan, who
delivered brief address of welcome.
extolling their exploits. which, ne said,
had won the admiration of the world.
Then each was introduced to the Nav
or. who presented them with medals
from the City of New York com
memorating their prowess.
City Hall Park Crowded
City Hall Park was crowded with
thousands who had waited patiently
Two hours for the parade to arrive.
Inc huge crowd sent up rousing cheer
wnen Duke kahanamoku stepped up
and was introduced 10 the Mayor by
Fred W Ruben This is the worlds
champion swimmer, your honor" he
said
another tumultuous cheer resounded
across the park when Babe Mcdonald
turned over the national coors to a
1eammate and stepped up for his
medal More than hundred cf the
20 men and women of the American
olympic team were in the march Six
OF the eight members of the United
States navy eight-oar crew were in the
ine, under command of Lieutenant
commander J. R. Morrison. They, too,
received a great cheer
Inc medals presented to the athletes
Dore figure OF Victory and were in
scribed: From John F. Hylan, Mayor,
On On behalf Of the City of New York, TO
tne victorious American athletes on
thelr return from the Olympic games
at Antwerp, Belgium. 1920"
Banquet at the Waldorf
In the evening Mayor Hylan and a
score Of state and city officials gave
the athletes dinner in the grand
ballroom of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.
Nearly thousand men and women
were present.
Grover Whalen presided Seated
with him on the dais were the Mayor,
era George W. Wingate, the Rev.
francis ?: Duffy, chaplain of the
Fighting 9th Regiment; Comptroller
Craig, jeremiah T. Mahoney, General
george K. Dyer and Borough President
Henry Curran President La Guardia
OF the Board of Aldermen and the Rev
Joseph 7. Dineen, representing Arch
pishop Hayes, also occupied seats of
honor.
The chief address was made by
Father. Duffy who told of the CON
trast between the recent baseball
stigma and the clean athletics exempli-
red at Antwerp. He wa sgreeted with
cheers as he said tha tthe United
States would never be in danger of any
radical reign of terrorism if the people
OF America were TO incorporate ath-
letics into their routine of daily life
AN unclean, sordid mind" he said,
cannot go hand in hand with healthy
and strong body"
During the banquet OF the quartet
OF the Police Department Glee Club,
consisting OF Policemen Gustav and
Walter Kunz, Frank Schmidt and Frank
Reilly, sang
Commissioner Whalen spoke of the
triumphant victory of the athletes
abroad. and added that what they ac-
complished was no more than what
Americans expected of them. 1t is an
Americans duty, he said, to win. and
to win always