The New York herald., 1920-01-27

Six hundred American soldiers-the last
Of the American Expedftionary Forces to
return from overseas-paraded in New
York yesterday afternoon and were enter
tanned with lavish hands by the Rocky
Mountain Club. After the parade the men
went to the Hippodrome and later were
the guests Of the club at it's headquarters.
No. 65 West Forty-second street. In the
evening members of the club were hosts
to the troops at dinner in the Biltmore.
The A +. +. men arrived in New York
on Saturday on board the steamships
Northern Pacific and Martha Washington
They came from Antwerp. The ir arrival
wns delayed by the untoward accident to
the United States Transport Powhatan,
which the Northern Pacific assisted while
eff the Nova Scotian coast. The 276 SOL
6iers taken off the Powhatan and carried
to New York by the Northern Pacific also
were the guests of the club. They are re-
placements and were on their way to join
tho American Army in Germany when the
Powhatan was disabled.
The soldiers arrived in New York by
special train from Camp Merritt to Wee
hawken and across the ferry TO West
rorty-second street, where they were met
by the officers and crews Of the North
rn Pacific and the Martha Washington.
With the Ninth Coast Defence Band
leading the way, the soldiers and seamen
fell in line and marched across Forty
second street. Thousands of cheering men
and women lined the way as the dough
boys and ''gobs'' swept across to the
Hippodrome, where Charles Dillingham;
met them with the glad hand and ushered
them into Happy Days"
After the show the men marched to the
Rocky Mountain Club, No. 60 West Forty
fourth street where the Mothers of the
West Committee served cider, gingersnaps
and cigarettes.
aNo Limit, rt Biltmore Dinner.
Herbert Wall, secretary of the club, pre-
sided as POSTMASTER at the Biltmore din
nor In place of John Hays Hammond. the
president who is i'll in Washington, ID. G.
Menus bore many legends of mo limit y
Club members who sat at each of the
seventy tables were charged with the re-
spousibility of seeing that every service
man got plenty turkey and cranberry
sauce.
Mr.. Well told of moro than three hun
ored kilograms and letters from prominent
persons congratulating the soldiers on
their return. He read messages from Mr..
Hammond Colonel William Boyce Thomp-
son. vice president of thee Tub; William
Wallace, Jr.; Ii. j. Sinnott, Representative
John NJ. c. Smith. chairman of the Com
n1ttee on Labor of the House; represent
atiye L. w. Fairchild, Senator Arthur
Cnpper. Admiral William S. Benson, Lieu
tenant General Hunter Liggctt, General
Henry Jervey, who trained the Sunset
Division. and Senator Moses, OF New
Hampshire.
Praises New York's Reception.
rsrigadier General William d. Connor,
cornmender of the A. r. f. after General
Pershings' return. offered the thanks of
the rear guard of the y. r. #. for its re-
ception in America.
Major General David G. Shanks. COM
mander of the Port of Embarkation at
Hoboken. expressed his delight at being
able to welcome back the last of the
100000 men who had passed through his
hands. and called attention to the work
of the club in devoting the major portion
of it's $4,000 building fund to THE enter
tainment of troops passing through New
York.
Major John T. Axton. chaplin of the
2.rt OK En,barlSation, was introduced as
the one man who had done the greatest
welfare work during the war OF any one
in the country.
Colonel ASA Singleton. who went over
seas as chief Of staff OF the Sunset Divis-
ion, spoke of the sendoff the club had
given on Thanksgiving. 1917 and of the
work Of the Sunset Division in France.
The Rocky Mountain Club. composed of
western men. who live in the Fast.
started its war work on Thanksgiving
Day, 1917. and since that time has been
the host of thousands of soldiers going to
and from Europe. Soldiers from Western
States in particular have received warm
greeting there.