New-York tribune., 1920-06-01
Veterans of :
w ars March i'm
Parades Here
10000 Seasoned Fighters
in World Conflict Pay
Tribute to Dead in Big
Nj q n h attain Procession
C.. A. II. in Honor Place
Women's Units of Legion
Get Rousing Reception:
Thousands See Pageants

soldiers marched yesterday through
the crowded streets of five boroughs OF
Greater New York in the greatest
Memorial Day ceremonial that the city
has ever seen.
Never before were so many of the
nations heroes to be seen stepping
gallantly behind the reverberating roll
of martial music. Until last year
Memorial Day was almost exclusively
the property of the aged veterans of
the Civil War. with sprinkling OF
theii sons who fought the armies OF
Spain in Cuba and the Philippines
There were few scattered detach-
parades of 1918. but yesterday the
olive drab. which won glory in the
Argonne, at Belleau Wood and before
Nerdun. dominated the celebration.
The place of honor at the head of
each parade was held, as always, by
the small, slow moving groups Of Civil
War veterans-old men who held their
white heads high and saluted their
officials with the dignity of sacred
ritual-but the bulk of the marching
host was made up of beardless boys
veterans in heroism, in war and in
everything save years. They were the
and smashed the German hopes of
world conquest at Chateau Thierry.
Only 800 of the Grand Army vet
Grams were able to march in the Man
haitian parade this year, There were
500 last year Scarcely one of the
posts numbered more than q dozen
men, and the number of automobiles
CARRYING those unable to stand the
march was greater than ever.
The veterans were led by Grand
Marshal Gorge W. Stokes on his black
horse. Despite his four score years he
preserves his soldierly bearing.
1t was to him that the Riverside
Drive crowds gave the first applause,
as he swung into sight under the elm
trees, shortly after o'clock at Sew
enty-second Street. From that point
TO the grandstand at the Soldiers and
Sailors Monument the applause never
essened, as the feeble blue squads
made their way up the bright lane
formed by waving flags carried by chill
dren and the bright -colored dresses of
the women.
Grandfathers Salute Children
Veterans raised their shaking hands
in salute, as the voices of the crowd
reached their ears, and OCCASIONALLY
when there was cry of That's grand
pal" there was veteran who deied
the regulations and waved to child
on the corner.
The famous and picturesque
Zouaves, in their uniform of red Turk
ish pantaloons, blue jackets and red
slowly did they march that the crowd
was able to count them all. There
were fifteen.
Phil Kearny Post, the Arst and at
one time the largest post of the Grand
Army of the Republic in New York
City, had but eight marchers, led by
Commander Stevens
"Well, | have lived to march once
more, thank God" said Robert Leavy
as he dropped out of the Phil Kearny
Post line just beyond the grand stand.
"Seventy-e eight years old am, and
haven't missed q parade in forty years.
Fought the Indians in Arizona, l did,
after the war, and 1 didn't come home
to New York until '82."
10000 Young Veterans March
Spanish War Veterans had the next
place in line after the Civil War
heroes, and after them came the 10000
young veterans of the American Le-
gion. Colonel Watkins was marshal of
the young veterans division.
About half of them were in khaki or
the bue of the navy Others wore
civilian suits.
F. II. La Guardia, President of the
Board Of Aldermen, and Borough
President Henry H. Curran, both of
whom served as majors during the
war, were recognized by the crowd.
In the reviewing party on the grand
stand were Lieutenant General Nelson
A. Miles. Admiral Charles Sigsbee, for
mer c&p'ain of the Maine; Major Gen
eral John A. Johnson, who commanded
the Buffalo Division" in France; Ma
jor General Daniel G. Appleton, Colonel
George W. Burleigh, Colonel Francis
Daniel, William Jones, commander in
chief Of the United Spanish War Vet
erans: Father Francis P. Duffy. of the
69th Regiment; Willis Holly and Henry
D. Clews.
Dyer Leads National Guard
Brigsdier General George R. Dyer,
commanding the First Brigade, New
York Guard, led the column of National
Guard troops. Regulars from Gov
ernor's Island and sailors from the
Brook yn navy yard marched with this
division. Recruiting parties from the
regular army, with tanks and armored
cars, also were in line. The last divi-
sion was made up Of Police Reserves,
Hebrew Orphan Asylum cadets, Boy
Scouts and other civic and patriotic
organizations.
FarDara Frietchie Post, composed Of
women who served in the navy during
the war, were given a rousing welcome
Is they strobe along in white duck
uniforms, led by Mrs George A Whee-
lock. group of Red Cross nurses
and another Of Salvation Army workers
also served as reminder Of the part
played by women in the war. The
parade was two and one-half hours
IN passing the grandstand.
Afterward there were ceremonies at
the Soldiers and Sailors Monument,
presided over by Past Department Com
mander William F. Kirchner. chairman
Of the Memorial Day committee The
chief address was made by the Rev.
John +. letter, Of st. James Methodist
Episcopal Church, the Bronx.
Dr.. letter spoke Of the great work
done by the men Of 81 in preserving
the Union, and declared their efforts
made it possible for America TO win the
war In 1913.
Special Services at Circle
The g. A. r., the American Legion.
Veterans Of Foreign Wars and police
men and firemen took part in the spe-
eial exercises at the Maine Monument
in Columbus Circle. Speeches were
made by Chaplain James Nicholas Cor
noliy, veteran Of the Spanish A mericun
War and the World War, and Captain
GeoHrey Peterson.
Streets, windows and housetops
around Chelsea Park, Twenty-eighth