The New York herald., 1921-03-19

lized In the following resolution. which
was presented by Henry w Buxton.
chairman OF the New York County
American Legion.
BE II resolved, that we shall ever
keep alive in our souls the supreme In
spiratlon OF this memorable hour, ana
that the reconsecration OF Americans
to American ideals shall be the goal or
our united endeavor.
"Be " further resolved, that We are
unaiterably opposed 10 the spread of
mischevious foreign propaganda among
our people and resent as disloyal any
attempt to breed dissension between our
country and the Allies who fought
shoulder to shoulder with us for the
preservation OF human liberty in the
greatest war OF all the ages In this
way we can best honor the valor OF our
soldiers who gave their lives to uphold
our national honor and to haste that
day of days when there shall be no
more wars. and when right shall rule
the world
Young Warren Pershing, son OF the
Commander in Chief OF the Expeditions
ary Force stood at the front of the
speakers stand during tho evening.
The ushers were all men who have
won the Distinguished Service Cross
They were under the command of Lieut.
S. G. Gumpertz. to whom was awarded
! among other honors the Congressional
Medal OF Honor. After his two COM
rades had been shot down during an
advance upon an enemy machine gun
nest he went ahead alone. silenced the
guns and forced the surrender Of the
survivors OF the gun crew.
Among those on the speakers plat
a
senting Gen. Bullard. commander OF the
Department of the East: Rear Admiral
Huse. commandant OF the Brooklyn
Navy Yard; Alton B. Parker, William
A Prendergast William Rand. Frank
lin D'Olier, Anne Morgan. Eugene II.
Outerbridge. Gen. Daniel II. Appleton,
Col Wade II. Hayes. Col. Landon. Mrs
Coffin Van Rensselaer,. Charles NJ
Sheafe. Jr. and Edgar II. Wells.
Among the boxholders were Judge
Learned Hand Gen. Oliver Bridg1nan,
George 7. Wilson. Col J. Mayhem
Wainwright Assistant Secretary OF
War: Major Lorillard Spencer, Mrs.
Arthur Woods. w. A. Clark, Col. Henry
L. Stimson, Robert Olyphant. John G.
Agar. Gen. George w. Wingate Miss
Maude Wetmore. Mrs. Francis Mcneil
Bacon. Mrs. John Ames Mitchell, Mrs.
Charles Melville Dewey, William M.
Sullivan. George Barr Baker, Mrs. John
Anderson. Mrs. Elihu Johnson, Mrs.
James f. Pershing sister-in-law of Gen.
Pershing. and Finley J. Shepard.
The Overflow Meetings
Outside the Garden First Deputy
Police Commissioner Leach. Inspectors
William Coleman and John O'Brien.
seven captains, thirty sergeants. fifty
detectives, 400 men in uniform and fifty
mounted policemen kept $4,000 persons
from jamming themselves into the
Garden.
So jealous were the police In obeying
the Fire Department order restricting
the number admitted that several dis
tinguished men were held up Former
Senator Clark of Montana was one OF
these until a newspaper man recognized
him and had his box ticket honored.
Battalion Chief Hanlon himself who is
head OF the departments bureau Of
public assemblage, was held up by
succession of rookie cops" who did not
recognize him without his uniform. Long
before he got into the Garden Capt
Frank McGinnis, who was In charge of
the fire arrangements. gave the order to
close the doors.
That was at TAO P. NJ. He estimated
then that 1900 persons were inside the
Garden. Another 1000 were admitted
subsequently as holders of box seats.
At least 10000 persons holding ordinary
admission tickets had to be turned back
at the police lines after the doors were
closed, Inspector Coleman estimated.
These lines, for cautions sake, were
drawn at Twenty-fifth street, Twenty
eighth street, Fifth and Lexington ave-
nues. Inside them waited the squads
OF mounted men, ready to push back
any wave OF humanity that broke
through the lines Of foot patrolmen.
| Upward OF 5000 of those turned away
fingered in Madison Square Park to par
ticlpate in the outdoor overflow meet
ings around stands at Twenty fourth
street and Madison avenue and Broad
way and Twenty-ffth street. Included
| In these audiences were whole posts OF
American Legion and World War Vet
erans. some OF them 200 and 800 strong.
which had marched down from The
Bpnx and other parts of the city and
from the New Jersey ferries. but arrived
too late to gain admittance.
Arguments that developed In the
slowly thinning crowd around the Madi-
son avenue outdoor stand just before 10
o'clock led to several mounted policemen
riding twice into the crowd. Foot pa
trolmen followed up with the warning
that talking in groups was out Of place.
The arguments ceased. and the audience
gave undivided attention to the platform