The New York herald., 1921-05-24
Heavy Rain Falling.

4 heavy rain was falling al the hour
when the President, on this changeable
day. started for Brooklyn. The file
OF cars once more turned down
Fifth avenue which now was fully
| alive to the fact that there was a
| Presiden. in town and acted accordingly.
Lafayette street. too, turned itself and
| its voices inside out IN greeting the
| President, but Canal street scored a
| higher mark than either avenue in
greeting the President. The Manhattan
approach TO the Manhattan Bridge was
point of particularly hearty applause
Then came Brooklyn. and particularly
BrooSlyn, Jr.. and a slow but happy
! crawl all the way to the Twenty third
Regiment Armory, where bugies olred
cut ''ro the Colors" as the Presiden, en-
tered. Mayor Hyian and other city Of
| hclals were waiting here with about 200
guests. who lunched in the big building,
| ard about 1000 more who came TO see
the Twenty-third Regiment. National
Guard, which includes many OF the i06.h
Infantry OF the Twenty-seventh Division,
reviewed by the Commander in Chiss cf
the armies and navies OF the UC!ted
States.
The review was delayed some time by
| the enthusiasm with which the many
guests greeted President and Mrs. Hard
ing. Finally, at 5:i5, after he had been
in the armory more than an hour. Mr..
Harding extricated himself from his
| admirers and entered the big driil room,
4 where the regiment, immoble as IL of
stone. was drawn up. With hial. TO
participate in the review, was Secretary
Weeks. They were welcomed by Coz.
Thomas Fairservis. commanding the
regiment; Lieut.. Col. V. l.. Outerbsidgc
and others Of the staff. Meanwhile Mrs.
Harding. the others of the party, Major
Gen. John Il. O'Ryan. Rear Admiral
i Huse, Borough President Riegelman
and others had already taken their
places In the stand. The President.
escorted by Col F'airservis and Secretary
! Weeks with other officers, passed
around the floor while great search
lights i'm the four corners focused on
the men.
President Harding did not ler~s the
armory until he had expressed his APP
| probation OF the review and also Of the
greeting which the younger brothers
and sisters OF these young veterans had
accorded him. Standing before the men
and addressing them rather than the
massed spectators. he said:
"Oficers and members OF the Twenty
third Regiment, ladies and gentlemen,
my countrymen all
II am very happy TO have had the
experience of witnessing the makeup
and something Of the training OF this
wonderful Organization. / cannot quite
tell you the Impressions / have been hav-
ing while / watched your manpuvres.
Somehow. in the wonderful impress you
LETT. felt a new security for the Re-
public, in that assurance which comes
of a voluntary military organization
which can be perfected as yours has
been. If I were resident OF Brook
lyn--indeed az a resident and citizen Of
the Republic j join you IN pride In the
history and in the achievement OF the
present condition OF the Twenty-third
Regiment.
Somehow there u new feeling IN
my breast to-day saw 5000 soldiers
dead-some.ow there has been Z prayer
in my heart ever since that there shall
be a nation so righteous and so just
that we shall never be called upon to
make war so long as God and men may
rule together. / hope you viii never
be called: but IL you are | should only
ask that the Twenty-third serve in the
future as it has in the past
Preserve America for Children.
And another impress came 10 me to-
day. What n wonderful welcome YOU
gave us In Brooklyn. | don't believe !
( ever dreamed there were 50 many chill
dren in the United states OF America
sweet. rollicking. laughing, hopeful chill
dren of the republic. don't believe
anyone with responsibility can ride
through such company or American
| childhood a a We did This afternoon with