The evening world., 1921-05-30

whose baggy red trousers and alert
bearing wero .the most conspicuous
features OF parades only few years
ago. were able TO appear to-day. Au-
tomobilcs followed each OF the G. A.
r. Posts and many OF the once
sturdy veterans good naturedly gave
over their attempt to march, after a
few blocks and took their places in
the cars.
Major F. II. La Guardia, President
of the Board OF Aldermen, was in the
urountcd escort OF the Marshal OF the
American Legion division.
A navy scaplane circled for half an
hour early In the parade above the
reviewing stand.
Among the French war veterans
was n poilu in horizon blue, carrying
a silk French fiag. Hn had wooden
leg. The flag wns the only foreign
emblem in the procession. Every
where II was greeted with n hand
clapping and cheers. which the
Frcnchman acknowledged with n gay
flourish OF the flag over his head.
Col Christopher A. Farrell Of the
q. A. r. was Grand Marshal OF the
parade. Mrs. Julia wheelock, former
yeoman, was the only woman on his
stan.
Brooklyn and the Bronx this year
had their own professions. The
Brooklyn parade was reviewed at
Prospect Park Oval by Brig. Gen.
George A. wingate. 1t began at Bed
ford Avenue and South Ninth street.
marched up Bedford Avenue to 81.
Johns Place. to Flatbush Avenue. to
the reviewing stand.
The Brooklyn parade started At
A. NJ. and that In the Bronx Mt ~
A. M. from 16lst Street and the Cen
course.
There was parade OF twenty
six organizations in the Borough q
Richmond, starting at 10 A. M. from
Borough Hall. st. George. They went
IN Hero Park, Grymes Hill, where
n tablet was unveiled in memory OF
the late Dr. Louis A. Dreyfus. VINO
donated the pdrk as q memorial to
staten Island boys who died ptho
World War.
Former soldiers, their mothers.
wives and sweethearts will parade In
the Borough of Queens at 3 p. M
marching TO Astoria Park. Hoyt and
woolsey Streets, Astoria, TO hold ex-
ercises.
Other events were;
10 A. M.-Field mass on Fordham
Campus by X. Of c. with Veterans OF
Foreign Wars for members killed IN
the war.
llso-A wreath placed on the grave
OF former Mayor John Purroy Nit
chel In Woodlawn Cemetery by men
VINO were members OF his Cabinet.
AP. NJ. Memorial services at
Grants tomb. address by Justice
Crane Of tho Court of Appeals.
sP. M.-Unveilins Of tablet to ma
rine dead on the front wall OF the
Custom House. Unveiling of tablet
In the list Regiment Armory to Capt.
Hedley H. Cooper. Chaplain. who was
killed in France. May 2s. 1918: Un-
yelling in Battery Park OF memorial
tablet to the men who lost their lives
in the sinking of the U. s. s. Presi-
dent Lincoln. May 81. 1918.
sP. M.-The Metropolitan Associa-
ton, A. A. U. OF the United States,
memorial exercises COZ athletic heroes
In the De Witt Clinton High School
Auditorium. 59th Street and Tenth
Avenue.
A Memorial Day celebration will be
held by the Atlantic Division OF the
American Red Cross for disabled SOL
diers in the United States Public
Health Hospital at Fox Hills. S. /.
The @. A. r. Posts made up the
arst two divisions OF the Manhattan
parade. The Spanish War Veterans
ip three battaiions. formed the third
division. The American Legion, with
mounted representatives of French,
Italian and Belgian veterans accom-
PahyhB wi. ~. Vehhihos ulNlblOn
Marshal. had the fourth division. The
NTH division, headed by Capt James
r. Rorke, department commander,
comprised the posts of the Veterans
Of Foreign Wars.
Policewoman Rose Taylor was the
Marshal of the sixth division, In
which were the war veterans OF the
New York Police Department, 1900
strong. The Police Reserves marched
In the seventh division. headed by
Special Deputy Commissioner Rod
man wanamaker. The eighth divi-
sion was formed of the American
Guard. and the ninth division, headed
by Major Lorillard Spencer. COM
prised the youngsters Of the Hebrew
Orphan Asylum, q battalion of Des
Gardes Lafayette. the Grace Batta-
lion. the Girl Scouts, the st. Mat.
ahew's Cadets and the st. Agnes
Cadets OF Trinity parish.
Besides the main parade in Man.
haitian there was a parade In the
Bronx starting at l6lst Street and the
Grand Concourse. marched through
the Concourse to l8lst Street whore
Borough President Bruckner ant
Park Commissioner Hennesay r