New-York tribune., 1921-05-08
5000 Police
March; ; Heroes
Are Decorated
Cheers Give Way 60 Solern.
nifty as Taps Il Blown,
Midway i'm the Parade.
for 2.OOO Slain in War
Other Cities i'm Column
Aviation and Machine Gum
Sections a Feature; Clee
Club Sings All the Way

The annual police parade started
from the Battery at 11:25 yesterday
fnosning. Four thousand regular police
men were in line. besides 1900 civilian
police reserves in uniform, and repre-
sentatives from the police departments
Of New Jersey and Connecticut. Mayor
Iylan marched at the head of the
parade.
This is the first time in the history
Of rolice parades that police from other
cities have taken active part. There
were detachments from Newark, Pater-
SON and Jersey City, N. j.; New Haven,
Stamford and Bridgeport, Conn, and
Mount Vernon, n. Y.
Flags on the buildings along the line
of march and those of the City Hall
hung at half staff, for, besides the oc-
casion of the annual police parade, it
was also tribute TO 1000 soldier dead.
For them services were held at the
Army Pier in Hoboken. and at l o'clock
the parade was stopped while taps was
blown.
The head of the column at that hour
was on ortieth Street, between Broad
way and Sixth Avenue. 1t had come up
broadway from the Battery to Twelfth
Street. where it had turned west to
Seventh Avenue.
Great crowds had lined lower Broad
way. Cheers and ticker tape filled the
air. The Mayor was constantly re-
moving his silk hat and waving to the
spectators. At Twelfth Street the
parade halted for a moment. Then it
proceeded up Seventh Avenue to For
tieth Street: The bugler of the first
battalion blew taps, and the clear,
3laintive notes were picked up by the
other buglers and carried on down the
line.
Police Giee Club Sings
Then the march was resumed. On
past the Republican Club it went with
the Mayor waving his hat and the po-
lice glee club in command of acting
sergeant Patrick Fitzgibbon singing
How dry / am"
The glee club was one Of the favor
ite features in the parade. 1t sang
from the Battery to the reviewing
stand at FIFTH Avenue and Twenty
third Street. Applause accompanied it
like wave passing along the crowds
on the sidewalks.
With the Mayor at the head of the
line was John F. Sinnott, his secretary
and Lieutenant Edward j. Quinn, his
aide. few PAGES behind them was
Police Commissioner Richard Enrieht
with smile on his face and his depu-
ties behind him, aiI dressed up in their
high silk hats and Prince Albert coats.
The Mayor, the Commissioner, and
the deputies carried small police flags.
The deputy commissioners were John
A. Leach, John DAILY, Joseph A. Faurot.
John j. Cray. The special deputy COM
missioners were DR.. John A. Harriss,
Rodman- Wanamaker, Allan A. Ryan,
John NJ. Shaw, Edmond A. Guggenheim,
Gen. T. Coleman, du Pont and DR.. Carl
ton Simon.
just before reaching the reviewing
stand the uniformed force halted and
the Mayor and the Commissioners and
their staffs went on alone with the
band. In front Of the stand they came
to halt.
Decorates Enright
CASTOR Liebert, French Consul Cen
eral. came out and shook hands with
the Mayor. Then, turning to Commits
sioner Enright he made him knight
of the Legion of Honor in the name
Of France for the services of the DO
lice during the war.
M. Liebert pinned the red ribboned
decoration on the lapel of Mr.. En-
rights coat and kissed him on both
cheeks, much to Mr.. Enright's aston
ishment and the amusement of the
crowd. The band played "The Star
Spangled Banner" Every one arose
and hats came off.
The deputy commissioners fled to
their places in the reviewing stand,
where Were seated already former
Governor Al Smith, Governor Edwards
Of New Jersey, Rear Admiral Glennon,
George r. Wilson, vice-president of
the Hartman National Bank; Major
Charles Bridges, D. S. O., military at
tache OF the British Embassy: GIoster
Armstrong, British Consul General;