Evening star., 1921-05-23
ut MUST NOT BE AGAIN."
PRESIDENT SAYS, WHILE
WAR DEAD GET TRIBUTE
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of dead surrounding him and laid
upon it his wreath of roses and or
chids
There was another moment of si-
lence. 1t was if the great piers.
bustling with life as men went forth
to death. had been turned to a tomb
after the return of those who had
survived.
On the coffin decorated by presiden-
tial hand was plate chroniclinS the
fact that Joseph Guyton of Evart.
Mich. a private in Company l of the
126th United States Infantry. had
given his life for his country on May
"a 1918, in the Gildwiider sector in
Alsace.
Program for Afternoon.
After the ceremony President
Harding, accompanied by Mrs. Hard
ing, several senators and their wives
and Army officials of high rank, re-
turned to Manhattan, where he was
scheduled to address the Academy Of
Political Science at it's luncheon in
the Hotel Astor before reviewing the
old I06th United States Infantry in
Brooklyn this afternoon.
The President arrived today from
Washington on the Mayfower and
landed at West 96th street at $3.50.
Saluted by all manner of craft as
the Mayfiower steamed up the Hud-
son to her anchorage in the center OF
the great line Of destroyers that ar
rived here last week from the south.
President Harding received another sa-
lutte OF twenty-one guns as he put on In
the yachts barge for the naval land
ing stage.
Amid a continuous boom of guns
the swift little craft darted with the
Presidents party toward me New
York shore, where thousands OF per
sons were massed along Riverside
drive to greet the nations chief ex-
ecutive.
Al the dock were hundreds Of blue
Jackets and police. surrounding the
motor cars assembled there Tor the
party.
Met BY LegiOn's Head.
President and Mrs. Harding were
met at the pier by Col. F. w. Cal
braith, national commander Of the
American eLgion. -
The party motored through the
winding roads Of Central Park. down
5th avenue. on which all tramc was
halted. and across gath street to the
Hudson river, where they crossed on
ferryboat to attend the solemn
ceremony in Hoboken.
The presidential party landed at the
great Army piers in Hoboken at
1880
Preceded by a military guard. steel
helmeted and garbed as for the bat
tlefield. President and Mrs. Harding
entered the great hall Of the dead.
With barred head the President and
his party trod softly down the great
white walled shed. with collins to
right. coffins to left and cofins ahead.
as far as the eye could see. Each was
draped with an American nag.
Finally the party passed into one
section holding iis-f nearly a thou
sand bodies. 1t was in this section
that the ceremony took place. AS the
President stepped onto the latform a
military band struck up THE Star
Spangled Banner"
Receives Mayor Hylan.
Before President Harding landed he
received Mayor Hylan aboard the May
flower They chatted for several min
utes. during which the President dis
played interest in the marine strike.
Mr. Harding also told the mayor he
hoped soon to come to New York again
that he might see a ball game here.
Mrs. Harding became interested In
the inscription ''P. D." on the bow of
the police department launch which
had come out to the Mayfiower.
I've heard of p. D; O. and its mean
ing" said Mrs. Harding. but p. D.
is something new"
Included in the party aboard the
Mayf1ower were Mrs Harding, Secre-
tary and Mrs. Weeks. Secretary Fall.
Senator and Mrs. Knox. Senator and
Mrs. New. Senator Calder. Senat tor
Edge. Brig. Gen. Charles T.. Sawyer.
physician to the President; George B.
Christian. secretary to the President,
and Carmi Thompson of Cleveland.
Former President Menocal of Cuba
who arrived here yesterday. will stand
be side President Harding at the review
Of troops in Brooklyn.