New-York tribune., 1921-07-13
Crowds Cheer
A w elcOr11e to
Gem, Badoglio
Chief Of Staff of Italian
Army Will BE Cucst of
Nation for Two Months
ON First Vigit to u. S.
City Is Surprise to Him
Pays Tribute to Anneri-
can Troops as Hc Gives
Thanks TO Throng at Pier

General Pietro Badoglio, chief o1
staff Of the italian army, arrived here
last night from Naples on the Italiar
liner Giuseppe Verdi on his first visit
to the United States. He will be ir
this country for two months and
throughout that time will be the guest
of the United States Army.
AS soon as the Verdi came into Quar-
antinc the army tug Lexington steamed
alongside to receive the Italian war
rior and conveyed him to the city
When the vessel was passed by the
Health Officer, Major General Robert
Lee Bullard, commander of the I'd
Army Corps Area, accompanied by his
staff, went aboard to greet the distin-
guished visitor
In General Billiards. party were Wit
torio Rolandi Ricci, the Italian Am
bassador to Washington Colonel Mar
quis Vittorio Asinari de Bernezzo, mil
itary attachG of the embassy; Signor
Adolfo Vinci, emigration delegate t.
the embassy; Captain Carlo Hunting
ton, assistant military attache; Tennis
tocla Bernardo, Consul General at New
York, and Francisco Quattrone.
General Badoglio received the cour-
tesy of the port and his hand baggage
was quickly transferred with the gen
eral from the Verdi to the Lexington
1t was light enough on the run up
the bay for the general to observe the
shore line, and he inquired of his hosts
the various points of interest that
came to his attention.
The big surprise, npwever, awaited
him at the Battery wien he landed at
Pier A. Before the Lexington warped
into the dock the shouts of 1000 or
5000 Italians reached the ears of the
Italian military leader AS he walked
to his automobile greetings in his ma
tive tongue and loud cheering almost
overwhelmed him, and he smiled and
bowed to the crowd that had been born
in Italy.
The greensward and the foliage of
Battery Park impressed him as being
a beautiful place for the Italian coll
ony but it was explained to him that
they had surged thither from all parts
of the city and die net live in that
particular neighborhood.
Also at the Battery were men In the
uniforms of the Arditi, the Alpini and
the Bersaglieri. Police reserves were
on hand, but they were unable to keep
beck the crowd from the generals au-
tomobile, over which the enthusiastic
Italian welcoming committee waved
Italian and American flags.
When the noise subsidized General
Badoglio said:
This is my first visit to your coun-
try. and l salute the glorious Republic
of the United States and raise my cap
to the army of the United States, our
faithful ally, with whom we fought in
the great World War. l recall with
immeasurable pleasure the magnificent
332d Regiment, its. fine quality and its
bravery.
"It was our great pleasure to give
the men of this regiment, as token of
our high regard, the shoulder emblem
of the lion, the insignia of ancient
Venice. I bring to the United States
America l call 1.-THE spirit of Italy
General Badoglio was accompanied
by Colonel Sicilani, his aid, and Pri-
vate Bendetti Meraglia, his orderly
The latter. who enlisted in the Italian
army seven months ago, went to the
home of his parents, who keep a bake
shop in this city
The Giuseppe Verdi was held in
Quarantine last night because six
-year-old boy of the steerage was
suffering from smallpox. 1t was said
that the 965 steerage passengers would
be transferred this morning to Hoff-
man Island for observation and the SO
saloon and $50 second cabin travellers
would be permitted to land after they
had been yaccinated