The New York herald., 1921-10-19
nation WELCOMES
DIAZ HERE TODAY
State and City Join Tribute
to Italy's Army Com
mander in Chief.
CEREMONY AT CITY HALL
Gov. Miller and Mayor Hylan
Will Greet Distinguished
Guest.

The steamship Giuseppe Verdi. which
brings Gen. Armando vittorio Diaz.
first of the great European military
chiefs to visit the United States, an
chored off Quarantine last night. To-
day at 9 A. NJ the General in Chief of
board by representatives of the Fed
eral, State and city governments, the
American Legion and Italian societies.
At IL A. NJ. the General will be landed
at pier A, the Battery. and shortly be-
fore noon will be welcomed formally
at the City Hall by Gov. Miller and
Mayor Hylan.
Those having charge of the recep-
ton for Gen. Diaz-Alton T. Roberts,
FOR the American Legion; De Lancey
kountze. also acting for the lcgior;
Col. George w. Burleigh. representing
Gov. Miller; Commissioner Grover A.
Whalen. acting for the Mayor; Capt.
McCaffey. representing Major General
Robert l.. Bullard Major William f.
Deegan, Col. NJ. c. Buckley. us. A..
assigned by the War Department TO
act as aide for Gen. Diaz, and Senator
Salvatore Cotillo, acting for the italian
residents of New York--completed re-
ception arrangements yesterday at the
Hotel Vanderbilt.
VIII Cruise the Harbor.
II was arranged that after the Gen.
eral has left the Verdi on the army boat
Lexington he will be taken for short
cruise in the harbor for a view OF the
skyline, an interval which will give tae
saluting steam whistles chance to let
20 and in which the guns at Fort Jay.
Governors Island, will be firing the
salute accorded to a full General. nine
teen guns.
The Lexington, carrying the Official
be escorted to the Battery by destroyers
and river craft and by navy hydroplanes.
d. The landing is timed for IL A. NJ. At
Pier A Gen. Diaz will be greeted by Gov.
Miller, Mayor Hylan Major-Gen. Bull
lard. Rear Admiral II. Mel. Huse and
other official and semi -official persons
arrangements have been made to har die
crowd of at least $4,000 persons. Nine
motor cars will carry the Diaz party to
the City Hail. where formal welcome
will be given shortly before noon. In
the first car will be Gen. Diaz. Gov. Mil
Ter. Mayor Hylan. Alton T. Roberts and
Col, NJ. G. Buckey: In the second, the
Italian Charge dAffaires. Major-Gen
Bullard. Rear Admiral Huse and Major
u Ia thA Al ird GfsypN-
missioner WhaIen Col. J. Lester Kin
kaid, Adjutant General of the State; Dr.
Antonio Fanoni and Lieut.-Col. De Lam
cey Kountze: In the fourth. Col. di
Bernezzo, Italian military attache !;
Major-Gen. John r. Organ. Capt. G. T..
Vogelgesang. u. S. NJ, and Capt T. c.
Hanrahan, u. S. NJ. in the fifth, Liert.-
Col. A. Guidoni. Italian air attache; Col.
Carlo Rusponi. aide to Gen. Diaz: the
Italian Consul General and Adolfo vinc !;
In the sixth. Senator Cotillo. Judge John
j. Freschi, Magistrate Francis Y. Man.
cuso, Capt. A. PugIiese and F. II. La
Guardia: in the seventh. Capt Carlo
Huntington, assistant military attache !;
Capt. Caffey, aide to Gen. Bul!ard; 4; in
the eighth Gov Miller's staff. and in the
ninth the staff of the National Guard
division.
Highest HOnOrs Arranged.
The highest honors will be paid to
Gen. Diaz all along the line. At Pier A,
when he lands, there will be battalion
of regular infantrymen from Governors
Island and at the City Hall a company
of Regulars will present arms. In ad-
dition to these. detachments of Italian
veterans In full uniform will salute. The
parade. from Pier A to the City Hall
and from the City Hall to the Ritz
Carlton. where the General will have
headquarters during his stay in the
city. which will be until next Saturday
night, will be led by $50 mounted police
men.