The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-17
PERSH|NG ARRIVES AT LONDON AMID
 CHEERSOF BR|TONS
American General to Take Part In British Memorial Services Over Tomb of
 'UnknoWn" Soldier
By Associated Press

London, October 16.--General Per shing. who comes to London to take part in the ceremonies attending the laying of the. congressional medal on the tomb of Britain's unknown sol dier," arrived here from Paris at T o'clock tonight. He was met at Vic- toria Station by distinguished re- ception committee from the various government departments. The gen eral was the first of the party to step off the train and was greeted ; by Sir Laming Worthington- Evans. secretary for war, who introduced him to the others while hundreds of onlookers who had streamed in through the gates applauded.
 Among those who shook hands with the American chief of staff were Lord Lee of Farreham, first lord of the admiralty; Lieut.. Gen. Sir Travers Clarke, army quartermaster general; Admiral Sir Henry Oliver. second sea lord, and Sir Herbery Greedy. secre- tary of the war office. Accompany ing the party was Field Marshal Sir Henry H. Wilson, chief of the British staff, who had been in Paris on offi- cial business.
 Has Pleasant Trip
 At Folkeston. where General Per shing disembarked, he was met by the military and naval attaches of the American embassy. He remarked to the newspaper men that he had had a pleasant trip from Paris and added:
 The channel was smooth as a lake thank goodness"
 Within five minutes after his ar rival here the general entered a li- mousine accompanied by his aides, and as the car passed through the gates and encountered the crowds lining both sides of the thoroughfare. hearty cheers were given again and again. General Pershing went direct to the American embassy, where he will stay while in London, and later was the guest of the Ambassador and Mrs. Harvey at a dinner party, which in cluded Earl and Lady Haig, the Sec retary for War and Lady Worthing- ton Evans, the First Lord of the Ad- miralty and Lady Lee, Viscount and Lady Astor, Vice Armiral Albert P. Niblack, U. S. N, and Mrs. Niblack, Rear Admiral Nathan c. Twining, U. $. N, and Mrs. Twining, and Maj. o. N. Solbert, American military attache, and Mrs. Solbert
 Warmly Greeted
 AAo otoA ~SpdH6 DduHSls IGH- dered by the Welsh Guards band, and the cheering of thousands of men and women, boys and girls, greeted the composite battalion from Coblenz when the special train rolled into Vic toria station two hours after the ar rival of General Pershing The bat talion consists of 450 mon from the Fifth, Eighth and Fiftieth infantry. with band of 30 pieces and 20 off cers, all under command of Mai. P. o. Barton. It was~welcomed In the name of the British army by Mai. Gen. Hugh Sutton, representing the army council The battalion was 27 hours on the way from the Rhine.
 Led by the Welsh guards band. the Americans started on a 2o-minute march to the Duke of York's barrack in Chelsea, where they will be the guests of the Territorial Army asso- citation of London for two days.
 The approaches to the Victoria station were damned with people. and the streets were a solid mass almost to the barracks. The Amer jeans were cheered everywhere, and great crowds brought up the rear. where the marching policemen good naturedly kept the young people from em bracing the soldiers. The Amer lcdHS, Ill plCKed men, carried 1ulI field equipment and wore steeel hel- nets, newly polished for the occasion.
 English American Report
 At the barracks the reception com mittee waited for the Americans, and at II o'clock the battalion sat down to an English American dinner of roast mutton, potatoes and hot mince pie in great hall topped with six large American flags. The dinner was served on five long tables covered with white and hav- ing a red stripe down the center. 40 girls In blue acting as waitresses.
 At Dover the Americans were en- tertainedl at luncheon by the Royal Irish tusiliers. Major Barton and the officers were the guests of Gen. Neil Haig. commander of the British southeastern army district.
 The naval party. which will par ticipate In tomorrows ceremonies consisting of 50 men and 15 officers from the Olympia, also arrived to- nisht. The naval men had a similar reception at the Paddington station bv crowds of admirers. The sailors will be the guests of the British Naval association during their stay in London.