Evening star., 1945-09-10
Shouting Crowds Give
Wainwright Hero's
Welcome 10 Capital
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bearing the District Commissioners
Joined the parade to the Monument
Grounds. AL along the way, bands
broke into martial music as the CAL
valcade was sighted.
As a 19-gun salute doomed across
the Monument Grounds, Gen. VAIN
wright stepped from his lead car in
the motorcade to wave at the crowd
and take his place on the fiag-en-
circled stand.
There he received the keys to the
city from District Commissioner
John Russell Young and a scroll In
behalf of all the citizens of WASH
tngton.
Expresses Gratitude.
In his thanks to the Commission
ers and the people before him, Gen.
Wainwright said the city's reception
lis truly such welcome as a man
dreams of, locked away behind
barbed wire and the bayonets of
cruel jailers."
He said it was the surest evidence
he could have that you still keep
before you the words which I know
fired you to greater efforts after our
sorrowful defeat: Remember Ba-
taan! Remember Corregidorr
He told why he was forced to sur
render at Corregidor, touched briefly
on the sufferings of his soldiers in
captivity and warned that the Japs
must be forced to realize the folly
of their ambitions"
Gen. Wainwright was hailed by
Brig. Gen. Carlos P. Romulo, resi-
dent Philippine commissioner, as
"our emblem of unceasing watch
fulness and our standard for the
eternal battle for universal peace
and security"
Win War Through Surrender.
Gen. Romulo, who greeted Gen.
Wainwright at the Pentagon with
the other veterans of Bataan and
then rushed to the Monument
Grounds, declared that without Gen
Wainwright's sacrifice this country
could not have been stimulated to-
wards so glorious and swift an end.
Through surrender, said Gen.
Romulo, Gen. Wainwright won this
war
AS feature of the half hour cere-
mony, Gen. Wainwright accepted
life membership in the Disabled
American Veterans. The card and
emblem button of the organization
were presented to him by Foscolo
Hendrick, DAV District department
commander
The scroll, signed by the Com
missioners, Robert V. Fleming,
chairman, and Carter Barron, vice
chairman of the Citizens Commit
tee for the Wainwright welcome,
bore this inscription:
Your defense of Bataan and of
Corregidor, as commander of the
forces of the Philippines from
March II to May 7, 1912, became
the inspiration of a nation and a
glorious example to your comrades
in arms on every front throughout
the world.
Made Triumph of Defeat.
when you we're left to fight a
hopeless battle you made a triumph
Of defeat. -.,.e
Knowing the inevitabiiity of the
end, your leadership infused brave
men with a spirit which will live as
an immortal epic in American his
tory.
I'VE salute you. And we inscribe
hereon as a part of this expression
the prophetic words of your former
commander in chief, Franklin D.
Roosevelt, in his final message to
you May 6, 1912: You and your de-
voted followers have become the
living symbols of our war aims and
the guaranty of victor"
Not a whit discouraged by the
shower and the gentle wind which
kept the flags waving along the line
of march, crowds began to gather
at II am.-more than an hour be-
fore the plane was sighted above the
airport.
Plane Ahead of Schedule.
Air Transport Command officers
said Gen. Wainwright's plane ap-
peared over the field at noon, half
an hour before the scheduled time
of arrival. 1t circled high over the
area, they reported, marking time Sc
as not to land before the appointed
hour.
Spectators could see a big Sky
master circling the field and air
officers said this was the Wainwright
plane.
The crowd at the Airport was held
to small number of officials and
relatives and guarding MPs, approx
imating the number that received
Gen. Eisenhower when he few in
from his triumph in Europe.
The Army Band was drawn up in
position promptly at noon and then
the musicians were allowed to break
ranks and lounge about until the
actual arrival of Gen. Wainwright.
The usual still and movie cameras
were trained from high positions
from the stretch of runway where
the generals plane was awaited.
Runway Is Dry.
The ceremonial open cars and
teeps for the parade were placed in
position on an edge OF the runway
about 40 minutes before the time set
for the arrival.
The showers which skylarked
about Washington between II am
and noon had not reached the Air
port and the runway was dry, while
a blistering sun broke through the
overcast sky.
The milling crowd of spectator
and newsmen nearly knocked dowr
MPs stationed on the airport apron
rs the rumor got around that SOM
CATS arriving were the general'
planes. The Army Band was de
ceived, too, and burst into th'
strains of The Stars and Stripe
Forever"
Airport employees finally convinces
the reporters and the band tina
the general had not arrived. Tn
press relaxed and the band stoppe'
playing.
Meanwhile, steadily growin