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Show lilW!8i 10 ' . ILCOI FLEET Plan Stirring Scenes in New York When Boys Come Home. WASHINGTON, l.v. Ji. Iiivita-nuns Iiivita-nuns Id ult.-inl I ln wvlroinc l'"'"- ','e-monies ','e-monies at Now York on It'Tcmbcr 2U, lor the battleship squadron returning from serviie in Kuroi'aii waters, wero ..Tit by tin' navy deparl in. -lit. today to members of tlin cabinet ami their wives, 111,, ..ViTll.irS lit nil ftlltl'S, BH'MlbfW of the senate mi. I house iiiiwil committees, till! militnr" mi. I muni representatives of th.' allied i.: i - '-' Wiu-Uinjrfcm ami I lie wivr" nl' '.' jiiandin&r officers lllly .hit y wnii I.' 't. The Mnvi'i irmii which Kwr. lar lliiiiirli '.'.ill review tin; fleet, will ivarl, New Vi.rk Christmas day, ami will anchor at tin' foot (if West, Nincty-HKVituth Nincty-HKVituth street. Tln on the May-flow May-flow or. in addition lo tho secretary and Mrs. Daniels, will include the i-abinot members, thn will's of Iho returning admirals and enptnins, Vice Admiral and Mrs. (Heaves and Kear Admiral and Mrs. Usher. With the Mayflower will be a converted yacht carrying the oilier special quests. liear Admiral r'.urr:iu will be on board in charge as limit to the cnnijrossionul party, ami liear Admiral W. S. Smith will be with tiio naval eonsultine; board. A converted yacht has been assigned I'or the allied military and naval representatives, repre-sentatives, and another for the press. All of these ships will be anchored near the Mayflower and will be open for die guests at New York on .Peeem-ber .Peeem-ber 1'ii at S n. in. The reviewing ships will auchor near the Statue of Liberty. After luncheon n'j the Mayflower anil attending ships, 1 ho navy 's gnosis will go ashore to view I he land parade. Only officers and men from the returning ships will march. The battleships .New Mexico and Mississippi, Mis-sissippi, with a large number of destroyers, de-stroyers, will be sent to meet tho fleet near Fire Island lightship. |