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Show Pershing Thanks Youngsters Young-sters for Their Patriotism Patriot-ism During War, in Central Park Meeting. Preparations Made for I Vast Spectacle When Heroic First Division j Parades Streets Today. i I MiW YOIIK. Sept. O. Standing be-ter.' be-ter.' a vcriiahle forest ut American fl.-s h. 1 1 in the bands of more than 'e.i.O'M school children picketed in the j sheep meadow of Centra! park this aft-J aft-J ernooii. General Pershing personally j thanked them for their patriotism during dur-ing tic war. "The patriotism of the children of America." he said, "has been an inspiration in-spiration not only to the grownups but to the boys who carried the rifle at the front. j ..The n. represent ir.e, the pub I lie schools of ti.' city, had waited in j the park for nearly three hours to get a glimpse of the cornuan.ler iu-cliief. I When his car came in'o view the chorus of cheers arose so high tiiat it seemed to sweep through the park and be reechoed re-echoed back by the t.ail buildings. The ceremony itself was brief. It opened with a "salute to the flag," led bv boy scouts and recited by the children. This was followed by 'he singing of tic national anlheui, after which Gi neral Pershing was introduced. The commander was visibly affected by the greeting as were his two sisters, who occupied scats on the platform and whose eves were wet with tears. MAKES ADDRESS I TO SCHOOL CHILDREN. j Afti'r ;;LJn in sileiu'c over the (crowd 1'or nearly two minutes, 1 h general gen-eral paid: "School children of the city of New York: Jt 'ives mo extreme jdeasuro to be here this afternoon for a few mo-j mo-j ments and to witness this patriotic ceremony. "It is upon you we must depend in! ithe future to defond the principles of our forefathers, tu defend the principles princi-ples we all love so well. 1 feel sure jyou understand the principles for which the war was fought and that you join with mo in congratulating America on i its victorious conclusion. J "I'm sure the patriotism of the chil-j chil-j dren of America has been an inspiration, inspira-tion, not only to the grownups, but to ! the boys who carried the rifle at the front. T thank you for this great les-I les-I son in patriotism and wish that every :one who served in Europe cuuld see it I as I have seen it. ' 7 j After t lie ceremony hundreds of children broke through the police lines in an effort to shake the general's hand. I Severn 1 were successful. Policemen iwith outstretched hands and legs tried I to stem the tide of crowding youngsters, young-sters, but .-everal enterprising lads crawled through the policemen s legs and rushed for the general 's automo-1 automo-1 bile. WARMTH OF WELCOME INCREASES. : The warmth of the general's reception recep-tion seems to increase as his visit j lengthens. The crowds in front of his j hotel have become so numerous that a large detail of policemen is needed to keep traffic moving and to cnnit the I official cars to pass to and fro. It became known today that General Per-shing Per-shing is being swamped with invita- tious to visit cities all over the coun-jtrv, coun-jtrv, but thus far Philadelphia and I Washington (ire the only places that he' ! has definitely decided to visit in the jeast. The general leaves for Wnshing-j Wnshing-j ton Priday morning, stopping in 1'hila- dolphin for a few hours as the guest of j that city, lie will parade with the 1 hirst, division in Washington. I After the oxercb.'s in the sheep j j meadow the general was presented with mi American flag by a school girl. As I he received the gift he bowed graiv- ' (Continued on Page 13, Column 5.) In automobiles to the Waldorf-A J'oria. i (,'ylonel Conrad H. iJnbnock wli) lead the 'omposilo ri-rj irient of rnon pi'.hed f ria j ih urmy of o'-upation and a led "the,; flrifRt lfhljiK flKhr.ers In l-ranc-." Near- I ly every man, be:iid'.B beln h',' feet or over, wear.s one- or more K''ld wound Htripen. I Thou;-;aiidn of KpoctatorH this afternoon 1 witnerined ;t.n IrnprehKly;; --p;:tacie oh the nlcn of the public library when the 2rth and 28th Infantry regiments of tho First division wero deoorated with the four-rajere four-rajere whl'h had been bestowed upon Hi em by tho French government. The 18th Infantry had previously been !rnl-larly !rnl-larly honored. Tribute Paid to Men. Mfijor-Oe.ne.ral McOIaohlin, romrr.fi.nder of the diviidon, paid a high trlbnte to the leadership of the officerti and the, loyalty find devotion of the non-com missioned officers and enlisted" men. Afterward he placed 1h decorations upon Colonel A dolph. JIupuet. and 11 cu ten ant -Colon ol Charles V. I'.yder, commanders, respectively, respect-ively, of the 2;th and 1:8th, automatically honor In (f all members of both uidts of the divlp-ion. At the Fame time both reimr-nTH re-re re-re Ived stand rf of color h consisting of national and recirnental f!agM, from Mrs. i::izabelh French of New Iioheile, X. Y., in memory of her husband, the iate om-mander om-mander John If. French, who organized tho units In 1501. ' The abrupt cancelUru? of the proponed pro-poned "victory celebration" by the Washington memorial association after General Tershlnj; and Mayor Hylan had declined to attend, had a sequel se-quel In the peneral pesslone court today when DavJd M. Harvey, publicity director of the organization, wan committed to the Tombs as a parole violator. Harvey was arrested last nip'nt after an announcement an-nouncement by the mayor's committee for tho reception of distinguished visitors that it had withdrawn Its approval of the re!f;l. ration "owlnp to information regarding re-garding pome of the principals." At i olice headquarters Harvey was quoted as having said after his arrest: "1 was to have received five per cent of the money falsd and had a chance j of I20ri.0'0 before December 1. It is a terrlbl thing to happen riht now when T had the biggest proposition of my life In hand." Horse in Quarantine. General Terming arose this morning morn-ing after 6 o'clock and breakfasted with hU family in his private suite. general will not be able to ride his favorite favor-ite horse Kid ron In tomorrow's parado. A mefasafre from the department of agriculture agri-culture stated tli at the animal must remain re-main at embarkation headquarters at Newport News for the full quarantine period. Instead, the genera.1 will be mounted on a Virginian thoroughbred named Captain and owned by the city police department. General Pershing will leave New York for Philadelphia on a special train at f? o'clock Friday morning. He has accepted pin invitation from Mayor Smith to visit Philanelpnla and will remain there for several hours before proceeding to Washington. Wash-ington. He is to arrive in the capital at 4 o'clock Friday afternoon. General Pershing was presented today by the Lieutenant Jefferson S'lg'e Post of the American legion, with a Virginia thoroughbred horse which will be ridden In the parade tomorrow by Col. Quacken-meyer, Quacken-meyer, of the commander's staff. V.'hen General Pershing went to tha riding academy where the presentation was made, the building soon was surrounded sur-rounded bv a crowd anxious to see him. Many motners with babies in their arms were present and appeared anxious to have the general kl?s their children. He complied In the 'case of two or three who were most insistent. When he returned to his hotel he found many more fond mothers anxious to have the distinction conferred upon their infants and he again had to run the gantlet before reaching his rooms. Brigadier General Charles G. Dawes denied emphatically today a story originating orig-inating in Chicago that he would be associated as-sociated with General Pershing In the organization of a new banking house in Chicago which would rank with that of I the Morgans. I "There is absolutely r.o truth in the j report," said General Dawes. "I do not : know where the story came from but ! this is the first I have heard of it." CHILDREN GREET GREAT GENERAL (Continued Prom Page One.) fully and pressed tho national colors to his lips. Delegation Visits General. A delegation of twenty-five Alsaoe-Lorrniners, Alsaoe-Lorrniners, led by Maurice Casenavo, minister plenipotentiary for France, called nt the "Waldorf to pay thoir respects re-spects to General Pershing and to ox-press ox-press tho gratitude of the French people peo-ple for his service in helping to liberate Alpnce-Lorraine. Two little frirls, Charlotte and Georgette Geor-gette Kucff, daughters of a N.ew York banker, attined as "Alsace'' and ' Lorraine, Lor-raine, presented two bouquets of lilies and roses tied with the silk tricolor of France to the American commander. General Pershing, after kissing the maidons on both cheeks, as is the custom cus-tom in France, briefly responded to the delegation. ' 1 1 am proud to have been of the army that look part in the restoration of Alsace-Lorraine and tho undoing of a great wrong," ho said. Harlem speedway and the old American Ameri-can Leaguo baseball park late today resembled re-sembled a section of occupied Germany, for upon them, bivouacked for the night, were several thousand men of the field trains, combat wagons, caissons and artillery ar-tillery of the First division which, with the infantry from Camp Mills and Camp Merritt, will march down Fifth avenue tomorrow with General Pershing at their head. Police to Keep Order. Six thousand uniformed policemen, practically every police inspector and detective de-tective in New York, will keep tho throngs in check as the 28,000 regulars, first Americans to fire at the Germans "tho first across, and the last to come home" march from 110th street to the Washington arch. Major-General McAndrew, ex-ehlef of stnff of the American expeditionary force, estimated today that it would take about two and one-half hours for General Pershing1 to complete the march, which will start at 10 a. m. A motorcycle division di-vision of the police department, followed fol-lowed by a detachment of mounted police, po-lice, will clear the way for the soldiers, who will march In full war accouter-ment. accouter-ment. The Red Cross emergency canteen has arranged to feed 13,000 men of the division divi-sion at the close of the parade. The remainder re-mainder will be fed by the Red Cross at railway terminals, where the troops will entrain for Washington, where they aro to march down Pennsylvania avenue in llnal review on September 17. I Equipment to lie Shown. One thousand or more motor vehicles j from Camp Holabird, Baltimore, Md., fur-i fur-i nishod by the motor transport corps, will enable the First to appear as fully equipped in this respect as when in marching order in Flanders. These consist con-sist of ambulances, rolling kitchens, tank trucks, reconnaissance ears, staff observation ob-servation cars, machine-shop trucks, trailers and other vehicles that make up tho full army division equipment. Cold ham, potato salad, buns, pie and cigarets, as well as hot coffee and ice cream, will comprise the fare for the wounded men and will be served in the form of box luncheons. The other soldiers sol-diers will be fed cafeteria fashion upon the completion of the march. After the parade, General Pershing and the members of Siia staff will be taken |