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EVENING PUBLIC LEDGERPHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1919
BANDS SERENADE
ARRIVING HEROES
HAVERFORD LAY
ON OCEAN'S BED
FOR 5 MONTHS
TRANSPORT HAVERFORD ARRIVES AT PIER WITH RETURNING TROOPS
Havcrford's Wounded Rise
to Salute at National
Anthem
REST ON CRUTCHES
Camden Reception Committee
Meets Transport Down River.
Crowds on Wharves Cheer
Wounded soldiers, supported hy their
crutches, flood t attention on honrd
the Haverford, when the band on the
Tearless, bearing the Camden delegation
to greet the heroes, played tho ".utar
f paneled runner" aa the craft steamed
Ui Tlio river with thn troopship.
Tho bands on each boat had been
serenading the passengers alternately
all tlm way from Marcus Hook, where
tho Cnmden craft met the returning
llneir. As they ncarod a point In the
I Ivor "opposite the NViv Yoik Shlphuild
Ing lompany's plant the l-Varles musi
cians struck up the, national nnthem.
Instantly evry soldier nble to bo on
his feet stood atplute Wounded men
were assisted to rie by their comrade'.
Hands went to heads Rundaged arms
were In evidence. Tnere, were khaki
coats with empty sleeves. Many men
stood on crutchc". The familiar music
and the. sight of tho Haverford's soldier
passengers, stilled for the moment the
noise being made by whistles from other
boats In tho river. When It was fin
ished sirens again began to shriek a
welcome.
The Fearless maintained a position
about thirty varda oft to the side of
the Haverford all the way up the river
The First Regiment Veterans i'orp
Hand, of Philadelphia, and the band on
board the liner alternated svlth music
during the trip to the Washington ave.
nuo wharf. Most of the roldlers on
tho transport were on deck, but many
looked through portholes Wounded men
lecllned on deik chairs
-Ml along the route wharves on either
hide of the rivi were iiowdcd with
cheering throngs who wacd flags and I
blew horns Whistles from factories i
added to the general din When the I
ship bands plaed many of the soldleis
danced. The strains of Dixie brought
jell of delight from tho negro troopers
on board the 1laerford j
When the boat passed the riul.ulel- ,
phla N'av Yard nt League Island a sa- (
luto was filed fioni the shore This,
was answered b rockets from the boat I
and cheering by the men on board.
At Cilouifbter the whistles blew as
they did on the l.i ihe armistice was,
signed. When Hi. Haverford parsed the'
plant of th. Vew York Shipbuilding
Company hit.- than "000 workmen were
lined up en -evoral litiflnlshed boats ,
under construction on the ways. They
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gavo inn returning i rut-'yt-i .t ... tivt-j mj .
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Kieriuib ' " -"ivii.-i- ...,-...,.. I phot r
cheers of their own, accompanied liv""'
miKh walng of cap1, handkerchiefs,!
crutches and canes
The ovation continued until tho Ha-
erford turned Inward her ilock. when
with a tlnal burn nf nnise the Fearless,
with Its deleg.it inn drew off In the river.
easel Also Sltarcil Unrclfincllcs
Expedition. Chief Electrician
Proudly Assert
"She's a gallant old ship, ntid she is
sharing in this wonderful ovation"
These were the words of Alfred A.
Evans, chief electrician of tho Haver
ford. as she steamed up the river with
her troops todaj
Kvans, a salt of the salts, who has
had twentv j ears' experience In the
British merchant marine, gavo tho main
mast a good slap.
"Vou know, lie said, "this fine lady
was under tho water for five months
Indeed she was Two years ago a hoehe
torpedo went through her englno room
.She went to the bottom, but fortunately
the water was not deep, so tho craft was
saved For five months the ship lav
there In the waters oft tho Irish 10.1st
Then they raised her.
"And do oit know that thli boa'
that Is so well known In Philadelphia,
landed some of the first troops sent to
the Dardanelles'1 She did. They were
the Lancashire bisllccrs and troops
from .Manchester, Poor fellows, they
were wiped out In the lighting
Kvan.s deserted tho seas at tho nut
bre.iit of the war and went to 1'r.inee
with tlenernl 1 'tench's Ilrst ito.ono tdat
the Kal'er eillrd a "t nntetnptlble li'tle
army Me served three venrs. anil 10
days in lYanco and whs invalided home
in October After three Uas rest he
Joined the Haverford. his old ship and
Is happv to be a member of its rew
"I was wounded three tmic said
.Kvans. and have had all the w.ii I
want. In a company of S7n men 'here
were three surlors and I vans ,s one
of them "The last of the pesltv plas
ters that were oti me 1 removed tast
night." said the sulloi ' I w ,i, .-n to
come to Thill in good ttlm
Haverford in Port
as Thousands Cheer'
Contlnueil fruni Pace One
of pence in shipping men nf tins i '
Man the llrst troop ship to come to
Philadelphia. Though the organiza
tlon wlib h li. carried vvnt made tii
mostly of men ftom western States
there was ,i fair sprinkling of bo'h
"Ulcers .mil mi ti from I'omisvHatiia i
New lei'.'ev and Delaware i
INcliiMVe "f the Plill.ulelphlans ah
re.idv named. tli men from no nts
nearhv wore
(iri'Ki:us
Major lames Muirlirad. Pit'stu s
l-'lrst Lieutenant Alfred (1. Oliver,
chaplain. Ocean Citv. N .1
I'irst Lieutenant IMurml II. Sloan,
Plttsuuisli.
I'A'I.IS'I III) MKN. SlI'PIA CO.
Sergeant tiKi.jur Ktlwiii II, I'liiliiianil,
Jersey City
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Dniulil .1, Milliam. C'otrj
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lo-cph K. Krisco, Mt Clare.
TRANSPORT HAVERFORD ARRIVES AT PIER WTTH RETURNING TROOPS
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Six Women Faint
in Waiting Crowd
JAY GOULD HERE
WITH HAVERFORD
Fresh From Service With
Troops in Russia
'THIS BEATS NEW YORK'
Donghhoys Dubbed ihc States
room of Jovial Shipmate
"Hogans Flat"
rnntlnned from Tart On
lean flap. Ono o' (ho picturesque groups '
In the crowd mado up ot ft num-,
br of Boy juts from dtrwnlown JJJjom,irc JjiCUtClianiJ
troops, Thcf rrled largo American
nars, their tn. icolors. Now and then j
ono of tho scot. Is sounded a bugle call j
and the crowd would cheer madly. Also
thero wcro countless horns and whistles,
as well as every other sort ot noise pro
ducing Implement, Including tin pans,
wash boilers and kctttes. Many a down,
town mother whoso son played "hookey"
from school today, will bo minus kitchen
utensils.
Jaioks for a mother
sb Is tho cass with every crowd, the
schoolboy was much In evidence. He
darted hero and there, crawling between
the legs ot men and elbowing Ills way
through the dense throng In an effort to
get to the front of tho line, Onco when
a. boy arrlvod nearer than sonio of his
fellows to a coveted spot a Riant shop
. .. ... , A...n tirtA.4 him from
man in grimy wmi" .n- .. i
. . 1 1.1m am l a.. IHA '
the street ana pao.seu mm -heads
of tho peoplo to a point farther
on. "Thanka," called the boy, "me brud
dor's on that boat jnayhe." The crowd
cheered again.
It was a good crowd and a good
natured one. It had walled so long for
the first glimpse ot the soldiers that
contentment to remain In ono ral,l"
and frequently on one ioui ..-
finally arrived, was part of tho days
feWtlvitles. There wcro few grumblers
Iterth No. 1, In stateroom Xe, 7. oil
the Haverford, was occupied bj' JV
nonld. of -Vow York, and just becauM
hi. iimv officer proved a llvc-wirq
-,ai Din transnort and "whoopedl
things up" durlnir the voyage, the dough
boys and big gun handlers called
section "HoganV Plat and Paradise A!
ley."
Mr. Gould, member of tho tlould fam
lly, of New York. Is a lieutenant In th
navy and Is fresh from Itupsln. Hi
was an aide on tho staff ot Hear Ad
rnlral McCully. Ho left llussU otr Di
cenibir IS and arrived at Brest In timet
and these were quickly silenced. . to (atch the Haverford. On the way,
Once when a rumor gained currency ovcr ho mntIp gooJ aB an cntertalncr and
that the ship was aPPro-ichlng her docK , m tm of
Whad- cabin
li rrnwfi fiureou rorwarn.
ii-. i - . 'ca rff mV foot.
dayamean foot?" said one in front of him
"Think of tho fellers on the ship. Ihe)
didn't mean when they stood waist deep
In trench water. They went ahead, and
that's what we're going to do. nils
brought another cheer from the crowd
Ho of tho injured foot lapsed Into silence
' 1 camn into Philadelphia a year ago,"
said .Mr fiould," but believe mo I dldn'8
get a i-rcptlon like this It was terribly
cold and I Just sneaked In on a warship.
Now I am homo and apparently through
with tho war. Knowing what I do about
tho war I wouldn't tako $5,000,000 for
my (xperlcnce. 1 cannot discuss condl-
My brother, Klngdon, Is In
I have not j,ren him for
Vendors Heap Klch Harvest
Vendors of every article that could be
t-j ..,iAr. li-tn nrnl.s or CT1 a ICll-
covered board wero In evidence every- tions In llussi.i or mv personal experl
where. They bold thousands of trinkets Unce, but when the war Is over I may
small flags, service puis, "" "", tum author
her novelties, horns, whistles and ra tier-
Th... me,, reaned u rich harvest. Ohe 1 ian e. hut
the boys a blow-off," trey cried, offer-j more than a .vest AVho said Philadel
Ing the Inevitable tin horns. "I- 'e , phla was slow? Why this reception is
rTme up'somrexcltLent''"- Vrlcc'skt.er than anything that could be
ranged from live cents to fifty. I staged In New York "
An old woman In black approached1 Mr Oould, when asked If he wouW
ono of the hawkers and asked the price ljp t) niu y I(1 a carcfr replcd (hati
?Li..""lc;..b"r.. IV,"S,. "" cr, trn jcars jounger. he. would
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afford it
ttilnk rloufsly about it. "Vou know,"
.b. Kiifl cr low. "Mv two naia ino upuionant, "i nm inirty-nno ami
n itiiviv iu uuyJi. un
boya went over there and one of them that Is too old for
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She started to edge ' miccim- nriry kii-cumi i'uienant
dozen men nearby In- 'loiild and complimented him on hlit fins
bMr ii'imls In their , record, (iould has been cited several
is not coming
to keep going."
away. Half a
.ii...ii..Atii tn f tnr r n;tiiii4 ill liii-ii i
:l,m: ""t...'..' V;. ., wn, .o r,l,M, I times for his work
pocaeiff, uut '" .v.. " -- -i t
fnr tbem. "Nothln doln'," ho frald to i
the men: then to the old woman, as he, Mll.l.inN MF.N DIHT SF.RVIf.E
Tlic oflicijl reception loiimiittee, rcprcventatives of tlie te Cro, welfare organizations ami 15,000 wildly rhecring spectators, forming nn unofficial
reception committer, slioutcil an enthmia'tic welcome to the troops as tlie American liner ncarcd the pier
PLAY "UOn- DRY I AM."
AS HAVERFORD POCKS,
P.ATTICKV II
Private .Itihn Karal, l.odi N I
IIATTKKY T
I'r.mU .ivam', M.inihi
like tho air raid alarms they were used
to on the other bide.
.lust a tii'. troopship llaverfntd got
abreast of the pier, before making a
wide, sweeping curve tn enter tho dock,
nose drst the band of the I'ourtli N.iv.i'
District burst into indoih
T,he firt tnusu t greet th troopers
was "Hotne Sweet Home" The crowd
maintained hushed Kllence while tins
was being plavc.1 Vlien the band fin
ished th po'se began again
Crdoncl n. W Tarker. tranP"r'ation
rhlef, hurried to order the music stopped
so that a bugle call for landing might
be .sounded on the troopship. Before
he had succeeded the band broke looi
with ' Hail. Hall, the Clang's All
Here!"
The effeet ot the soldiers was inviatv
taneous Thrv imi;, iioijtd and danced
about the deck MmnwiillH people nn
shore wcie hln-ving whittles and horns
ixi rattling rioisrmakeis Purine a '
ternporarv jirlol of qinei som where in
the depths of ihn Haverford a bugler
plajcd "How I'm I rr
Tarried wnjr from Dork j
Tide and wind criled thn Haverford1
a hundred feet down the river when i-hei
first attempted to dock. The boat finally I
was made fast at 11 o'clock. I
The trooper h -. the boat w.is made
fast, were lined up on de. k Ah many .is1
could, crowded to thn Philadelphi i side
of ihi boat rubers limbed up in the
rigging of hoisting inachlner.v, Umlnreil
Into lifeboats, and occupied cverv spate
available on the liner
Cheer after cheer went up from tlins"
on the pier, and they were answered bv
the soldiers The Haverford band and tho
band on shore plaved altcrn.iteU
While tho boat was hi lug im,ed intn
her dock, tho tug Hrvn Mawr, winch ImiI
followed her up thn river, ran .Hoiig.sido
Several officers and a number of women
w ere on board.
Negro soldiers on thn troop ship threw
relics to tho women These ner. piecei
of shell, a helmet and bullets Many i-ol-diers
had '.erman In Imets win. h bail
been shlned till the'r spiked iwitits gin
tered In the nun
When tli landing all had been soirid
cd. f'olnnil John i;nbiti-in, witn nn.
bafkutlnn f.ffli.'- boarded the l.n.it to
mako the imis-m drtails for tlm final
disembarkation
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WORKERS GIVE BOYS
LOUD GREETING
unhlne
llnllien "reiie
As though to give approval to the
scene, clghiii n Karat -uti?liiiic inhikki
the steamer fi"in bow to stern and
spread over ti thousands vvunitig to
gleet the Lmciucic,i- The supsliine
tllSO lit Ul the Welcome" sign wlliUl
stretched acn"-f tlie pier
Standing mi "ti tm- end of the pier
were fifty Pd frimh nursea Kmcd In
double column, wli tarried the flag of
her organization ami the tifty Hags,
every ono with the gleaming ted cross,
seemed to merge into one in the boys
on tho Haverford viewed it from tho
distance. ... , .. ,
On tho end of thn pier were Ilrlgadler
General George H McMnnu-. truip
movement odker and a staff of debark
ation otfloers With tlietn also, in addi
tion to tho Hed Cross nursen. were rep
resentatives of the Knights of t'riluni
bue. Jewish Welfare l.iairie, Salvation
Army and num. rous revftiu.- utile ra.
FIRST MAN ASHORE
WAS COLONEL KERFOOT
Tho first man off tho Havefford when
aho docked at Washington avenue to
day was Colonel Hmjamln I Kerfoot.
commander of the sixty-fifth Coast Ar
tillery. Ho was follow cd , by five mem
herb of his staff.
At the foot of the gangplank the
general was greeted by Brigadier Hen.
era! George H. McManus, troop move
ment officer.
"I'm Blad to see vuii," said General
McManus.
"I'm sorrv vou didn't got over," re
plied General Kerfoot. "Wo had a great
party."
Whllo arrangements were brine dis
cussed for examination of the ship,
General Kerfoot said, "You will find the
ship aa clean us a hungry hound's
tooth."
Tho first men In the ranks to leave tho
ship were Corporal Wilbur Welch, Han
Jeranolsco, and Private Robert IC Yount.
tnn Dlepo, Cal. Both aro members r.f
Battery B, Sixty-fifth Coast Artillery.
They delivered messsges to General
McAlanus regarding arrangements for
landing tho troops and then leturned to
thn ship,
Welch said Ills contingent saw action
at Verdun, Areonne, jst Mlhlel and Por.
est de Haare. Most of the losses
corps ivexe duo to &&.
Ml (.lad tn (id llnmn
f'rnni d.'ivhreik. while thn Haverford
w,t- sjnwlv steaming tnvard her laud
ing plan, ofllcnrrt and men wore
packed and rcadv tn go On th
llavoiford, besides casuals were
eleven ullleers of tlm S-'it.rlftli Ar
tlllerj . thlrtvfour nonrnmnilssloned
tifTltnrs .mil I'M I enlisted men. Tlmy
bail seen hard service pounding tlm
Urn mans frcin the front lino of lint.
tnri"s. with the biggest Held howitzers
our troops used In the war
Thev vvtri' glatl tn gi I borne eager
for tlm in, option thev know nwnitoil
them here nt Phil.iilelphi.i l!ut thev
had no idea nf tlm enthusiasm with
wliloh tlmv were gnln;.- to bn lecclvoil.
Tho H.iverfoiil was tlel.ij cl for
hours bevonil the tini" wlmn her ar
rival was oxpettod bv n slight accident
tn thn stonnnu gear when llftv miles
off tlm Delaware Cities.
Illtrl.il. Wnlt ill iinrniitine
It had been epei te thai the taer-
ford would reach Quaiantlne at mid
night I'nlle.mr nf thn I'nrt lb n v hsd
gone down b- train with tin customs
men and tho medical niflcers who would
have to inspect her beforn sho came
along to Philadelphia The plan was to
board her ' davhrrnU, and have her
readv ai th. Washington avenue jder
for the disimb.irl..iti"n and p.uadn bv
D o'clock this tnnming.
The deluvf caused bv the aefldent heM
the Haverfnrtl three hours late. I'rom
sun-up on th party waiting at the
quarantine station scanned thn mlstv
horizon In the direitlnn of iveep Water
I'olnt. Thn tatn quarantine cutter Gov.
ernor Pennvpackir w.titid Ht lu r f-hp
with steam UP to go nut ii' s..n n tho
transport was sighted
I" nallv thn word . atne tlm' 'h. llaver
fnid was In sight, and the Pen in packer
whistled a warning to the officials and
'newspaper men who were to hoard thn
ship It was twrntv-nvr minutes to
leu when the rcnnvpaikir hove along
side the big transport The retepilou
boat tlm Citv nf t'amden bad gone In
irlvnnco to meet thn lltverford and had
turned around and was escorting her
toward riiilaiUlphl.i a" the Ivnny puck
er made fast.
Hand Pins', "liter There"
Tho Haverford slowed down in half
speed and then fo- a moment came to
almost a full stop just opposite tho ml
works at Mart us Honk while tho Pennv
pa. ker mad fast The band on the
Citv of Camden ts playing "Over
Thero" and the band on the Haverford
was answering with a Jazzing ragtime
tune ns the I'ennvpacKer ranged along-
i side.
I High abrAe the little quarantine nit.
Iter thn bluff sides nf the Haverford tow
ered, llind ot the top with as many of
i her S000 men as could crowd to th rail.
Prom every port nolo on tier starboard
s'dn fnccn topped with trench caps pro.
truded.
Thn Haverford flung down a "Jacob's
ladder." and the tlrst man to board.
Heputy Quarantine Oifleer Pr. I.eon
Gotisehalk, clambered tipertly up tho
sldo ot tho troopship Ho was follow
ed by customs Inspector T It. Ang
ney, find then by rolle. tor Berry.
limits' Whistle Srrrum
Mended bv Mrs William G Warden
the Hniorgenov Aid nf Pennsylvania
joined in the thtong thn went down
the liel.twarn Ulwr to welcmie tlie
Havrford In the uigbnit Adriatic fly
ing flags and with two cieat streamers
Moating from bow to stftn hearing the
woiiIh ' r.mergeni v Aid of I'entisv h,i.
nia Welcome. ' tho welcoming eiininntlCi'
waved fltgs sang and shouted.
Thn Haverford was steaming up tne
river toward Marcus Hook wlim the
Ktnergencv Aid boat Jellied with other
crift to fnrm the oontt up thn Pela
ware io Philadelphia Whistles w.re
1 shucking from fat tnrlot on shnre and
bands were plavlng mi ihn ilavtrTord
s the shouts fr in tlie Imiergenev
Aid ' mnmittee teaihetl the dot ks of the
I In vci ford ii swell of human voices tame
b.-icl, in response, like tlie toll of big
puns It was easy to ste that the sol
diers felt deeply tho spirit of the wel
come for the de. Its of the vessel w ere
one waving, ehn ring mass of khukl
tl.ul im n from the tune the traiisnit
hove 111 Fight
till th welcoming tninnii'lee with
Mrs W.irdin vein Major dr. tchen Clay
llmergenej id Mde Srince. Captain
Margaiei niiiilnp I'apt.un Margaret
Berwliid Mr I'dgir W. Church, Mr
James Iletd Mr and Mr.s .lames Alte
mus. Mrs .lohn Norris and Mrs I.'dger
ton Warhurton
ARRIVING HEROES GREETED
BY MA YOR'S COMMITTEE
Jt Mr. Smith ir ns Lnablc tn Be Present Oiring to His Trial, Robert
Dimninp Dripps Headed Delegates Who Met Troopship
Down Delaware Rh'er
Gould and reverberated throughout the
entire pier.
Here it Is:
Navy, Navy, Navv !
N-N-N-A-A-A-V-V-V-Y-V-Y !
Navy, .N'av y, Nav y !
The Yanks aboard the hlp whn had
not jet debarked answered ihe cheer,
and the Bed Cross nurses and other so
cial workers added their huirahs
Carrv ing the Majois reception coin-
f'assjitt Retort KclS'i
.l.m.. DAnl.i.rtln
tnlttee Hie steamer City of Camden left cinrke i: Wnlter
ft. tAi.
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le-Aimji mict:i t llrtll lit ,.ie iei7iii
cnleiiMn, 11 I 'aw fen
t'enuell Ilcv Dr.
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f enks, jv na
Ce.e, tlniry liflnton
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ti, -iter Pr .Inlin II
luce Asmw
Mill. Paul n
Mitchell. J K
Morn, Itsnitl
Morrl" llfflnghsm
rtohi-rt
MentsoniT'
NewhoM. Arthur P
New bolt '
Nicholson. Wllllsm It
NnrP'H. Bfltmrd A.
I'm WhT'I. t H VV
Parsons t.'"ls II
Pis. more, i: Piisey
PttTon .Inhli M
Peliro"' llolfs
removed his cap. "I.idy. I've tauen
.hiiThtSn'Tnu'ru Soldier. Booked for Di
my compliments, and God bless ou."l I'liargr ill Two Weeks
Tears filled the old woman'ii ejes as she H aliliiBtnii. .tan jn Pemebl'lzatlon
thanked the man. She tried to reply, ' 0f soldiers In this country booked for
but could not. 1 Immediate dlsehatge will he completed
Tlin crowd was noisy and silent by In the next tlfieen tlnvs. according to of-
turns, and then some one in front yelled, n- m $ ,'j,,,. ,5M00 M.
"Here sho comes. Then would ensue ,,,,,,., , vnlted States camps now r"-
, a blast from horn and whistle, a great main to be discharged at ence. Krom
clacking of rattlers anil niucn cncering.
When the boat fiiuilly put In an ap
pearance ndemonlum broke loo.v.
I Mats and caps wero thrown In the air,
men and women who never beforo hud
seen each other embraced and sanies
lor wildest excitement broke out. The
i notice bnd tlllllcilltv In keenlnir order.
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' "S " T k.n, ,n le.tin., i,t-. J hut tho crowd managed to keep well1
be bygones.' Boston Transcript. within tho lines.
' Why
'riioughlfulncrs
ts It that .vou never
50.11(1" m 1IMI.UUII others will be re
quired to remain ill service some time
longer Io take care of such duties as
hoard of tontrnl, demobilization, hospi
tal work and such problems requiring
some nicnths' further duty
Tlm War I 'apartment declined to give
HCtua' totals of discharged today, but
tlm million mark was approaching last
Hitutday when S.'iS.IST men and 57.3sH
ottlcers Irid been dismissed This total
I Included men relumed from overseas.
"MY MA," CRIES
HAVERFORD HERO
TO HJS MOTHER
to meet Iho Haverfnrd. The boat car
ried olllci.il greetings, from Philadelphia
to ihe rrturnlng troops.
Itl tlm absence of Mavor btnlth, who
w.-i-i prcent In court at his trial m the
Plfth Wnrd case, ltobert Oiinnlnc
Prlpps. eliairmati of the lncal National
Coutiell of Defense and srcroiar'v of the
iiibilee lecejitlon innunlttm, hmkrd nftfr
the welfare of the comnilttec and its ! iirel i v
Inv Itr d guests Prlnker. llenry ti . Jr,
Invitations to board the Citv of
t nrTilmi nnH rwet tlt.t inhirnini. ikYil.lier .l'ILl,i ll.n... VV Ttmi.e. tralllc
't ere Issued to about tnno poisons. i:iv """' fol"-il llo-nsarun. Joph
Noarlv 4,'n persons vtere on board ' ivi.. fdmuc'l , mi". I.'vl 1
mong tho gucts were Mr. and Mrs f isimr. Jumcs i,n;an num
llenrv Slemon. 2Z2Z North Second street, i ,.i?,n,,,r.V' A"rnViei
parents nf Private William H Sleninn. i Poin.n, s'athnii r.
of thn Sixty. fifth Coast Artillery Jledl ! ""f'!"'' w...ri, p
cil Corps, one of ihe PhlladelpliL'i bovs iInHr.v. .lohn w!
on the Haverford The Sir innii party. V". vuiinm I
I'ixom tjcerse Pallas Pepper. t."ori! vvnar
i,,,nn. James too
Polish, rlt V1ot r.cv Porter VV illlnm If
llnnnl. I II., Sl.llllicl
lUilnclall.icr, JHunnp
Philip N
lluih..ie .r I! Hoh-rts. t)vrn
tmter. John P llohlns. Thomas
besides thn parents. Included Private Sic- i J S".'i fnlard n
Marie
Harry
It,
and Christine
.Slemon, his
I'.ircnli (l.inio From Oregon to
Greet C.'iptnin on Troojt-
ship
I- i aii'aiii ..n Horn la n v. Med a
khul.l-i l.el itr'llleij man. s be 'tood
on the main tlt.U of tlm Haverford.
' Iter. 'eli.d a la'J, tlim-looklng
soldier Whale up"' he added.
H" addressed S'trgeani William Unod
rim. Hatterv I", SiMv-lifth Artlller.v
"Vour fnl'lier and mother aro m the
Citv of Camden," teplletl tlie soldier.
Captain an Horns eves glistined. A
teur tolleil down his check
A' loss Sou aids of water was the
Citv of cntiideii, an excursion boat, and
in tho utmMing of an oj e. t'aptaln Van
Horn, standing on the rail was waving
frantl'iillv Prom the upper deck of
tho Citv nf Camden a woman wan wav
ing a huge Ann Than Hag.
"My ma," taid tho veteran of
Chateau-Tlilerrv
iliHidiun an (Iflclent bignal man, had
caught wigwag bignals from the City
of c.inidi n telling that Mr. and Mrs
Van I loin wtrc aboard. Tin v had
Journtved i rom Oregon to greet their
von. Captain i: W. Van Horn a real
hero of ihe war
SHOWER NURSES WITH COINS
iiaMirford's Heroes To-- I'mich
Ioiit' moii": Girl-
'Ihe bovs on tie Haw i ford showered
Preneh toms tluwn on the It'll Cioi-s
girls at the I'itr today
Hv rv man seinml actual, d by the
s.inm impulse tit tlie same moment
Hands went Into sicUets and copper
coins were tossed among the lied Cross
workers bv tho lads In Khaki
Ono lusty Yank shouted, "Pon't be
H close with your coin," to u fcllou
tighter
lln la. o nnrl .vnmtilc l.t tncEfn n
Meanwhile tho Haverford's siren oHi fnuil , a nurae, and In a few mumuits
screaming, eihoej by the whistles of in,, shuvnr of copptr turned to otic of
tho Pennypatker and tlm city of ram- f sllvft-
nen. rroni me suoro cane) snuit 1114.1"
nion's sisters,
Slemon and
brother
Tho City of Camden reached Marcus
Hook ubnut 0.20 o'clo, lc ami sloulv
steamed down the river to Belvlew,
where it awaited the coming of the Hav.
erford Tho Hilda! boat cime up the
river about 1 Oil jards to the side of thn
troop.lndcn Haverford. At Marcus Hook
nIMclals from the quarantine nation
boarded th Haverford At D:f0 o'clock
ihn trcnpslnp stnrtoI on Its Ut leg up
tlm Delaware IUver to Washington ave
nue wharf
s the lluvrrfnrd came in view
Philadelphia pollen band, which was on
CinHfrey. Mollis
tinthmn, r.et IV P,
irlMwl, John
ilrlcr,m, noanian K,
tlroonie .inlin c.
(locpp. Philip II
Hare, c. Willing
Hart Dr. 1 turlrs R.
Harrison, c C
llehns. near cdmlral
lfenry Ilayari
iroutton. amlJ6l F,
iiuncKcr, jonn j
liui. ninno'1.
lrton
tnsersoll rharl.s K,
Jaiiucy, VValtir 1 .
Juries. Thomas J.
Jnhnson Atha n
..tones vv ii.
the K'.atliiK J Perev
Keen l)r. XV. VV.
1. enan. Htlttara
"Ila.l
linjainln
Hettall. Arlliur VV
Shalicro... Thomas.
Jr.
smiley, Pstld i:
siriltli Dear Kali'
Hncllcnhnrir Joseph
sproul William
Slolch'iry. 13, "
blrawbrldi. nohrt
hfiart 1M in ft.
Sulrhr.r, Mavcr
Trlr. Ilrn.si T
Trjen, Charles .
Tuslln. tlrnest t
Van IVnfcsciacr, AIpx
n4r .
Van Vatkcnbur-. B.
X'ar". William ,t,
VHUelaln, Hainuel M
WaJI'r. Jlajor Gen
eral I. W. T
r.nt. vv-t.n.mftU.r. John
vvarDurion. uaruay
Warden IVIIliam 11.
XVatts. Harvey M.
VVIiiener, lleorffs D.
XV lllcox, James M,
xvistcr, Oten
vvolf. I'Urcnca
Yarnall. Charlton
hoard the citv of c,imdrn. plaved
the Conquering Ilerois t ome.
This was followed by "Home, Seet j W A J rnitC CliKh.T ZnT.niF.liZ
T1h tuno wuh rf.it inii4i to the i
WITH FOOTBALL YELL
& 1
WJuEtsyi 11.1 " 'j'1 1 '"St. ""j"""
from tho whistles of the oil works, and j
scarcely heard shouts und cheers from
the workers there
When tho Haverford was under way
again, and began to work up toward
Philadelphia, ship after ship, and fac-1
tory after factory along the shore, great,
cd her with flying colors and whistle
blasts.
The loud whlstlo blasts from on shore
and ships lu the harbor brought some
amusing comments as well ns cheers
from tho troops aboard. ' Duel; fellows.
there's a Jrry coming was a favorite
PNEUMONIA KIF.F.S FLYEFt
It. II. Vtwooi'. rtnv viator, (.'on
trartcil Ailment 011 Wcilillng Trip
Atlitntn, f.i., Jan 30- illy p) -niehard
II Atwood, of Cheshire, Conn ,
who. aa an armv aviation lieutenant, had
charge of ncrohatln fljlng at fiirstner
Pleld, ,a , and Cirlstrom Pield. Pin.
died In a hospital here s esterday of
pneumonia, contracted when nn his wd
ding trip
lie was married in September to Miss
Poroihy flantlnipn, or Alexandria l.a .
poaiponeo.
th army.
Home
liapii soldiers, and to show their glad
ness Ihey thrtw tli.'lr tiversias nips into
tlie air and shouted. A few minutes lalir
I tin band aboard the Haverford struck
i I' ii.-ieii je l luc lime in lilt' will
'I own Tonight."
Purine the trip up the Pelaware the
troops and ofllcers lined thn sides of the
Haverford. waved to the guests aboard
tho reieptlon boat and sang several
songs A sailor and armv lieutenant on
tho city of Camden held wlg-wagglng
conversatlonj with two soldlirs aboard
tlm big liner.
Uno r.f the messages rtad, "Whero do
we go from here, old top'" Tho unswei
from the ' boj s ' read, "Philadelphia Is
good 1 nough for us."
The parents of Private Slemon during
tho trip down to meet tlin returning
Haverford occupied tents In the cabin.
When the news was announced that the
Haverford was In sight they left the
cabin and rushed to the upper deck
With tears In her eyes Mrs SUtnon
clasped her hands and for a minute or
morn was In prayer. Tho slsteis and
brother could not 1 ontrol their emotions
and also gave vent tp tears.
"(ih. If we could only git closer to
the ship I could see Hill declared Miss
Slemon.
"I hope vi pull nearer to the ship."
said the mother "I could pit k out my
boy from a million other soldiers "
To locate the vounp soldiers Mr. Hie
mon brought with him a pair of field
glasses The committee representing the city
and Its organliatlons which went down
the Delaware Ilivcr officially to wclcomo
tho Haverford included:
Tlin old footba.l 1 rv of Annapolis,
given by a contingent of naval officers
who vi ere among the first to leavo the
ship, added to the enthusiasm at the
pier.
Tho cry was led hy Lieutenant Jay
t s'or. I . A . ,. .. , , l I'orotny iianunipn, 01 Aieaiti
in the expression ieard all over the decks, The,and lnlr xveddlng tour was
l" I jxjj-s said, tnat th yhiaUes aounded Just I until ho was dUcharBed Xrcm
- -' J
g natflJmnpsrJv
E
rJittiiBEja
Vnnatrons Thomas P
lieaie. I'.attard P.
Hell John C
Urnsnn, Colonel It
Puis
IJ " r k o w I t r. Itev
llenry
An-
(terry.
lUnifle. Malor
thnny J I.
nid'lle, I.j man
liocitlus Morrla Tt
Hndln' haniuel T.
Ilek Kdwrard W
L'adtt'aladcr, tlolcr
nur
Cadwalider, John
Keith. Sidney W
Knox. Philander r
Kuhn, llartman C .
Latterly I! .1
l.ea. Arthur H
l.ennon, James K,
l.ewS. jnnn I .
IIHhoD Joseph I.lt. Jacoh U
i.ioji. iioraus (I,
xtosa. IVank If.
Mason John If
VtcKaitden. Oeore V
Mrb'ean, Henry Ppa.lt
MeLeati, William U
vtareh. Alden
MrVihani. i". H.
i. Ma. JuiUa J. Wll-
0 YOL like Roast
' Beef? Run in here
some day and ask for
well done, medium or
rare, and a big, generous
f.lice of Ihe finest and
juiciest roast beef that
ever graced a plale or
tickled a palate is jours.
Seeing Isn't bellcvinB
but tastinK is! Any day
at all for Roast Beef,
like the poor, we have
with us alwajnj
Sfjc &t. James
Walnut at 13th Stra
IK. B. Johnson, Managtr
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