THE WASHINGT 4 Thousands Cheer Returned Heroes as Airplanes Whirr Washington Fays Notable Tribute to Vic­torious Units in Notable Parade Up the Avenue. CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE. spectators, and the more venturesome youths occupied places of vantage in the trees and on the top of elec­tric cars halted along- the line of march. As the President bowed generously to ,the demonstrations, cordons of Se­cret Service men on either side of the paraders swept rapidly the crowd­ed hordes of onlookers for any upon mischief bent and to prevent any untoward accident. No royal mon­arch could have ibeen guarded more closely. Wounded Men Cheered. There were no thrills for the mul- i titude in Watching the silk-hatted | group of civilians who followed im- ! mediately behind the main attrac- j tion and it was not until the wound- > ed men from Walter Reed Hospital j hove in sight that intensive hand- I clapping again stirred the multitude, j These wounded heroes received a; demonstration all along the line that must have warmed their hearts end inspired their souls. They met the greeting with good-natured grins and waving of hands that testified their appreciation. All the while aviators were sweeping up and down the avenue perilously close to the top of the taller buildings and cutting capers that kept necks craned upwards. The big army dirigible balloon also floated lazily along the line of march and vie'd for attention with the attractions on the street. Then came the returning her6es, the victors of war to whom the parade was dedicated. The army, navy and Marine Corps veterans never marched better nor never be­fore walked between lanes of hu­manity that swelled with pride at the opportunity to voice their ap­preciation and gratitude of Wash­ington's part in the world war achievements. Tin Hats Hailed. It is no disparagement to the Pres­ident to say that the welcome given the tin hats and the occasional Ger­man helmet that dangled at the end of some roud doughboy's bayonet, brought forth noisier demonstrations than all other features of the parade. The overseas contingent that trained at Camp Meade and comprised many still in the service awaiting demobi­lization came in for loud acclaim. Applause was stilled ..all along the line of march when the beautiful white flag with its large golden star in memory of those left behind ap­peared. Immediately following was a war department caisson bearing a magnificent floral tribute to the hero dead. Probably the most picturesque fea­ture of the parade was the engineer detachment demonstration. Huge arm searchlights, pontoon trains, movable machine shops, carpentry units and the baby caterpillar trao- tors and whippet tanks formed a practical exposition of implements of war. Fourth Division, the veterans of the Spanish war, with uniforms agleam with war medals and emblems, passed in review. They, too, were loudly ap­plauded by those of the Presidential stand and by reviewers. Boys of Tomorrow. Marshalled by Capt. R. C. Malinka and William J. Latimer, the fifth division representing the boys of to­morrow who will answer if their country needs them, saluted the President. Maj. Charles Myers and staff, battalion of the D. C. N. G. in­fantry band, and Maj. R. D. Lagardin, U. S. A., and staff represented the District's National Guard units. Then followed the military trained students at the various preparatory schools of the District. With iaces bright with the joy of youth, these stalwart young Americans quickly won the respect of the reviewers as they marched in automatic preci­sion. They included the high school cadet corps, Boy Scout's Band, St. John's Cadet Corps and St. Mary's Industrial School. The sixth division, composed of military and semi-military organic zations of the District represented some fifteen organizations. Marinettes March Well. Marinettes, 300 strong, marked time and marched to the military tunee played by the Cosmos band. Seer; from afar as they came down tht Avenue it was impossible to positive­ly determine if they were Marines themselves or the sisters of the Yan­kee "devil dogs." They were quickly followed by more than 500 yeowomen, who in their splendidly conducted formations showed how seriously they have been taking their afternoon drills. In this group were two divisions of the color bearers supplied by the Navy Department and one by the girls themselves, who carried their .De­partment flag and that of the United States. As enthusiastically as they had cheered the Stars and Stripes, the red cross on the field of white belonging to the greatest humanitarian organiza­tion In the world was met with hearty applause. Every convalescent service man tried to wave whether he had a good hand or only the stub of one. Mrs. Mason Gulick headed the group of Red Cross workers who for the past seventeen months have met every ihcoming and outgoing train at Union Station bearing soldiers. These are the women, who yesterday wore their regulation coats with a redlined scarf, have served hot coffee and sandwiches and have distributed cigarettes to more than a million soldiers of Uncle Sam, whenever the call came for morning or for midnight work. Wilson Ushered "Home" as Stroll Is Interrupted President Wilson, immediate­ly after the laSjt division in the Welcome Home Parade had passed his pavilion slipped away from his escort of Secret Service men to take a ^troll about the White House grounds. He was soon surrounded by twoscore admirers. In his most amiable mood, the President proceeded to shake hands with them and cordially converse about the parade. At this juncture he was spotted by his "shadows" who gently ushered him through the big doors of the Executive Mansion. stream of marches all the way up the Avenue to the reviewing stand. The machinists' union followed the Grotto Band. With the molder's union and the navy yard helpers, these iron workers made up one of the strongest representative bodies of the laboring class. The navy yard men wore black carps such as are used in shop work. Butcher workmen and cooks and waiters' union were well repre­sented. | Astride a spirited horse, Charles Columbus, secretary of the Mer­chants and Manufacturers' Associa­tion, headed the eighth division, yhile 400 members of the retail section marched at his back. The Anacostia Citizens' Associa­tion and the Congress Heights Im­provement Association were also in line. The Aloysius Club, Third Sun­day Brigade and Holy Name Society of the District, featured the Catholic societies in line of March. A huge banner telling that the Holy Name Society of the District had given 3.000 men for overseas duty ap- p iared in this section.