This is a machine-generated transcript. Text is unformatted and may contain errors.
I happen overnight is a gentleman wears make of you on my own time and study hall where your study station is about to bring in the ceremonies welcoming general right hand some of the director of the United States Army service forces during the war General sum of all was the man responsible for the on ending flow of supplies that reached our fighting men on the far flung battlefields of the world and it was through his organization that foresight of the words to little and to light became an antiquated phrase of history as one of my own advice Bhagwati will present the general with an honorary citizenship of the city of New York during the course of the ceremonies there in the Meyers office. The general has just arrived. Preceded by two. Motorcycles police escort one of them bearing his four star flag he was graded by a. Flourish of trumpets and drums from the Department of Sanitation band he might isn't very immediately after recognizing the grating from the band while standing at attention. With. Captain Kelly the mayor's police aide with news gold braid springing from his shoulder he made his entry with his party message some of L. accompanying the party to the mayor's office they grope is gathered here now and there is a very large group of noted people. Among them the representatives of the army the commander of the New York port of embarkation mighty General C.H. kills. The chief of the it's in Defense Command Colonel Paul de McDonald. My general Edwin Levy the new national chief of Transportation has just come from Washington for the ceremony. Major General Larkin representing the second service command who took General Terry's place. Representing the Navy is the at the moment. Commander of the eastern sea front here Vice Admiral a chap Leary us and and light is gonna we're just about ready to turn you over to the ceremonies the next thought you will hear will be that of my R.F. I spoke about it. As I happy. Occasion finally on today it's. Honoring. A. Native Son of Auckland saw but in that stopped and sun of New York City. It's. Gen Than son of well it's is well known it's with people of our city it's. We learned of his great organization genius it's. His vision and ability as an engineer it's. How we saw his administratively scale. The performance of one of the most difficult tasks ever given to one man it's. A hell that post for four long difficult trying year it's. General some of L.. Was selected. To take charge of W.P.A.. In New York City it's. The most in Portland cold. And work really. Brings those hard years. He's succeeded Mr Victor Ridha. Who did a magnificent job it's all in turn succeeded it's Hugh Johnson General counts. Of course is a great deal said in those days about work really. It was the butt of jokes. It was the routine gag men and the special of the lights. Of smug comfortable and well fed publishers. Who couldn't understand. The plight of the head of a family who through no fault of their own found themselves out of whack. And he has family there. But what they say. And the criticism. Of those days. Is no longer remembered. But what general some of those day. Is but pass them through in mind all over the set it. Of these unfortunate people day. Eight created to lead the way. There so that. Men and women. Could read paying their south respect and the dignity of an American said if. They go over. There you. Go right back and point one of the. Great Municipal Airport. In New York with we're so proud. That it is doing it down from. All we had was an option for land and an idea. I remember down the first. Day we went out found out the. Hole there in the. First part. Grading. I mean you small feel their private land. And every time I saw the jungle it was about two or three times the way that field who lived there. That's the monument. The unemployed of that period. Forty million dollars went into that field. Twenty two federal government eighteen York City. Hundreds of miles. I've saw as well a. Hundreds and hundreds of acres. Of swamp must get a breeding market. For a play. Station house by house. And even built one of the public school. Laboratory up at N.Y.U. and junction with the sand made up of. Hundreds of miles of flower light fact when it moved from the street. Hundreds of miles of pavement. All of the perfect there right now some of them. Bigger. Than That would be a game. Plan and. The Mad Men. Of Europe turned loans. Down then and colonels some of them. Resume is the military duty engineer all there. Is ability his genius his basic assume recognize. Promotion followed weeks of. Them to the time of he was getting full and complete command of the entire service or supply. Greatest. Responsibility. In the entire war. We know our men are brave. And we know that we had the officer training them. But modern warfare requires. A weapon. A real. Food transportation. Than a plane and. Rough yet. There's no. General some of the martial great industrial forces around. And it's this task. This is the sponsibility. To have everything that the Army needed any time anywhere. And that was a come. If the general been shot and the army you would have heard. And perhaps we wouldn't be here today they are up on the hill walking. Now Joe let me get you on the wheel because I didn't have enough. And I'm sure that the million a man who served in the armed forces. One day will be able to look from a distance back there. Life was accomplished in fact they had the best fed the best plan the best om army the world has ever seen. But we're proud of you on it. With us. General. Knowledge General Growth much. A silly can do. Next step to record. On paper. And we hope that you will take this. Knowing that it comes right from the heart. And will always remember that feel have the love and the affection and the admiration. Of Sam and I have been in favor of this Great to. Happen for real fighting innovate for the. People in the open here by sight but this thing with an exceptional public service general bearing the son of the L. who is outstanding work as a W.P.A. administrator of the need for New York City in the years nineteen thirty six one thousand nine hundred forty plan food incomparable accomplished in the supply place I'm in the United States let's put into the field that commanding general of U.S. Army service forces in World War two I have a list of the heartfelt gratitude and appreciation of the people of the city of New York. At. At. Risk where. I deeply appreciate that Ah now that's been done may protect the lake because I know they want that the fraction that goes whether a presentation of that go. I'm glad you recall the days I spent here is that it's the administrators I've met there are some right trying days but I'll also say that. Because you and all of your commissioners. Manda they affect your family so to speak my task but it's made possible for you certainly couldn't have done what they did do unless we had a override support and backing of the SEC. As far as they may as happens consign I think best Scarlett said that as a man of their augmentation. The man who would like rather than our government the products and producing transporting what we had to do more than that to make. The organization had a slogan of enough and on time and I'm awfully happy to feel that we made good on that front. But I think the thing that caused the main most in connection with this moment man's little conversation you and I had one day when we were discussing that starting subject. You felt the position I was taking was. A little bit. Hell of travel with you if you want to be appreciated and I certainly. Can and. After. We are appreciated and I really appreciate and. Settling at. Ladies and gentlemen you have just heard the sound of the mayor's office they. Brought him right here in City Hall where. You have presented on the right of marriage and honorary citizenship to General bring on back some of the old record United States Army satisfactions during a war. Gathered here. A vast growth of notables of the forces the army was well represented the Navy was represented by Vice Admiral H. F. Leary commander of the eastern sea front air Gulf front and of the sixteen fleet. Several gentleman working in the general Summer Hours office who are here to see the ceremony General Robinson and Colonel got shot. Among the civilians who are here fast group of people including. Mrs like Roddy and of Christ and this is some of it was here. Noble Marse brother while one Chief Magistrate Edgar Bromberg Fire Commissioner Patrick J. Walsh police commissioner of the city of New York law under bar President Lyons of the Bronx commission the curial Public Works Brooklyn councilman to Genevieve. And a good many others that we can even see to give you an idea. They sound monies are accompanied by a general photograph taking and but they will of applause if you no doubt heard a nod as just the Oh she will conclusion to this affair of general but failing but they all of hand shaking all round and we think we're through from this point so we return you now to our studios in the municipal building this is the municipal Broadcasting System.