Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-17
THE MOBILE PARADE
Plans Given Definite Shape at
a Conference.
UNIQUE DECORATIONS
GEN. HAYWOOD APPOINTED AS
MARSHAL OF NAVAL PARADE.
The Parade Formation October g.
Additions Made to General Re-
ception Committee.
UNIQUE DECORATIONS

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Additions Made to General Re-
ception Committee.
visit to the headquarters for the G. A.
| R. encampment yesterday from Assistant
| Secretary Brigham of the Department OF
| Agriculture and a conference this morn
| ing between Vice Chairman Brown of the
| committee on automobile display and the
| officers of the executive committee have
! given the plans for the automobile parade
| a defniteness they have not possessed here
| tofore. The present arrangements provide
| that the carriages which take part shall be
| assembled on streets convenient to the Cap
| itol grounds at $50 clock on the morning
| of Monday, October &, and proceed at 10
| o'clock. The line of march, which is term
| doubtfully applied to automobiles, will be
| from the Congressional Library, along
| Pennsylvania avenue to 18th street, thence
| north to the place of disarmament. The
| judges who are to award the cups will be
| stationed in the President reviewing stand,
| near the Lafayette monument. Prizes Will
| be awarded for the best floral displays and
| the most novel decoration, but decorations
| will not be essential to participation in the
| parade.
There are abundant assurances that what
might be termed the extra features of the
! parade will be admirably managed by The
| automobile committee. Carriages will be
| provided for the members Of the cabinet,
| the District Commissioners and other
| prominent officials, and there is reason to
| expect that the parade will have such &C
| tive support that all of the officials named
| will participate. Gen. Brigham has prom
| ised that large electric carriage shall be
| handsomely decorated with sheaves of grain
and ported plants from the Agricultural
Department There will be an abundance
Of music and large buses" have been OBJ
tanned for the several bands which to
take part. In short, about sixty carriages
large and small-will be provided by the
committee which for various reasons will
contribute notably to the success of the
undertaking.
individuals Should Take Interest.
According to the committeeman, how
ever, the real success of the parade rests
with the individual owners of automobiles.
About 200 machines, in round numbers, are
| now in use private carriages in Wash
| ington. If the owners of those mobiles
join with the committee heartily, it is felt
| that the enterprise cannot fail to be one of
| the most interesting features of the entire
encampment. Many of them have already
| signifed their intention of doing 50 and not
a few have stated that they will compete
| for the prizes. But many more are now out
of the city or have said they were willing to
| have their machines entered, but could
not spare the time to manage them them
selves. In parade honored by the pres
ence of cabinet officers and the Commission
ers Of the District the committeeman feel
| such a course would detract materially
| from the tone Of the whole undertaking. A
canvass is to be made of all Washington
| automobilists, therefore, and their support
asked to take the form of personal particle
| patton in the contest. AS has been said
| above ii is desired that many carriages
| as possible shall be decorated but floral
| decorations are not made a prerequisite to
| a place in the line.
| Gen. Torrance, COMMUNICATIVE chief of the
| G. A. r., has been invited to ride in the
parade with Chairman Warner and will
almost certainly be paced at the head of
| the line.
Plans for Parade Day, October 8.
| A map showing the allotment of the vete-
rams for the parade October 8, according
to their department organizations, has been
| transmitted to the citizens executive COM
mittee and is now being reproduced. 1t
! provides that the head of the column shall
rest on LIST street southeast and pass north
| ward to b street northeast. thence to 1st
| street northwest, thence to the Peace monu-
ment and thence to 18th and K streets.
| The departments of Illinois, Wisconsin
| and Pennsylvania will form on street
! southeast and move in column at the ead
| of the parade. Ohio, New York and Con-
'necticut will form street southeast,
| march by way of I'd street to B street and
! fall in at the rear of the Pennsylvania
| detachment. Massachusetts,, New Jersey,
| Maine, California, Nevada, Rhode Island,
! New Hampshire and Vermont will form Oh
East Capitol street and join the line at
| the intersection of East Capitol and 1st
streets. Virginia. Maryland Nebraska,
Michigan and Iowa will form on A street
northeast. Indiana, Colorado, Wyoming,
| Kansas, Delaware. Minnesota and Missouri
Gov
land avenue northeast to Stanton Square,
and then down Massac husetts avenue to
18th street. Oregon. Kentucky West yir-
| ginia, South Dakota, Washington, Arkan
| sas, New Mexico and Utah will be sta
toned on LIST street northeast. Tennessee,
Louisiana, Florida, Georgia, Alabama,
| North Dakota, Montana. Oklahoma terri
/ tory, Indian territory, Texas, Idaho, Arr
iona will be stationed along Delaware ave-
nue..
| The Department of the Potomac will have
| the left of the line and will form on 1st
| street northwest
Marshal of Naval Parade.
| Brig. Gen. Charles Haywood, commanding
| the United States marine corps, has been
| named marshal of the naval parade,
| which is to occur Tuesday, October 7, and
| has accepted his appointment. Word to this
| effect was received at encampment head
| quarters this morning from Gen. George H.
| Harries, chairman of the committee on
military parade and review. Gen. Harries
| will himself command the brigade of Dis
trict militia. This action is in accordance
with the wish of Chairman Warner, Gen.
| Torrance and Gen. Harries that the mar
| shall shall be officer of the regular ser
vice who participated with honor in the war
| of the rebellion.
Chairman Warner was yesterday appoint
ed an assistant adjutant general on the staff
| of the eommander-in chief of the Grand
| Army. telegram to this effect re-
| ceived this morning at encampment head
quarters. Mr.. Warner expressed his pleas
| ure in the compliment, but said he hoped
| the appointment carried with it no clerical
| labors, as he had all he could attend to as
| chairman of the citizens committee.
Word has been received from Secretary
| A. H. VanDeusen of the committee on
badges that the badges for the encampment
are to be delivered in Washington at least
| ten or twelve days before the opening of the
| encampment in order that they may be dis
| tributed without difficulty.
Request for Free Quarters.
| In the course OF a letter from the officers
of James H. Perry Post of Brooklyn, N. Y,
| the writers state:
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