The Washington times., 1912-05-22
COLUMBUS KNIGHTS
COMPLETING PLANS
FOR BIG UNWILLING
Demand for Seats at Monu-
ment and Banquet Are
Especially Heavy.

With the unveiling of the Columbus
memorial but seventeen days of, the
citizens committee, the knights OF Co
lumbus, the Italian societies and various
other bodies are redoubling their en-
ergies to fittngly celebrate the event.
At the office of Col Spencer Cosby,
superintendent of public buildings and
grounds. and the executive officer Of
the Columbus Memorial Commission, the
work of arranging the program is be-
ing carried rapidly forward. President
Taft will deliver the principal address,
and the Italian ambassador will Of
ficially unveil the statue of Columbus.
Work on the big Government stand
Is now in progress. There will be ac-
commodations for 2,4o0 persons, and IL
seats, not only in Washington, but from
prominent citizens all over the country
who have planned to come here for
the unveiling
The citizens committee will erect a
10.oOo-seat stand directly facing the
statue. All seats are reserved, and 1t
is stated that they are now on sale at
knights of Columbus Temple, 606 e
street northwest.
Line of March.
The line of March will be decided on
ih the next day or two. Brig. Gen. r.
X. Evans, chief of militia affairs, War
Department, will be the marshal OF the
big pageant. James A. Flaherty, OF
Philadelphia, supreme knight OF the
knights of Columbus, who Is the mar
shall of the X. of c. division, will confer
with General Evans this afternoon.
General Evans Is desirous of knowing
| as near as possible the exact number
of men that will be in the parade, in
order that adequate space may be as
signed each organization participating.
Seven jurisdictions Of the Knights OF
| Columbus have notified the K. Of c.
headquarters, in the Woodward building.
that they will have floats. New York
State will be represented by a big float.
! The State convention recently held ap-
propriated 81. 900 for this feature.
| The Washington Knights will have
float depicting the discovery OF America;
All the big cities of the country VIII
be specially well represented In the ine
| of march. There will be nfty men on
| parade from Cuba.
Demand Is Growing.
Demand for seats at the public ban
uuet to be held the evening Of June
is growing apace- Thomas P. Flynn,
of Chicago, who will be marshal Of
the fourth degree section OF the
knights, was in Washington yesterday
and paid for 80 seats at this function
and left a reservation for seventy-five
more. Up to date. 200 Philsdelphians
have bought seats at the banquet. 300
from New York city. including Brook
lyn, 1s5 from Boston, and others. scat
/ tered from Maine to California, and
from the Dominion of Canada as well.
TIL exercises at the monument are exs
| pectd to last about an hour and half.
following which a monster pageant will
| be reviewed by Presidents and the
citizens stand. 1t is thought that there
will be about 20, ooo or $4,000 men in line.
Brigadier General Evans will ride at
| the head of several thousand troops,
including bluejackets and marines. 1t
is expected that inasmucn as Christie
pher Columbus was the hrst sailor to
the Naval Academy at Annapolis will
be in the line of march.