The Washington herald., 1912-06-02

ninth Congress bill was passed appfo-
priating $4,000 for the erection OF
memorial at the National Capital to
Columbus, and the splendid pile Of mar
BILE and granite that now adorns Union
Station Plaza is the result
President Taft and hundreds Of other
representatives OF this and other govern
meuts and thousands OF visitors VIII
gather about the Columbus statue next
Saturday and participate in the exercises
in honor Of the great geographer.
Thousands to Participate.
Ever since the Columbus celebration OF
1882, making the 40Oth anniversary Of his
discovery Of America, sentiment has
grown apace that the nation should erect
a memorial to him in the Capital The
knights Of Columbus encouraged the
erection Of a memorial by the govern
ment. and members Of the order have
made elaborate plans to participate In
the unveiling exercises. Many thousand
knights will come to Washington for the
unveiling Thousands Of Italian citizens
OF the nation will likewise attend. It
has been estimated that when the exer-
cises take place next Saturday afternoon
there will be more than 10000 visitors
in the Capital.
The citizens of Washington have
planned for public entertainment on a
large scale.
The festivities will open Friday, when
the supreme officers of the Knights of
Columbus, headed by Supreme knight
James A. Flaherty, Of Philadelphia, VIII
make a pilgrimage to Mount Vernon,
where they will lay a wreath on the
tomb OF George Washington.
The unveiIing exercises will start at 3
o'clock Saturday afternoon. Col Spen-
Ger Cosby, executive officer Of the Co.
lumbus Memorial Commission, has prac-
tically completed the erection OF the
oficial stand at the statue site, accom-
modating $500 persons, which will be
faced by a 1O,O0O-seat stand, erected by
the citizens committee.
Secretary Of State Knox will preside,
and the speakers will be President Taft,
Chief Justic Victor J. Dowlng, Of the
New York Supreme Court, and Hon.
James T. Cleary, of the Columbus Mono
rial Commission. The Italian Ambassa-
dor Marquis Cusani Confalonieri, will
unveiI the statue. and the invocation will
be pronounced by Mgr. Thomas shahan,
rector Of the Catholic University.
Various societies will lay wreaths on
the statue. The, Knights of Columbus
in the thirteen original states will each
send a floral offering. and an especially
large one will come from the Supreme
Council of the order. Various Italian
societies will perform similar ofices.
Taft VIII Review Pageant.
Following the unwilling exercises a
pageant will be reviewed by the Presi-
dent and the distinguished guests OF the
unveihng. It is estimated that there
will be more than 5000 men in line.
Brig. Gen. R. X. Evans. Chief Of the
III w. ~,
ment, will be marshal Of the parade,
and Capt George Van Horn Moseley, U
S. A, will be his chief Of stan The
government contingent will be made up
OF cavalry, infantry, engineers, artillery,
Hospital Corps men, bluejackets, and
marines.
The Knights Of Columbus will consti-
tute the first civilian division in the pa
rade, headed by Supreme Knight Fla
herty, Of Philadelphia, and the following
oficers: Martin H. Carmody, deputy su-
lam J. Mckinley, supreme secretary,
New Haven. Conn: D. J. Callahan, su-
preme treasurer, washington, D. c.; Jo-
seph c. Pelletier, supreme advocate, Bos-
ton, Mass: DR.. E W. Buckley. supreme
physician, St Paul, MINI; Rev. P. J.
McGivney, supreme chaplain, Middle
town, Conn; Thomas J. Mclaughlin. su-
preme warden. Newark, n. J., and the
board Of directors composed Of John A.
Bowler, Sioux Falls, S. Oak: Matthias
Mahorner, Mobile, Ala; Daniel J. Griffin,
Brooklyn, n. Y: W. H. GuIliver, Port
land, Ne; John H. Reddin, Denver.
Colo; w. D. Dwyer, st. Paul, MINI; ].
A Mercier, Montreal, Canada; Victor ].
Dorr, Augusta, Ga; George F. Mona
CHAN. Detroit, Mich; James Maher,
Chicago, IlLi J. J. McGraw, Ponca City,
Okla, and William F. Fox, Indianapolis.
Ind.
The fourth degree Of the knights Of
Columbus will have the right of line in
this division. 1t will be headed by Mar
shall Thomas P. Flynn, OF Chicago, Ill
The third degree members Of the order
will constitute the next section.
Floats Will Be Many.
It Is estimated that about eighty-hve
bands will be distributed throughout the
line Of march.
Floats depicting a variety Of the his
torical phases Of the life of Columbus
Will be in the parade. The first will be
Columbus before the throne Of Ferdi-
nand and Isabella, seeking their assist
ance for the great voyage Of discovery.
Another will represent the departure OF
Columbus from Spain.
An especially large float will depict
the landing Of Columbus, showing the
great discoverer in the act Of planting
his standard on the American continent
He is accompanied by sailors and guards,
and the terrified Indians are seen in the
woodland.
The Italian societies will form another
division Of the big pageant.
The head Of the line will form at
Street and Pennsylvania
AVUnue, and proceeding past the White
HouSe, the marchers will go down Penn
gylvauia- Avenue to Second Street North
west, North on Second Street to F
Street, East on F Street past the CO.
mmbus Statue and then through Massa-
Shusetts Avenue to Stanton Square;
where Brig. Gen. Evans and the supreme
oficers Of the Knights Of Columbus will
review the pageant.
The Citizens Committee in charge Of
arrangements for the unveillng has made
preparations. Maj. Richard
Sylvester, chief of police, and the chair
man Of the Committee on Public Order.
has completed all details for the han
ding OF the vast throng Of visitors and
for the policing Of the line OF march.
DR.. d. Percy HickIing, chairman of the
Physicians Committee, has established
ambulance stations throughout the line
Of march. and viii have hospitals set
up in Union Station Plaza and on the
park south Of the Treasury Depart
nent
The Public Comfort Committee, DR.. A
D, Wilkinson. chairman, Is well pre-
pared 70 handle the expected throngs. 4
While every hotel and apartment house
accommodation has been engaged. the !
committee can accommodate about 1000
more in private homes. A bureau viii |
be established at Union Station, and |