Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-11

Starting nearly an hour late because
of the delayed arrival Of trains from
Baltimore, the parade. which lasted
two hours, terminated at the Monu-
ment grounds at sis o'clock. There
the demonstration was concluded with
the benediction of the blessed sacra-
ment. while 10000 worshipers kneeled
before an altar that had been erected
at the northern base of the Washing
ton Monument.
The big crowd. growing impatient
over the start of the procession. gave
the police almost as strenuous time
as they experienced during the famous
suffrage parade over Pennsylvania ave-
nue.. Despite the vigorous efforts Of
mounted policemen. bicycle police and
patrolmen, the spectators, Of whom a
majority were women and children,
would at times break through the po-
lice lines and utter confusion would re-
suit.
Several times. while the parade was
passing the New Willard Hotel. where
II was viewevd by high dignitaries Of
the Catholic Church. the crowd surged
80 closely to the marchers that they
were forced to halt until the police
could open the way. Once street car
crossing Pennsylvania avenue on 18th
street stalled, but this was the only in
cident causing a delay of any extent.
5000 From Baltimore.
The Baltimore section. comprising
about 5000 members. headed the pag
cant. and 1t was after 4:30 o'clock when
It turned off the Avenue into 18th street.
leading to the Monument grounds APP
parently many Of the marchers in this
section did not know that the official
reviewing stand was the south balus7
trade of the Willard Hotel. where more
than forty clergymen occupied seats.
Occasionally a division of the Balti-
more section would catch sight of the
clergymen, however, and then all hats
would be DOTTED in salute.
Several bands came over with the
Paltimoreans, and il is doubtful If any
parade in Washington ever furnished
S much music as this section did. Be-
tween the Baltimore and Washin gtor
divisions was the representation of the
colored churches of this city and Baiti-
more, numbering about 5000 narchers
In the Washington section, repre-
sentatives of St. Patricks Church,
wearing small green flags. and of st.
Aloysius Third Sunday Brigade, carry
ing large American flags, formed the
two most distinctive units of marchers.
Choir Sings as It Marches.
The Washington male choir. singing
as it marched. with the st. Aloysius
members. brought up the rear of the
procession. There were many impress
sive features which frequently drew
applause from the church officials at
the Willard balustrade and the throngs
along the street. In the Baltimore sec
tion one society marched in the form
OF huge cross. it's members wearing
silk hats and frock coats. Cadets from
=. hot 40
presented arms as they passed the re-
viewing stand, as did the representa-
tives of several other academies that
participated. Another feature was the
carrying of huge American flag by
twelve pickaninnies from Washington
St. Augustine's parish OF Washington
furnished section of 100 small colored
boys. all Of whom were clad In white
sailor suits.
Every man and boy carried a small
pennant with the letters II. n. s.. there
by recording his protest against bias
phemy and profanity. As the monster
parade moved UP the Avenue to the
strains of Onward Christian Soldiers"
and other religious marching songs II
served to quicken the imagination of
what the crusades must have been
when mighty religious bodies in the
time OF Richard I went forth to re-
deem the holy sepulcher.
After seven trainIoads of Holy Name
Society members from Baltimore had
taken their places in line the parade
started-shortly after p.m--but it
was 3:35 by the time the. first detach-
ment had reached the Willard Hotel
At the head of the big religious body
was Capt. Harry Walsh, grand marshal,
who was Immediately followed by a
mounted police escort, led by Sergt
Michael Ready. Next came mounted
buglers from Fort Myer. who rode
alongside Chaplain O'Keefe. Then fol-
lowed twelve mounted civilians, wear
ing silk hats and frock coats. and
twenty artillerymen from Fort Myer.
Divided Into Five Divisions.
The Baltimore section was divided
into nve divisions, composed Of the fol
lowing:
First division-James Murray, mar.
shal: st. Gregory's. Immaculate Con-
ception, st. Bridget's. Corpus Christi
Blessed Sacrament. st. Katherine's, St
Benedicts. st. Edwards, st. Patrick's
st. Augustine. Elkridge. Nd: st. Mary's
Annapolis. and st. Elixabeth's.
Second division-William J. Radford
marshal: st. Johns.
Third division-Judge william M
Dunn. marshal; St. Paul's, st. John'a
Westminster. st. Joseph's Monastery