The Washington times., 1915-12-01
Interchange Of Fluctuations Ex-
pected to Be Feature Of
Prosperity Week Program.
NIGHT PARADE BRILLIANT
Large Crowds Brave Chilly
Weather to Watch EIabor-
ateIy Decorated Floats.

Endeavors vii, bo made to lash this
evening a congra tuletory message from
fhe executive committe- In charge OF
fhc local Electric Prospcri.v Week col
sh"ation TO the New York headnuartefs
e. the Society for Electrical Devotion
rert. the organization UNDER the avs
r'ces ~ which the national electrical
prosperity celebration was arranrCc
chairman John G. M"LpnUhhr and his
associates were negotiating this morn
Ing with the Chesa arcake and Potomac
Telephone Company for a wircoss COM
mt rication. and had requested the
Navy Department for permission 10 use
the wireless station at Arlington to re
Law the greetings.
TIE purport ~ the messn ge has not
h"en determined nor has the individual
yet becn selected who will talk with
New York.
Will Be Days Feature.
This exchange OF Fluctuations with the
New York committee. II successfully
carried out. will he the feature upon
R"day's program Of tho celebra ton. The
city tonight again will be brilliantly
lirhted.
With 80 cars forming the procession.
the prosperity week promoters last
night presented to Washington the most
tr"ctacular and largest automobile pa
I"ant ever organized In the National
Capital
Out OF the long procession Commits
sioner Louis Brcwnlow. r. T. Moran.
and z. c. Brandenburg the Judges. So
l"rted three entries to receive the prizes
offered.
The Bureau Of Engraving and Print
Jug was awarded an electric glazed por-
celia In desk lamp as the entraht pre-
=. ntinE the best Illuminated vehicles. To
th" Naval Gun Factory was given the
lotomac Electric Power Company for
~" most novel display. and to the
Holmes Bakery went an electric table
l'mp given by the Dulin & Martin
,"mpany as a prize for the best adver-
Using exhibit.
Decorations Novel.
The decoration resorted to by the
bureau Of Engraving consisted OF the
die used in the bureau In the manu-
facture Of Government bank notes.
above which twinkled in multitude the
h.ue mercury lights used In the bu-
rCau.
In accord with the populnr :d"a II
In" hour. the naval gun fa.'r-v tnni;
r'"paredness as its them" ard cNh!I, -
''1 llOats, eaCn equipped ".'u RAPID
-" battery manned by crews in rcgu-
lnton attire
1h" Holmes floats portr, Yad In r"alr-.
i,r manner the business or II" compm'.:
Wfh large loaves and n"mmouth nj
10Y ping a wagon. p dozen bakers wrr.,
tc"n at work below tJrnirg out the
~ ducts Of their shop.
The Government Printing Ofi", roat
""s much admired. Il consisted OF =
'0rplcte printshop. Hl,! ~ .ha p-oCE4-
Ion passed through 'he s,"""t Co1ics "f
y mature papers w"i" :. ned out and
.,.itered among - 'r""' T.
The naval gun frrtu,r was not alone
iu presenting the tI"h ~ Preparedness.
The II. A. Seahridge JeEclry Company
lad an armored car, resembling n gun
i,irret on which We. the slogan Ma
tional Preparedness.
Another exhibit that nprrnlcd strong
Is to the crowd was the fl'nt nf +. T.
Troop & Sons CompanV. whlch con-
sisted Of large motor tr:>h snrmount;;
'd by player piano t'r2t dispensed
popular airs along the route.
Crowds Brave Cold.
Disregarding the wir.rry tang OF the
atmosphere The Crowds rCi.nn TO Ill the
streets long before the hour for 'hH
procession. with the .%uit that wh ~.
at 7:45 o'clock tl-r plytoOn nt uoll""
followed by the NnE"' 60. hHc.UI''
land started south from >''y'"rrth and
streets at the head II ti' parade
tho sidewalks were llnH'l Mih y crowd
80 dense as to make the ,Uti"s of the
r"liCc arduous.
From sixteenth and = N" raTada
Nodnd its way south TN "gh III" huai-
r"ss sections I" disband ilnally at the
Peace Monument
The pageant was not the orlr feature
10 attract the attention ~ the throrgs
INIT filed the streets. Throughout the
downtown districts virtually every stor.
was fully lighted and displayed IN It's
windows an attractive array OF hoii-
Day wares Many of the large oTice
hdildngs likewise were brilliant under
system of food-lighting.