The Washington times., 1916-06-03
HOUSE EXPECTED TO.
AID IN PLANS FOR
PREPAREDNESSFETE
Resolution Making June IA
= Holiday Likely to Pass To-
day-SoIons Will March.

FINALS steps toward making June II
Flag Day and preparedness parable day
In Washington a legal holiday, are ex-
pected to be taken In the House before
adjournment today.
The Join resolution making the day a
fegal holiday. thus closing all the de-
partments. banks and business houses.
which was adopted In the Senate. was
presented In the House this afternoon.
The clerk Of the, Senate placed the
resolution on the desk of the clerk Of
the House. and Congressman Claude
hitchin. majority leader of that body,
Is expected to call up for immediate
consideration.
House leaders said they were heartily
N fayor OF teh resolution. and expected
son as II Is called up.
All the members of the Senate were
Today invited to participate in the pa
rade. which will be headed by President
wilson. Senator Chamberlin stated to
his colleagues that he had received nm
Invitation to march and would accept.
He invmited his Observation-Disclosures to
do likewise. While no definite action
was taken on his invitation. many n
dividual members said they would
march.
Commissioners to March.
division of District eployees in the
preparedness parade. Plans for the
municipal governments part in the
demonstration, announced today, are
being made In response to a letter re-
cceived by the Commissioners from VIII
liam f. GUIDE, chairman OF the parade
committee. inviting the to participate.
Letters have been addressed to the mead
OF each department asking that the
board be advised Of the employees who
70 faE at Nta ~,
said they would be pleased to receive
any suggestion the department head
may desire to make with reference to
the demonstration.
District Building to Close.
Orders already have been issued clos
ing the District building at / O'Clock
on June IA, Flag Day. II the responses
to the Commissioners letter are sum-
ciently numerous, however. the building
will be closed the entire day.
Twelve hundred Washington bank.
ers and brokers will march in tn,
parade, according to announcement by
Charles ]. Bell, chairman of the bank
ers' committee.
Col. Myron NJ. Parker today in
formed William F. GUIDE. general
chairman of the parade, that several
thousand clubmen would be in line
and that they doubtless would be suf-
hheientiy numerous to form an entire
In the club unit will be represent
atives Of. the Metropolitan. Cosmos
University. Army and Navy, Press.
Chevy Chase, and other clubs Of the
National Capital.
Expect Over 10000 Men.
Chairman GUIDE said today he expect
ed to have between 1900 and 10000 men
in line, and that u large number of
women, headed by Mrs. Hugh l.. Scott
wife of the chief of staff of the United
States Army also would march. Mrs
SCOTS brigade will be composed of
the khaki-clad society girls who have
lust finished q months military train
Ing at Chevy Chase.
1.-THE Senate has already declared
June II n legal holiday, and the House
will do likewise within a day or two
said Chairman GUIDE. "All the depart
ments, banks. and business houses in
Washington will be closed
This will remove the last vestage of
excuse for any mans refusing to march
in the parade.
Every man with a drop of patriotic
blood in his veins Is expected to march
and march he will If he is subject to
pressure. We intend to keep right after
them until we get them all in line
''hTe preparedness Parade plan has
swept Washington like wildfire. have
lived here a long time. but I never saw
such a gloriously spontaneous move
ment in my life. l do not think 1t will
take much urging to get at least 5000
men in line. and we ought to have that
many In a national demonstration head
ed by the President Of the nation"