Evening star., 1916-11-17
Thousands milne
GREET PRESIDENT
Parade of Welcome Will Be
Remembered Long by
Washingtonians.
"UNCLE SAM" LEADS WAY

Iii years to come when parades by
night or day are spoken of in this city
when the enthusiasm of the marching
throng is measured in superlatives. the
local historian who keeps his facts
we'll marshaled in the back of his
memory will use as a standard last
nights red fire, brass band and whoop-
it-up festival in honor of the returning
and reelected President, Woodrow
Wilson.
As parade, the column moved up
Pennsylvania avenue with remarkable
form for an ineXpert civilian column
as spectacle, the red fire torches, the
illuminated floats. the lighted trans
parencies, offset by the surprises OF the
aerial bombs which burst constantly
near the tiptop of the Monument-ai
combined to make it a grand and glo-
rious success. AS to numbers, II is prop
able that there were between i-,oo"
and 5000 in the column. Torches to
supply approximately 1o.ooo We're on
hand with none remaining at the close:
The President stood IN the portico oi
the White House, to receive the Wei
come of the citizens of the capltal.
With him were Mrs. Wilson and fe"
friends and relatives
As the head OF the ColuiHli itSNii''
the east gate of the White House
grounds the Wilson and Marshall Dem . .
ocratic Association of the District OF
Columbia and the central democratic
committee marched to the portico-
"Uncle Sam" Leads the Way.
These organizations were preceded by
a familiar figure to Washington
George Campbell, an old soldier. who
has taken advantage of the fact that
nature has made him perfect figure
of the ideal of Uncle Sam. Dressed in
costume of stars and stripes, ne
stalked foremost of all to the place
where the President stood. Behind hlm
came Charles w Darr. president of
the Wilson and Marshall Association,
and the other officers of that organl-
zation. The Presidents secretary, Jo-
semi p Tumulty: Commissioners New
man and Brownlow, National Commits
teeman Costello and Walter Costeiio
entered the White House grounds to-
gether carrying flags or torches
At the gateway stood Mai Pullman
superintendent of police, adding to the
general clamor of the event with new
uniform of blue and gold splendor He
was smiling right and left. but at the
same time keeping his eye on every!
thing going. AS the exultant advance
guard marched into the grounds
democrat waved his torch and bel
lowed loudly:
Here we go, into the White House
for four years more. Hoo-ray
When the head of the column reached
the portico President Darr. Chief Mar
shal Robert y. Harper and the rest
stopped, approached the President and
his friends. The President extended his
hand to Mr. Darr, who told the Presi-
dent that the parade was composed OF
friends from this city and the nelgh-
boring cities and towns. all OF whom
I,a
honor of the reelected chief executive.
President Thanks the Marchers.
please say to the people of Wash
ington," returned the President, my
friends and neighbors. and to my
friends in the counties of Maryland
and Virginia. that 1 sincerely appre-
ciate the hearty welcome extended to
me tonight
And then the rest of the $4,000
marchers went up the Avenue, with
torches spluttering. oands playing and
crowds hip-hip hurrahing-
Long before the word had been given
to start the procession typical Wash
ington parade crowd gathered on the
line of march. Steel cables. strung
along the sidewalks. kept the watchers
from the roadway, and thousand wen
trained and efficient Boy Scouts were
stationed at intervals to help the po-
lice keep order. That they Yere>edual
to the task is evidenced Hy the TACT
that the pressing throng broke a rope
at one place and these little scouts
pushed the crowd back into place and
ept il on the curb. street cars stop
led running on Pennsylvania avenue
on the parade route soon after
- clock. and the thousands waiting be
hind the ropes Were treated TO little
extra excitement not down OH the pro-
gram y wagon caught fire near 18th
street and Pennsylvania avenue With
lights playing on the cleared street. as
in "a theatrical scene. screeching fire
engines. headlights aglare, rushed TO
the scene. \ few spurts of chemical
extinguished the little fire, but the
crowd was thankful for the excitement.
Officials Gather at Peace Monument.
At the Peace Monument early in the
evening Robert N Harper. chief mar
shal: Melvin c. Hazen and Alvin c.
Belt. his chief aids. gathered their
stan. The thrill that comes once in a
lifetime came to many as they saw
u csc intrepid aids astride nervous
horses The true touch Of American
traditions regarding political demon
stratlons was given TO this part OF the
pafad" BY ninety well pressed and
cleaning silk hats, none Of which fell
"a eu route. The aids hammered the
~ de into shape. rushing the various
iccrsdlng In doing almost inpossi-
bic feat by forming rh. big column
vt getting il away almost exactly on
time
Ine aids were II. T. West John O
Gheen William J. L.;ifner. John "
Es:,Ie, RalIh Whitaker Thomas J. Fisher
lohn l.. Martin. LOUIS &. Wilson. Jacl
Cas-. 4. T.. L@ndynigt. W. J. Harper &
r. Clagett. Edward Maliett. J. o. Evans
Dr Van Donckenhousen. Dan Miller Ray.
riOnd Norton. Thomas claffey. DR. +. NJ
'clvin. Foster CauSey and ". f. Irwin.
In front Of il all marched the Marine
Band playing good marching time
Then cain. the Wilson and Marshall
association and 50 many good and
loyal democrats of this city that space
fOrbidS their names. An old democrat tIC
standby. the democratic central com
Irittee. remnant OF the days when the
city had wards aud ballot boxes. came
I,eSt in Iiu~, with John r. Costello
Robert l.. MattIngly and John B. Col
roys leading. George kiilen and
T. !. sullivan led a section of George
TOWNS democrats.
Alexandria Well Represented.
II seemed that nearly every male resi-.
dent Of Alexandria. Va. must have ac-
cep..d Representative CarIiy'S inyifa.