Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-12
RED FIRE USEDUP;; I
| DELAYSD. c. PARADE
Fiery Campaign Wind-Up
Cause of Famine in
Lurid Stuff. ]
MUST WAIT TILL FRIDAY

Red fire to welcome the President.
Red fire by the barrel, the ton. the
shipload. That's what the Wilson and
Marshall Democratic Association OF tho
District of Columbia wants for tho
monster torchlight procession which is
being arranged for one night this week
as greeting to the democratic Prest-
dent, just reelected.
Red fire on sticks that can be carried
in the hand burning and sputtering.
Red fire in cans to set along the curb
and throw a red glare all along Penn
sylvania avenue from Capitol Hill to
Georgetown. That's the kind OF red
fire the Wilson and Marshall Demo-
cratic Association wants.
However, as President Charles w.
Darr says: "They used much Of the
stuff in the campaign were having a.
hard time to get enough here for the
parade
Now Producing Supply.
Red fire. The secret leaked out last
night that one of the reasons why the
parade has been postponed Dit is now
scheduled tentatively for friday Is
because the politicians of the country
cornered the supply. The red fire man
ufacturing kings are now working
overtime to send enough to Washing
ton to make the National Capital one
glare of red Oh the greatest night the
democrats have had since the torch
became an emblem of political express
sion.
Red fire Those who want to march in
the parade. it was announced last night.
should send names and addresses to Col
Robert n. Harper District National Bank
He is grand marshal and has as his aids
Melvin c. HaZen and Alvin Belt. There
will be unattached section V'h--e
whoopers and howlers who belong TO no
organization. but who like the President.
transparencies
Expect Thousand Cars.
Red fire There will be an automobile
section, which, according to Guy White
chairman of the motor arrangements, Will
contain at least d thousand motor cars.
all putting and painting for Wilson The
rules provide tina. each automobile in the
parade must have its top down and must
be swathed in the national colors.
Red fire. There will be transparencies
and transparencies This section will be
under the guidance of John b. Colpoys.
who. in addition to acting as chaperon for
this part of the parade. has also been
appointed censor. He will pass upon the
wording which will appear on the trans
parencies.
Red fire John Torch and n. T.
Atlas, in charge of the trades union
list section. reported last night they
would have about 10000 members OF
the various unions in line. Some of
these will come from the naval gun
factory, and will furnish the famous
naval gun factory band. OF course
there will be plenty of bands all down
Z ha limo w he
trainmen, some of them from Baiti-
more. There will be democrats from the
surrounding counties. The Mount
Rainier and Hyattsville democracies
have sent in hurry MESA ges ask. ing for
front places in the line of march; 30
also Montgomery county.
Women in Automobiles.
Red fire. There will be the Wilson
and Marshall Democratic Association.
of course. President Darr can marshal
500 of these. Another feature will be
the Young Men Democratic Associa-
ton. headed by its president, ]. Fred
Kelly The East Washington Demo-
cratic Association promises another
500 Two organizations of woman
democrats promise 700 in motor cars
Red fire. Pension office employees
numbering several hundred are expect
ed: also men from the government
printing office. afoot and on floats.
Red fire. Marshal Harper and his
aids have not much time to organic
the parade and il will help them II
those organizations which want to be
in line will send in the name of the or
yaniZation. tn. number Of men and the
name and address Of the officer in
charge
Plans for Lurid Feature.
Any one who thinks there is to"
much promise of red fire should bear in
mind that the plans for the parade are
these: That there shall be a column
of many thousand men; that there shall
be from eight to ten men in rank.
that the two men the ends shall
carry great big. long sticks of power
full lurid and enthusiastic crimson fire,
and that not one of those men shall be
allowed to be one second without Il
burning torch. And these predictions,
made by those in charge of the event,
seem to point to considerable of a red
and fiery parade within a few days.
Perhaps it should be mentioned again
President on his return to Washing
ton Just what the Presidents plans
are cannot be learned at present but
the democrats ia charge of the parade
are in touch with the Presidents Sec
retary. Mr.. Tumulty, and a definite an
nou.cement of the time will be made
soon.