Evening star., 1916-06-01

ernment employees on June IA there
Will be at least 300 veterans in line.
Orville B. Drown, president OF the
Life Underwriters Association of the
District, has sent personal appear 10
all life insurance men in washington
urging their participation In the pre-
paredness demonstration.
The clerical force of the House ONCE
building is being organized into
marching unit by ]. ]. OBrien. secre-
tary to Representative Scully or Ne"
Jersey, according to information re-
ceived by the committee yesterday.
Presidents Cooperation Pleases.
Delighted does not express our su-
preme satisfaction at the unequivocal CO.
operation of President Wilson in the pre-
paredness parade" said William F. Guide.
chairman of the committee, as he came
from the executive offices of the White
House this morning with Treasurer Ru-
dclph Kaufman and Secretary Charles
J. Columbus.
Certainly this preparedness parade
will exceed even our fondest dreams. 1t
has now taken on a national Significance
that will be gratifying to every citizen
of the United States and am more sure
than ever that we are going to have
patriotic demonstration of a character
that has never been equaled In the Ma
tional Capital
We, feel confident that the Presi-
dent will make Flag day national
sands of citizens of Washington will
be enabled to participate. Our primary
purpose in visiting the President this
morning was to ask him to review
government employees. The gracious
and generous reception accorded the
committee will ever remain with US
and patriotic purpose of our President.
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Responsibility Here Is Plain.
Il cannot refrain from the observa
tion that where the President of the
United States goes the citizenship of
the United States should consider it
privilege and an honor to follow. The
responsibility of the citizenship Of the
National Capital in this patriotic dem
onstration is therefore plain.
This is the time for the real lead
ers in a community to step out and or
Eanize their occupational units for this
wonderful patriotic demonstration.
This preparedness parade is In the
interest of our America. 1t is up to the
citizens of Washington to prepare at
once They should not wait for for
nal invitation. but get in touch i'm
mediately with our headquarters. fifth
floor. Star building. at once.
Chairman GUIDE announced that
meeting of the executive committee
for the parade would be held tomorrow
morning at II o'clock in the commit
tees headquarters, Star building
Contributes 500 to Fund.
Col. Robert NJ Thompson. president Of
the Navy League and one of the stanch-
est OF preparedness advocates. today con-
tributed 500 to the fund being raised
to defray the necessary expenses in con-
nection with the parade. Being a be-
liever in preparedness, Col. Thompson
gives the plan to hold a preparedness
parade his unqualified Endorsement.
Gen. William e. Harvey, commanding
the District National Guard. is anxious
to have the entire guard participate In
the parade. including the Signal Corps
and battery. The annual appropriation
for the guard being nearly exhausted
there no funds available with which
to hire horses for the use of the Signal
Corps and the battery.
Cen Harvey, accordingly. has made a
public appeal through the committee to
residents of Washington for the use of
horses for the parade. 1t is pointed out
that June Il will practically be a holi-
day in Washington from a business
standpoint, and that many individuals
and firms will f1nd their delivery wag-
ons and other vehicles idle on that day.
Cen Harvey and the entire prepared
ness parade committee is extremely
anxious to have the battery and the
signal corps participate in the parade.
and have voiced an earnest appeal to
public-spirited citizens owning horses
TO make this possible. The horses will
be used only few hours. and during
that time will be in the hands of ex-
perienced hostlers and the best of treat
ment is insured them.