The Washington times., 1916-06-11
Justice Hughes Invited to Take
Part In Monster Demonstra-
ton Wednesday.
HAS NOT ANSWERED. YET
Pageant Bids Fair to Go Down
In History as Leader In Such
Affairs.

With more than 81 900 men, women
end children. including the President
OF the United States and other high
Government officials pledged to par
ticipate. excluding the members of
scores of bands, fife and drum corps,
the large Unattached" division and
the school contingent. Washington's
monster preparedness parade on Flag
Day bids fair to go down in history
rs one of the greatest defense demon
STATIONS held to date.
Announcement that an invitation
was extended today to Charles Evans
Hughes, Republican candidate for the
Presidency, to march in the pageant
augmented the interest in the demon
stration in many quarters.
Mr.. Hughes secretary was asked IL
the former Supreme Court Justice in
tended to march. He answered that the
matter had not been formally submit
ted to Mr.. Hughes, and that he could
not say whether the former Justice
would march or no.
Members Of the parade committee,
however. are hopeful Of the invitation
being accepted. and the presence of
the Republican nominee in the great
spectacle in Pennsylvania avenue on
Wednesday Is not considered improb-
able.
Taft Cannot March.
Former President william Howard
Taft informed the committee that while
he will be in Washington on Tuesday
he will not be able to remain over and
march in the pageant because of the
urgency OF other business.
A telegram inviting Col. Theodore
Roosevelt to participate In the demon
stration has not as yet been answered
nxy0tn pax
bers Of the parade committee.
Chairman William F. GUIDE. OF the
parade committee. estimated today that
probably 5000 or 10000 more persons
the bands. the "unattached" division. |
which will be made up of individual
citizens not members Of any organiza-
ton unit entered In the pageant: and
the graded schools contingent This will
bring the number Of the marchers close
up to the 75.00O which members of the
committee predicted about a week ago
would take part in the mammoth pro-
cesssion.
Grand Marshal Melvin c. Hazen an
nounced the plan of formation Of the
parade last night
High Officials First.
There will be eleven divisions. the
first of which will be led by the higher
Government officials. including the
senate. This unit also includes the pa
rade officials, the police escort, and the
members of the courts.
The Government department employees
will march in units in the second divi-
sion, each unit being headed by a Cab
met official or one Of the assistant sec
Ntaries.
ZatiOns compose the third division.
Other divisions are made up in order
of these general classifications: The
churches. fraternal and patriotic So
cieties. business concerns sixth and
seventh divisions), miscellaneous eighth
division), citizens associations, miscel-
1aneous clubs and colored marchers
eleventh division).
Last Division at Noon.
The several divisions assembly be-
tween o a. m. and II. noon in the VI
cinity of the Peace Monument, where
the parade starts at $3.50 o'clock sharp
as the divisions file into the procession
they are sucessively Joined by the re-
manning divisions at times indicated
in the directions following in this
column.
The last division to fall in line is
the colored division at u noon.
The following announcement has been
made by Elizabeth E. Poe, general sec
Rotary of the Womans Section Of the
Navy League and commandment Of the
National Service School:
All HltIlDerS Oh the WOTlhn StCUiVn
of the Navy League and the resident
and day students Of the National Serv-
Zee School Will meet on June II not
later than iO:l5 a. m. In First street
nue. ond Indiana avenue, All resident
and day students of the National Serv-
ice School who own uniforms will wear
khaki skirts. flannel blouEes and the
to wear white.
"All must be provided with an Amer
loan flag. Flags OF the required size
can be obtained at al Mrnsey build
1.-THE members Of the National serv-
ice School committees will march be-
hind the, National Service School Of
hcers and students.
Members of the women's Section
OF the Navy League arc asked to wear
white also ard bring Tags. ReRistra-
lions OF marchers for this divisions will
be received up to tho hour OF march
ing and all members OF either organiza-
ton are earnestly requested to report
ana register as soon as possible.
Mrs. Scott Is Marshal.
Mrs. Hugh l.. Scott wife of the chief
OF staff of the army, will act as grand
marshal of the woman's section Of the
Navy League and the National Service
School division.
The lineup will be as follows: Mrs.
Scott and aides. the National Service
School flag. Commandant Elizabeth Z.
Poe and star, including members Of
executive council in town. Lieut.. Col.
Frances Williams, who viii lead the
companies IF National Service School
Rtudepts. the National Service School
committees, the flag of tho woman's
rection of the Navy League escorted
by an honor guard OF boys dressed as
Hailors from the Junior defense guard
of the woman's section Of the Navy
League. and then the members OF the
Washington branch of the woman's
secton OF the Navy League,
1t Is expected that over 1000 women
will march in this division alone. The
the District OF Columbia has invited