The Washington herald., 1916-06-03
Congressman to March in
Big Preparedness Parade
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But the committee didn't stop at
this. A Leftwich Sinclair called upon
Senator Smith, of Maryland, at IL
o'clock with the draft of a joint reso-
luton making June II a legal holiday
in the District. Senator Smith offered
the resolution in the Upper House, and
before ? o'clock it had passed unani
mously.
Mr.. Sinclair said last night that he
has another friend in the Lower Cham
ber who will offer the resolution today.
and, he added, 1t will certainly be passed.
This resolution will automatically close
all the government departments in the
city. well as banks and trust COM
panies. 1t will make the day a legal
holiday in the full sense of the word
The resolution reads as fellows:
The Senate Resolution.
Resolved, By the Senate and House OF
Representatives of the United States
Of America in Congress assembled, that
Wednesday, June "A, 1916, to be known
and celebrated as Flag Day, is hereby
made legal public holiday in the District
of Columbia
Fred G. Berger. manager Of Polls
Theater, and chairman of the "theatri-
cal unit Of the parade, announced last
night that he had received a telegram
from the general manager of the Poll
the local house on the afternoon Of
June Il.
Mr.. Berger also stated that everybody
connected with the theater, from A. H.
Van Buren, leading man. down to the
humblest scene shifter, will be in liI.,-
Mr.. Berger will make a round OF the
show houses of the city this morning
looking for recruits for the theatrical
unit"
The board of directors of the Metro
pOIitan-Was shington's most select club
yesterday afternoon indorsed the pre-
paredness parade at a special meeting,
and launched plans for the organIzation
of Club unit" Woodbury. Blair, Of the
board. announced that members of the
following clubs would be requested to
march: The Cosmos. University. Chevy
Chase, Columbus Country and Army and
Navy clubs.
Rotary Club to March.
The members Of the Rotary Club prob
bly, will be the trimmest group in the pa
rade, blue coats, straw hats and white
shoes.
Chief Clerk Reese. of the Department
OF Agriculture, notified the committee
yesterday that at least 500 members Of
the several rifle clubs of the department
v Ould take part. headed by himself The
committee hopes to make the rifle club
unit a feature of the parade to demon
strate what the citizens can do toward
preparedness.
Public Printer Cornelius Ford informed
the committee yesterday afternoon that
he expects a large delegation from the
Government Printing Office to be in the
line Of march
June IL Is Dead Line.
At an executive committee meeting yes
terday il was decided that no entries
for the parade will be accepted after
Monday June Il. This was done to give
Melvin c. Hazen, grand marshal, time
to arrange the units in the proper order.
It was pointed out to the committee
that nearly 5000 persons were left out
Of the New York preparedness parade
because of lack of time properly to ar
range the marchers.
Robert Watson, chief clerk Of the De-
partment of Labor. and secretary of the
interdepartmental committee of govern
ment clerks, probably will begin this
morning to make plans to have the Fed
eral employers take part on a large
scale.
Mrs. Hugh L. Scott. IL was learned yes
terday, will head a delegation of several
thousand women under the banner of
the woman's section of the Navy League
This delegation will include several hun
training camps at Chevy Chase. Mem
bers Of the executive council OF the wom-
ans Section Of the Navy League will
walk as escort to Mrs. Scott
Frederick Owen, Of the stands commit