The Washington times., 1916-06-09
CAPITAL MARCHERS
FOR PREPAREDNESS
WILL. TOTAL $4,000
This Is Estimate Of Committee
Based on Pledges Already
Sent In. .
GR0cERs PLAN TO BE IN LINE

Augmented In prospect each hour by
the pledges of more hundreds to parti-
cipate. the number of those defense en-
thusiasts who will march in the pre-
parcdness parade bids fair to exceed
5000
This Is the estimate Of the members
OF the parade committee. The Figures
are based on the fact that already more
than 5000 Government employees have
signifled their intention Of participating.
while organizations totaling In men,
bership more than 10000, have entered
units In the pageant.
Scores of bands and floats are being
made ready FOR the demonstration. So
great is the demand for musical organi-
cations to head units in the procession
that already bands are at a premium.
Many OF the bands which will be seen
In the parade will be from nearby
cities most of the local organizations
having been engaged a week ago.
Some of the musical bodies have been
tmportuned to make arrangements
whereby they can serve two or moro
organizations during the pageant.
Committees Hopes Surpassed.
Everything to this time has met and
surpassed the hopes OF the committee
In charge of the pageant. The finance
committee alone has not had its expec-
tations fulfilled
Whether the public schools OF the
District are to be closed for the entire
day is n question which will be decided
at a meeting of the Board OF Education
this afternoon.
Delegations OF several organizations
will appear before the board to urge
the closing OF the schools, and the par
ticipation of the children. 1t Ia under
stood that delegations of pacifists also
will appear before the board to oppose
Pursuant to the action taken by
other Government and municipal insti-
tutions. the supreme Court OF the Dis
trict has decided to adjourn over Flag
Day. so that employees of the court and
probably some OF the judges. may fol-
low the example OF President Wilson
and march In the preparedness demon
The Municipal and Police Courts are
expected to be closed for. the day.
t WIiiam F LENNON n, clerk Of Criminal
unit. Mr.. Lennon has asked all the
employees Of both the Police and Mu-
Court unit for the PROCESSION.
Justice Ashley NJ. Gould. sitting in
Criminal Division No. l, yesterday
signed the order ad1ourning the court
o'Sf rias lay
Grocers Also Would March.
Plans to close wholesale and retail
groceries throughout the city for the
day were discussed at the meeting OF
the wholesalers at the Chamber OF
Commerce last night.
Resolutions were adopted to send out
To the proprietors and managers of all
Wholesale and retail grocery establish
ments and market places an appeal to
close on the day OF the pageant.
.ob Is expected that the gnit formed
their employees will total more than 1870
persons.
Another unit OF large proportions was
entered In the parade late yesterday.
wersity organization. which win be
headed by Rear Admiral Charles Her
bert Stockton. Z. s. N. retired. presi-
dent dent Of the university It viii march
A unit Of more than 300 business men
of Seventh street has been organized
through the Mid-Cfty Association. A.
J. DrisGoll. president OF the association.
for Monday night to arrange its plans.
Knights of Columbus.
A meeting of the entire membership
of the knights of Columbus OF this
Jurisdiction has been called for Sun
uhy at iNHlBHtb OI '>OiuH1DuS
Hall to discuss plans for the entrance
OF the organization as a body ip the
parade.
The meeting will be held at II o'clock.
All members of the order are requested
to attend and voice their sentiments as
to whether or not he thinks the or
garization should enter the parade as
unit.
Guard to form for the parade on New
Jersey avenue, head OF column resting
on street northwest, in time to be
ready to march at 9;i5 a. m, were
vey. commanding general of the or
ganization.
THE Importance of showing the
public the position OF the national
guard on this vital question Is self
evident. and no other word should be
needed to make possible the presence
of every officer and enlisted man in the
column on this occasion" says the
order of the commanding general
Wilson Club, Too.
, Organization OF a section OF $50 younl
men for the pageant has been completed
by the Woodrow Wilson Preparedness
cub OF which the Rev. Eugene Han
Church Is president.
The organization met at the home o
Capt. j. Walter Mitchell, lUl2 -Four
teenth street northwest. and perfected
Captain Mitchell was elected drill
master, and will command the section
in the parade. Father Hannah vii
march at the head OF the section.
All the members Of the club volun
teer their services to their country Il
case of emergency, The members ar
young men from eighteen to twenty
one years.
Postoffice Force in Line.
Postmaster Merritt o. Cahnce an
nounced that he will march at the heai
OF the Washington City Postoffice uni
OF more than 700 men.
This unit will be led by the uniforme,
Letter Carriers Band. Then will fol
low fifty special delivery messenger
IN uniform on bicycles. 800 letter car
rlers in uniform, and a contingent o
more than 800 clerks and other EN-
poyes.
The Junior Order of United American
Mechanics will enter the parade will
unit OF about 1000 members. accord
ing to information conveyed to the pa
rade committee by w. NJ. Bobb, al
officer of the organization.