Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-29

The annual celebration in Washing
ton of Flag day, June IA. by various or
ganizations and employees of the gov
ernment departments may this year
become part of the monster prepared
ness parade which citizens of the Dis
trict are arranging, under the leader
ship of William F. GUIDE, chairman of
the executive committee, that day.
Steps looking to such a result were
taken today, when Robert Watson, sec
retary of the interdepartmental COM
mittee for the celebration Of Flag day.
invited Charles J. Columbus. secretary
of the preparedness parade committee
to meet the interdepartmental commit
tee Wednesday afternoon at o'clock,
at the office of Chief Clerk Schofield Of
the War Department.
Meeting on Wednesday.
The question of having the various
employees of different government de-
partments organized into sections and
led by government officials in the pa
rade, Mr.. Watson said today, will be
taken up at the Wednesday afternoon
meeting. The intention is, In any case,
to make plans that will not conflict,
and it nzeyshe that 1t will be found de-
sirable TO have one monster celebration
Of Flag day. .an,ti with the prepare preparedness pa
Great interest Is being evidenced all
over the District in the plans for the
parade, and Roy c. Claflin. president
Of the High School Teachers Union.
ganizations to offer the cooperation
Of his associates in making the pre-
paredness parade a success.
He has sent the following letter to
William F. GUIDE, chairman of the COM
mittee:
"As president of the High School
Teachers Union 1 desire to offer you
the cooperation of members of that
Committee in making the preparedness
parade, to be held in this city June II.
a memorabl event in the history of the
Capital city.
every citizen of Washington should
be proud to assist in this movement
It viii be manifestation of community
and national pride. and will stir the
patriotism Of all true American hearts
It will inspire patriotism in the hearts
of the younger generations
Will Urge Cadets to March.
I'VE will encourage the participa-
ton in the parade of the High School
Cadets, and I believe that the large
ma jority. if not all the cadets. will
march. even though they will have
been disbanded by that time Though
the date comes at the busiest time of
the school year, it is probable that
many others connected with the public
schools will take part in the prepared
ness demonstration.
q
the Washington Central Labor Union
we shall endeavor to have that body
take an active interest in the event.
and no doubt there will be ready
response.
1T would be an excellent feature to
have President Wilson review the pa
rade prior to his making an address
at the Flag day exercises on the Mon
ument lot"
Offices Are Esta ablished.
The committee has esta ablished offices
on the fifth floor of The Star building.
and a force of clerks has been engaged
to do the necessary clerical work. Tel
| egrams have been sent to former Pres
ident Roosevelt and former President
Taft. asking thir participation. in the
following language:
I'VE are arranging a monster pre-
| paredness parade of national impor-
! tance for Flag day, June IA. next.
| "As one of our most distinguished
| American citizens. the country would
| appreciate your presence in Washing
| ton at that time. and particularly any
| measure of activity that you may be
! disposed to exercise in connection with
| the demon stration.
! WILLIAM F. GUIDE,
Chairman National CAPITAL Prepar-
! edness Parade Committee"
Chairmen of Committees.
| Chairman Guide has announced the
| following appointments of committee
chairmen: Public order. Maj. Raymond
W. Pullman; floats. Isaac Cans: re-
viewing stand. F.. D. Owen, and law and
Legislation, A. Leftwich Sinclair. These
subcommittee chairmen will appoint
| their own committees. and have been
| urged by Chairman GUIDE to proceed at
once toward that end.
It is expected that the committee
will adopt the suggestion that all of
the marchers in the preparedness pa
i. rade shall carry flag. 1t is thought
that the committee will adopt a stand
the scene on Pennsylvania avenue.
with thousands of men and women
| stretched from the Peace Monument
to the Treasury. each carrying flag.
Rudolph Kaufman. treasurer of the
executive committee. has announced
penses of the preparedness parade Is
| now open, and that he will be glad to
receive and acknowledge all funds
placed in the hands Of the committee
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