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this Period.
participate in the parade. the committee
Word has been received from Helen
A. Engle. corresponding secretary of
the Legion of Loyal Women. stating
that that organization expects to have
about fifty marchers in the parade.
In addition to a large numbe- of
marchers, the Department of Asr!cul-
ture employees plan to have a float In
the parade. r. NJ. Reese. chief clerk OF
paredness parade committee that the
float is to be symbolical of agriculture.
Hibernians to Be in Line.
Joseph A. Daily has notified the COM
mittee that Division No. l. Ancient Or
der of Hibernians, plans to have a good
representation in the great demonstra-
ton in favor of national preparedness.
The executive board of the Women's
National Democratic League met last
night at Congress Hall Hotel and per
fected plans for the participation of
members of that organization in the
parade. Members who plan to take
part have been requested to notify
secretary of the league.
f. II. Signor of 700 G street south
east is organizing the amateur radio
operators of the District into a march
ing unit.
At o'clock tonight he Will flash out
from his key to the wireless operators
of the city an invitation to cooperate
with him in forming a wireless unit"
for the parade. The message WI IN
vite all amateurs to meet in the Sig
nal Corps rooms of the DIsrrIct Ma
tional Guard, 1st and Il streets north
west. Saturday night to organize the
unit.
MIR. Signor says that if some patriotic
contractor or coal dealer VIII loan
the operators a fiat auto truck ne VIII
rig portable set upon 1T and enter
it in the parade, flashing messages
along the route of the parade ,
A. J. Driscoll, president Of the Mid
city Citizens Association, has issued a
call for a special meeting of the associa-
ton, to be held at 1903 9TH street north
west tomorrow night 40 plan to have the
| association represented in the civic unit
of the parade.
Organizing a Georgetown Unit.
The Georgetown Citizens Association.
at a special meeting last night, voted to
organize Georgetown unir' in the pa
rade. The following organization COM
mittee was appointed: John Hadley
Doyle, Henry S. Matthews. Frank =.
Leetch, Alvin "A Paris, G.. w. Ofutt,
Thomas A. Stanton and b. A Bowles.
The Howard Park Citizens Association
has signified its intention of taking part
in the demonstration.
The District of Columbia Bankers
Association met at the headquarters
of the preparedness parade committee
in The Star building yesterday after
noon and perfected arrangements to
participate in the coming demonstra-
|tion. Practically every bank president
of the District of Columbia was pres
ent or represented at .he meeting.
w. Everett Brockman. commandant
of the Sons of Confederate Veterans.
has advised the committee that WASH
ington Camp Will participate in the
parade.
Munition Makers to Parade.
Munition makers employed by the
Washington Steel and Ordnance Com
pany will parade under the banner of
.Munition Makers" There will be 200
men in line. and they will have two
floats. one of which will contain an
American flag and the other forty
two centimeter gun painted in red.
white and blue.
John J. Deviny. presden, of the
Washington Plate Printers Union, ad-
vised the committee yesterday that a
committee of the PLATE Printers Union
had effected arrangements for the par
ticipation of $50 members of the union.
The plate printers will be headed by a
band; they will wear straw hats dark
coats, white duck trousers. carry d silk
American flag and wear boutonnierrs OF
brandnew, crisp one-dollai bills pinned
with a small American flag.
The employees of the WasulnA ION Gas
Light Company VIII enter he parade
under a distinct title. They VIII nave
a band and expect to have 400 Men in
line.
The photo engravers of Washington
have entered for the parade. j. Harry
Cunningham announced yesterday that
they would have seventy-ive men in
line.