The Washington times., 1916-06-05
$4,000 ENTER FOR
DEFENSE PARADE IN
CAPITAL FLAG DAY
Preparedness Pageant Com
mittee Expected to Have
$4,000 in Line of March.
SEVERAL BANDS WILL PLAY

Already, more than $4,000 persons
have signifed their intention of
marching in washington's prepared
ness parade on Flag Day. June a.
This was the estimate OF those who
have made entries in the pageant in
writing to the parade committee, given
by William f. GUIDE, chairman of the
committee, today.
According to members OF the COM
mittee. indications are that between
$4,000 and $4,000 persons will march.
There will be bands galore in the
pageant too. according to the entries
made up to this time.
The first encouragement encountered
by the preparedness parade committee
since the gigantic pageant was FIRST
planned came today when House
leaders expressed opposition to the plan
of making Flag Day and parade day
holiday in the National Capital.
House Leaders Oppose Plan.
A. Leftwich Sinclair, chairman OF
the committee on law and legislation.
was unsuccessful today In efforts to in
duce Congressman Kitchin. Democratic
leader. to call up the joint resolution
for holiday CONGRESSMAN Ben John.
son. chairman OF the House District
Committee, also refused to call up the
resolution.
Mr.. Sinclair is now endeavoring to in
duCe other members to take the initi-
alive in bringing the resolution up from
the table. where II was laid when II
came over after being passed by the
Senate Saturday.
Congressman Johnson will oppose the
resolution on the floor, but they Will
not aid 1t. kitchin objects to the holt
day plan as n bad precedent john
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stated.
Congressman Carlin Of Virginia today
endeavored to obtain unanimous con-
sent of the House for adoption of n
resolution Euspclding street car traffic
on PeinsylNinil avenue during the pre-
paredncss p\radc. Congressman War
ron Worth BNlev. of Pennsylvania. in-
tcrposed direction.
would object to Me companion reso-
luton. which pass<d the Senate Sat
urday, declaring F\ag Day legal
holiday.
Great Importance " attached by
members OF the committee to the mass
meeting of proprietors Md managers
OF retail business establishments at
the Raleigh Hotel tomorrow night.
Retail Merchants Inter.
There has never been any doubt
but that the retail me<chants would
form one of the L>rgest sections of
the parade, III the meeting tomor-
row bids fair to assure the participa-
tion of a much larger contingent from
the city's retail business places than
was at first expected.
II is planned to have every employe of
every establishment which Is able to
close for the day in the line OF march
with the retail merchants section.
Letters entering different organizn-
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into the parade committees headquar-
ters today.
Many Organizations Enter.
Capt. +. II. Wise. of the Volunteer
Free Day Nursery. informed the COM
mittee that the members of his organi.
cation would organize " section ant
march.
Edward Northn1gel. recording score
tary of Local Union. No. 26. of the In
ternational brotherhood Of Electrical
Workers. also notified the committee
that the electrical workers would turr
out In large numbers.
L. Percy Daniel informed that com.
mittee that the Geological Survey EN-.
ployes were organizing a section, anC
would in all likelihood make gooC
showing in the pageant.
Arrangements for the participation o
n large delegation of knights OF Column
III Ddlhut WIN ne at 4
meeting of Washington Assembly
Fourth Degree. Knights of Columbus
this evening.
DR.. f.. Lester Jones OF the Coast anC
Geodetic Survey, asked the parade com
mittee today to assign place In tn,
line of march for a large representa-
ton of the Coast and Geodetic Surve,
employees. This section will also show
an appropriate float on preparedness II
the pageant
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