The Washington herald., 1916-06-14
Business Men to March
In 9TH Section of Parade
Department Store Clerks, in Rich Colors, Will
Form One of the Most Attractive Features
of Big Preparedness Pageant.

One of the most interesting portions Of
today's preparedness parade will be the
seventh division, composed almost entire
ly of business men and women. who are
desirous of expressing in a definite way
their firm belief in adequate national de-
fense.
And one of the most intensely interest
ing sections of this extremely interesting
division will be the department store
branch. to be composed Of more than
zoo men and women. There will be hun
dreds OF pretty girls. the same girls that
you see smiling so pleasantly at you dur
ing the week days when you stand at the
counter to purchase lace and ribbon and
the myriad other things that the city's
modern department stores have to offer.
There will be bands to lend additional
interest to the section, and these bands
will be distributed in such manner that
every marcher will be within sound Of
lively marching strains which will enable
him to keep step.
At the head of the division. which will
embrace more than 5000 marchers, will
be A z. Landvoight, of the Woodward
Building and ". Sheets, OF the Washing
ton Railway and Electric Company, the
grand marshals for the division. Mr..
Landvoight's personal aids will be George
Kraft, Lawrence Jones and Everett Beal.
The details of the formation of the divis-
ion have been handled principally by Mr..
Landvoight, VINO has worked unce asingly
to make his division one OF the most i'm
pressive IN the entire pageant
March in PIstoons.
All the marchers in the division. will
pass up the Avenue in column of pla-
toons formation, each platoon having a
front of eighteen files and being headed
" the head nf Rarh
tion OF the division will be captain. who,
in some cases will be mounted. The two
marshals and their aids are preparing
to enter the parade mounted. Nearly
all OF the marchers will be dressed in
ordinary business clothes and most Of
the men will wear straw hats. Every
man and woman In the division will carry
an American flag.
The division will form in Third street
northwest, with the head resting in B
street and will extend up Third street
for a number OF blocks. The marchers
have been requested to assemble at II
o'clock, but 1t is unlikely that the column
will move before 1890 o'clock. This d.
vision will pass up B street to First
street. south to the Peace Monument.
and thence westward along Pennsylvania
! avenue. Along the Avenue the guide
will be on the left, that is, the marchers
will be required to look to the msrcher
to his left in maintaining the alignment
along the route of march. This Is be-
cause of the fact that the msrchers
will be reviewed by President Wilson
from their left Every marcher will sa-
Lutte with his American nag upon pass
ing the reviewing stand.
The seventh division will be divided
into eight sections. The first section
will be composed of officials and employees
of local insurance companies and offices
Approximately 800 marchers are expected
in this section. The section will not be
confined to representatives of any par
| ticular kind of insurance. such as fire,
LIFE, or automobile insurance. but will in.