Evening journal., 1916-05-25
BIC DEMONSTRATION
FOR Preparedness
General Committees Work
Out Plans for Demon
StratiOn in June
CAPTAIN LAWSON
CHIEF OF STAFF

With the appointment Of Captain
Joseph c. Lawson as chief Of stan Of
the preparedness parade on June 10
and announcement that headquarters
have been opened in rooms S22-S23
Ford Building, work Of preparing for
the big demonstration has commenc-
ed in earnest. The first official order
issued by General /. p. Wickersham,
chief marshal, provides for opening
headquarters and designates Office
hours as from 10 a. m. to D. m, un-
III June 5, when upon and after
which date headquarters will be
open from 10 a. m. to / p. m, and
from p. m. to 8 p. m. daily" These
office hours have been arranged for
receiving and consulting with per-
sons interested in the parade in or
der that the rest OF the day may be
devoted TO detail work.
Decision of fire companies of the
city regarding participation In the
parade will not be reached until next
week. At a meeting called for Mon
day night at the Friendship engine
house at 7.30 o'clock, It Is expected
reports of final action Of all fire COM
panies will be presented when a joint
committee may be elected represent
ing all fire companies TO report to the
general parade committee in the rose
room of the Hotel DUPONT at s o'clock
At a meeting last night when every
company except the Liberty was rep
resented by its president, chief engi'
neer and the two assistant engineers
Mayor Price outlined the proposed
manner in which the firemen would
parade and pointed out the desirability
of their uniting as one body without
the usual subdivisions that have been
arranged in the past.
Representatives Of the companies
declared they had no authority TO bono
their organizations but expressed
willingness to conform TO the desires
OF the mayor and the general com
nittee.
Organization of different committees
in charge Of details is being effected
The auxiliary committee in charge o
the Negro citizens division includes
City Councilman John o. Hopkins
DIR. Samuel G. Ebert, DR.. J. B. Stubbs
Edgar Startling and Charles II. Col
bourne.
The subcommittee in charge o
professional and business men hai
chosen former Mayor Harrison W
Howell as chairman.
Charles Gurney, executive OF TN
Boy Scouts Of America, has been ap
pointed chairman OF the committee
in charge OF the Boy Scouts. II is eX
pected this organization will hav
more than 700 boys in the procession
The complete publicity committe
includes: George Carter. chairman
Harrison w. Cruikshank. A, o. II
Grier, Joseph H. Martin. Max Goet'
A. r. Saylor, Joseph Tarantine an
Joseph Wintner.
The industrial committee includes
in addition to Willard Speakmar
T. W. Wilson, NJ. J. L. Cunningham
Joseph f. Hedin. George w. kellal
william T. Budd, William c. Core
and A. d. Warner, Jr
Decorations will be in charge o
David Snellenburg, who has bee
appointed chairman OF the committe
having such matter under supervision
and It is. expected a number>iof un
usually beautiful decoration, scheme
will be worked out. D.
The women's committee includes
Mrs. Henry B. Thompson. chairman
Mrs. John P. Nields. Mrs. A. II. Bel
line, Mrs. William e. Douglas. Mr.
Robert p Robinson, Mrs. Fred I
Megaw, Miss Emily p Bissell, Mr.
Charles r. Miller and Mrs. A.
Whitney.