The Washington times., 1916-06-08
Rush Of Plans In Big Government
Offices Is Carried Forward
in Noon Hour.
CABINET MEMBERS IN LINE
Business Houses Follow Lead Of
Department Stores and Fed
eraI Offices in Closing.

TOMORROW, aCcOrulHB 10 Woiu IcSo''Su
at headquarters of the parade COM
mittee today. The luncheon hour In
all Government shops and offices was
taken up with a hustle and hustle
Of plans for the pageant.
C}hief clerks OF divisions, foremen
Of shops, and individual clerks and
minor employees entered into the spirit
OF the work with enthusiasm. Each
of the departmental units will be led
by a Cabinet officer or one of his as
sistants. Each OF the Government
employees and officers VIII wear
small bow flag, the. women marchers
lapel of their coats.
Each department is vieing with the
other to make the best showing In
d dse pasaHsi Will bring out rep
resentation OF workers in the Federal
services which will surpass expecta-
lions Of those who tnaugurated the
parade movement,
Bureau to Have 5000 in Line.
Employees Of the Bureau Of Engrav-
ing and Printing will march 5000
strong with four large bands and
three huge floats. Director Joseph Z.
Ralph VIII march at the head of this
unit.
Secretary of Commerce -Redfield. Sec
rotary of State Lansing. Secretary OF
Agriculture Houston, Secretary Of the
Treasury McAdoo and Postmaster Cen
eral Burleson are the members of the
Cabinet who have signified intention OF
leading their respective departments In
the line of march. The navy contingent
Franklin d. Roosevelt; the War aggre-
cation by Assistant Secretary lngraham
and the Labor Department unit by As
sistant Secretary Louis F. Post. Eff
hAtx On haNy nrV
of the Interior Lane lead the Interior
Department contingent and Attorney
General Gregory march at the head OF
the unit representing the Department
Of Justice.
Baltimore Represented
Preparedness enthusiasts Of Balu-
more caused citation among members
of the parade committee today by an
nouncing that between 100 and 100
Baltimoreens would come 10 Washing
ton by a special train and march as a
unit IN the pageant. Besides this out
of,town representation. there VIII be
and Roanoke, Va, and from other near
by towns and cities IN Maryland.
Between 500 and 100 employees of
the District government are expected
Plans for the municipal govern
ment's part In the denomination are
being made by a committee appointed
by Capt. ]. J. Loving, assistant Engi-
w. Paxton. superintendent of the
Street Cleaning Department chair
man; Robert l.. Bradshaw, of the En-
W,on ossf a5d
Fire Chief Frank j. Wagner.
Commissioners to March.
Commissioners Newman and Kutz
will head the District division. Com
missioner Brownlow viii be in st.
Louis at the Democratic convention.
District employees will be preceded
by brass band and a white and blue
banner bearing the inscription. dis
trict Of Columbia Employees"
A list of those who will enter the
of the various departments. OF tho
fifty-hve employees In the Highways
spond.
their bells and to have the whistles OF
rs many large plants and steamboats,
blare cut In honor of Old Glory at one
time during the parade is being consid-
to have such a denomination was
made TO the committee by NJ. J. Driscoll.
patriotic instructor of several patriotic
and military organizations.
Business Houses to Close.
An important boom to the prepared
ness parade movement came today with
announcement that scores OF other bust
ness establishments are deciding to fol-
low the example taken by a few of the
larger department stores yesterday, and
close their places on Flag Day.
Hundreds of men. women. and girls
will march in the pageant as the result
of this action. 1t means that one of
the largest sections of the procession
will be formed under the auspices OF
the local union OF the Retail Clerks
International Protective Association.
From the store of s. Kann. Sons & Co.
alone. more than 600 persons of both
sexes have been pledged to march in
the pageant.
The department stores of Woodward
& Lothrop. the Palais Royal, Lans-
burgh & Brother. Hecht & Co.. Golden
bergs. Kings Palace. and others have
already announced their intention of
closing so their employees can partici-
pate In the parade.
Endorsed by Organizations.
The defense demonstration received
support from numerous other angles
yesterday and this morning. At a meet
ing of the board OF directors OF the
Chamber of Commerce and of the CO.
Iumbfa Heights Citizens Association
last night resolutions indorslng the
parade movement were unanimously
adopted,
w T. Galliher, chairman OF the COM
mittee in charge of the bankers unit.
issued tn appeal to the public last
night to transact as much OF Its bank
ing business as possible on Tuesday
so that employees of banks may be able
TO take part in the parade. AS the
day has not yet been made a legal
holiday by act of Congress the banks
VIII be compelled TO remain open, but
most of the larger institutions have
decided to dismiss at least one-half OF
their clerical forces so that the bank
ers' unit may make good showing
In the procession.
Mass Meeting Tonight.
A mass meeting of all wholesale and
retail merchants and market employees
has been callad for tonight at the
rooms OF the Chamber of Commerce
N III, Shea Wholesale Rrocer who Is