Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-09
unit. sxpeets 70 muster about $50 fellow
shoe merchants In the parade.
Others TO De In Line.

unit, expects 70 muster ABOUT SeV AeiA~"
shoe merchants In the paynde.
Others 70 Ds In Line.
About 1000 members Of the Junior
Order, United American Mechanics. are
expected to parade. Thirty employees
Of the Carroll Electric Company are
to be in line. The District Of Column
bia Library Association IL to be repre-
ssntsd-
About 400 employees Of Goldenbergs
are to take part in the demonstration.
the committee has been informed. The
store 10 to be closed the day OF the
The Daughters Of America, an auxil.
iaSy TO the Junior Order United Ameri-
can Mechanics. 10 planning to have .
The George washington University
also 10 to participate In the preparedness
parade. The faculty and students will
ing 1T an hour yet to be announced.
Caps and gowns will be distributed to
the seniors and American fags to all
deS.rtmsnts. each unit led g. the fa Sy
ulty and seniors OF that department A
g. W. u" pennant with the name Of
the department will be provsded for
each unit.
Plattsburg Contingent Invited.
Professional and business men Of
Warrington who have enrolled for in
struction at the Plattsburg. N. T., mill
tary training camp have been requested
by Basil Miles. member of the govern
ing committee of the Military Training
Camp Association. to participate In the
parade. Already 10 washingtonians
have enrolled for service at the camp.
names to the list. Mr.. Miles reports.
The preparedness parade committee
was informed today that the local
branch OF the Patriotic Order of Ameri-
line; the Ladies' of the G. A. R. at least
twsnty-dveN marchers and the Girl
Rangers, an organisation Of girls from
twelve to fourteen years OF age. about
twenty.
e. J. Ayers. chief clerk of the In
terror Department, has asked the COM
mittee for permission to allow num-
Der Of woman employees Of that depart
seeing automobiles. He called stfen-
ton to the fact that among the en-
ployes are q number of widows Of
veterans of the civil war and others
we'll advanced nlife.
They want to show their patriotism by
participating In the parade. but will be
unable to walk SO great a distance as
tu0 uu9 OF march COuLcHpidtcS
Builders and Manufacturers.
The Builders and Manufacturers' Ex-
| change. which originally planned to par
ticipate in automobiles. has changed its
plans. and now expects to have about
100 marchers. in line. williams & Allen.
blue printers. expect to have twenty en-
ployes in the denomination.
Wholesale and retail grocers in all
parts Of the city are planning to close
their establishments next Wednesday to
allow their employees to march in the
preparedness parade.
A committee of Wholesalers met last
night in the rooms OF the Chamber Of
Unit ane ent a art 70
wholesalers, retailers and market dealers
to close their places on the day Of the
parade. There win be at least 500 in
this division n. H. Shea presided. N.
W. Burchell was secretary, and George
Cornwsn acted as treasurer. Arrange
ments win be completed at another meet
F.: o 5Ss easd as Il. %sar nse
Of the Department Of Potomac. G. A.
R.. 10 to be in line in the preparedness
parade, the committee has been in
formed. The members OF the veteran
uniforms with white helmets and carry
their swords.
The Midcity Citizens Association
voted unanimously last night to sup
port the preparedness parade and urge
business men of 7th street and their
employees to join a large parading unit
under these auspices. A. ]. Driscoll.
president of the association. vouched
for at least 800 marchers.
Another meeting to plan for the pre-
|paredness parade will be held next Mon
day evening at o'clock At 1909 7th
street northwest, q committee composed
|cf the association ofhcers being in
charge.
Courthouse to Be Closed.
The courthouse will be closed all dag
June IL. This decision was reached yes
|terday at meeting Of the court In gem
eral term. presided over by Justice
Gould in the absence Of Chief Justice
Covington. who 10 i'll.
A movement was started yesterday by
williams r. Lennon. clerk Of Criminal
Division 2. to enroll a marching unit
for the preparedness parade. Whether
the justices Of the court, following the
lead Of President Wilson, will march
with the courthouse group is not
known. Between thirty and forty rep
resentatives Of the various ofices of
the march in the few hours during
which the list was circulated. 1t is
believed that 100 or more marchers will
Join the group by next Wednesday.
WIVES OF OFFICERS INVITED.
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