The Washington herald., 1917-06-07

The parads torncrrew viii Be divided
tnfo<1hree grand divisions. as follows:
i. fERcorf and Confederate Veterans.
: SONS Of confederate Veterans.
! ~ several units composing the pa
sps.ctive places Of formation Indicated.
Tft first grand division IN forming
lw@ preserve q clear avenue twelve
fgkt wide outside the right flank Of
tle column. e permit automobiles to
IAN participants In the parade must
be at their proper places Of assembly,
las DESIGNATED in these orders, not
flatar than $50 o'clock, as the line of
march win be made up AZ that time
out Or must fail in At the end Of the
me parade win move At 10 O'Clock
sharp.
Reute Of the Parade.
The line Of march viii Be west along
ssno street north on sR sFRiftsssth street t.
Pensylyania avenue, to seveententh
street and south on Seventeenth street
to Park, except the second and third
grand divisions which viii continue
on Pennsylyaia avenue 70 Eighteenth
sEset north on Eishteenth street and
As far as possible one Of the bands
with each State division should march
at the head OF the State division.
The units Of the parade assembling
At Maryland avenue southwest viii
Eleventh street, units Nos !. :, 3. and
4 70 cross Eleventh street and halt.
The second and third grand div isions,
units as to Is. will halt at east lipe OF
Tenth street.
Units Nos. s 9 ana : WIN then turn
Eleventh street ana take position in
column, thus completing the escort.
The escort, units TO Z. will march al
the order Of the grand marshal. units
ana 10 and the other units Of the
first grand division IN order OF march.
second ana third grand divisions in
order Of march.
Each 10 Garry Flag.
1t is the desire Of the Commander.
in-chief ana grand marshal that each
veteran shall carry or display the
The formation will be in columns
Of platoons Of not less than sixteen
niles front, exclusive OF guides. Di.
vision commanders will see to il that
this paragraph IL strictly adhered to
even though II becomes necessary to
| combine camps in so doing.
The guide will be left" throuEhout
the parade. Commanding ofhcers are
enjoined to see that the guides cover
All demanding officers are directed
to cooperate with the officially de-
sisnated aides OF the grand marshal
IN carrying out al the PROVISIONS Of
The following distances will bt
maintained through the parade:
Between grand divisions. a PAGES
Between departments, % paces.
Between divisions, "A paces.
Between platoons, 8 PAGES
These distances not to apply TO au.
tomobiles, as to which special regu-
| lations follow.
AutOmobiIes.
Automobiles will be furnished by
the COMMITTEES for the grand marshal
the chief Of stan, and department
sad division commanders ana their
sponsors. These automobiles will be as
sembled on F street. between -Four
teenth and Fifteenth streets, at a
m, and numbered consecutively from
left to right. the number correspond
several units in this order. Thus
Car No. 2 IL for the grand marshal
the two numbered u for the com.
mander of the Texas division and his
sponsors, and so on.
Commanding officers for whose
units cars are provided must furnish
the driver with a statement Of those
who are entitled to seats in the car
assigned. and must be responsible fol-
the notification Of such persons oi
, the number Of their cars, where II
will be found and that IL must bt
claimed before $50 o'clock Thursday
kutop,ohil.. will rer,ai, 4, nl.cs
on F street until go O'Clock, wher
they will move of in rotation TO the
places assigned In the line Of march
To prevent confusion and to per
NIT Of the orderly formation Of the
parade and its prompt movement. 50
by a prolonged wait, all are urged tc
comply strictly with these instTuc.
tlons as to time.
No automobiles will be allowed in
line except those which have tops
down. Closed cars cannot be used:
tsnce Of sixty feet in rear of march
ing troops. If this cannot be don'
the machine should be promptly
withdrawn from the column and con
tinue on the right fank thereof as
near to its correct position as pos
sible.
Automobiles with commanding Off
GERS sponsors. and maids will form
and move at the head of their respec.
tive organizatieps in the following
order: The grand marshal. the com
msnder in chief. and department COM
manders. sIngly: division command
ers. stan. and sponsors. two abreast
the commanding ofiCer on the left
DistinE uished veterans tother thar
commanding offiCersl. veterans, and
ladies or Organizations affiliated with
the United Confederate Veterans
electing to furnish their own auto
mobiles, will form three abreast in