Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-09-02

/ { TO Ine line which does not give f
/ } written notice prior to noon to- !
| day.
All Washington is preparing for a
history-making parade next Tuesday.
/ Over the route that resounded to the
| tread of a nations heroes returned
| from two wars, that has seen fifty
years later the depleted lines Of both
contending forces in the civil war,
where a nation has paid homage to in
| coming Presidents. and where Presi
dent Wilson marched not so long ago
in recognition Of the need OF prepared
| ness, the Capital city will march and
| watch in honor of its young men who
are going forth to fight the world bat
tie for democracy.
AS a civic event the procession in
many ways will be unprecedented.
Probably never before have representa-
tives of all branches Of the national
government. members of the execu-
! tive, legislative and judicial branches.
marched in line with delegations rep
resenting community, patriotic. fra
ternal and civic organizations of Wash
ington.
,, Even an international significance
Will be given to the event by the pres
ence of ambassadors from the allied
mission now in this country. These al
lied representatives will occupy places
in the reviewing stand. Invitations to
the ENJOYS of foreign nations have
been sent out
Department Employees in Line.
Departmental heads yesterday issued
orders which will insure large bodies
from every government department in
the long line behind President Wilson
and members of the House and Senate.
Cabinet members themselves will be at
the head of their contingents in the
parade. All members of the fighting
forces in this vicinity. the Army, Navy
and Marine Corps, will have a place in
the procession. in conformity with or
ders issued yesterday by the Secretaries
of War and Navy.
Thus the parade in Washington not
only will be civic in character, but ma
tional, and the parade not only will be
| reverent farewell to the young men
of Washington, but a professional in
which national figures will exemplify
their dedication to the country's task of
winning the war.
Thirty thousand persons are expected to
take part in the demonstration. Latest
| figures to be obtained last night showed
! more than $4,000 persons already entered.
A number of organizations which will
take part had not formally made appli-
cation for a place in the procession, and
therefore. are not included in the figures
u
| prise sixteen divisions
Besides employees of the Interior De-
partment and other employees already en-
| tered. announcement was made yester-
| day afternoon that Treasury, Post Office
| and Department Of Agriculture workers
would be In line. The Post Office Depart
! ment expects to have at least 500. Chief
| Clerk McArdle said last evening that all
| honor parade Those who are to march
will be excused at 2 80 or 8 o'clock
| Secretary Houston will lead about
500 employees of the Agricultural De-
partment. These also will be excused
| at 2:30 o'clock. All employees will be
| excused at $3.50. O'Clock. so that those
who are not in it may watch the march
ers.
| At the head of a large delegation
| from the Department of Commerce will
\ be Assistant Secretary Sweet Mr., Red.
| field is on vacation. Members of the
| coast and geodetic survey. who have
| war, will fall into line behind DR.. Les
! ter Jones. chief of the survey
Register Until Noon Today.
| Maj. Constant Cordier. U. s. A. chief
| of staff to Maj. Gen. Joseph E. Kuhn.
Z. s. A, who is grand marshal of the
parade, worked until late hour last
| night completing details. The actual
| formation of the divisions, with the
| exception of the first one, will not be
completed until this afternoon, as or
| ganizations desiring to take part will
| be allowed to register until noon TODAY,
| The first division, headed by a SQUAD
| ron of mounted police. who in turn will
be followed by Gen. Kuhn and his stan
is to be led by the United States Marine
| Band. President Wilson will head this
| division. escorted by members of the
| executive committee of the general
clt1zens committee in charge. Then
will come the men who have been Sc
! lected as the Districts first quota in
the National Army, followed by mem
bers OF the Senate and the House. Menu
oers OF the general citizens commit
tee will bring up the rear of this di-
| vision, under the leadership of Joseph
Berberich.
| /Further arrangements were made Ia ST
evening Tor one Of the most picturesque
features of the parade, the participation
or about 1000 children from the WASH
ington Fairgrounds. whose big brothers
and friends are going to war They are
asked to assemble at Peace Monument at
~ o'clock Tuesday afternoon. 1t is de-
sired that each child shall carry an
American flag. According to present
plans. the Juvenile division will head the
district government contingent in the
parade. $50
As today and tomorrow are HOLIDAYS.
practically no opportunity is afforded
Iofncials of the Fairgrounds to notify the
Gniidren OF the parade plans. Mrs Susie
Root RhodeS director of the department
Stated last night that she was depending
on the newspaper notices to get as many
chilren as possible to report at Peace
monument They will be formed in units
representing the several pIayeronnds
with all the units constituting one divi.
sion.
4 Secretary Baker to Lead.
Secretary Baker will head the divi.
sion representing the military estabIIsh.
ment composed Of officers and eniissa -
men Of the Army and civilian empiovss
men and women-of the War De
partment and all its branches in this
at least 10000 persons in this diyision
All the troops In this vicinity win be in
line. That includes the engineer troops
at washington barracks and at the
American University camp, the REGULAR
cayalry and artillery troops at Fort
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