The Washington herald., 1917-05-09
MERCHANT RECRUITING
TRIP PLANS ARE MADE
Parade and Review to Precede River
Cruise of Two Days.

Plans for the Marine Corps recruiting
trip to be financed by the Retail Mer-
chants Association were made yester-
day at meeting of committee heads and
Major II. w. Carpenter of the United
states Marine Corps at a luncheon meet
ing at the Commercial Club. Among
those who participated in the conference
we're Joseph Berberich and Franklin v.
klllian, chairman and vice chairman of
the committee; ]. c. Mclaughlin, chair
man OF the committee on electrics;
Charles w. Semmes, chairman OF the
committee on gas cars; Henry Lansburgh,
chairman of the commissary committee,
and Secretary Charles ]. Columbus.
In view of the plans thus far made May
26 and q should be gala days in the his
tory of the Marine Corps recruiting.
Prominent business men of Washington
have enlisted and the entire movement
will be devoted to the advancement of
that branch of the service and to patriotic
demonstrations generally.
Representatives of the French and
English governments will be invited to
take part in the parade and down-the-
river recruiting trip as a further dem
onstration of the oneness of all the peO-
pie in the war against Germany. Presi-
dent Woodrow Wilson. Secretary of the
Navy Daniels, and Mai. Gen. George w.
Barnett, COmmandant of the Marine
Corps, and his entire staff have been in
vited to review the parade which will
leave the Star Building, the recruiting
headquarters of the Marine Corps and
the Retail Merchants Association at Il
o'clock. Saturday. May &C. The parade
will form in Eleventh street, the head
Of the lt1e resting at PENNSYLVANIA ave-
nue.. The automobile editors of the daily
newspapers will act as marshals of for
nation, Howard Fisk in charge.
Business men are invited TO partici-
pate in the parade in automobiles or on
foot. In all cases the committee must
be notified at its Offices, fourth floor,
Star Building. when a permit will be
issued for admission to the recruiting
lines. It is understood that no automo-
bile or person will be permitted to carry
anything but the American flag or the
recruiting slogans. which will be pro-
vided by the Marine Corps. Firm names
or advertising devices of any character
are strictly barred. The movement is
entirely in the interest OF Marine Corps
recruiting.
Marine Band Will Lead.
Headed by the entire U. S. Marine
Band, the recruit boosters will parade
up Pennsylvania avenue to the White
House and past the State, War and Navy
Building. thence up Seventeenth street
TO the Army and Navy Club, the officers
of which likewise have been invited to
review the demonstration. Mai. Raymond
w Pullman. chief of police, has been
asked for a permit covering other streets
in the downtown section.
The Marine Corps recruiting booster
ship will leave her wharf immediately
on the arrival of the boosters and the
remainder of the day and Sunday will
be devoted to recruiting demonstrations
with music by the Marine Band and
exhortations for recruits by Marine
Corps officers and prominent merchants.
The first stop will be made at Alexan-
dria, and on the arrival of the steamer
at LeonardtOwn a recruit ball will be
set in motion. Southern Maryland gen.
orally is being invited to this ball, which
will close at 11:3O o'clock. Refreshments
consisting of ice cream, cake and
lemonade will be served at this function.
Maj. Carpenter advised the committee
yesterday that a complete recruiting out
fit will be carried along so that it will
be possible to Immediately bring to
Washington any and all acceptable re-
cruits