The Washington herald., 1917-09-03
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quested by the local council to bring
their hags and assemble at Fifteenth
and q streets northwest at $3.50 o'clock
They will not march in the parade,
but will wave their flags as the line
goes by. All captains and Scouts are
further requested to appear in uni
form"
The following instructions govern
ing the formation and route of march
or the selectiye service parade are is
sued for the information and guidance
OF all concerned:
General Instructions.
l. Each civic organization will fol-
low the preceding organization in each
division at eight PAGES, and each di-
vision Including military and naval
divisions) the preceding division at
twenty PAGES These distances must
be maintained throughout the line Of
march.
2 Each organization on foot, Of the
civic divisions, will march in lines of
sixteen abreast. The distance between
the successive lines of each organiza-
tion will not exceed four PAGES.
g. All authorized floats, etc. will
not exceed five PAGES from the unit
next preceding.
4. No automobiles or other vehicles
will be allowed in the parade except
upon the written permission of the
grand marshal or the chief marshal
of the civic divisions.
.. No one, in the civic divisions,
will be mounted except the marshaIs
and their aides, and no other horses
will be allowed in the parade except
those specifically authorized and used
in connection with floats, etc.
s. The bands of each division will
march in as close order as possible,
preceding the following organiza ton
by eight PAGES
T. This being essentially a nonpar-
tisan parade. and in accordance with
the decision of the citizens committee.
no flags or banners will be allowed
in the column excepting national flags,
and banners which alone Indicate the
name Of the organization participat-
ing.
s. Banner designating each organI-
zation will be carried directly in front
Of that organization.
9. The stand from which the Pres
ident will review the parade will be
located on the Pennsylvania avenue
side OF the White House Grounds. The
guide will be left in passing the re-
viewing stand, and each organization
will determine for Itself the salute
to be given.
10. Civic marshals and their aides
will wear the prescribed badges: Red.
for marshals; white, for aides.
IL. In order to avoid unnecessary
delays, and owing to the hour of start
ing, the grand marshal wishes to i'm
press upon the marshals the impera-
tive necessity OF observing the provi-
sions of this order and of adhering
to the prescribed formation, distances,
and points Of dismissal
12 The formation Of each division
will be completed by $50 p. M, and
each marshal will send an aide to re-
port to the chief of staff, message
center, as soon as the division is
formed and ready to march. These re-
ports must be received not later than
3:f5 p. m. These aides after making
their report will locate without delay
and will follow the division next pre-
ceding their own, until they reach the
point near which their respective d.
vision is to form in the parade. when
they will quickly reioin their own
division and conduct it to its proper
place in column.
13. Should an organization assigned
to division not be in proper posi-
ton at the appointed hour, the
marshal of that division will leave an
aide at the rendezvous point with in
structions to place the belated or
ganization in the last division, which
will be made up Of delayed organiza-
tions. This will be strictly enforced in
each instance and there will be no
cutting into a division after 1t moves
into the proper place in the parade.
H. There will be a short halt, not
to exceed four minutes, when the
head of the first divisin reaches the
intersection of Executive and Pennsyl- |
vania avenues. Immediately upon
hating, the marshal of each division |
already in column will see that his
division is closed UP to the proper |
distance. There will be no other han |
during the parade.
Is. Each marshal is charged with
the enforcement of these instructions.
Hour of starting.
ls. The parade win start promptly
at p. m. There will be no post