Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-21
INAUGURAL FLAGS
T0FLY ON AVENUE
Committee Decides to Deco
rate Every Lamp Post on
Route of Parade.
CADETS TO BE GUIDES

plan to have every lamp post along
Pennsylvania avenue decorated with
United States flags during the inaugural
period was agreed upon today by the
inaugural committee. Decoration of
lamp posts along F and G streets in
similar manner also is contemplated.
The inaugural committee appropriated
$1,000 to buy patented brackets which
are to hold the flags. One of these
will be attached to each lamp post well
up toward the top and it will support
eight United States flags measuring "a
by 40 inches.
The brackets and flags are to be-
come the permanent property of the
committee. and will be available for
federate Veterans and for other occa-
sions when it Is desired to decorate
the city. The flags will be made of
fast colors that will withstand rain.
Chairman Frederick D. Owen of the
on decorations stated that
an effort Is to be made to discourage
the use Of flag decorations along Penn
sylvania avenue and at other places
which contemplate rosettes and other
arrangements where the flags will be
in fixed position. The committee
wants all flags to fly in the breeze.
Flag Available for Decorations.
District Attorney John E. Laskey,
chairman Of the committee on legisla-
ton, told the committee that he had re-
ceived many communications from
merchants and others who believe the
law recently passed to prevent the
Dissertation of the United States flag
prevents the use of the flag for deco
rative purposes. He said the law is in
tended to prohibit only the improper
uses to which the flag may be put, but
not to restrict its use as a decoration in
store windows and on the outside of
buildings.
The committee on decorations has
sent big placards to all garages, auto
mobile agencies and automobile repair
shops throughout the city urging every
automobile owner to display flags on
his machine during the inaugural
period. The same request has been
made of the street car and taxicat
companies.
Brig. Gen. Carroll A. Devol, adjutant
to the grand marshal, announced thai
the position which various organiza
tions and individuals will occupy II
the inaugural parade will be decided
upon early next week, and that those
which have not registered with the
military organizations committee by
Monday night will have to take a place
at the end of the line of marchers
This plan is necessary, as the commit
program in ample time to give all or
ganizations that have registered in
formation as to where they will as
semble and march.
Cadets to Sell Programs.
Announcement was made that 800
High School Cadets in uniform will be
desi gnated to sell the official program
which has been prepared by the in
augura1 committee. Cadets also will
serve as guides at the Union station.
About twenty-five drug stores in the
downtown section of the city have
offered space in their establishments
for information booths. the committee
was informed by Vice Chairman Her
man E. Gasch of the committee on
information booths.
There will be seats for about 5000
persons to witness the fireworks on the
night of March 5, Chairman Harry
King of the fireworks committee re-
ported. Persons wishing to buy tickets
for these should apply to the inaugural
headquarters in the New Willard
Hotel.
Chairman Robert n. Harper urged a
full attendance of the members of the
inaugural committee at its final meet
1nR next w euHeSudy oduSOs 1ot Civ
chairman and committee members will
be distributed at that time.
A meeting of the subcommittee on
distractions of the committee on pub
lie order has been called for i:45
o'clock Friday afternoon in the board
room of the District building, when its
members will be sworn in as special
policemen
Women Not to Participate.
Mrs. ]. II. Boggs, member of the in
augural committee, gave notice at the
meeting today that the woman's division
which she had organized has given up its
plans for the participation of women in
the parade.
Word has been received that with
money saved in simple graduation exer-
cises members of this years graduating
class of the Martins Ferry High School
Of Martins Ferry, Ohio. will attend the
inauguration exercises. The plan is that
Of E. S. Miller, principal of the school,
and the class adopted it unanimously. All
graduation finery will be eliminated, only
caps and gowns will be worn and none
of the graduates will go TO any expense
whatever for the commencement exercises.