Evening star., 1918-06-28
ALL|EDM|L|TARY
IN NjU[Y4PARADE
Soldiers of America, England,
Belgium and Italy to
March.
PROGRAM IS TAKING FORM

PROGRAM IS TAKING FORM
Approximately 1000 American SOL
diers and sailors, representing prac-
ticalIy every branch of the service.
will march in the parade from the
Washington Monument to the Capitol.
which is to be a feature of the big
allied pageant, Democracy Trium-
phant," Independence day. July 4.
Armed forces Of England. Belgium
and Italy also will be in line to sym
bolize the unity with which the allied
soldiers are now facing tho Hun.
Fully 5000. including the military
detachments, will march.
Many Nations Take Part.
There will be twenty-one different
peoples taking part in native cos
umes. At the head of each group
national hero of that country Will
be characterized on horseback.
Nine. Botchkarova. organizer of the
woman's Battalion of Death. will ride
at the head Of the group which Is
to represent Russians opposed to
German control Of their country.
Those nations which cannot supply
living hero will have character
from history typifed.
Mrs, Marie Moore Forrest, pageant
director, explained today that the
pageant is to be strictly a war dem
onstration. Each Of tho twenty-one
peoples to take part either is In tho
war on the side Of the allies or Is In
sympathy with the allied cause. such
as the Czecho-Slavs and Jugo-slays.
The pageant program Is divided into
three sections, first, the series OF tab
leaux or episodes Of the various ma
tions in the vicinity of the Monument;
second, the parade along the Avenue,
and. third, the climax on the Capitol
steps.
Many Stages to Be Set.
The twenty-six peoples taking part
will present their episodes at twen-
ty-one different points. stretching be-
tween the new National Museum. IN
the Mall at 10th street, and the Red
Cross building. facing the Monument
from 18th street. There will be three
main entrances to the areas in which
the episodes are to be staged, namely.
the museum at 10th street, the south
steps of the Treasury at 18th street
and the Red Cross building on 18th
street. The episodes at these three
points will begin at $50 o'clock.
The other episodes are to be staged
on the Ellipse and at other points
further down in the park. They will
begin at different periods within the
ensuing hour.
Every episode will be repeated three
times.
For example residents Of the north
east and southeast who witness the
episode at the museum at $50 o'clock
will have ample time to get further
into the park for the other episode.
Those who begin at 18th street will
be able to journey to the museum be-
fore the third presentation.
Spectacle at Capitol.
The demonstration on the east steps
Of the Capitol probably will be at
tended by President Wilson. This will
start at o'clock in the evening as
darkness is setting in. Powerful
lights will be thrown upon the steps,
The performers will be young wom-
en- of the heSWashington community CEN
ters. The action will be related in
symbolic dances.
Humanity and her children will
dance merrily. down the steps. only
children of war-stricken Europe.
climbing slowly UP the steps in SOM
! ber gowns Of gray. appealing to
Humanity for help. Humanity will
turn to Justice. standing at the top
of the steps. Justice will summon
Columbia.
Columbia will appear with drawn
sword, followed by group Of dane
ers. each representing one of Amer
ica's great sources of strength,
merchant marine. Columbia will offer
all these resources to Justice to be
| used in answering the appeal OF
Humanity for the suffering people Of
| the world.
In front of the pillars of the Capitol
| trumpeters will appear with the col
| ors of the allies. AS a chorus of hun
dreds Of voices breaks into song a
huge rainbow Of light. forecasting
to the world. will be thrown upon the
Capitol as a background.
Those who have already contributed
to the two-thousand-dollar fund need
ed to stage the pageant are: Grace
i1uUpdTu Dell, go, CnarleS J. Boil,
$25: Charles C. Glover. $25; e. c.
Graham. $25: D. ]. Callahan, S25;
Washington Gas Light Company. $50;
r: P. Andrews Paper Company. $25;
Gilbert H. Grosvenor. $25: Corcoran
Thorn. SO: William F. GUIDE. $40;
Robert Berberich & Sons, $40: C. E.
Rodgers. $40; James NJ. Green. $40;
w. F. Roberts & Co., $40; Washing
ton Railway and Electric Company,
$50: Potomac Electric Power Company,
$50; Henry B. F. Macfarland, IS: B. r.
Saul. $25: N. D. Rosenberg, $40; Louis
Holmes. SO; C. c. Calhoun. $40; cash,
IS; Henry P. Blair. IS: E. F. Droop &
Sons Company. $40: 8. Kann Sons
Company. $50; Max Fischer. IS; James
B. Lambie. IS: Johnson & wimsatt, IS;
Charles B. Bailey. 50: Byron S. Adams.
$40: Milton E. Allies. $40; Maurice J..
Colbert. So: A. F. Fox, IS; Charles H.
Potter & Co., $25: John B. Larner,
so; H. L Rust. So; Guy Curran &
Co.. $40: Chr. Heurich, $40: Hotel
Harrington, $40: Joseph Gawler &
Sons, SO; Saks & Co. 800: William ]