The Washington herald., 1918-06-30
FOREIGN ARMY
And NAVY MEN
TO MARCHHERE
Pageant July Fourth VIII
Be Gathering of Allied
Visitors.
JOAN OF ARC A FIGURE
Cordial Spirit of France
and America Expressed
in One Episode.
JOAN OF ARC A FIGURE

Invited by the State Department,
1000 foreign soldiers and sailors will
march in the Democracy Triumphant
pageant to be given here on the even
ing Of the Fourth of July.
All these troops must come on spe-
cial invitation of the State Depart
merit, because they are not allowed to
enter the territory OF another nation
than their own without invitation.
Most Of them are quartered on ships
OF their own nations in Atlantic ports.
These soldiers and sailors will act as
guards and participate in the action
or the play Of their own country. then
march at the head Of their own section
Of the great parade.
French and Italian Sailors.
Four French officers and 1O9 French
sailors from a warship will come to
Washington They will probably ar
rive in Washington on July !.
Eight naval officers from Italy will
bring 12j italian sailors from a ship
in a nearby port.
Twenty-seven men from the Cana
dian cavalry will ride in the big pro-
cession, and 13S British sailors will
come here from a warship.
Twenty BeIgians who have seen
service at the front will come from
New York.
Poland will send twenty officers who
have also seen service.
French Band Will Play.
Joan of Arc will be a central fg-
ure of the French section of the pa
seant, which will be staged in front
Of the Agricultural building. She
will enter on horseback follow
cd by groups of girls representing
the old provinces OF France. The
French band will play old French
airs during her entry. Gradually
Joan and her companions. the old
provinces. which were Joined to-
gether in old time by her. will fall
to the back OF the stage.
The spirit Of modern France COM
ing from one side of the great stage
meets the spirit of America advanc-
ing from the other side. They join
half way and hold between them a
banner bearing the two dates of
French aid to America and of Amer
ican aid TO France. February 6. I77s.
and April .. 1917. As they en-
brace and the provinces gather
about them two bIack-robed figures
approach them.
They are AIsace and Lorraine,
America and France take them in
to the midst OF the provinces. Happy
hoys and girls circle around the
group singing the old French song
Sur le Pont d'Avignon.'
The nurses and sailors who form
the background of the group strike
up the 'Marseillaise."
LIberIan Episode.
The entire chorus. for Liberia in
the pageant and all of the groups
reprcsenting Liberia will meet un-
der their several directors at the
Dunbar High School today at $3.50,
First and n streets northwest, and
tomorrow on the south steps of the
new National Museum at 1880 p. m.
II is hoped that the chorus of 300
Of last Sunday will be doubled. W.
r. Tibbs, director of the Liberian
chorus, and Gilbert Wilson. of Guam
tico. general director of pageant
music, will be present to lead the
final rehearsaIs.
At a meeting of the Y. NJ. c. A.
last Wednesday evening, the follow
ing committees were appointed to
assist in the work being done by
the colOred community secretaries
for the pageant, in the presentation
of Liberals episode.
General Committee: John r.
Hawkins. chairman: Thomas W.
Turner, secretary; Rev. William \.
Taylor. treasurer.
Publicity: r. W. Thompson
chairman; Prof. ]. W. Cromwell, J.
Finley Wilson. W. Calvin Chase, r.
f. Pelham. \. F. Hilyer.
Ways and Means: R. A. Tucker
chairman: NJ. Grant Lucas. w. W.
Cohran. G. W. Cook. s. L. McLaurin,
Mrs. Jennie FrOwn. Mrs. B. X
Bruce.
Properties: Benjamin Washing
ton. chairman; II. f. Baker. ]. c.
Bruce, Rev. W. II. Manoko. I. A
Bennett.
Music; Marcus Dale. chairman n;
c. W. Tignor. Frank Willis. H. r,
Queenan.
Art: Mrs. Carrie s. Watson. chair
man. Misses S. V. Jennings, ]. G.
Weston. H. T. GilIum. Martha Crom-
well.
transportation: Dr. Charles H
Marshall, chairman; DR.. James r.
Wilder, Charles H. Stockton, Rev
r. c. Richardson. DR.. P. W. Price
G. W. Mason, E. r. James. DR.. r. A
Collins. DR.. J. W. Mitchell, Walter
7. Abrams, c. W. Warren, J. T.
Rhine. Collins Chloe. Charles Clark
r. D " Pro-na r. w "A W.,