New-York tribune., 1918-02-21
302d Engineers
Will Head Parade
Here Tomorrow
More Money Needed to
Complete Expense Fund
of $4,000
BY BRIGGS

a rumor that tie parade of 10000
National Army soldiers in New York
tomorrow could not be held because
sufficient funds for transportation were
not available and which caused con-
sternation in Camp Upton was en-
phaticalIy denied yesterday by Henry
Macdonald, director general Of the
Mayors Committee on National De
fence. While subscriptions By the pub
lie to the $50, ,0OG expense fund have not
been up to expectations, Mr.. MacDon-
aid said that this would not interfere
with the parade arrangements and that
the affair will be held regardless of the
finances on hand
f1nal arrangements Cor the process
sion were completed yesterday The
niarchcrs will begin 20 arrive at 8
o'clock this morning, and the return to
camp Will start Saturday afternoon.
Soldiers who are strangers in New York
may obtain tickets for accommodations
at Room 602, Hall OF Records, Cham
bers and Centre streets. These tickets
have been supplied by the HOTEL Mems
Association.
The Line Of March
Secretary OF War Baker yesterday
wired regrets that he will not be able
to attend the parade. Secretary Dan
lcls has been invited to review the
marchers. Brigadier General Evan NJ.
Johnson Yesterday announced the order
OF the parade, as follows:
5000 Engineers.
,ol ls$d .; Infantry Brigade. comprising the
s1oth and SoGth Infantry and the 905th
MACHINE Gun Battalion
,o-yt -,fth Infantry Erignde, composed of the
Solth and 3gSth Infantry and the 3o6th
Machine Gun battalion
304th (DivisionaD Machine Gun Bat
TALON.
One battalion of the s67th Infantry
'nesro), belonging TO the 99d Division
battery a, 3o5th Field Artillery.
One ambulance company of tho 3osd
Sanitary Train.
The soldiers will parade in heavy
marching order carrying rifles. The
3o2d Engineers and the 153d Infantry
Brigade will start from the 69th Reei-
mcnt Armory, Twenty fourth Street
and Lexington Avenue, sharp at |
o'clock. They will march east on Twen-
ty-third Street TO First Avenue, north
TO Fltty-sevcnth Street and westward
to Fifth Avenue
~ ~ i 10 'he ioith infantry Brigade
VIII march from tho list Regiment
Armory' Park Avenue and Thirty fourth
Street. to Eighth Avenue, north
to Fiftyseventh Street aud then to
Fifth Avenue. Both sections will rest
briefly at fifty-seventh Street and Fifth
Avenue
The colored troops of the 367th In
tantry will be formed at an armory
that Will be later designated and march
to Broadway and Fifty-seventh Street,
arriving there at 80 They will af
terward follow the 154th Infantry in
the parade
The battery of field artillery will
march from Squadron A Armorv, Madi-
son Avenue and Nincty-fourth Street
down Madison Avenue to Broadway and
flfty-nlnth Street, and will follow the
| colored troops in the procession. Form
ing at the armory OF the LIST Field Artil-
lery, Sixty. eighth Street and Broadway,
the ambulance company will march
down Broadway to Fifty-ninth Street
and later follow the artillery.
hen the sections have gathered at
fiity-seventh Street and Fifth Avenue
.he march VIII continue to Twenty
tnlrd Street. The sections will then
dlsperse to their starting points.
Draft Boards in Stand
INC l.20O seats in the reviewing
s,an% Will be occupied by the members
OF the lS9 exemption boards of the
cc,'y' WITH state and civic officials
I MEMBERS OF the Mayors Committee
will not receive tickets. 1t was an.
nounced yesterday that nearly IL 900
requests for these seats have been
made.
Edward B. Cochems did big bust
ness yesterday distributing parents
privilege tickets at Room sl5, Hall of
Records. All relatives of the marchers
Will be assured of good places in the
lne OF spectators. Relatives of the
soldiers who own automobiles will have
special tickets emitting them to view
thc parade from their cars, which may
DC parked IN the less frcouentcd side
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