The Washington herald., 1918-11-10
STAGE is SET
FOR BIG DRIVE
Offices Will Close During
Preliminary Parade
Tomorrow.

Following a week OF preliminary
meetings in which speakers and ar
lists Of national fame have visited
the city TO help boost Its Quots over
and beyond the top. Washington is
ready today for the opening of the
United War Work Campaign for
ssoo.0oo, It's share of the si7o. 800 oco
fund asked by the seven war relief
associations. The actual campaign.
ing starts tomorrow with the releas-
ing Of teams for solicitation To-
morrow. ALEC. the biggest feature Of
the whole campaign will be staged
the parade, one of the largest and
most representative which the city
has ever witnessed
BY executive order si1 OF the gov
ernment departments. State. Com
merce, Justice. Labor. Interior and
Treasury have been closed TO permit
the workers TO watch the parade
and Join In the spirit and swing OF
the campaign which is intended 70
help bring the dollars which will
bring cheer and comfort 20 the boys
In arms. Gen. Heavy. chief of the
militia section OF the War Depart
ment will be grand marshal and will
review the parade President Will
son will review the parade from the
steps Of the Executive once opposite
the east side OF the State. War and
Navy building as IL swings down
across Pennsylvsnis avenue toward
Potomac Park.
Itinerary Of Parade.
Starting at Scott Circle on SIX
-teenth street the parade will swing
down Sixteenth street 20 X. turn
west on X 10 Seventeenth and down
Seventeenth through Jackson Place,
across Pennsylvania avenue between
the white House and the State, War
and Navy building. turn west on
New York avenue again 10 Seven
teenth and down Seventeenth TO B.
northwest where II will disbsnd.
In the parade will be four bands
the Marine Band the Eleventh Cav
airy Band, the Washington Navy
Yard Band and the Camp Humph-
reys Band. Two captured German
guns Of "a miiiimeter sine have been
secured by the committee in charge.
Seven airplsnes in charge OF Lieut..
Col. Duncan OF the L. S. SipnsI
Corps will signal the starting of the
pageant
This afternoon two big meetings s-e
scheduled, one al Central High SchooI
under the auspices OF the Victory
Boys and Girls division of the
campaign. Lieut.. A. s. Cru, a mem
Der OF the second French commission.
will speak OF his experiences on the
Western front
Christine Miller to siAs.
At Liberty Hut, Christine Nnler.
the operate soprano. will sing. Ad-
dresses will be made by Gen ClsUdon
Of the French High Commission and
| W. Bourke Cochran. OF New York
| City. Judge Wendell Phillips stat
ford will preside and the Camp Hum
phreys band will play. The doors OF
the hut will be open at $50 ?. m. --
Two features in connection with the
Washington campaign will be held to-
MORROW night
Under the direction Of Miss suss ma
Cox Cocroft OF the housing and
health division Of the War Depart
ment. a liberty campfire night with
! forty-eight bonfres, representing the
, States OF the Union. will be held on
the White House Ellipse. Wives OF
Senators and members OF Congress
will circulate among the persons
present at the camp fires. Mrs.
James A. wadswor1h. 3r., is chair
man Of the committee in charge. Mrs.
Robert Lansing will be the hostess
/ for Washington.
| Julia Marlowe and z. II. Sothern,
both Of whom have been overseas
with the over There" Thester
League OF the Y. NJ. c. A, will speak
on the campaign and work Of the
seven war work agencies at Liberty
Hut Monday nirht' at O'Clock.