Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-26

Of workmen from the Washington Steel
and Ordnance Company plant at Gies-
boro Point. led by Minister'S Band
pioyes Of the ONCE of the alien prop
erty custodian. the Civil Service Com
mission, Federal Trade Commission,
Food Administration and Fuel ADMIN
istration.
The seventh division was headed by
The ouantico Post Band and was COM
posed OF Army. Navy and Marine
Corps men stationed in Washington
the Boy Scout Band. the engineer depot.
Smithsonian Institution. Interstate
Commerce Commission. shipping board,
United States tariff commission and
Council of National Defense:
Two of the features of the parade,
Uncle Sam and Miss Columbia, and the
human liberty loan flag, formed by
school children. Will march IN the
eighth division, which will be led by the
10th Regiment Marine Corps Band. In,
this division also will be District gov
eminent employees. committee on pub
lilo information, War Trade Board. y. IL
c. A war work council and 1000 public
school children. headed by Ernest L.
Thurston, superintendent of schools.
Liberty Bell With Women.
The replica of the famous Liberty
Bell which has played so prominent
part in the woman's liberty loan COM
rnittee's campaign. led their section of
the parade.
The women's division was headed by
Mrs. Antoinette Funk, vice chairman
of the national woman's liberty loan
committee, in the place of Mrs. McAdoo.
chairman of the committee, and now
absent in the west with the Secretary
of the Treas ury. Mrs. Charles S. Ham
lin, chairman of the District committee,
marched with Mrs. Funk. as did Mrs.
George Bass, secretary. and Miss Mary
Synon. treasurer of the national won-
ans liberty loan committee.
D. C. Building Contingent.
District Auditor Aionzo Tweedale was
grand marshal of the District building
contingent in the parade. Heads of de-
partments led their respective groups
of employees. The municipal building
unit formed at / O'Clock at North
Capitol and B streets northwest
The Commissioners were not part
Of II. as they marched in the first
division with the 4s2 selective draft
men from the District who are to go
to Camp Meade next week.
How District employees feel about the
war vas vigorously expressed by the
banners they carried I'VE have
ooughed up. let Prussianism choke"
Our bit is nothing: think of the boys
across the pond were some of the in
scriptions on the banners Others gave
dehnitions Of liberty bonds, such as
itStychnine pills for Kaiser Bill" and
Rat poison in small doses for the
beast" A chorus Of fifty men and
marched with the District building
group.
The last division of the parade was
m exhibit of four airplanes by the
vision included the dollar-a-year men
OF the government, the mems unattach-
ed section, Washington Railway and
Electric employees. patriotic organiza-
lions and various professions
Shortly after 100 o'clock the Avenue
vas cleared of pedestrians and vehicles
from the Peace monument to 18th
street, and was roped from 18th to 18th
street. Cars were permitte TO cross
9Th, 9th and 14th streets after those
on Pennsylvania avenue were stopped.
ana uniformed men were assigned for
duty at such crossings to facilitate
movements Of the street cara
) Police ARRANGEMENTS,
Mounted police escort was comnosed
hf twenty-four members of the depart-
ment under Mounted Sergt S. ]. Harry.
tailed from the outlying precincts. In
epector Cross and Capts. Mulhall and
Anderson were in charge of police
arrangements in the vicinity of |
Peace monument. where the parade
formed, and along the line of march
details of mounted men. bicycle men
and footmen were in charge of the |
several captains.
!. Members of the Home Defense
League and Boy Scouts also were on |
hand to assist the police in handling
The crowds. and special Instructions
were given to facilitate the moveme emit
Of vehicles Of the fire department
should it become necessary for them to
move over Pennsylvania avenue dur
ing the formation or movement of the
Snarchers.
Business houses and private oreani- |
cations entered the parade SO rapidly
last night and this morning that the |
committee In charge of the parade. of |
which Charles ]. Columbus was execu-
tive head. found it impossible to list
them.
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