The Washington times., 1919-02-25

respective marching units in time for
| the parade.
An order from the Cabinet officers.
! giving department employees a half
( holiday on Thursday is expected to-
morrow.
Expect to Get Equipment.
The request of the committee for
| equipment for the $500 District
troops who will march, is still under
consideration by the War Depart
ment.
Il cannot positively state that the
| equipment will be issued" Colonel
Harper said: but Secretary Baker
| has promised to do anything possible
towards getting rifles, steel helmets,
etc, for the soldiers.
Elmer L. Johnson, chairman of the
parents division of the reception
committee, announced today that $50
fathers and mothers of District men
in the service will march in the pa
rade.
Secretary Daniels has informed Mr.
Johnson that he would be in the
retary Daniels son, Josephus Daniels,
jr., is a first lieutenant in the marine
corps.
Sashes of white silk ribbon bearing
the words, I'VE could not go; we
gave" will be worn in the parade
by the parents OF District soldiers.
Blue or gold stars, showing the num-
Der Of sons in service and those who
have been killed, will be placed on
the sashes.
A special meeting OF parents will
be held at the rooms of the Chamber
of Commerce tomorrow afternoon at
1Hn A ~ .Hr,r- NH
will be taken at the meeting.
The band Of the Presidents yacht
will take part, it was announced to-
day
The Boys Military Band. of thirty
pieces. from the National Training
School, has also been secured for the
parade. This band will head the di-
vision of the United Spanish War
Veterans under Department Com
mander Charles. J. p. Weber. The
band is under the direction of p. T.
Cummings.
The necessity for further subscrip-
tions to the $4,000 parade fund was
urged again today by Cuno Rudolph,
chairman Of the finance committee.
about $4,000 Of the total amount need
ed has been contributed. Mr.. Ru-
dOlph stated that plans for the pa
rade would necessarily be curtailcd
unless the full amount is-raised.
Checks should be sent to Mr.. Ru-
dolph at the Second National Bank,
and made payable to c. J. GOckeIer
treasurer Of the reception commit
tee.
Melvin c. Hazen, grand marshal OF
the parade, announced today that the
line of march will form at the Peace
Monument at ] o'clock. The route
viii be west on Pennsylvania avenue,
TO Fifteenth street, west on Pennsyl-
vania avenue TO Jackson place, north
on Jackson place to Connecticut ave-
nue. and Seventeenth street. disband-
ing at Seventeenth and X streets
northwest.
The following instructions were is
sued from the office Of the marshal
today:
General instructions:
The parade will divide into diyi- |
siOns. each division being in charge |
OF one or more. aids representing the
grand marshal, who will have full |
authority.
The divisions will march about ten |
PAGES in rear OF preceding division, |
and each platoon about five PAGES.
The guide will be left throughout
The line Of march.
The guide is responsible for the
distance from the platoon immediate
ly in front, and he must preserve a
uniform distance throughout the en-
tire line of march.
In civic organizations the platoons
viii be eighteen to twenty men front
No advertisement or banners will
be permitted. except banners. denOt-
inE the name Of the organization.
Banners denoting the organizations
will be carried directly in front Of
the organization.
An aid will be stationed at Peace
Monument to give any information
| desired.
All organizations must assemble al
the point Of rendezvous as indicated
in the parade formation.
One or more mounted aids Will be
assigned to each division. with full
authority over their division.
PARADE LINE OF MARCH,
FIRST DIVISION.
VIII assemble at II o'clock on
Pennsylvania avenue east of Second
street west. head resting on Second
street
Platoon o; Police.
Marine Band.
Marshal Melvin e. HaZen.