Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-12
Vice President to Represent
Chief Executive in Ex-
tending Welcome.
TRAIN DUE AT $3.50, MAY BE
HELD IN YARDS UNTIL 4
Citizenship and Military Circles
Will Join in Greeting to
War Hero.

Fresh from a great ovation rendered
him in Philadelphia, Gen. John J.
Pershing will make a triumphal entry
into Washington this afternoon. and
will be formally received by Vice
President Marshall. representing the
chief executive Of the nation
Original advices were that the spe-
cial train bearing the general would
arrive in Washington at o'clock,
but early this afternoon the hour was
changed to $40. 1t was thought af
the War Department that Gen. Per-
shing might ask that the train be
held up in the yards half an hour, 80
that the program could be carried out
NAe ~ =.
To Use Presidents Room.
The citizenship and military circles
of Washington will unite in receiving
to the National Capital the man who
for more than two years, directed the
military forces of the country abroad.
He will go directly from his special
train to the Presidents reception
room in the Union station. where
made by the Vice President and Rob
ert N. Harper, chairman of the citi-
zens' committee. after which ne VIII
enter an automobile and be driven 70
the Shoreham Hotel. going by way OF
Pennsylvania avenue. "a
plans to have LIST Division battery
fire a salute Of seventeen guns as the
general arrived today were abAnA
doned because of the law forbidding
the discharge of firearms OF any ma
ture within the District of Columbia
Gen. Pershing will be accompanied
general or field officers of the LIST Dr.
vision. He win be met at the stati6N
by "a, group of forty officers with
whom he was associated in France
They3Afe those who were formerly On
his general headquarters stan, or on.
the staff Of the LIST ARMY which he
commanded fes 2 tine. IN 1etsen. ~
Will View Pageant. =. -
When the general. and his party
ride past the. city post ONCE. Adj
joining the Union station. they will
see there q colorful pageant, staged
under the direction of Mrs. Marie
Moore Forrest The actors will IN
clude women from. almost every bu-
reau of the War Department and sew
f. u
At North Capitol street the gem
erals car will turn south to B street.
then west to LIST street, and then
south again to the Avenue. =.
Col. Grant, and other members Of
the general stan met at noon today
with Mr.. Harper and officers OF the
police department to perfect the de-
tails of the reception and the route
OF march. Mai. Pullman Of the police
department said that he was pre-
pairing to handle a large crowd,
though he had no means of knowing
how many spectators there would DO
at the station and along the line of
march.
Committee Gathers EARLY.
The members OF the citizens, re-
ception committee were asked by Mr..
Harper to. meet with him in the Pfesf1
dents reception room at the station
at 3 o'clock sharp. He also reQuested
that every person who had q large
automobile that would be available
from 8 to 5 o'clock send II to tho
Union station and allow It to be used
by members of Gen. Pershing's party.
ever, that the War Department would
be able to provide all the machines
necessary for the officers. .sss
What Gen. Pershing will do on hla
matter of conjecture. as his own wish
es will be followed closely. Members
of his staff have already opened an
office in the old land Office building,
at 7th and F streets, where he VIII
have headquarters. for an indennife
that building today, but may decide
to report to the Secretary OF WAF
this afternoon, after reaching the
hotel.