Evening star., 1919-02-18
ID THIRDS BAND
|MAy JOIN PARADE
rved With 161st and Is Due
It'd Reach Newport News
| - Thursday.
YEOW0MEN IN LINE

EArents of one OF the bandSmen OF
he 1Slst Infantry have learned from
$n7cial sources that the entire band of
orty-fiv pieces is due to reach New
|ort News, Va, Thursday on the bat
aeShip Georgia, which is bearing
tomeward large detachment of
roops. 1t is understood that about
10 per cent of this musical orgsniza-
foa is composed of bandsmen of the
I'D d. C. n. C. Infantry, that band
having been assigned to the 161st.
The band, it has been stated, is to
be sent to Camp Dix. y. j., for de
Enoeilization. which will entail ats
bassing directly through the city OF
Washington. Robert y. Harper, eX-
cutive chairman OF the big .~eIconf
home" parade scheduled for the last OF
February. was today notified OF TINS
Irrespective arrival of ID. e veterans,
IND it is expected that he Will at once
ketin touch with tie War Department
p prder to try 20 bring about a stop
Evar here for he band III ofder INA ina
q may participate in the para0e'
viffca is in honor of local veterans
Ind of the returning President OF the
United States.
Al number o. District veterans IN
kh6 rank and 6ie Of the l6lst infantry
Xt4KS AtESduY tAHISu d A>CN u
gin .spfobably parade here, beihg
kranted furioughs for the purpose.
Ch1irrnan Harper hoped today 10
zee Secretary Turnulty ano get.
EhroUgh him. the definite date OIL
President Wiisor'S arrival here.
4 ! 800 Yeowomen in Line.
A newly announced impressive con-
kingent IN the parade win be 800 uni
xrnf6 cd nd ,lN aA
Hlsrly enlisted ii the United states
Navy. headed by d band of fifty
Gratifying progress in all aspects
eics committee. Z. II. Drocp, chairman.
Ehe Camp Meigs Band viii perform
kna give its services free. A band
Prom Camp Meade will participate at
ho4ninal cost. the parade committee
hating only to provide its transporta-
hob. An offer came to Chairman
Harper this morning of the services
pf THE Willis Female Band of eight
bed pieces
The offer came from James Il.
Ills. chief trunpeter. = s. A. re-
3iKed. who recruited II. and was made
khroaxh Miss Edith Moxisy, iss lead
er. Chairman proop States that ar
Engagements have baen made whereby
my man playing in moving picture
orchestra will be released to serve as
= bandsman on the day OF the parade
1f his services be requested.
Difficult to Restrict.
4 As far as the participation of civic
is concerned, II is
sfsfed that the main difficulty will be
IN restricting representation, il being
planned not to have more than se0
IN any one organization.
Melvin G. Hazen, grand marshal, an
nOunces that several days before the
parade cards will be sent to every
registered. notifying ii
81 the hour place and marshal of it's
dixixson. Each division will be told
the name of the unit preceding and
it, so that no confusion viii
result He urges that all orEaniza-
Items which wish to march and have
not registered send in 10 him al once
the name, number of marchers name
OF the leader and word as To whether
or not IL will provide its own music
Those which have already notified
Marshal Hazen include the follow
Eomen.s Naval Service, Navy Yard
aed Cross Unit, The Helpers, Wash
fngton Post: Catholic Wornen's Relief
Society, Red Men of America. Congress
E3eights Improvement Association,
Knights of Columbus, Third Degree;
Aloysius Club. Holy Name Society,
Spanish War Veterans Association,
knights Of Pythias fcolored), Odd
Fallows lcoIored). Elks tcolored) and
Boy Stouts (colored).
Discuss Entertainment.
Representatives of the knights of
Co1unibus. Y. II. c. A, the Jewish
Board. Y w. c. A, Chamber
Of Commeree, fraternai organizations
and community centers met yesterday
afternoorleat the headquarters of the
War Camp Community Service to dis
cuss plans for entertaining the SOL
diers- TO participate in the parade.