The Washington herald., 1919-09-10
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York; Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Tomlinson,
indianapolis. Ind.
Parents of members OF the First
Division and convalescing soldiers,
sailors and Marines at Walter Reed
and the Naval Hospital here will be
provided choice reservations for the
grand review on Pennsylvania avenue,
September Il
Col. Robert n. Harper, chairman Of
the Citizens Welcoming Committee,
made this announcement last night
Col. Harper said that he believed they
would have trouble in Identifying
relatives of the First Division heroes
but that they would bend every effort
to guarantee their closest kin a good
view.
When Gen. Pershing alights from
his special train at the Union Station
Friday afternoon at o'clock he will
witness the beginning OF an Influx
which Col. Harper declares will doubt
lessly outnumber even a banner in
auguration crowd.
Rush for Tickets.
Col. Harper estimates that from
900 to 1000 tickets for the parade
are still unsold although from the
rush of mail orders yesterday it is
believed this last supply will be
exhausted before tonight. These
tickets will be delivered Friday.
They are 81, SO and 81 apiece and
those desiring them should man
their money and war tax to Col.
Robert N. Harper at the District
National Bank.
T. Arthur Smith made request
tickets in the first sale at his store
should claim them as soon as pos
sible.
When Col Harper obtained a per
nit to erect the additional 1900
seats which are being sold by man
order 1t was with the understand
ing that absolutely no more addi-
tional tickets would be put on sale
-Four Band. VIII Play.
arrangements were made yester-
day to have four bands stationed at
prominent intersecting streets
along Pennsylvania avenue on the
day OF the parade to provide music
oe1ore and after the regular bands
IN the line of march. have passed.
Ask Display of Flags.
While business men along Pennsyl-
vania avenue have made no move TO
decorate and give their establishments
a semblance OF appropriate festivity
Col Harper is confident they will
abide by the committees earnest re-
quest to outdo themselves on PERISH
inS's Day.
Gen. Pershing will set up Offices. at
least temporarily, in this city, Secr-
tAry of War Baker announced yes
terday. A suite in the General Land
Office has been prepared for Pershing.
There he will have the A.. E. F. rec
ords ready for possible Congressional
investigation or other uses.
There Is nothing in it at all.
Gen. Pershing said yesterday, when
asked in New York City about a re-
port that he would retire and become
associated with a Chicago bank.
Gen Pershing has accepted an in
vitation to be the guest Of the city
of Philadelphia and the knights
Templar Friday, it was announced
yesterday. He will stop of for a few
hours on his way to the National
Capital and will be received by the
mayor and Knights Templar. Gen.
Pershing Is a knight Templar.
Col. Luke Lea, of Nashville,
whose visit to the ex-Kaiser's
castle in Holland after the armis-
tice for the presumable purpose Of
capturing him became known after
his return to this country with
the Hath Field Artillery regiment,
will be one of the two speakers at
the Pershing welcome meeting in
Madison Square Garden, New York,
tomorrow night.
Thousands OF recruiting posters
featuring the return to the United
States of the First Division, reg
ulars, designed by some of the best
known artists in America, will be
distributed by the War Department
in Washington and vicinity today.