The Washington times., 1919-08-23
.PERSHING To
BEWELCOMED
ROYALTY HERE
Kahn Calls for Joint Session of
House and Senate to Receive
Commander.

N'A"tNN-AAN@Aa
General PershinE will be given q
great welcome when he arrives in
Washington
Plans are now in progress among
members Of both houses Of Congress
70 make the return Of the conman-
der-in-chief a htting tribute to the
leader Of Americas victorious troops
abroad
Congressman Julius Kahn. chair
man OF the House Military Affairs
Committee, has prepared a resolution
asking for a joint session Of Congress
son September Is to welcome General
Pershing, and has recommended the
appointment OF a special committee of
nVe Senators and seven Congressmen
70 make arrangements for the recep-
ition- According TO plans now in the
hands OF Congressman Kahn, the
cammander-in-chief will BE- presented
with a gold sword as an appreciation
, Of his distinguished services. II DOS
sible, the permanent rank Of general.
as recommended by the President, will
be conferred at this time.
Officials to-Gather.
The occasion will call for a gath
eFing Of officials OF this and allied
governments. including, il possible
the President, members OF the Cabinet,
high diplomatic officials and men,
bers OF the armies and navies Of all
the allied powers.
In order to have the permanent rank
of general conferred on the command
.er-in-chief as part OF the ceremonies
lco-incident with his return. the bill
authorizing the rank probably will be
rushed through Congress next week
with the other plans to show the
'country's appreciation. a formal
Congressional resolution Of thanks.
now in the process Of formation, also
will be rendered
II is probleuaticaI whether the
President viii be in Washington at
that time But if his league of ma
tIons tour is postponed for the event,
President Wilson viii 60 TO New
York TO personally extend a welcome
20 General Pershing on his arrival in
Hoboken from overseas. The Presi-
dent may also be in Washington al
the time of the ceremonies, and con-
fer the title Of full general on the
leader Of the Expeditionary Forces.
8RIy Testify in Probe.
Following ceremonies planned for
him. General PershfnE may be called
on 10 testify before the House Mill
taTy Affairs Committee. TO give his
views upon the re-orgs nization OF the
army.
Plan Court of Honor.
Work on a court Of honor in front
OF the White House, similar to those
constructed for inaugural professions
Of the past, will be begun next week
under the direction OF Col Robert n.
Harper, chairman of a citizens COM
mittee IN charge Of the Capitals
welcome to the First division in its
parade here on the sixteenth Of next
month Colonel Harper is assisted by
Fred D. Owen.
Colonel Harper has been in confer
ence with Col. w. S. Grant, division
Of operations Of the general staff. in
charge Of the details for the parade.
AS q result OF the conference he will
take over the work Of decorating the
city and erecting stands along Penn
sylvania avenue. Colonel Harper
said this morning Congress will have
70 sanction erection Of "grandstands"
along Pennsylvania avenue, but he
predicted a number would be built.
Many Seek Privileges.
Already, he said. there have been
q number of bids for the privilege of
building pavilions along the route of
Lu1ECus anu COL4EAl uCAAOn "OEA may
be begun next week. The stands
will be erected at the expense OF the
owners, and receipts from the sale
Of admission tickets go to them. 9th
er features OF cooperation between
Colonel Harper, representing the cit
,izens OF Washington, and the War
Department will be arranged next
week.
Colonel Grant, at the War Depart
-
fer gathering together the war equip
ment for the division has already
begun.
He IL now working on details Of
transportation incident to moving the
division from New York TO Washing
ton.
Arrangements with Commissioner
Brownlow TO stage" the transporta-
ton in Washington for several days
previous TO the parace itself will be
taken up next week. The city will
provide the space to care for 5.4O0 |
animals used by a division and the
hundreds Of wagons, kitchens, water /
carts, and other rolling stock.
VIII he On Exhibition.
A new feature Of the parade has /
been arranged by Colonel Grant. For
q day or two all the transportation, /
horse drawn or motorized, will be on /
exhihition in Washington, perhaps on |
the White Lot, behind the White |
House, where Washingtonians and !
the thousands Of visitors to the Cap
ital will be permitted to inspect it. !
The animals will not need stables, |
II is said. because good weather prob /
ably will permit pIcKetinK.
The use OF tanks in the parade was
prophesied by Colonel Grant.