Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-13
list DIVISION MOTOR
TRAINS DUE SUNDAY
Soldiers to Overhaul Them
i Preliminary to Grand
Review Here.
STAFF CONFERENCE HELD

Motor truck trains of the 1st Regu-
lar Division, which started from New
York last Wednesday, will begin ar
irving in Washington tomorrow, and
soldiers will begin overhau!ing them
in readiness for the grand review
next Wednesday afternoon.
The trains are scheduled to reach
Baltimore this afternoon for an over
night stop.
They are expected to reach this city
about noon tomorrow, and camp at
18th street and Massachusetts avenue
southeast during the stay in Wash
ington.
The trains in command of Col. Will
liam +. Stewart, jr., c. A. C., is COM
posed of about 200 motor vehicles
division to total of about LOO
pieces About 5000 men of the LIST
Division are making the trip overland
with the train.
The motor transport equipment Will
form the second section of the divi-
sional troops, the first. including the
horse-drawn transportation, already
being i'll the camps about the city.
The infantry and engineer units viii
come by train and will not reach here
until few hours before the parade.
Members of the divisional staff and
the general staff met at the War
Department today 10 map out the
start, of the parade, distributing the
numerous units of infantry, artillery
engineers, Signal Corps, truck trains.
ETC.. in the streets and vacant spaces
in the vicinity of the Capitol, So that
there will be no confusion or break
in the line of march when Gen. PERISH
ing starts from the Peace monument
at 1 O'Clock next Wednesday after
noon.
Bands at Fixed Stations.
Four bands have been obtained by
Percy s Foster. chairman of the
music committee. to furnish music
fpr the parade at fixed stations along
pennsylvania avenue. These bands
viii not play when there are regf-
mental bands of the division passing,
nut will serve to keep up the en-
thusiasm of the soldiers and the
spectators when no bands are near
in the line of march
Mr.. Foster also has arranged to
nave an experienced song leader with
each band, and he will direct the
SfoWo In singing popular songs and
camps during the trying days of the
war.
Keynote Decorations.
The committee on decorations has
asked that laurel leaves and white
De used as the keynote in decora-
tfons for the grand review, these to be
strmounted everywhere by American
nhgs. Where obtainabIe United States
shields should be used with garlands
Of laurel looped from them. In addi-
ton there may be used bright litho-
Erarhs of the LIST Division troops,
which may be obtained at room is.
State, War and Navy building.
The Staunton, Va, thoroughbred
horse presented to Gen Pershing in
New York. and at once named Jeff
by the general. has arrived in Wash
fngton by train and is in fine fet-
tie to carry his distinguished rider
in the parade. He is looked after by
Frank NJ. Merriken, orderly for the
general
"Jeff" was presented the general by
the Jefferson Feigl Post of the Ameri-
can Legion and is a six-year-old. Gen.
Pershing's horse, "Kidron," which he
rode in Europe, is in quarantine in
Newport News, Va, the regulations of
the Department of Agriculture for
hdding his release until he has been
hold 120 days.