The Washington herald., 1919-01-22
DISTRICT BOYS
TO FLY PLANES
IN AIR PARADE
Aviators Will Take Promi-
nent Part in Welcome
Celebration Feb. u.
PEACE FLOAT PLANNED
Committee Appointed to
Design Exhibit; War
Clerks to Join Parade.

Aviators at the Naval Air Station.
Anacostia, and at Boiling Field yes
terday offered their cooperation in
making Welcome Home a memorable
event, it was announced yesterday.
According to Col Robert n. Har-
per's plans, it is hoped that all Wash
ington boys trained IN flying will be
permitted to man these planes as they
skim through the air in parade forma-
ton.
Negotiations are being made by Col
Harper to obtain fireworks to release
from the planes. II is believed that
Col. Harper will make some definite
assertions about the progress of the
executive ComrIitte in making this
celebration a city-wide event at the
general committee meeting to be held
this afternoon at 4 O'Clock at the Will
lard Hotel Reports are also expected
from the various subcommittees at
this time.
VIII Have Peace Float.
\ luncheon meeting ws held yester-
day afternoon at l o'clock in honor
Of his committee members by Chaplin
Brown, chairman of the committee on
floats and trucks. At this time Col.
Harper outlined the duties of this spe-
cial committee. The discussion Of a
Peace float carrying a symbolic idea
was made at this time. A special
committee was appointed by Chair
man Brown to investigate this and
other ideas for floats, composed of
Henry X. Bush Brown, Victor ].
Evans. George J. Zulnay. c. X. Berry
man and Felix Mahoney.
Gen. Richard d. Simms. chairman OF
the Committee on Military Affairs,
stated last night that the War De-
pertinent so for had been unable to
state definitely what. il any. District
troops would be returned in a body
by February -
Gen. SimmS also stated that regis
tration Of local returned soldiers
was being made at the downtown
headuuartels room -. District
Building. The Bureau of Employ
ment for Discharged Soldiers will
turn its files over to the National
,iud rd officers for use in recruiting
ranks for the homecoming parade,
Gen. Simms said. In this way he
Ssi id nc hoped to get in touch with
every Washington man who had re-
turned to the city.
The first meeting of the chief
clerks Of all departments was held
Yesterday afternoon at AS o'clock,
in the Chamber Of Commerce rooms.
under the craftsmanship OF Thomas
y. TittIopaEe The meeting was a
preliminary one. Mr.. Littlepage said
last night. but the cordial co-opera-
tiOn of all the departments to send
reT eSentatives. attraCtively cos
TUNED to the big parade. was read
lily pledged. While the details were
not completely worked out. yet the
General feeling seemed to he. Mr..
LittIepaEe said. that the men be
-arbed in civilian dress and the
women workers wear white or their
government costume if one pre-
vailed
Boy scouts to March.
In speaking for the Boy Scout
organization officials said yester-
day that WashinCtOns 1900 Boy
Scouts stOOu ready to act as guards
in policing the parade line down
the avenue.
\ report of the weeks progress
bv the various committees will be
made this afternoon at 4 o'clock,
at the general committee meeting
for the executive committee as well
as all members of subsidiary COM
mittees at the willard Hotel. at
which Chairman Robert y. Harper
will preside