Evening star., 1919-02-19
WELCOME PARADE
|SSETFORFEB. 27
$500 D. c. Heroes Are Ex-
pected to March Behind
the President.
CONTRIBUTIONS NEEDED

Washington's parade of welcome to
it's returning soldiers and the Presi-
dent has been set for Thursday, Feb
ruary -.
Robert y. Harper. chairman Of the
committee on arrangements made this
announcement today after d visit to
the White House. Only an unexpected
change in the Presidents program, he
said, would cause this date TO be
altered
The President will march az the
head OF the parade. which il is intend
ed 20 start from Peace Monument al
O'Clock
At the request of Dir. Harper the
War Department today notified the
commanding officer al Newport News
TO send the band Of the Isjst Infantry,
which is expected to land there from
France tomorrow. TO Washington for
the parade.
Men May Wear Uniforms.
Discussing the published criticisms
of the fact that the District soldiers
who are back from, France will have
TO march up Pennsylvania avenue
without arms or fighting eqoipn eDt,
Mr.. Harper said the parade commit
tee has made every effort to have the
returning heroes parade IN fun nnl-
form. He pointed out that the men
who have been mustered Out left their
guns and equipment at the camps III
which they were discharged. Present
indica tions are that the men w'4i
march in their overseas uniforms
without aecouterments-
Predicts 1850 in Line.
Brig. Gen. Richard D. S;mms. CON-
nfander of the new District National
Guard. estimates there will be at least
:. soc District heroes IN the parade. Al
though they viii not have arms, Gen.
SixnYas has arranged for officers, 50 that
they can march IN military order.
A meeting Of the cfairn,en Of sub
committees On arrangements was sehed-
aied TO be held at the Willard Hotel
this afternoon. but after visiting the
White House Mr.. Harper said he prof.
ably would call on the meeting, as there
were Only a few details still remaining
TO be settled.
The 1aAnce committee is still short
Of the anacunt 1eeessary to defray
,hs exnenses Of the Aemonstratlop
ara evspy nHs g~b0 haS ns4 confrib-
y ~ : II 49, = D IL ss.,ssssea = 3 a 5 can esn
s1ys IL nefarafng lighters welcome
they deserve.
zheseasst atslHe A 1ee9se sili
8 3 sg / VIA 4 srsss e.
PresiAeah and htkh c411Eials will re-
view tie maxchefE. and medals which
the nomnoittee Fiii present TO the
soldiefs as tokens 81 esteem from
thexpeople Of the city.
.rontrfbutions should be made pay
able to G. ]. Cock eler, treasurer Of
the committee, care Of Cvno Fl. Ru-
doiph. Second National Bank The
names OF ali who contribute viii be
presente6 in, a souvenir program.
Partial List Of Contributors.
The following partial list Of con-
.ributorz vas given out BY the com
mittee today.
Woodward & Lothrop. Washington
Post. The Evening Star and Washing
ton Times. $3.50 each; N. Goldenberg.
A Lisner. Eaansburgh X Bro. and S
Kansl. Sons Company, $3.50 each; Chris
iian Heurich. Lewis Holmes. Charles H
Potter. Saks & Co, Gasety Theater, Ma
ttonSi Electrical Supply Company, Con
I.ecticpt- -Copperthits Pie Company. Ju-
Tins Gsrfnkle., C Schneider baking
Company. Hecht & Co. and Washington
Herald. sls0 each. and E. F. Droop &
Sons Company. Theodore W. Noyes.
James Il Yoshihiro, Maurice D Rcsen-
berg, Frank r. Fenwick. r. Y Kiliiar,
Parker Bridge, Company, Happyiand
Theater. Cosmos Thsater, Palace Thea
ter. Charles ]. Bell Childs Company.
DuIin e. Martin, Lyon. Conkiin & Co
NJ. PhiIipsborn, Building Associa-
cation Council. Peter M. Dorscs,
Robert N Harper, wsn. Ham &
Co. and Franklin & Co. $50 each
Il M Merriek, ss5: Whitrnore, Lynn
& Alden Company, $40; Mrs r T.
Gaf, Herman Z. Gzsch, e Pictl's
sons Hub Furniture Co, Corcorau
Thorn. Bert l. otmstead Rauscher's.
DR. p. S. Roy. Edward J. Murphy
Company. Sidney West. Inc Eoff-
man Con pany, N A. L<..se. Arthur c
Moses John Barrett. John j. Bartrarsl
Harry K. Boss. Gustave Buchhoiz
Julius II. Daering. Lewis F'Ierner
Daniel Fraser, H. " Hayden, S A.
Manuel. Richard j. murphy Clarence
r Norment, National Publishing
Company. Edward S. Schmid Stone /.
Fairfax, William d. West. William 4
" iu4satt. Oscar = Wright and CITY
Fire Fighters Union No. -, s25 each