The Washington times., 1919-09-09
MORE
PARADE SEATS
TO Be BUILT
Tickets for Additional Stands
to Be Had From Col. Robert
N. Harper.

the parade will be constructed in the
grandstand on the north side of the
Court of Honor, Colonel Robert N
Harper, chairman OF the citizens com
| mittee on arrangements for the pa
rsde Of the First Division, announced
today.
The tickets may be had by writing
| to Colonel Harper and enclosing
checks for the number Of tickets de-
sired. The prices will be two and
three dollars apiece. The letters of
applications will be filed according to
date received, Colonel Harper an
nounced, and the first come, first
served" policy will be followed. The
tickets themselves will be available
Friday.
Due to Huge Demand.
The construction Of the additional
seating Accommodations came as the re-
suit OF the unprecedented and un-
expected" demand for the tickets put
on sale yesterday, Colonel Harper
stated. The plans suggested for build
ing additional grandstands at other
points along Pennsylvaniaavenue have
been abandoned. however, and unless
Government Departments erect pri-
vate stands at other points. the scat
ing arrangements viii be confined 70
the Court Of Honor.
Colonel Harper stated this morning
that two things were considered in
deciding against erecting further
grandstands On the avenue,
The hrst is the difficulty in secur-
ing labor and material, together with
the short time remaining before the
parade. The other is based on the
fact that the more the number of
grandstands, the fewer the specta-
tors along Pennsylvania avenue.
W0uld MOnOpOIiEe Shade.
The grandstands would be placed
in the shade" Colonel Harper stated.
and this would result in thousands
having to stand in the sun. The shade
on Pennsylvania avenue Is public
property, and the crowds who cannot
purchase seats have a right to it"
Commissioner BrownIow this morn
ing stated he would give no permits
for private concerns to erect stands at
other points on Pennsylvania. avenue
In fact, as Mr.. BrownIow pointed out,
the District Commissioners are not
empowered to do this. In past pa
rades the District Commissioners. by
a Congressional resolution, have been
authorized to grant permits for the
erection OF grandstands. There has
been no such resolution passed by
Congress for the parade Of the First
Division At a meeting Of the Board
Of Commissioners today, Mr.. Brown
low stated, the question of permitting
certain Of the Government depart
ments to erect stands for their en-
ployes, will be considered.
WaRf CUbstOne Crowd.
Those in charge Of the parade are
counting on the crowds which are to
line the avenue from the Peace Monu-
ment to the Court OF Honor, and
nothing is to be done which might
tend to diminish the throngs Of "curb-
stone" spectators.
Plans in Colonel Harpers noise
campaign" are rapidly taking shape.
In addition to the bands and Else
clubs which are to be stationed In
trucks at every corner on PennSyI-
vania avenue, the American Legion
has announced there will be two or
three men stationed between every
block who will act as cheer leaders.
Armed with megaphones they will
Keep the crowds cheering as the sol
diers pass.
The First division win arrive in
Washington from New York in three
-eschelons," the War Department an
nounced today.
Motor Transport Ffrst
The irst eschelon will consist Of
the motor transportation which win
come overland from New York, in
the charge of 3,249 men. Tbev viii
arrive in Washington probable two
days ahead Of the remainder Of the
division
The second eschelon WIN consist of
the animals, horse-drawn transporta-
tton, artillery and 1885 men accom-
panying the horses and transportation
On freight trains, with 2, 276 men in
passenger trains. In the second esche-
Ion there will be used a total of thIr-
ty-ive box cars, 24s stock cars, 451
gondola- or fat cars, and 1913 tourist
sleepers. This section Of thu division
will come on forty-three trains,
which Will arrive in Washington dur
Ing the two days previous to the
parade.
The third eschelon will consist of
the remaining $4,000 officers and men
OF the Infantry and other dismounted
personnel, which will arrive in Wash
ington on tourist sleepers during the
night before the day OF the parade.
The exact number of trains and cars
have not been announced. nor have
the detraining points for these units.
Contrary to previous reports, the
divisions strength at present Is not
2S, 900 men.
Upon arrival in the United States
the division was found to be less |
than the war strength, and the ap- |
proXimate number OF enlisted men |
and officers now with the unit is |
22,776. The column formed for the |
parade has been estimated TO stretch |
Tor fve miles and half and consume /
two and a half hours in passing.