The Washington herald., 1919-09-15
FINAL PLANS OF
THE GRAND REVIEW
ARE TAKING FORM
FROM PAGE ONE


hungry, but q good niglt's sleep and
some regular "eats'' will set them
right for the march.
The cars are parked az the various
completely overaauled before the big
parade. The train is composed of LIS
motor trucks, touring type, $40 heavy
trucks, ss motorcycles and seven
wireless signal trucks.
The remaining infantry units which
are still in New York will arrive in
Washington at o'clock the morning
OF the parade.
Showers of Blossoms
Gen. Pershing will lead the march
OF heros up Pennsylvania avenue,
which WIFI be strewn with 10000 bios
SONS, donated by local florists. Chill
dren will shower the veterans as they
pass along the route.
Five hundred business men will as
sist the Metropolitan police in han
ding the crowds at the parade. un-
der the direction Of Mai. Pullman and
Odell s. Smith. Brig. Gen. R. D.
Simms, commanding officer of the
District militia, will also detail 200
men along the route. They will be
in uniform, but unarmed
One thousand members of the Home
Defence League have offered their
services to Maj. Pullman, and local
Boy Scouts, under the leadership of
]. T. X. Plant will be stationed along
the street to assist the police.
D..
Scouts of New York have offered the
Foster, chairman of the musical pro-
gram, expects to bring them here.
Women in the Column
Many women, A. E. F. veterans"
will march alongside OF the various
units with which they. served IN
France. Fifty "Y" women will be
in line, and women from the Red
Cross, K. OF c., Jewish Welfare and
last, but not least, Salvation Army
"lassies" will also parade.
Twenty-Five tanks, commanded by
Col G. S. Patten, will be included, |
and every man in line will wear his
gas mask and tin hat"
Big Chorus to be Heard
Washington's department stores will
be represented in the National Com
munity Chorus. composed of 100 voices,
which will sing at the stand at Four /.
teenth street and Pennsylvania avenue
during the parade.
Song leaders from Camp Meade and
the Commission on Training Camp ac-
tivities will JON with Lieut.. Hollis
Edison Davenny and Ralph Winches- |.
ter Hills. of the War Community Serv- /.
ice in directing and leading the sing
ng during the passing OF the soldiers. /
The Treasury, War and Labor Depart
ments will be represented in the cho-
rus. as will be Goldenberg's. Hechts.
Kann's. and Woodward & Lothrop de-
partment stores.
More Free Parade Seats
Erection Of a second grandstand for
wives and mothers OF First Division
men will begin this morning at Eighth
street and louisiana avenue. by the
Washington Y. NJ. c. A, Army and
Navy branch. This was necessitated
by the great demand for free seats for
the parade on Wednesday, distribution
of which begins this morning at 10
o'clock in ''Y" Eagle Hut. One stand
has already been erected by the Y. T,
VI. g. A at Ninth street and Penn
sylvania avenue.
The ~" last night completed the
packing of 28,COO gift boxes, containing
chocolate. chewing gum and the like. .
which will be distributed free to the
men before the parade Wednesday. +,
Six Y. VI. c. A. Transportation Bureau
men arrived yesterday with the motor
transport train, being four days en-
route from New York City. Two
army trucks were detailed to the "Y''
and tons of free supplies. including
5000 cigarettes, $500 bars of sweet
chocolate. 10000 packages OF chewing
gum. and 1000 packages OF matches, .
were distributed en- route.
Pershing will Ride "Jefr-
The horse Gen. PershinE will ride !
at the head of the parade is the |
famous thoroughbred Virginia hun |
ter JEFF" presented to him n New
York by the Lieut.. jefferson Fiegl |
First Division Post of the American
Legion.
JEFF" who was rechristened by
the general in honor Of Lieut.. "JeT"
Fiegl, a member OF the Seventh |
Field Artillery OF the First Divi- |
sion, who was the first American |
officer killed in the war, halls from |
the wCll-known breeding stables of |
John \. Kennedy at Staunton. Va, !
the birthplace Of President Wilson. /
1t is a large. handsome bay hun |
ter, one of the finest specimens Of |
horsehesh that has ever come out
Of the famous Shenandoah Valley. |
Jewish Welfare Plans
The Jewish Welfare Board has
made an extensive program for the |,
entertainment OF the men of the |
First Division. The building at
Eleventh street and Pennsylvania |
avenue will be tastefully decorated. !
Twelve young women Jewish |
Welfare workers with the First |
Division will arrive in the city
Tuesday and will march with their
organization. One local Ptri Miss |
Esther Rosenfeld. who has been
located at Coblenz. will be unable |
to take part in the parade, due to |
illness. Two local men who have
been doing Jewish Welfare work
abroad will participate in the pa
rade, A. ScheTerman and Edward
Rosenbloom.
While the parade is assembling
100 girls in distinctive costume will
distribute to the soldiers stamped
postal cards, souvenirs of Wash
ington- The girls will ask the SOL
diers to send a message to their