The Washington times., 1919-09-15
PARADE
MOVESAT 1O'CLOCK
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ers in the railroad yards and march
to the east steps of the Capitol, where
they will be photographed by War
Department camera men ana a pat
terry of moving picture machine oper-
atoFs.
Following their picture the infantry
brigades and "Pershing's Own" regt-
ment of picked men, will march 10
their formation points on streets lead
ing to the Peace Monument
Line Up In Morning.
The troops now stationed in the
] three camps around Washington VIII
I leave at 1880 o'clock on wednesday
morning, marching to their coneen-
tration points. Upon arriving at their
designated positions for the Jump
OFF" at / o'clock, the troops VIII De
allowed to fall out along the streets
and rest until the parade starts.
Following are the points given Tor
the mobilization Of the units oefore
the parade;
On New Jersey Avenue northwest
General Pershing's guard Of honor
regiment, division headquarters, head
Quarters troop and headquarters de-
tachment, the wounded Of the division
carried in automobiles, and trucks
Second Field Signal Battalion; First
| Engineers and the First Machine Gun
Battalion, formed in the order given
toward the Peace Monument.
PerEhInE Arrives Later.
General Pershing and his staff viii
arrive a little before the designated
| time Of the departure, and viii take
up position near the Peace Monument.
On North Capitol street the First
infantry Brigade, composed of the
| Sixteenth and Eighteenth Infantry
with the Second Machine Gun Bat
/ TALON, will form facing south.
On Maryland avenue northeast the
Second Infantry Brigade, composed
Of the Twenty-siKth and Twenty
eighth Infantry aud the Third Ma
chine Gun Battalion will form facing
| southwest
On Pennsylvania avenue southeast
/ the Artillery Brigade win form facing
west.
On New Jersey avenue southeast,
( facing northwest, and on Delaware
avenue southwest facing northeast,
! the divisional trains, including all
| horsedrawn and motorized ttanspor-
I tation will be formed, and win follow
behind the infantry and artillery.
! WeIfare Workers In Line.
: The troops will march in the order
/ named for forming, and will be ac-
! companied by the welfare workers
/ who served with the division in
| France. Former members OF the di-
/ vision will march with their old
units, reporting to the unit command
/ ers, with steel helmets and gas
masks, on the morning Of the parade.
/ Contrary to previous announcement
I they will not march as a separate
/ body.
Following the parade. the infaB-
1 try brigades, part of the engineers,
| and all troops arriving in Washing
ton Tuesday night will turn from
/ the line OF march at Nineteenth street
and take the most direct route to the
| detraining points. They will be
ments have been made to receive
them Wednesday night.
Artillery To Meade.
The following day the artillery
/ brigade will march overland to Camp
/ Meade, being followed during the
week by. other transportation units
Of the division which will make the
/ overland trip. At Camp Meade de-
| gun, the men remaining in the army
/ later being shipped to Camp Taylor,
where work of rebuilding the divis-
! ion will be undertaken under the
| command OF Major General Summer
/ all.
The sFandstands in the court OF
I honor and the triumphal arch at Fiji
\ teenth street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue. will be completed this afternoon
or tomorrow morning, it was an
noupced today. Decoration of the
! court OF honor will be done by to-
| morrow evening, including the hun
/ dFed or more flags which will fly
l{rom temporary flagstaffs erected in
| front Of the grandstands.
Huge Honor Sign.
| As the troops turn up Fifteenth
street from Pennsylvania avenue, they
will be confronted by a large sign,
eight by ten feet, strung across from
| the Treasury to buildings across the
street, bearing the words: "All Honor
/ To Our Heroes" The sign is put up
| by the committee of citizens, headed
! by Col. Robert n. Harper, chairman.
| The arch of triumph will be flooded
with light from seventeen search
| lights, Beginning tonight, and will be
| Illuminated at night until the day
after the parade.
Percy S. Foster, chairman of the
music committee, announced today
| that seven bands have been secured
which will be stationed along Penn
| syIyania avenue to play while the
veterans pass, these, in addition TO
! the chorus from Government depart
/ ments and commercial houses Of the
! city. AS Mr.. Foster pointed out, this
! Is the first time steps have ever been
| taken to provide such music for any
parade ever held in Washington.
! At a meeting tonight In the Will
! lard Hotel to which invitations to
| more than 500 business men of Wash
! inkton have been sent, Major Pull
man will outline plans for the city's
/ protection on the day Of the parade
! and dfaft measures by which the vol
unteer civilian police may cooperate
with the Metropolitan police We'd
/ nesday in patrolling the route Of