The Washington times., 1919-09-02
PERSHING TO
LEADYANKSIN
FIRST PARADE
War Dept. Now Certain A. {. r.
Chief WIN March At Head Of
Division.

sion there in its parade down Fifth
avenue on the 10th has LED to thS
prediction that the commandef-in-
Chief 6f the Expeditionary Forces
viii march at the head Of the Division
when It parades here on the 18th.
Officials at the War Department
have stated that they were only wait
ing for word Of the generals inten-
tions regarding the parade in New
York before hazarding q guess as %
whether he would take part per-
sonally IN the Warrington parade.
And now Il q practically definite, 4
IS stated, that General Pershing will
himself lead the First Division down
Pennsylvania avenue and review Il
from the stand IN frost OF the White
House after he has passed through
the Court Of Honor.
start Granastand Worh.
Preparations began "a earnest to-
day for Washington's reception TO the
First Division. This morning lumber
was unloaded in front Of the White
House and BY this evening actual
work win be begun in erecting the
gTandstauds to scat 5000 persons IN
the Court Of Honor.
Tickets Will be on sale ct the Of
fices Of 7. Arthur Smith, 1905 @
Col. Robert N. Harper. chairman Of
the citisens' COMMITTEES on arrange
ments, announced today.
These tickets viii range 'in price
from $50 to 81 apiece. and already
the demand has been felt By the mum
bers Of applications which reach Coll
onel Harper's oGiee every day.
Only one Arch.
A change has been announced IN
the plan to erect two triumphal
arches. On account Of the sish cost
OF material and the difficulty In Sc
curing labor. there will be only one
arch erected, this one 70 stand at the
corner Of Fifteenth street and Penn
sylVania avenue northwest
The arch viii be sighty-eight feet
IN height and measure fifty-gix feet
across, making Il the largest Of fts
kind ever erected in Washington. II
will be constructed Of wood and
painted white, and Colonel Harper
intends to have it draped with the
flags Of the allies. provided the nee
essary number can be secured IN
Washington.
Washingtonians who have in their
possession allied flags have been
asked BY Colonel Harper 60 notify
him at the District National Bank
building.
'EVietOFy To Our HeFoea."
The motto OF welcome decided upon
this morning by Colonel Harper will
be: Victory To Our Heroes" II
win be written on both sides across
the top Of the arch.
Plans for the triumphal arch are
now in the hands OF William p. Lips
comb & Co., contractors. The arch
was designed BY Milburn HeistsF e
Co., architects. Work on the arch
probably will begin this evening or
tomorrow morning.
In order TO provide marching music
all along the route which the First
follows in its parade, IN addition to
the Marine Band. which IL to play in
the Court Of Honor, In front OF the
reviewing stand, Colonel Harper has
engaged the services OF several bands.
which he will place at different points
on Pennsylvania avenue. either in
trucks or on temporary stands.
Many OfneeFa Invited.
The War Department announced to-
Day the names Of some Of the officers
stationed in and around Washington
who will participate IL the parade.
These officers have all been at one
time or another members OF the First
Division. The list does not include
AL those who have been invited, how
aver.
Among the officers Of higher rank
are Gen. Peyton c. March, Maj. Gen.
W. S. McNAir, Brig. Gen. W. I. Wester-
Gen. d. z. Aultman, Brig. Gen. B. F.
Browne, Col. W. H. DoddS, jr., Col.
T. D. sloan, Col. c. p. George, Col. c. L.
1oehin, Col. F. ". Wilby, Col. Thomas
hammond, Lieut.. Col. W. H, Shepherd.
lieut. Col. j. W. Rumbough, Lieut..
Col. w. c. Sherman, Lieut.. Col. r. b.
Paddock. Lieut.. Col. ]. B. Anderson,
Major ". P. Orton, Major ]. n. Swing,
Major F. w. Huntingdon, Major r. ".
Capt. H W. BeasIey, Capt
R. w. Reverly, and Capt. Armand
Ourant.
Many FOFmsF BOys To March.
At the War Department IL Ia an
lOhHCCu L4ldN huuaEGA1 OF responses
IRE being received from former men
md officers OF the First Division IN
answer TO the calls sent out for AK
First Division soldiers TO participate
n the parade with their comrades. /
{ is predicted that nearly q regiment
livision will be on hand 20 match
Division will be on hand TO march
q a separate unit the day the First
lives its demonstration.
Many OF the men now discharged !
rom the army or IN this country be- |
ause OF wounds AMI waiting for dis |
barge were the ones who went to |
rance originally with the First. The |
ivision which parades here on the |
9th will be made up largely Of re- /
which Joined the unit after |
ts ranks had been thinned by con. |
tant hEhting. The approximate 1
treugth OF the division when Il went /
o France was 21,0o0 men,. and the 1
asualties during the war were 20.a32. |
fore than 10000 rsplacements were |
ent to the division during It's stay In !