Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-15

nearly enthusiasm as the vet
Grams pass.
Troops and equipment of the 1st
Division will fill several miles Of
streets on three sides of the Capitol
building the morning of the grand
review, Wednesday, members of the
divisional staff having worked all last
night to arrange the assembly points
for the various units.
According to the plan finally agreed
upon, each regiment and smaller COM
mand may find it's place in the long
line of march without confusion
Assembly Points.
The assembly points follow:
Gen. Pershing and staff. composite
regiment. Maj. Gen. McGlachlin ana
stan, Army nurses with wounded. ~
vision headquarters troop. LIST Ma
chine Gun Battalion I'd Field Signal
Battalion and LIST Engineers, form in.
the order named on New Jersey ave-
nue. with head Of the column at LIST
street.
First Infantry Brigade, including
18th and 18th Infantry Regiments and
I'd Machine Gun Battalion, will form
on North Capitol street.
Second Infantry Brigade including
26th and 2Sth Infantry Regiments and
Sd Machine-gun Battalion, will form
on Maryland avenue northeast.
First Field Artillery Brigade. includ-
ing 5th, 9Th and 9TH Field Artillery
Regiments, will form on Pennsylvania
avenue southeast, and the last units
instead of extending across will form
on Potomac avenue just below the
bridge.
Train headquarters, the Mobile Vet
Urinary Unit, the LIST Ammunition
Train, the LIST Supply Train and other
trains will form on New Jersey ave-
nue. southeast and Delaware avenue
southwest.
Swinging Into Avenue.
As soon as one column has cleared it
will be followed Immediately by the
next column on its left. and in this
way the marchers will swing into the
uninterrupted stream.
Former members of the division.
both enlisted and commissioned. by
reference to the foregoing can learn
where their old commands are to be
and may fall in with them there for
the parade. 1t will be necessary Tor
all marchers to have their full eQuip-
ment, however. and those not now
with the division are ADVISED 10 AT
range with their commands in ad-
vance for combat packs, belts anu
arms.
Contribution by Florists.
Pennsylvania avenue will be Il path
way of roses for Gen. John J. P.rsht
veteran regulars of the 1st Division.
when they march in the final grand
review.
The Florists Club of Washington
has arranged 20 donate tens CT thou
sands of rose blossoms. which Will be
scattered along the line OF march by
Young women. These flower bearers.
who will be chosen fer their beauty OF
form and figure. will walk 4 short
distance in advance Of Gen. PcrshinG
and his staff. carrying baskets on
their arms, from which they will scat
ter roses as they walk.
The same young women VIII not 81
the entire length of the line of march.
but there viii be several groups stas
toned along tile Avenue and eseh
group will strew roses along the three
or four blocks in its section.
Fifteen Bands to Supply Music.
Fifteen bands will furnish music foe
the parade. the latest addition to the
number being the big Salvation ARM
Band from New York city. Original
Iy this band offered its service gratis
if it's expenses to Washington anr
back could be paid. But when in
formed that there was no fund which
could be used for that purpose IL
generously offered to pay its own
way and this offer was accepted to-
day by Percy S. Foster. chairman Of
the music committed
There will he eight regimcpl
banGs in line with the soldiers TO
includes the band of each Of tho four
infantry regiments. the three field arr
tillery regiments and tn" LIST Ergi.
neers The United States Marine BAND
will be stationed in the Official re-
viewing stand. the Bureau of Engrav-
ing and Printing Eand will be at the
Treasury building. the Engineers
Band from Camp Humphreys Will be
at l4th street opposite the willard
Hotel, the Interior Department hand
will be Il. go street. the Boy Scout
Band in front of the Post Office De-
pa-tmcnt. the Washington Steel and
Ordnance Ban6 at Franklin statue.
and the New York Salvation Army
Band at Sth street.
In addition there will be an enter
tainment truck" furnished by the
Washington Chamber of Coclmerce,
carrying a piano and a group OF
singers tina: will "jazz" things up IN
the vicinity of 18th street.
Seven Hundred Singers Promised.
TIE War Camp Community Service
will have 100 singers in n etana In
front OF their headquarters at Tea