Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-11
GUNS FIRED BY 1ST
TO GREET PERSH|NG
Officials and Citizens to Meet
General as Whistles and
Bells Acclaim Him.
WILL PARADE TO HOTEL

Seventeen guns, fred by one of the
LIST Division batteries, will announce
the arrival of Gen. Pershing in Wash
o'clock, and the officer will be re-
ceived at the Union station by a dis
tinguished group. including Vice
President Marshall. Secretary Baker,
members of the general staff and
large representation Of the citizens of
Washington.
Route Of March.
The route of march from the station
will be west on the Union station
plaza past the post Office to North
Capitol street, south to B street, west
to LIST street, south to Pennsylvania
avenue and up the Avenue to 18th
street, which will be followed to the
Shoreham Hotel.
A brief reception will be held for
Gen. Pershing in the Presidents re
cepion room at the Union station, and
a military escort of cavalry will pre-
cede his automobile. His personal es-
cort will consist Of former members
of the general headquarters staff in
France and Of the LIST Army staff.
Whistles Will Blow, Bells Ring.
1t is expected that the National
Capital will be the noise center of
the universe a few moments after
the arrival Of the distinguished COM
mander, for the suggestion has been
made that every whistle and bell in
the city contribute q share in show
ing the enthusiasm Of the city's well
come.
The committee which will represent
the citizens will be headed by the
three District Commissioners and
representatives Of the citizens well
come committee, the Board of Trade,
Chamber Of Commerce, Merchants
and Manufacturers Association and
the Federation Of Citizens Associ-
atoms.
Children in Pageant at Station.
Under the direction of Mrs Marie
Moore Forrest pageant is to be
staged at the Union station as fea-
ture Of the welcome to Gen. Pershing.
There viii be $50 young children in
the spectacle, most Of them in COS
tune.
While there will be less formality
in the reception of Gen. Pershing to-
morrow than will mark the grand re-
that there will be a great popular dem
onstration, and the police department
will have every available man on duty
to- handle the large crowd that viii
line the route from the station to the
hotel.
Reception Committee.
The reception committee of citizens
which will meet Gen. Pershing at the
station will include the District Com
missioners, w. B. westlake, Mrs Susie
Root Rhodes. L. H. Weir, c. H Eng
lish, II. Clifford Bangs, Walter C..
C1ephane, Edward F. Colladay, Charles
F. Crane, William T. Galliher, Edwin
c. Graham, Walter H. Klopfer. John
B. Larner. Edward J. Murphy.
cun . H Rudolph; Matter 4 . Brow
Louis A. Dent Byron s. Adams.
Frederick Fenning, William G..
Henderson, George H Macdonald,
Harry I. Rust. Thomas Bradley. E.
c. Brandenburg. p. II. Droop. John
Joy Edison. Il; H Mckee. e: J: Cooke
Prince. Frank P. Reeside and Herbert
T. Shannon. Chamber of Commerce
Milton E. Allies, r. P. Andrews, APP
pleton P. Clark. jr.; w. S. Corby, Will
liam M; Dove, William +; GUIDE. a. F.
mes, Sidney West, Charles J. Bell, F.
W. Bolgiano, Earl G9dwin. James 3.
Lloyd. Henry B. F. mcfarland, Miss
Mary O'Toole. A.. L. Sinclair. F. A.
Van Reuth. William D. Barry, Roy c.
clafiin. Charles w; Clagett. E. c. era
ham. Charles L. Howser. Samuel 4.
S. Porter, W. NICK. Stowell.
Robert N. Harper. Albert Schulteis,
Isaac Cans. RALPH. w. Lee. Arthur E.
Seymour, Chaplin Brown, Charles w.
Semmes and Harry King. The Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Associa-
tion-Joseph Berberich, Lester Lans-
burgh, Washington Topham. Charles
]. Columbus. Louis Levy. M. D. Rosen-
berg, Gus Buchholz. George 8. De
NeaIe. Lewis Flemer, w. W. Griffith.
George w. Harris. Phil King, NJ. A.
Leese. Gerson Nordinger, W. A. Pierce,
NJ. D. Rosenberg, David A.. Sanger.
George c. Schafer. Charles G Scott.
sidney w. Straus. M. M. Watson,
Hugo Worch. o. T. Wright and H.
Zirkin.