The Washington herald., 1919-02-25
COMMITTEE MAKES FINAL
ARRANGEMENTS FOR PARADE.
Merchants and Residents of District Urged to
Display Decorations to Extend a Hearty
Welcome to Returning Fighters.


District are asked to hang out Ameri-
can flags and other Welcome Home
Parade decorations today.
Col. Robert n. Harper, chairman of
the Welcome Home Parade Commit
tee, said last night that he urgently
requested that the merchants and cit
izens of the city display their decora-
tions as soon as possible to let every
one know that they are preparing to
extend a hearty welcome to the re-
turned soldiers and sailors
In a conference held yesterday af-
ternoon by Chairman Harper with
Secretary of War Baker, he was as
sured by the Secretary that every
thing would be done to make It pos
sibie for the soldiers who have given
up their arms to be furnished with
armament by local army arsenals for
the parade.
Should this arrangement be COM
pleted it will settle a much discussed
point in regard to the uniform and
equipment of the soldier marchers.
Col Harper last night requested
that all government departments
employing returned enlisted men.
notify them that they are expected
to take part in the parade and that
PA1NNo nave DNNlA lSSCl Ntl lOA lllGlll
Chance to See President.
That this will be perhaps the only
opportunity for the wounded men
at Walter Reed Hospital to see the
President and the District men who
have just returned from serving
the country they all fought for,
is the belief of Chairman Har-
per. With this in mind, Col. Har-
per is completing arrangements
whereby these Convalescent men
may review the parade from La
fayette square. Five hundred chairs
have already been offered Col. Har-
per for this purpose.
No arrangements had been COM
pleted last night in regard to bring
ing these men into the city IF
these wounded men are to witness
the parade it will have to be
through the kindness Of the Wash
ington residents with automobiles"
Col. Harper said last night. There
is not time now for formal COM
munications. but I would suggest
that all those who can bring the
wounded soldiers from the hospital
and return them there. telephone
their address and the number they
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District National Bank, as early to-
day as possible"
An important conference was held
yesterday morning between Col.
Harper. Brig. Gen. Douglas r.
Simms, chairman of the enlisted
service-men division. and Melvin {.
HaZen. grand marshal of the Wei
come Home Parade.
Personnel Made Up.
The personnel of the parade was
made as a result of this meet
ing. Letters were sent out to the
mounted escort to President Wilson
and the Washington service men. in
Guiding many of the most prominent
men in official. business and civic
life of the District. informing them
that their group would meet at First
and Canal streets southwest at l.
o'clock. on Thursday.
Grand Marshal Hazen named his
aids. the men. he said, who would
be in active supervision of the pa
rade, and on whose shoulders the
success of the formation of the pa
rude would depend. Mounted on thor
Oughbred horses. and wearing the Of
ucial insignia of a blue sash from
shoulder to waist, the men who will
care for the line formation will be:
Melvin c. Hazen, grand marshal;
Thomas Bones. chief of staff; Sid
ney Bieber, William Arnold, Duncan
D. Ransdell. George \. Won Dach-
cnhausen, Maj. William Sheets, w.
I.atimcr. S. D. Frazier, Charles J.
Columbus, Henry p. West Thomas
J. Fisher. Jack Gass, John o. Green,
samuel Oppligcr. Gus Cook, H E.
GasCh, Lieut.. Col. William S Hodges.
Cln Lanham. Capt W. P. Irwin,
Capt. Fl. c. Malinska. W. ]. Fay.
Isaac Cans, chairman of the Medal
Committee. announced the arrival Of
the bronze honor medals for the Dis
trict service men.
Invitations Mailed Yesterday.
Invitations We're yesterday mailed
to the guests invited to the review
ing stand. In addition to the Presi-
Dental party. these include Vice
President and Mrs. Marshall, the
members of the Cabinet and their
wives, the Diplomatic Corps, the
United States Supreme Court, Sena-
tor Salisbury. Speaker and Mrs
Champ Clark, the chairmen and
ranking majority members of the
House and Senate COmmittees of the
District, Army, Navy and Foreign
Affairs. and such ranking army and
navy officers as Secretaries Baker