The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon. (Canon City, Colo.) 1911-192?, 1919-09-11
Washington. D. C.. Sept. 3. 1919.

Dear Pete-EyeEy since / hit Wash
ington have been in o crowd. Just
now 1t is hard to remember. when
last got d seat in a street car. From
the time I shove my way into the
street in the morning until night
when l night the crowd 10 get out
again. am pushed along OF shoggd
around by the thousands of govern
ment workers.
BY far the largest crowd have seen
here was on the day that 5000 marines
of the Second division paraded. These
men are the heroes of Beileau Wood
scissors and ST. MihieI They are
all wearing three and four gold sery-
Ice stripes. and many have as many
wounds. A lot OF them have been
decorated by the United States and
men marched down Pennsylvania ave
nue. they were cheered by every per-
son In Washington who could possibly
get out to see them.
Il went down early so that could
find a good place to see. The en-
ployes in every department of the gov
eminent were given an hour on so
they might have plenty of time to see
the parade. All along the avenue
from the capitol to the White House.
a distance OF about ~ blocks. the peo-
pie were packed against the ropes 20
or 80 deep.
The reviewing stand was built in
front of the White House. President
Wilson. Mrs. Wilson. Gen March. Sec
rteary Baker and some others were to
be In the stand. To the right of the
stand was the United States Marine
Band. This band is also called the
Presidents Own II is said to be
the largest and best equipped military
band In the country. II pays for all
Official Affairs and gives concerts
three or four times a week While
the crowd was waiting for the parade
to appear this band gave a concert
Although the Marine band is a very
good one. couldn't helpnoticsng the diff
ference between il and the bands Of
the regiments that paraded- To mu-
sician. I guess theirs was the best
music, but II was the other bands
playing that put the pep into the SOL
diers. and that made the biggest hit
with the crowd
ON the other side were the soldiers
from Walter Reed army hospital
There were over 100 of them there
who we're minus either leg or hand
or arm.
Across from the stand were the Yeo-
men CD. the female stenographers
and clerks In the Navy Department
They all wear uniforms of white duck
and white straw sailor hats. Most
OF them look very nice in these uni
forms or In anything else for that mat
ter.
During the last part OF the war IT
was getting to be the fad for differ
ent departments to adopt uniforms
The Yeomen cd were the first to do
this. Then the girls who were Clerks
and stenographers for the Marine
Corps began wearing marine uniforms
with skirts and overseas caps There
were several other departments that
planned the adoption of this idea when
the war ended. There seems TO be
lot Of opposition TO the uniform idea
among the girls. The argument Is
that anything done by any girl in uni
form is credited to all who wear that
uniform. In this way some OF these
organizations have gotten the reputa-
ton OF being a bunch OF wild women
Now very few uniforms are seen on
the streets.
managed to get myself fairly near
tie rope. and believe me, my height
WAS no handicap. Every one in the
front row seemed to have an umbrella
or a large hat. Just before the head
OF the column appeared. the President
and his party entered the stand. This
was the signal for everyone to cheer
and for short women in the rear TO
shove and push,
Then the marines arrived. led by
one OF their 75-piece bands. Each
man wore his tin hat. light pack and
marched with bayonets fixed. They
took nearly IS minutes TO pass. A
good many OF ,nem are from the Dis
trict. Virginia and Maryland. They
were anxious TO show up well Mt home.
and every man put into it everything
he had.
AS soon IA the parade had passed
everyone near crowded across to get