The Washington herald., 1920-05-04
Congressmen and Army c Officers
Welcome Uinnersof Army Essay
Contest on Ariual in Capital

One boy and two girls, national
prize winners In sthe army essay
contest, arrived In, Washington yes
terday afternoon and last night and
were received at the Union station
by delegations Of Congressman from
their home States, army officers; and
members Of the stan Of the Come
Back"
Donald L. Campbell. OF Clinton.
Iowa, winner OF the first prize In
the national essay contest on What
Are the Benefits of an Enlistment
in the United States Army? was
met by his sister. Miss Ruth Camp
bell. and representatives of the
Walter Reed Hospital newspaper.
Miss Marjorie Sheetz, Of Chillicothe.
Mo- winner Of the second prize, was
met by Representative Rucker, OF
Missouri, and Capt. Joseph p. Greg
ory. manager of the Come Back. 2
while Miss Bette Bowen Eason, OF
Olive Branch, Miss. winner OF the
third prize. was also met by a party
representing the Come Back" All
OF the children were accompa-
MED by one Of their parents.
WIN Visit Congress.
An elaborate program has been
drawn up for the winners during
their stay In, Washington. This
afternoon they will be introduced
on the floor Of the House by their
respective Representatives. After
leaving the Capitol, they will visit
Mount Vernon, Fort Myer, Ariing-
ton National Cemetery. Walter
Reed Hospital and other public
buildings. -.--...,.s.
Presentation Of the awards will
be made by Secretary Of War Baker
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock In
the Central High School stadium.
The exercises will be preceded by a
parade which will include a COM
posite battalion from the Twelfth
and Seventeenth Infantry from
Camp Meade, two squadrons of cav
airy. field artillery, detachments OF
the Engineer Corps. Signal Corps,
1000 High School Cadets and cadets
from Gonzaga and st. Johns col
leges.
Announce Parade Route.
The parade. which will precede
the presentation exercises, viii start
from Franklin Square, at the cor
ner Of Thirteenth and K streets, at
2 o'clock. and will proceed up Thir-
teenth street to the entrance of the
stadium. The three prize winners
and their mothers and the repre-
sentatives of organizations which
did war, work will ride in the pa
rade in automobiles furnished by
the War Department. All public
and parochiai school children will
be excused from their classrooms
to- attend the presentation exercises.
The three national winners will
De presented with their awards at
O'Clock by the Secretary Of War,
who will be assisted by the Chief
OF starr. Gen. March. and Adjt. Gen.
Peter c. Harris. The gold medal
viii be presented to Donald Camp
bell, the silver medal to Miss
Sheetz and the bronze medal to
Miss Eason. Three silver loving
cups will also be presented to the
schools which the winners repre-
sent.
Following the presentation Of the
medals the troops will march in
review before Secretary Baker and
Signal Corps will release 100 racing
pigeons simultaneously. All. of
these birds made records for flying
In France during the war. They
will carry messages from the Sec
rotary OF War and the three win
ners to the Signal Corps School at
Camp Alfred Vail. NJ J., a distance
of about 200 miles.
A squadron of aeroplanes will fly
over the city just before the cere-
monies begin at the Central High
School stadium and drop $4,000 pro-
grams Of the exercises.