Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-11
ANIMALS PAGEANT
TOMORROW OPENS
D. c. HUMANE WEEK
Unique Parade Will Impress
Spirit Of Kindness-city
PROGRAM Varied.

With unique animal parade which
promises to eclipse anything Of this
character ever witnessed in Wash
ington, followed by numerous lee
lures throughout the week, the HUI
name Education Society tomorrow
will formally open it's BE Kind TO
Dumb Animals Week" which is de-
signed to stimulate the spirit or Kind
ness to all dumb animals
Sermons on kindness by clergymen
in churches of all denominations next
Sunday will climax the week OF &C
tivities.
All kinds of animals. ranging from
the White House sheep to one
pound pig, have been entered in the
parade which will start from Peace
monument precisely at 4:S0 O'Clock
tomorrow afternoon. The route Will
be up Pennsylvania avenue TO the
White House, to Jackson place ana
thence into Connecticut avenue. TO ]
street, east on I street to 18th, and
then to Scott Circle, where it will
disband.
Variety in Parade.
In addition to the numerous animals
which will parade there will be sew
with their pet dogs. a detachment of
Fort Myer cavalry. which will demon
state along the line of march how
willingly horses respond to kind
treatment; society women in Victorias
and riding their favorite mounts. the
Fort Myer and Engineer and Navy
Yard bands and numerous floats.
Judges for the parable will be Mel
win p. Hazen. Maj Harry Leonard
and Thomas Bones. Prizes will be
awarded the best appearing animals
and floats.
On Tuesday Ernest Harold Baynes
of Massachusetts will give \ IL
Illustrated lecture at the Wilson Nor
NAL School on animals Part in the
World War" The following day he
will lecture at the same place on
Our Friend the Dog"
On Wednesday also DR.. Vernon
Bailey of the biological survey will
lecture on Mammals at the knicker-
booker Theater at $3.50 o'clock. DR..
Paul Rartsch of the National Museum
will lecture on Birds" At Wood
ward & Lo.hrops on Friday afternoon
moving pictures will be shown on the
general subject. Kindness" All of
these lectures are open to the public.
Fairgrounds and the Public Library
have promised to cooperate with the
Humane Education Society in stimu-
lating the spirit of kindness to dumb
animals. An exhibit of pictures Of
animals will be placed in the chill
dren's room of the library. while a
special list of books on animals will
be made available to children.
Boy Scouts Banners.
During the week, 200 Boy Scouts
will be stationed at principal street
corners. bearing banners with in
scriptions. Between the acts in sew
eral of the theaters speakers will
make short addresses on the general
subject of kindness to animals.
Several Washington merchants have
entered the contest for the best win
dow suggesting kindness to animals.
Calf. the jeweler, has offered a hand
some silver vase. and Harris & Shafer
will give five bracket silver Candida
Drum, as prizes for the most attrac-
lively decorated window
Merchants who already have entered
in this contest are as follows: House
q Hermann. Dulin & Martin. Golden
berg. Saks & Co.. S. kann Sons. Co.,
Guide Brothers, Smoot & Jelleff and
Reid S. Baker
All entries for the parade should be
sent to Mrs. Clyde B. Parker, Pelham
Courts, by tomorrow.