Evening star., 1920-09-14
PERSH|NG TO VIEW
IWAR VETERANS IN
T0DAY'S PARADE
Secretaries Baker and Dan.
ieIs Among Speakers at
: Program at Capitol.

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of the forces of the late A. f. F.. will
review the parade of the Veterans o
Foreign Wars, which is the chief fea
tufe of today's program of the ma
tional encampment of that order.
The marchers. representing meI
who have fought under the Stars ant
Stripes in every part of the world
will assemble in 18th street south o
street at $50 O'Clock this after.
noon. and the parade will start at
O'Clock or shortly thereafter TIL,
line of march will be from 18th stree
down Pennsylvania avenue to tn.
east front of the Capitol building
where brief exercises will be helt
commemorative of the anniversary o.
the writing of the national anthem
Gen. Pershing and others will speak
To he in Reviewing stand.
The reviewing stand will be at ~.
street and Pennsylvania avenue. ano
with Gen. Pershing will be Maj. Gen
the Marine Corps; Brig. Gen. Anton
stephan of the District National GuarG
and other men of prominence.
Detachments of soldiers, sailors and
marines will act as escorts for the
marchers, most of whom will be in
of Columbia will he in the second
division Of the parade, Immediately
behind the national officers of the
order and their stats.
Representatives of welfare organ
izations and decorated floats viii fol-
low the veterans. and announcement
has been made that the Red Cross
unit of the parade will assemble at
18th and c streets instead of at 10th
and K. as formerly announced.
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Terrace apartments will personify the
spirit of Service" on the float which
is to be the main feature of the Dis
trict of Columbia Chapter in the pa
rade. 1t was Miss Smith who took
the part of the Spirit of Peace" in
ttTa peace jubilee at the Capitol in
193S. and who was the original of the
'IFeatest Mother in the World in the
famous Red Cross war poster.
!: Police Detail fer Tonight.
Fwo hundred and seventy-five mem-
beYS of the police force will form a
dexail to look after the crowds on the
ford will be in charge of the detail
a1A will be assisted by inspectors.
captains, 1ieutenants, sergeants and
priSates.
charge of the detail at the Capitol.
where he will admit only vehicles
with invited guests, who will have
cards of admission. Captains Of the
several precincts will be in command
along the route of the procession. and
orders were given the police to make
every effort to prevent accidents.
But one business session Of the en-
campment was held today, and the
afternoon is being given over to
rifle matches at the Congress Heights
range and preparations for the pa
Trade. 1t was announced this forenoon
that following the exercises at the
Capitol the visiting veterans will be
guests at q dance at Penn Gardens
21st street and Pennsylvania avenue.
Resolutions were passed today con-
graduating Gen. Pershing. who is q
member of the order. on the attain
ment of his sixtieth birthday.
Committees were appointed to con-
vey the greetings Of the encampment
to the Grand Army Of the Republic.
the Women's Relief Corps. the United
Confederate Ve1erans. the American
Legion and to the auxi1iaries affiliated
with each organization.
Some disappointment has been ex-
pressed because the city has not taken
ON more of a holiday aspect in view
Of the national encampment now be-
ing held here. Only a few of the
avenue have displayed flags. and
while the Post ONCE Department
building today broke forth in the ma
tional colors there has been no dis
play OF hags or bunting on the Dis
trict building.
Ths1saaAs Witness Pageant,
Several thousand residents of Wash.
tngton in addition to the visiting dele
gates. witnessed the elaborate page
ant. TN Line OF Duty" presented at
the Sylvan Theater last night, under
the direction of Mrs. Marie Moore
Forrest, aided by Capt William H.
Santelmann and the Marine Band.
Eight episodes were presented. di-
vided into fifteen scenes. and the set
ting on the south side of the Monu-
ment grounds enabled the spectators
to get an excellent view of the stage
which was lighted with powerful
search lights. The pageant presented
scenes in which American soldier.
have participated on foreign soil. be-
ginning with the Mexican war and
concluding with the great war in
Europe. The final tableau was en-
titled The Best Of All. Battery Park,
New York
Ffrst Basiness Session.
The first business scion of the order
yesterday was given over to reports
OF oMcers, the principal one being
that Of Comma nder Chief Karling
He called attention to the fact that
two years ago there were less than
100 posts of the order in the United
States. while now there are almost
900 and the indications are that the
number will soon reach 1,e0e
Col. Karling expressed himself as
favoring the removal of the national
headquarters Of the order from New
York city to Washington when the
hy,t l.
thiuik it advisable for the present
first. because the lease in New York
had some time to run; second. because
the organization is growing SO rapidly
that confusion would follow. and
finally. because Of the added expense
and the loss Of time that would be
unavoidable. He suggested the ap-
pointment Of a committee to tnvesti-
gate and report on the advisability
Of moving headquarters to Washing.
ton.
Other Recommendation.
other recommendations included the
raising OF the salary Of the adjutanl
general of the order. the empioymen,
of stenographer and a clerk to han.
die routine correspondence for the
comnnander-in-chief. and the presence
OF the quartermaster general or hi.
assistant al national headquarters al
the time
Col. karling was particularly EN-
phatic in admonishing all posts of thu
order not TO meddle with questions o.
religious or political nature, par
ticularly such issues as wet and dry. ;
the Irish question or equal suffrage.
Especial praise was given by the
commander-in-chief to Edward H
Hale of Washington for his work OF
the national legislative committee, and
for the success he has had in obtain
ing adjustments of insurance and com
pensation for former service men. H,
aIso commended Col. r. G. Cholmeley
Jones. director of the war risk bureau