The Washington herald., 1920-10-30
Permits Granted Here to
Garry Coffin in March as
MacSwiney Protest.
10000 TO TAKE PART
District People to TakePart
In National Mourning for
Irish Martyr.

With the granting yesterday af-
ternoon by the District Commission
ern of a permit to carry through the
streets of the Capital a fiag-draped
coffin, as of Terence MacSwiney,
which is to be followed by 10000
Irish sympathizers of Washington,
plans for the parade and mass meet
ing in protest of the death of the
lord mayor of Cork, in Brixton Jail,
London, after fasting for seventy
three days, were practically COM
pleted.
Since the Friends of Irish Free
dom announced several days ago
their plans for a protest meeting
applications from delegations rep
resenting virtually every race color
and creed in the District of Column
bia have poured in in such volume
that it is declared the demonstra-
tion will be of such magnitude as
to have a profound international
significance.
Movement Nationwide.
The demonstration here Will De In
conjunction with similar expressions
OF sympathy for Erins cause
throughout the United States.
OfiCial estimates given out last
night at the Friends OF Irish Free
dom headquarters, sol street
northwest. were that 10000 or more
will be in the line of march.
The parade is scheduled to move
from, in front of the Friends of Irish
Freedom headquarters at l2:3O
o'clock tomorrow afternoon. The
iline of march will be north on
Sixth street TO Florida avenue, west
on Bohrer place to the American
League ball park, where the mass
meeting is to be held.
American and Sim Fein Flag
Draped Conn.
A platoon of police, followed by
a hearse carrying the coffin, draped
in flags, will head the parade. The
hearse will be accompanied by
guard of honor of twelve men in
mourning dress and a military band
playing a funeral march with muffled
drums.
The hearse will be followed by
automobiles containing wounded
soldiers from Walter Reed Hospital
and former members OF the A +.
IF. Then will come the detachments
from all Irish societies in Washing
ton. Alexandria, Va. and nearby
towns.
The first division of the parade
will also include marchers from the
Soldiers Home. knights OF Column
bus. Boy Scouts, St. Johns cadet
companies and the Ancient Order OF
Hibernians.
The second division will be headed
( by the Gonzaga College Cadets and
band. 1t will include delegations
from the student bodies of George
town University. Catholic Univer-
sity and George Washington Uni
, versity, Holy Name ocieties, led by
John Hadley Doyle. Order of Fores-
ters and St Aloysius' Brigade
Several bands will accompany the
parade. Capt. Harry Walsh will
marshal the parade and Mai. Daniel
Donovan will be chief aide.
Rev. Mythen to Speak.
The ceremonies at the baseball
park will be simple and brief. ac-
cording to plans. The Rt. Rev. Jas
Grattan Mythen, bishop of the Creek
Church, will pronounce the invoca-
tion. He will be followed by an ad-
dress and the reading of Mac
Swiney's last speech to the people of
Ireland by Daniel Doran. after which
benediCtion will be given by Rev. !.
J. Callaghan.
Solemn high mass of requiem for
repose of the soul of MacSwiney
will be celebrated at o'clock this
morning at the Catholic University.
The Rev. Father John F. FenIon
will celebrate the mass. and the
! Rev. p. J. O'Callaghan will deliver
an address Members of the COL
lcges around Washington and rep
resentatives of the Irish republic
government. including President De
Valera, will attend.
Where Divisions Form.
Hearse and twelve pallbearers.
Walter Reed boys in autos. form on
Sixth street. facing north. head of
column resting on G street.
Band, war veterans, Sixth and F
streets, head resting on F. facing
north.
Ancient Order Of Hibernians.
Sixth street. north of E, following
veterans. Robert Barrett, District
president, requests all members TO
report at IL o CLOCK sharp.
I Civic section, including students
from Georgetown University, Cath
olic University and George Wash
ington University. Sixth street,
head of column resting on E.
Members of Vincent B. Costello
Post, American Legion. Fifth and E
streets.
st. Aoysius parish. E street, fac
ing west, head of column resting on
Sixth street.
st. Johns Cadets, E street, fol-
lowing St. Aloysium. at Fifth street.
knights of Columbus, full dress
unit, followed by full membership,
E street facing East, head on Sixth
street.
Colored section. z street. facing
east. between Sixth and Seventh.
following knights of Columbus.
Civic section, Sixth street, facing
north, hend of column resting on
d. Includes Gallaudet and female
institutions
Capt. Harry Walsh, grand mar
shal; assisted by P. J. Haltigan.
William Broderick, Mai. Daniel Dom
ovan, Capt. oliver Purcell, Lieut.. Leo
Cavanagh, w. H. Clagett, Lieut..
Fred Fraser. Lieut.. P. J. Clancy.
jeremiah O'Connor and William NJ.
Phelan. All assistants are request
ed to be at Sixth and E streets
at 11:45 sharp.