The Washington times., 1920-09-15

Five thousand veterans VINO nave
served in American engagements on
foreign soil, with representatives or
the regular army, navy and marines,
Red Cross workers and auxiliary or
ganizations, passed in review before
the President OF the United States
last night in the annual parade fea-
turing the twenty first annual en-
campment OF the Veterans of Foreign
Wars, Gen. John J. Pershing, Sec
retary of War Daniels and Gen. John
A. Lejeune, commandant OF the ma
rine corps, also reviewed the line.
The Presidents appearance was un-
heralded. Half an hour before the
start OF the parade from Seventeenth
and Il streets, he had his wheel chair
rolled out on the east portico. adjoin-
ing East Executive avenue, where he
sat watching the gathering crowds.
while from a book.
PRESIDENT EAGER.
With the strains OF the first band,
the President was alert, gazing to-
ward Pennsylvania avenue. while the
marchers rounded the turn and swept
down the street. He barred his head in
salute and remained uncovered until
the last of the line had passed. His
presence Vas not UOltu ny tlt ~ ist
marchers but as soon as the word
went back along the line, he received
salute from every division OF the
parade.
The regular reviewing stand, occu-
pied by General Pershing, Secretary
Daniels. a representative of Secretary
Baker. and General Lejeune was at
Pennsylvania avenue and Four-and-
one.half street.
The line OF march was from e
street to Pennsylvania avenue and
Seventeenth street, to East Executive
avenue. to Pennsylvania avenue, to
the east plaza of the Capitol grounds.
LED DY REGULARS.
The parade was headed by regular
troops from Fort Myer, with an army
band, company Of marines with the
Marine Band, a detachment of sailors
with a navy band. Following these
were representatives of 400 posts of
the Veterans Of Foreign Wars and a
number of floats and ambulances Of
the Red Cross.
Many OF the marchers wore the uni
forms in which they had served from
two to twenty-five years ago. The
veterans who served in China during
the Boxer rebellion wore Chinese
costumes and carried the huge flag
with the fve-clav~j dragon which
was captured at Peking.
Scores of wounded veterans rode
in automobiles near the he'd Of the pro-
cession.
Floats were exhibited by the Red
Cross, including huge illuminated
red cross, mess truck on which
hot dinners were served to twenty
Ave patients, kitchen exhibit and
III. 10,
Wheeler, Miss Betty Mattison, Miss
Florence Clark. Miss Jean Robertson
and Miss Virginia Galliher.
Several trucks OF the chemical war
fare service formed part of the pro-
cession, one OF them throwing out a
heavy smoke screen.
There were two Red Cross women
In the unit of that organization, who
thoroughly entered into the spirit OF
the affair One was Mrs M. +.
Read, mother Of Commander Read,
U. S. N, who piloted the NC across
the Atlantic, the other was Mrs Allyn
X. Capron, head of the Red Cross
Kitchen, who led the Red Cross group
in her auto-truck, "Sallie."
Mrs. Read occupied n seat on the
Illuminated chapter float that was
one of the striking features OF the
pageant part OF the procession, and
she brought her sewing along and
quietly worked en- route making a
layette garment.
ROUGH RIDERS WIDOW.
Mrs. Capron, who is the widow OF
Capt. Allyn X. Capron, OF the Rough
Riders, the first army officer to be
killed in the Santiago campaign, wore
as many medals as some OF the he
oes, who marched in line ahead Of
er. She too had served overseas dur
ng the World War, and since her re-
urn has devoted her life to comfort
ng the soldier, sailor and marine IN
he hospital The truck, which she
rove contained jeliies, preserves and
ther delicacies that she made for the
crvice and ex-scrytce men, who are
atients in tho hospitals In the Dis
rict Accompanying Mrs. Capron az
er aids were Miss Anna c. Koorpor
head of the Red Cross clerical corps