Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-29
oughfare appeared to be carpeted with
the patriotic hues.
Young Women in Line.

oughfare appeared to be carpeted with
the patriotic hues.
Young Women in Line.
Marching sixteen abreast, directly
behind the guest of honor, came
dozen battalions of young women.
each with an American flag and each
with her hat adorned by a streaming
white plume.
The male marchers. carrying flags
and wearing Harding and Coolidge
stove-pipe hats. swept along with
precision which betrayed goodly
sprinkling of veterans trained in 1917
Gov. Coolidge occupied the rear seat
in large open touring car. and. sur
rounded by silk-hatted dignitaries,
was the least conspicuous figure in
the entire procession, except on the
rare occasions when he stood up to
uncover and bow his thanks to the
enthusiastic crowds which cheered his
passing. He wore a brown hat of soft
felt. which seemed somewhat outdone
by the silken splendor abou. him.
Through Washington Arch.
Winding it's way through one of the
to Greenwich Village. the column
turned off from Broadway. crossed
washington Square. and passing un-
der the colossal arch concentrating
the father of his country, debouched
into lower 5th avenue. AS the candi-
dates car passed under the arch. the
entire square. with it's picturesque
buildings of an architecture reminis-
cent of civil war avs, was illuminated
by brilliant white flares. Streets emp
tying into the square overlooked with
unCounted thousands of men and
women waiting their turn to fall into
the procession.
Proceeding up the avenue and I'M
der the shadow of the Flatiron build
ing. which was one of the sights of
the metropolis in the days when Nc
Kinley's marchers passed the same
way. the procession crossed Madison
Square and continued on to the fash
ionable uptown shopping district. the
sidewalks of which were wedged tight
with watchers At the Union League
Club. the candidate left his machine
and for more than half an hour re-
viewed the parade from the position of
honor prepared for him.
Parade in Eighty-Four Sections.
The parade consisted of eighty-four
sections, each made up of men and
women of different branches of in
dustry or different professions. Some
of the sections included automobile
trucks. carrying choruses of singers,
who shouted campaign songs through
megaphones. Others included ornate
floats bearing campaign slogans and
portraits of Harding and Coolidge.
A few minutes before midnight,
about four hours after the head of the
column had passed. the last of the
parade passed the club and the review
ing stand. Among the last marchers
were many college men, who sang COL
lege songs and cheered Justify under
the direction of their leaders.
Contingent From Williams.
One contingent which fell out of
line and demanded a speech from tn e
andidate was from Williams, the par
ticular rival on the athletic field of
Amherst, of which Gov. Coolidge is
an alumnus.
The governor complied and the last
of the marchers with some hundreds
of persons who had waited for the
tail of the column to pass crowded
close to the stand while the candi-
date told them he had done enough
campaigning for one day.
p. He assured them of his confidence
in a republican victory next Tuesday