The Washington times., 1922-11-30
SAFETY Week.
Relief IN
/. HOLIDAY
Traffic Downtown Reduced,
Police Believe-PIans Com
plete for Parade.

While members OF the Washing
ton police force and other respon'
sible for traffic will keep up their
vigilance, Thanksgiving Day is wei
coined by them as a surcease from
the strain undergone since the be-
ginning Of the Safety Week" cam
paign last Sunday. relief being ex.
pected particularly by those In the
downtown section of the city as the
usual busy streets will be virtually
deserted.
Instructions have been issued
however, that special attention be
paid to the residential section OF
the city as 1t Is probable that auto.
mobile traffic will be especially
heavy today, and because Of the
thousands who will attend Thanks
giving service street crossings will
be dangerous.
The splendid success attained by
the campaign the first four days has
placed every member OF the traffic
squad on his metal and each IL
anxious to have the records for the
week In every character Of acci-
dent kept up to the present high
average or better.
Arrange for Parade.
Final arrangements for the big
parade to be held tomorrow are be.
Ing made today, and 1t is expected
that by morning the floats which
are to be an attractive part OF the
demonstration will be in readiness.
Every effort Is being made by the
several units which are to partici-
pate In the parade to win the prize
offered for the most attractive float
and a beautiful display is promised.
The parade will form on Maryland
avenue between First and Four and
Half streets southwest, at 1850
o'clock tomorrow morning. The
march will begin promptly at IL
o'clock from Peace Monument. pro-
ceeding west on Pennsylvania
avenue to Fifteenth street; south Of
the Treasury and White House to
West Executive avenue: north on
West Executive avenue to Pennsyl.
vania avenue; west on Pennsylvania
avenue to Eighteenth street. where
II will disband.
The column will be headed by q
platoon of police, the Marine Band.
q mounted citizens escort, the Dis.
tive committee Of the safety cam.
paign. They will assemble at First
street and Maryland avenue south.
west 49,.
Line Of March.
Following these will march the
units from the Government de.
partments. consisting of Treasury,
War. Public Buildings and Grounds,
Postoffice. Marine Corps. Navy. In.
terstate Commerce, Interior. Agri.
culture, Labor. Shipping Board
State. War and Navy buildings,
Veterans Bureau and Government
Printing Office.
The District Government will
form the second section. This will
include the police, fire and engineer
/ departments headed by the. BOY
Scouts band. Formation win be at
Second street and Maryland avenue.
The third section. which will form
at Third street, and Maryland
avenue, will consist OF District high
schools, Gonkaga College. st. Johns
College and Dunbar High School,
with bands and floats. This section
will assemble. at Third street and
Marylarid avenue. Es ,.
In tho Other Sections.
The other sections are fourth, Red
Cross, Girl Scouts. Kiwanis, Camp
Fire Girls, General Federation OF
Women's Clubs, formation north on
Third street at Maryland avenue;
fifth section, Capital Traction Com
pany. Washington Railway and
Electric Company and the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad units: formation.
Third street; sixth section. brigade
Of flower girls, and floats entered
by George G. Schaffer. White, Inc,
2. ID. Blackstone. GUIDE Bros, J..
III. Small and Sons, Louise Flower
Shop, Herman e. Cash Company,
Wise Brothers. American Auto
mobile Association, Lansburgh
Brothers, Tolman Laundry, 8.
Kann's Sons and Company, Golden
berg, and Pyrens Company. The
Home Defense League motor corps
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