The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-07
Washington's Great Record
Stands Out Among American Cities in Handling Huge
Crowds and Staging Famous Parades.
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Washington has again demonstrated her abilities in
handling enormous crowds and in staging
paradss No other city in the United States IS SO well fitted
or SO thoroughly prepared for this sort Of work
Many Presidential nauguations have given citizens
valuable practical experience and when to this IS added the
widest and most beautiful streets in the world in which to
bodies OF the explanation OF washington
, successes is clear.
There is no other thoroughare earth eQuang historic
Pennsylvania for maneuverng and marching The
ntersecting Streets themselves wide and splendd paved
enable satisfactory arang Of various units composing
parades The police department of Washington has gone
through many eventfV pageans that It rarely makes
mistake and Washington people have learned to give the
fullest cooperation
memories Of the Nations Capital More than 100000 patriotic
Americans have come and been BY the
and smoothness with which this city does big things the
Inequalities and coueses shown them oil sides Moving
pictures will carry the thrilling story into every city and
for millions Of Americans who could not be here
Congratulations in order for the committees Of local
citizens who have made the concave noteworthy
They labored long and INCREASINGLY They deserve the
comiums being showered upon them. They have proven
themselves worthy Of the trust imposed in them Aas
Temple has made record that will live in Shrine history
throughout the United States
The civic pride that will be aroused the achievements
Of this week viii bear fruit through future years We viii
have completed here with money subscribed by wide
awake Washington business and professional men, modern
auditorium capable Of accommodating the largest conventions
gatherings It is purpose to invite annual conventions
Of noted organizations to with The officers and
members Of these organizations viii be the strongly in
fuenced accept invitations when they hear the pleas
ing reports that will be made them by feowtownsmen
who have attended the festivities Of concave week They will
know that gathering will be too large for Washington
people to take Of
All have needed to make Washington the Convention
City Of America has been auditorium sufficient in size
and equipment to satisfy the demands Of any convention
Before another year such building will be ready and after
that it will merely be matter Of inviting the organizations
and placing before them information that will attract them
Washington is the logical Convention City Of the country
possesses that is interesting the nations citizens
than any other place It draws them does magnet They
only too glad of opportunity to here This
portuny win be presented when business scientific pro-
fessional organizations which they belong decide to hold
annual conventions here.
There many months in the year in which not single
day without national convention in Chicago This came
about mainly through suitable auditorium accommodations
Hundreds Of thousands Of visitors to these conventions
taking with them members Of their families Chicago directly
profits to the Of many millions Of dollars annually dis
ibuted among her hotels business houses theaters and
amusement places not to mention the indirect benefits Of
business acquaintance, association and good will.
We not begin the value to Washington Of
many conventions each year Much Of the future Of the
District is in the hands Of Congress The stronger the ties
that bind Washington the hearts Of the people Of the
country the willing Congress will be to do for this city
what deserves the heart Of the nation We cannot bring
too many people here nor treat them too well.