Evening star., 1924-09-10
DEFENSE PARADE
HOPES ARE HIGH
Maj. Wheeler Says Bigger
Response Than First In
dicated Is Now Expected.

i'iouSu IL is Impossible AT TINS
time to give any figures on the ex-
pected turnout of the men of Wash
ington for the Defense Day Test
parade here Friday afternoon, officials
IN charge of the mobilization of the
forces expressed the opinion that the
parade VIII show numerical strength
or military age men considerably
higher than was at first expected.
Maj. Wheeler. Assistant Engineer
Commissioner of the District of
Columbia, who has been in charge
of the enrollments said today that re-
ports now coming to him show that
many units are being rapidly or
ganized Independent of the head
quarters, and it is impossible at fthls
time to determine just what the
figures are. Heads of many units.
he asserted, have called up ani
merely asked wha-e to report with
their commands. Indicating tina. they
could not tell at this tine how many
they would have. In eacn case they
We're instructed where and when to
report, and to bring all they could
get.
Tne coloreI citizens of Washii gtnn
axe responding to :he test in large
numbers, Maj. Wheelc~ SAID, and they
nave Eeer organizil : independent of
the headquarters. Tie C'r runity
CcI;-rs Band has enrnlIr l as body.
Colored Citizens Respond.
Maj. w A. Hamilton, Reserve
Corps, has been most active in organ
iZing the colored citizens, which he
will command. In addition to this
unit of reserves which Maj. Hamilton
is organizing, many of the colored
citizens have enrolled in the 1st
Separate Battalion, National Guard
of the District of Columbia. Mai.
Hamilton went to the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing. and person
ally recruited 60 men from the col
ored employees of that bureau, and 50
others personally sent their enroll
ment blanks to him.
Everything now is in readiness for
the parade. Orders have been issued
for clearing Pennsylvania avenue of
traffic on the day of the parade, and
already the street car loading plat
forms have been moved. All that
remains is to notify the last-minute
enrolled men of the time and place
to report to the organizations they
have selected.
The officers of the 40th Infantry
have been handling their own re-
cruiting directly, and it is expected
their strength will be large on the
day of the parade. Those who were
most active in the enrolment of this
regiment are Capt. E. Pullman, Lieut..
o. ]. Letterman, Lieut.. j. b. McCar-
thy. Lieut. A. K. Gilman. Lieut..
Stephen Tillman, Lieut.. Rufus Lynch.
Figures so far obtained. FOR TINS
regiment show sol one-day Volun-
teers and 146 officers.
Legion Ordered Out.
Department Commander Frank L.
Peckham of the American Legion. has
instructed all post commanders to
parade their post colors en- masse on
the day of the procession.
Comdr. Peckham said that reports
received at department headquarters
indicated that practically every elig-
ible Iegionaire in the District has
enrolled as a one-day volunteer, or
has been ordered out as a member of
the Regular Army, National Guard or
Organized Reserves.
All of the chapters of the Daughters
of the American Revolution have en-
rolled for the defense test.
Mai. Gen. George Barnett, L. S. NJ.
c., retired, chairman of the District
Red Cross Chapter, will lead the vol
unteer Red Cross workers in the pro-
cession. Mrs. Z. Roberts will assign
places at John Marshall place Friday
afternoon at 1880 o'clock. This unit
will fall in behind the Spanish-Amer-
lean War Auxiliary.
Assignments OF VOlunteers.
Sixty-nine members of the American
Veterans of Hellenic Descent have en-
rolled with the 10th Infantry, accord
ing to the executive officer of the
regiment. Lieut.. Stephen F. Tillman.
The commander of the American Vet
Grams of Hellenic Descent, v. l. Che
bithes. room 302, McLauehlen Building,
yesterday sent list of members to
the headquarters of the regiment.
These members will be assigned to
the service company of the regiment.
which is to be composed entirely of
this organiZa ton.
Capt L. J. Bell, local newspaper
man, will be in command of this COM
pany, assisted by the following off,
GERS: Second Lieuts. w. F. Murray, Z.
c. Smith, c. E. Morgan, E. NJ. Per-
Shing and B. F. Darnell.
All former members of the c. NJ. T.
c. camps have been enrolled in Com
pany F or the 10th Infantry, under
command of Capt. r. w. Alderman.
First Lieut.. H H. Rudolph. who was
on duty at the c. NJ. T. c. camp, Camp
Meade, Md, during the past Summer.
will be with this company during the
parade.
CALL OLDEST INHABITANTS.
Members of the Association Of Oldest
Tpb bo of tho nicfr;of IF Colprphio