The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-10

at 1:50 o'clock. The car loading
platforms are already being removed
No parking Of vehicles will be
permitted on any roadway surround
ing the Ellipse on that day. No
traffic will be allowed in the grounds
surrounding the Ellipse' after
o'clock, except the cars bringing In
vited guests who are requested to
show their tickets to policemen when
entering the park area.
Invited guests will approach, from
the west side, near Seventeenth
street, driving by the stand toward
the east, and discharging passengers
Drivers will be directed by officers
Of the park police to the east side
Of the Ellipse, where parking space
will be provided.
Those Coming Late.
Guests arriving at the grounds
late will have to enter from Fiji
teenth and B streets driving to
the parking space. and walk to the
stands from there, in order not
to interrupt the parade.
The driveways on the Monument
Grounds, toward the Monument
from Sixteenth and B and Fifteenth
and B will be saved to park the
equipment of the artillery, while
the men are taking part in the
ceremonies,
: Ellipse grounds will be open to
the public Immediately after the
massing of the troops and other
marchers in front of the speakers
stand.
The final meeting of the citizens
National Defense Day committee is
being held this afternoon at the
office of Commissioner Bell in the
District Building. A checkrup OF
all work so far done by the com
mittee will be made at this time.
Isaac Cans. chairman of the
program committee, has made q
special request to all citizens of
the District, business men and
merchants. to display flags on their
homes and office buildings.
Lieutenant Colonel John Scott,
executive officer of the organized
reserves, has requested all "recl\ it.
ing officers" to turn in their lists
of volunteers Immediately, in order
to prevent a last minute rush. En-
listment figures have undergone q
tremendous Jump during the past
two or three days, and officials esti-
mate the parade figures will go
way over the paper enrolment"
originally planned.
Error Corrected.
Officers and men of the Fortietll
United States Infantry will form
at 1:15 on the corner of Maryland
avenue and First street southwest.
Through an error, it was previously
announced that the regiment would
assemble in the southeast.
The units Of the Reserve Army
allocated to the colored citizens of
the District are being rapidly filled
up. The Second battalion of the
275th engineers and the 440th
engineer battalion will be filled up
by one-day volunteers and will
assemble on Third street north of
the Avenue.
Melvin Hazen, marshal of the
two sections of the parade, including
the veteran and patriotic orga MIA
tons and the civic bodies, has
chosen his aides and staff. The
aides are:
Aides and Staff
George Mullen, Ray Norton. C. E..
Galliher. Thomas Bones, Cliff Ian
ham, Earl Graves. William Latti.
mer, Samuel Frazier, Charles Colum.
bus, w. ]. Foy, Roland Dawson and
Harry Almond.
His staff includes Gus Buchhoiz,
Rodney Lynn, Billy Downey, Harry
M. Hesser, Mr.. and Mrs. Plummer,
Mr.. and Mrs. Carrico, Mr. and Mrs.
Thoner, Major and Mrs. Powers,
Percy Leopold, Madeline Allshire,
Margaret Davis, Harriet Kinche-
loe, Billy Bailey, Anna Hedrick, Pat
Murphy, Evelyn Walker, Bob Smith,
Roland Dawson, Peter Lattiner,
Misses Jackson, Andrew Lofflcr,
Joe Henry, Maury Ebel, Fred Nc.
Kenzie, Francis Hill, Mr.. and Mrs.
Councilman, Jack Shaw, Gwynn
Rust, Waverly Taylor, Myron West,
Mrs. c. ]. Cummings, Farnk Has
kell, G. x. Brands, James Hobbs,
Hubbard Quinter, w. r. Stone, Mrs.
Horace Mather, J. c. Love, and
Motfv Cfanhaus