Evening star., 1924-08-24
HOLIDAY UNLIKELY
:-fGR6EFENSE TEST
Business to Go On as Usual
Say Sponsors-Parade
Assignments Made.

CtA, business ana clNtc ooo'eS .@
will participate in Washinston's Ma
tional Defense Test day parade or
September IL were announced last
night by District Commander Con-
rAd S. Babcock, rs follows:
Twelfth Infantry on First street
with head OF column at Pennsylvania
avenue. 1850 o'clock.
Fortieth Infantry on Maryland
avenue southwest with head of col
umn at First street. 1880 o'clock.
Sixteenth Cavalry. Maryland ave-
nue. southwest with head OF column
ut Four-and a half street. 1880 O'Clock
sixteenth Field Artillery uess the
1st Battalion on Maryland avenue
southwest with head Of column Al
Sixth street. l:45 o'clock.
Cavalry IL Located.
Third Cavalry on Maryland avenue
southwest with head OF column at
Seventh street. 1850 O'Clock.
First Battalion of the 18th Field
Artillery (mounted) on Virginia ave-
nue. southwest with head of column
At Ninth street, l:50 O'Clock.
Air Service detachmentS of the
Regular Army on Four and "A halt
street with head OF column at Mary
land avenue southwest, l:40 o'clock
Seventeenth Service Company. Signal
Corps. on Four and half street with
head Of column at c street south
west 1:&5 o'ciock
Navy band on Third street south
west with head Of column at B street
1870 o'clock.
Company Of Marines with reserves
on Third street southwest in the rear
OF the Navy Band. l:&s o'clock.
Company of bluejacketS on Third
street southwest in the rear OF the
company OF Marines. 1850 o'clock.
Place OF National Guard.
The National Guard companies will
form At 2 o'clock on First street
northwest, facing south. in order to
follow the retired officers and en-
listed men OF the Regular Army.
The following organizations will
assemble on Second street. facing
south:
United States Marine Band at 1880
pm, head Of column at Pennsylvania
avenue.
saoth Infantry at 1880 pm, head OF
column At B street.
52ist Infantry Battalion At 1880
pm. head Of column at E street.
Second Squadron aosth Cavalry at
1:36 pm. head Of column at F street.
Troop B. 153d NJ. G. Squadron. at
1:3o p.m.: head Of column at street.
va kifdl AfOOp, a. L i-So HoAo
Of column between Massachusetts, ave-
nue. and G street.
3l3th r. A.. at 1.40 p.m.: head of col
urnn At Massachusetts, avenue.
Battery c, 1920 F. A.. at 1:40 pm.
head Of column at 1 street
Other GroaPs ASSIGNED.
The following organizations will as
semble on New Jersey avenue, facing
south:
Companies F and G. e22d C. A. c.. at
l:l0 pm: head Of column at X street.
4osth Pursuit Squadron. A. A.. at 1:45
pm: head Of column between x and L
streets.
4osth Attack Squadron, A. s.. at 1:45
pm: head Of column at L street:
The following organizations will as
bemole on Third street, facing south:
18th Corps Engineers. Headquarters
at l:3o PM: head OF column at Penn
sylvania avenue.
343d Engineers. o. r.. at 1880 pm.
head Of column. at B street.
37sth Engineers. o. r.. at 1885 pm;
head Of column at B and c streets.
44oth Engineer Battalion. at 1885
p.m... head Of column at c street.
$3.50 Engineer Battalion torganiz-
ed reserves), at 1:35 pm, head OF
column at Indiana avenue.
eoth Signal Company. s0th Division,
St 1:46 PINT. head of column between
D ana 4 streets.
sosth Ammunition Train. soth
Division. at 1:40 p.m., head OF column
At E street torganised reserves).
1oSth Service Battalion. Q. N. c.
toreanized ireserves), at l:40 pm.
head OF column At street.
s3oth Bakery Company. 1T LAS pm,
head Of column between and G
streets.
Motor Transport In Line.
Motor transport companies 7S3. 1884,
7s5, 1856. 1877. 7SS and 7ss and motor
repair sections 463, 464, 465. 466 and
4s7 will assemble behind the bakery
company, with head OF column at G
street.
The ss2d Ordnance Company (or-
GAnized reserves. will form or
MASSACHUSETTS, avenue at 1855 o'clock
Retired ofiicers and retired enlists %
men desiring to participate in the
parade and demonstration are re.
Quested to assemble on Third street
between Maine and Maryland ave-
nue2 facing south, form In = column
en- . front OF IL files, head Of COL
umn At Maryland avenue. To be
formed by pm. This unit will
march Immediately in rear Of the
Veteran, military and patriotic or
gani1ations will assemble on Johr
Marshall place and Fourth street, be.
tween D and G streets. facing south
The order Of assembly and place ir
column will be announced later.
Formation-Twelve files front; dis.
tance between lines not greater thar
I. feet; distance between organixa-
tten Is feet; guide will be left.
Cfti,eas VIII Parade.
ness houses will assemble on Sixth
street, facing south, head OF column
on Pennsylvania avenue. This sec.
tion will follow in rear Of the fourth
section.
Formstion-TveIve files front: dis.
t1nee between lines not greater thar
& feet; distance between orsaniza-
ton Is feet; guide will be left.
Organizations will be assigned
places in the parade by the sectior
commander designated by the defenst
test committee.
,. MAJ. ]. Franklin Bell, District En-.
fGineer Commissioner and member oi
the local National Defense Test day
committee. announced last night thai
the day probably will not be q holi.
day or halt holiday in Washington
Business as usual will be the slo.
gan" he said.
Edward F. Coiladay. chairman o,
the committee on cooperation with
organizations Of the local genera
committee, in . circular letter to tn.
various organizations and busineS.
establishments, also pointed out tina,
It Is the desire that business should
not close.
Ron Of EAplOyes.
'-The purpose is to spare AZ man,
male employees as possible within mill
tary age without disrupting business fo1
the afternoon only" said Mr.. Cola.
days letter. Wont you please TAX.