Evening star., 1924-09-04
WINDING Up PLANS
FOR DEFENSE DAY
Backers Completing Details
Today-Invocation to Be
by Bishop Freeman.

Plans for the Defense day cere-
monies on the Ellipse are being com
pleted today under the direction OF
Isaac Cars, chairman OF the program
Committee, who has completed ar
rangements for the two reviewing
stands and for amplifiers, that the
audience may, hear every word from
the speakers.
Bishop Freeman will deliver the in
vocation, while Commissioner Ru-
dolph will deliver the Introductory
speech. Secretary Weeks of the War
Department will be the principal
speaker.
Twenty-one i'm Reviewing Stand.
Provision has been made by the
committee for the erection of re-
viewing stand at the Zero Milestone
to accommodate q persons. On this
stand will be President Coolidge
members of his cabinet, Gen. John J.
Pershing. Commissioner Rudolph, who
will preside; Commissioner Bell. Ross
7. Andrews and Mr.. Cans On one
side of this stand will be the Army
Band and on the other the Marine
Hand. which will alternate in play
ing during the. passing of the troops
and the one-day volunteers.
those in the reviewing stand will face
about toward the Ellipse, where the
troops and the one-day volunteers
Will then be masSed. Another stand
Will be erected on the Ellipse to ac-
comodate approximately 500 persons
TO be occupied by prominent Wash
IngtonlanS The anplifiers will be
erected by the Chesapeake & Potomac
Telephone Co. The Defense day com
wit
Maj. J. Franklin Bell. Engineer Com
missioner and went over the plans
IN detail, and. for the most part, ap-
proved them.
No Decorations Asked.
1t was decided not to make a re-
quest for citizens specially to dec
crate their homes on that day. but
the hope was expressed that hotels
business houses and office buildings
in the downtown section will dec
crate. Residents. however, will be
asked to display the national emblem
George S. Nyce. 100 Sth street ar
employe of the United States Veter-
ans Bureau. is the first man to enlist
with the 40th United States Infantry
fer one day, in connection with De-
fenuse day. according to Lieut.. Col
Frank A. Awl. regimental commander
The entire lst Battalion of the regi-
ment. commanded by Maj. Byron r
Patton. will be recruited from the
Veterans Bureau. Brig. Gen. Frank
T. Hines, director of the bureau, has
Endorsed the plan
Students and former students of St
Johns College of this city will be
enlisted for the day. Lieut.. NJ, Stone
Company NJ. 40th United States IN
fantry. will enlist them. High School
cadets will also be enlisted for Com
pany NJ. Recruits may reach Lieut.
Stone either at st. Johns College
Main 1904. or at the Soldiers, Sailors
and Marines Club. 1915 l. street
Franklin AGO, where he is the
manager.
40 Onicers Assigned.
A total of 140 reserve infantry Off
GERS have been assigned to the 10th
Infantry for the Defense day parade
according to Col. Awl. Officers who
have not received their company as
signments. should get in touch with
Col Awl, a the United States Vet
erans' Bureau, room 312, or Main $3.50
branch 672, without delay. A regi-
mental flag, of blue bunting. trimmed
with gold fringe, and lettered "40th
U. S. Infantry" in 1-foot white letters,
is being made for the regiment The
ization in the first division of the
procession.
Sixteen one-day volunteers have been
enrolled for Company c, 10th Infantry
according to Maj Patton. Officers of
Company c are: Captains, D. e. Smith
and P. o. Tucker; first lieutenants, W.
B. Hoover and A. D. Hitler; second
lieutenants. Dewey Zirkin, J. High
tower, A. y. kirchner, w. Lake and
b. f. Lancaster. The one-day volun-
teers are: Thomas D. n. Allen, Lloyd
H. Dittrich, Lewis H Russell Albert
F. Mitchell, Alfred r. J. Capice. Julian
NJ. Bowie, Elias Nadelman, r. E. Guard
A. Frank Rosendorm, Peter koetz, c.
d. Smalling, John B. Everts, Morris r.
Crane, L. A. Warren and Florian A.
Elliott.
Men between the ages of Is and 45
wishing to enroll with the 1st Bat
talon should see Maj. Patton, Room
lit, Veterans Bureau, Vermont ave.
nue. and II street.