Evening star., 1924-09-09
DEFENSE FORCES
1GA|N|NG STRENGTH
Organization for Parade Fri
day Is Going Forward
With Rapidity.

:, Organization of the men enrolled
Friday is rapidly going forward. ac-
qcording to Maj. Wheeler, assistant
engineer commissioner of the 'Dis-
trict of Columbia, in charge of this
phase of the arrangements.
Many notices have gone out to men
who enrolled carly, telling them
where the organizations to which
they have been assigned will form,
and where they are to report En-
rollrlent blanks, according to Maj.
wheeler, are coming in in great
patches, and the entrants are being
sent notices as rapidly as possible
Maj. Wheeler also said today that
he had received notices of the forma
ton of number of units. which
had been completely organized with
reference to central headquarters
Hazen Holds Meeting.
Melvin c. Hazen. marshal of the
civic section of the parade today
held meeting in his office in. the
District Building. with his aides, to
complete arrangements for the sec
tion.
Everything is practically ready
Tor the march of the military man
power of the city past the review
Ing stand at the Zero Milestone
south of the Ellipse, and it is ex-
pected that the city will make a
good showing
The arrangements for the forma-
tlon OF the various units and the
marching has been completed and
announced today by Brig. Gen. Rock
enback, commanding the military
district of Washington, upon whom
has fallen the task of mobilization.
Organizations of the Army of the
United States in the District or
Washington. according to defense
test orders just issued by Brig. Gen.
Rockenbach. commanding the Dis
tr1ot OF Washington, will be formed
and marched in the defense test
parade and demonstration here Fri
Day In accordance with the follow
Ihs' Whlch shows the unit, hour OF
where the head of the columns will
be: wa
MAJOR and superintendent of police,
with mounted police, :35 pm, Penn
sylvan1a avenue northwest, facing
west, at Second street northwest.
Grand marshal, Brig. Gen. s.. ID.
Rockenbach, and staff, las pm,
fenhsylvanla avenue northwest,
facing west, at Second street north
west
District Commissioners, las p.m..
PennSylVan1a avenue northwest
racing west. rear of staff of grand
marshal.
Defense test committee, 1:45 pm,
pennsylvania avenue northwest
racing west, rear Of District Commits
aioners.
Section War Department, general
staff, so pm, Pennsylvania avenue
northwest. facing west, rear Of defense
test committee.
Chief of arms and services, 1850
pm. Pennsylvania avenue north
west, facing west, rear OF general
staff.
The Army Band, 1855 pm, Penn
sylvania avenue northwest, facing
west, rear of arms and services
First section, Regular Army, to be
former by 1850 pm:
Col. H. S. Hawkins, Sd Cavalry,
commanding and staff, 80 pm, First
street northwest, facing north, at
Pennsylvania avenue.
Sd Battalion, 18th Infantry, Regu-
lar Army, Maj. j. A. Atkins, 1870 pm,
First street northwest, facing north,
at Pennsylvania avenue.
40th Infantry, Regular Army, Or
gained Reserve Corps, Lieut.. Col. F.
A. Awl, 1870 pm, Maryland avenue
southwest at First street southwest
Ioth cavalry, Regular Army, Or
ganized Reserve Corps, Col. D. T. z.
Casteel, 1:40 pm, Maryland avenue
southwest, at Four half street
southwest
18th Field Artillery, Regular Army,
Organized Reserve Corps Qess 1st
Battalion), Col. r. L. Bacon, las p.m.,
Maryland avenue southwest, at Sixth
street southwest.
Cd Cavalry, Regular Army. Mai. J.
M. Wainwright, so Maryland avenue
southwest, at Seventh street south
west
1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery
(mounted), Maj X. E. DeHoyle, 1:50
Pm, virginia avenue southwest at
Ninth street southwest
99th Observation Squadron, air
service; 56th Service Squadron, air
service; Sd Photo Section, air sery-
ice; 3Sth Air Intelligence Section ,;r