The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-12
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service, with the Army Band bring
ing up the rear of the head of the
column.
Colonel H. s. Hawkins, command.
ing officer of Fort Myer, led
the first section of the parade, conf
posed Of the regular army, q section
Of the marine corps, and bluejackets.
Following the regulars, General
Anton Stephan led the Ma
tlonal Guard of the District Of Co.
lnnbia, including thousands Of one
day volunteers.
The third section, with the Or.
ganized Reserves, was led by
Drigadler General Frank T. Hines
director of the Veterans Bureau.
This was one Of the largest sec,
sions in the parade.
Bringing UP the rear Of tho pa
rada were the last two sections,
led by Melvin Hazen, District sur
veyor. These sections will include
veteran, patriotic, and military So
cieties and various civic organiza-
tons which are marching as unit.
Those seated in the speakers
stand at the Ellipse include the
President and Mrs. Coolidge, their
son John, Secretary of War Weeks,
Secretary Of the Navy Wilbur,
General Pershing, Major General
Hines, Admiral Eberle, Brigadier
General Lane, Commissioner Ru.
dolph, General Rockenbach, Isaac
Cans, Edward F. Colladay, r. p.
Andrews, Bishop Freeman, Colonel
Bahcock, chief of staff Of the Dis
trict of Washington; Major Queke-
meyer, aid to General Pershing;
Colonel C. O. Sheriff. and Captain
Andrews, aides to the President
e. Bascom Slemp, Lieutenant Col
onel Joseph A. Baer, and Assistant
Secretary of War Dwight Davis.
Other members of the Cabinet,
Justices Of the Supreme Court, the
other District Commissioners, and
members of the Defense Day Com.
nittee are seated in the first row
behind the reviewing stand, on the
bigger stand.
Police officials early completed
their plans for the handling Of the
crowds and traffic. They did not
fear an unusually large crowd of
watchers, because most Washing.
tonians not marching were at work
Enrolment officials, who have
tried to keep a close watch on the
enlistments, have been swamped
during the past couple Of days and
have lost count, but it is known
that the enrolment far exceeds
what the committee had set as the
paper number in the parade.
The local observance of Nationa
Defense Day will conclude tonight,
when Secretary of War Weeks and
General Pershing make addresses
~ Z,
where Washington correspondents
are giving a farewell testimonial
to the general of the armies. The
addresses will be put onto the air,
starting at S:15 O'Clock.
War Department Plans.
The War Department, after
months Of planning, and prepare
ton, presented to the people tbs
new citizen army which has beer
built under the scheme Of national
defense authorized by Congress four
years ago.
From one end of the country tc
another and wherever Americana
happened to be throughout the
world, there was an almost unani
nous effort to make the first de
Tense test q success.
MOST OF the regular army units
scattered throughout the country
participated. but what pleased the
Government officials most was the
hundreds Of thousands of private
citizens who turned out to take part
IN the days demonstration.
Mobilization Voluntary.
The mobilization Of man.power
was purely voluntary, although in
some communities "orders" were is
sued by local officials in execution
of the plan. For the most part, the
ceremonies of the day took the
form of patriotic demonstrations,
Each city was allowed to work
at the details of it's own program
the only attempts at national su
pervision being along the broadest
lines. For this reason the programs
varied greatly.
Thousands March in New York.
NEW YORK, Sept. 12.-Parade,
and patriotic exercises featured Ma
tional Defense Test Day in New
York. Thousands marched alonr