Evening star., 1924-09-20


impressive demonstration of religio
Name Society as the climax to the
Aside from the musicians and one
or two uniformed units. the great
mass OF marchers will be men in ci
william dress from the everyday walks
of life, signifying by their presence
that they have pledged themselves
never To invoke the name of the Lord
in blasphemy or disrespect.
100 Bands viii Play.
With one hundred bands of music
filling the air with sacred hymns. the
marchers will pass up the Avenue
from the east front of the Capitol to
Fifteenth street.
In a stand just south of the Treas
ury a number of the highest dig
nitaries OF the Catholic Church in
America will review the columns as
they swing south on Fifteenth street
toward the Monument Grounds.
There, at the base of the great
marble shaft, the thousands of visit
ing members of the society will mass
on the sloping hill to listen to an
address by the President of the
United States.
At the conclusion of the speaking
the huge throng Will kneel with
bowed heads during the solemn pro-
Blessed Sacrament.
VIII Say Pledge Aloud.
At the close of benediction the vast
congregation will join in recitinG
aloud the Poly Name pledge, in which
they promise loyalty to the flag OF the
nation. obedience to all lawful au-
thority and dedicate themselves to
respect the sacred name of Jesus.
At the closing feature of the day
chorus of thousands of voices will
rise from the base of the monument
singing Holy God. We Praise Thy
Name" and The Star Spargled Ban
ner"
The Holy Name Society is ESQ years
old and the practice of giving public
expression to the devotion is Il ven
cradle one. 1t is recorded that in
1882, nearly five hundred years ago,
the inhabitants of Lisbon, Portugal!
marched through the streets of that
city in honor of the Holy Name.
The parade is scheduled to start
promptly at 1880 o'clock with the
head of the column at First and East
Capitol streets. Marching twenty men
TO a line and in platoons of two lines
each. ii is expected it will take five
hours for the procession to traverse
From the east front OF the Capitol
the marching columns will reach the
Avenue by way of B street and First
street northwest.
Police to Head Parade.
Gordon of mounted police, led
by Maj. Daniel Sullivan, will precede
the parade.
Behind the police escort will come
al nd al
and his staff of military aids.
Grand Marshal Harry Walsh will
have the following men as military
aides in the parade: Maj. Harry
Coope. chief of staff: Maj. Richard
j. Donnelly, Maj. w. l.. Peake. Capt.
J. +. keeiy, Capt. Thomas ,R>. Huyck.
First Lieut.. David l.. Riordan, Maj.
James Oliver Purcell, Lieut.. Aubrey
Tennell. Maj John W. Oehmann,
Lieut.. J. +. Cassidy. Capt ]. G.. Ward,
SeTEt. stephen L. Golden, Sergt. Mai.
l. De Ref Holton and Sergt George
Johnson.
The first section of the parade will
be made up entirely of Catholic
clergy of Washington and from most
of the large cities of the country.
The second section will comprise
the delegates to the Holy Name con-
vention. of whom there are about
5000
All of the other sections will be
made up of visiting delegations of
Holy Name men, who are pouring
into Washington on special trains
from States as far west as Indiana
and Wisconsin.
These visiting units will be formed
into marching platoons early in the
morning on all of the streets run
ming north from East Capitol street
between Third and Eleventh streets
northeast.
AS the head of the procession starts
from the Capitol the several COM
ponent sections will swing into East
Capitol street from the side lanes
and fall into line.
Washington members being the host
TO the visitors, bring up the rear of
the parade. The Washington sec
tion, made up of $1,000 men from
the various Catholic parishes of the
city. will form on Delaware avenue.
North Capitol street and New Jer-
sey avenue, and will enter the parade
line on b street at the north side
of the Capitol.
Aids Are Selected.
Capt. Wash, the grand marshal,
will have twelve assistant marshals
to head the several sections of the
parade. These assistant marshals
will be: Adam Weschler, Harry S.
O'Neil. II. ]. McNerney, B. J. McGuyil,
L. p. Goodwin, NJ ]. Mcfarland, F. f.
Miller, Anthony J. Barrett. Cornelius
Ford, +. z. J. Cleary, Daniel NJ. Has
sett and l.. 4. Radcliffe.
Each of these assistant marshals
in turn will have aids to keep the
pIatoons in good formation and to
expedite movement of the parade.
One of the features of the parade
will be the presence in line of 1000
members of the New York police de-
partment in uniform and 300 police
men and fremen from Philadelphia
in uniform.
Flags Only Bit of Color.
Since the parade is intended to be
a simple demonstration of religious
piety, the only attempt at adding
color to the spectacle will be the
carrying of American flags and Holy
Name banners by the marchers.
AS each platoon makes the turn at
Fifteenth street to pass the review
ing stand the platoon leaders will
give the command eyes right" and
all marchers will turn their faces
toward the reviewing officials and
dignitaries.
The exercises at the Monument are
scheduled to begin at $50 o'clock,
when Very Rev. NJ. ]. Ripple, o. P,
national supreme director of the Holy
Name, will introduce Archbishop
Michael j. Curley of this diocese. The
archbishop will be followed by Presi-
dent Coolidge. The address at the
Monument not only will be amplifed
for the vast throng gathered there,
but will be broadcast by radio TO
various parts of the country.