Evening star., 1924-09-08
DEFENSE DAY PLEA
MADE TO WORKERS
Engraving Bureau Employees
Urged to Participate in
Friday Parade.

Employees OF the Bureau Of Enerav-
Ing and Printing, under the direction
OF Director Kirby, were assembled ON
the roof garden of the big money
producing plant shortly before noon
today for the purpose Of stirring up
interest In the Defense day test
parade next Friday.
Following the assembly, the en-
picyes were addressed by Maj. ].
frankiin Bell. Engineer Commissioner
OF the District OF Columbia, and Col.
John w. Oehmann. commanding the
l2lst Regiment of Engineers, National
Guaro OF the District of Columbia,
The speakers outlined in detail the
purpose Of the defense test, under the
terms of the national defense act.
and urged that all men of military
age take part.
In the bureau are q number of re-
serve officers of the Army, and these
passed out through the audience, dis
tributing the one-day enrolment
blanks. 1t Is expected that the bu-
reau will have a large contingent in
the parade.
Blanks Come I'm Rapidly.
Blanks are continuing to come in
rapidly at the headquarters, in room
306 District Building. and 1t Is be-
lieved that the District will have a
large showing of its military age
men in the parade Friday afternoon.
Plans have been completed for the
location of units in the vicinity of
the Capitol for the day of parade,
and notices will be sent out within a
short time from the Office of Brig.
Gen. Rockenbach. commanding the
District of Washington, and grand
marshal Of the parade.
One Of the first reserve units to be
organized at war strength and report
ready for the march. 1t was an
nounced today. Is the I'd Squadron OF
Capt. r c. d. Hunt This organiza-
ton was recruited largely from busi-
ness houses and District Government
departments.
Capt. Hunt said today that s. Kann
Sons e. Co. had furnished two full
platoons, Woodward & Lothrop. one
full platoon; Palais Royal, one full
platoon; Internal Revenue Office at
Fourteenth and B streets northwest.
two full platoons; the Health De-
partment of the District, one full
platoon; one platoon from the LII
brary of Congress and two platoons
made up of employees of the Offices Of
the assessor, collector of taxes and
war registrars office of the District
s. A. II. Instructions Issued.
The members of the District Of
Columbia Society of the Sons OF the
American Revolution will participate
in the parade in a body. Instructions
have been issued for them to assem-
BILE Friday afternoon at 1880 o'clock
at John Marshall place. They will
have a place in line directly behind
the Army and Navy Union.
Government Printing Office Unit,
No. 1, United Veterans of American
Wars, will participate as unit.
Final arrangements will be made at
a meeting Wednesday night, accord
ing to announcement Of s. G. Mawson,
adjutant.
Emmett j. Scott. secretary Of
Howard University. has sent a notice
to all students of the university. urg-
ing them to enroll in the 1st Sepa-
rate Battalion, National Guard OF the
District of Columbia. for the Defense
day parade.
Notice also was received at head
quarters that the Sons Of Veterans.
U. S. A., will have 500 members In
line. They will be headed by Division
Commander Herbert Walter Rutledge.