Evening star., 1924-08-04
WILL ASK COOLIDGE
TO REVIEW PARADE
Defense Day Committee Also
to Urge Pershing to
Occupy Stand.

President Calvin Coolidge and Gen
John ]. Pershing will review a
parade and address those who have
been enrolled at the Washington
observance of National Defense day
September IL next, according TO the
District Commissioners.
A committee of three consist
ing of E. F. Colladay, president
of the Washington Board of Trade
Isaac Cans. president of the Wash.
ington Chamber of Commerce, and
r. P. Andrews, president of the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Associa-
ton, has been designated by the COM
mittee to extend the invitation to the
President and Gen. Pershing in per-
son.
The plans of the citizens. commit
tee appointed by. the District Com
missioners as revealed today further
contemplate a parade of all those en-
rolled for National Defense day. This
will be the one and only exercise
or function of the day.
May Broadcast Speeches.
The President and General Per.
shing will be invited to review the
ed at the Sylvan Theater, in the Mon
ument Grounds. After the last of the
marchers has passed the stand this
formality of the day will take place
1t is also planned to broadcast the
proposed addresses of the President
and Gen. Pershing from this stand
These exercises will conclude the OBJ.
servance of National Defense day ir
Washington.
E. F. Colladay, chairman of the
committee on cooperation, announce
that his committee is prepared to re.
ceive the enrolment of groups ol
units from all organized bodies il
Washington. This committee has tt
do with the enrolment of CONNIE rcial
civic, patriotic and the units from
large employment centers, such a:
governmental departments, factories
stores or societies. Each unit so par.
ticipating will be permitted to carr,
stitution from which the enrolled
men come. The banner will be of :
uniform SIZE to be announced later h,
the committee.
All individuals filling out the enroll
ment blanks as well as the unit thai
will participate in Defense day will
be notified of the point of formation
for
the approximate time they are t.
march.
Little Disruption,
The citizens committee appointed
by the District Commissioners has
heretofore announced that the Ma.
tional Defense day program will be
carried out with the minimum of dis.
ruption of the activities of business
governmental and private, as far a.
possible. The carrying forward ot
the exercises in the afternoon will
make it possible for those who par.
ticipate to put in a half day of work
with sufficient time available fol
lunch followed by formation.
Only those who are to enroll will
be excused from their place of EN-.
ployment for the afternoon of Friday
September II.
While Chairman Colladay of tn,
committee on cooperation will mai
letters to organizations, he announce,
today that heads of organizations o
all kinds, including individual gov
ernmental departments and business
firms, are publicly advised that the,
should proceed at once to canvas
their establishments to permit thos.
who decide to lend their services foI
National Defense day to enroll.
1t has already been announced b,
the committee that the enrollmen
will involve no responsibility what
soever other than participation il
the days exercises.
Those deciding to enroll may do s,
by mailing direct to room 306, Dis
trict Building, for the committee OIL
enrolment. of which Maj. Wheeler Ii
chairman. Organizations or institu
tions participating should advis,
Chairman Z. F. Colladay.