Evening star., 1925-08-05
First Train Due Saturday.

information essential to large crowds
of strangers.
First Train Due Saturday.
The first special is scheduled to pull
into the station from Harrisonburg.
Va, at 2:25 o'clock Saturday morn
ing. From that time until IL O'Clock
the delegations will arrive intermit-
tently
Information in the hands Of the
terminal officials show that the largest
delegation is coming from Pennsyl-
vania. The Pennsylvania and Balti-
more and Ohio Railroads will haul
10 special trains of Klansmen over
their lines from that State alone
The other trains viii come from as
far west as Columbus, Ohio, as far
north as Buffalo and as far south as
Jacksonville, Fla The Cleveland nd
Akron delegations will occupy two
special trains of at least 10 coaches
each. Two specials will be made UP
in Atlantic City to carry 800. Other
special trains will originate in New
York City, Erie, Pa: Jacksonville.
Fla, and at various points in Vir-
ginia and West Virginia. Klansmen
in the State of New Jersey have char
tered five specials.
klan authorities were as reticent
as ever today over the details of the
procession and events that will fol
low. Another meeting of those in
charge of the celebration at which
hnal reports will be considered, it was
said, will precede any official state
ment as to the program for the day.
Parade Time Is Set.
The only definite information which
nf no L -lon
was to the effect that the parade
would start at the Peace Monument
| at the foot of the Capitol promptly
at O'Clock Saturday afternoon and
proceed down Pennsylvania avenue to
the Monument grounds. demon
stration originally had beer planned
at the Sylvan Theater to mark the
close of the ceremonies but runlor
has it that the scene for this event
has been shifted to the Arlington
Horse Show grounds at the Virginia
end of Highway Bridge. Here it is
proposed to burn the largest fiery
cross ever erected.
The prospective influx of Klansmen
has not reflected impressively on the
advance registration records of the
Washington hotels. Very few of the
holsteries report increases in registra-
ton for Saturday, indicating that the
visiting klans will leave for home
at the conclusion of the ceremonies
| Saturday night. The special trains
! are scheduled to begin leaving the
| city about IL O'Clock Saturday night.
| With assurances from klan head
! quarters that the Klan procession
/ would have only local significance and
/ not more than 5000 marchers, the
/ Police Department has decided not to
! rope off Pennsylvania avenue nor to
| remove the street car loading plat
! forms.
Charles Evans, acting major and
/ superintendent of police, was advised
! by Grand Kleagle Mueller that al
though number of special trains had
! been chartered they were needed to
| bring the families of klansmen who
| are coming with the Klan delegations
| to view the procession. The total
| number of marchers, Inspector Evans
has been told, will not eyovas 5000.
Daniel Sullivan, major and super
| intendent of police, who is convalesC-
| ing from a recent illness, expects to
ride at the head of the procession if
his health permits. Otherwise Acting
| Supt. Evans will represent him.
| Inspector Evans will have complete
| supervision over the demonstration
Assisting him will be Inspectors Harry
G.. Pratt, w. H. Harrison and w S.
Shelby.
Police VIII Clear Avenue.
The police will clear Pennsylvania
avenue at 1870 o'clock. No parking
will be permitted on this thoroughfare
or on Fifteenth street from the Ave
nue. to B street between this time and
the end of the parade.
| Inspector Shelby will remain at DO
lice headquarters throughout the day.
and Inspector Pratt will supervise the
territory between the point of forma-
ton to Eighth street and Pennsyl-
| vania avenue. Inspector Harrison
will have charge of the territory west
of Eighth street.
The police will handle the crowd as
in the past. There will be eight sec
tions of 40 officers each along the
route of the procession, in charge of a
captain and lieutenant. These patrols
will include two horsemen, two bicycle
policemen and 35 privates.
The police escort will accompany
the parade as far as the Sylvan The
later entrance. Here the park police
will assume full charge.