Evening star., 1925-07-20
Men and Women From Vir-
tually Every State Here
for Yearly Gathering.
1000 CARS ARE IN LINE,
WITH GORGEOUS FLOATS
Record Glass of 5000 to Be Re
ceived Into Order at Audi
torium Tonight.

Journeying TO their annual supreme
review and caravan jubilee, a red
capped host of Maccabees descended
upon Washington from all parts of
the Nation today and claimed 1t as
the tented rendezvous for their four
| day convention.
Long ago advance heralds pro
claimed the coming of the busy Mac
cabees, but the National Capital was
all but unprepared for the deluge Of
travellers that began pouring through
its scattered gates last night. Be
fore noon today 900 men and wom-
en- from virtually every State in the
! Union had registered and it was pre-
! dicted that the visitors would pass
| 10000 by tomorrow.
/ Although the supreme review does
| not begin until tomorrow the gath
ering had It's formal inaugural this
morning with the annual meeting Of
! supreme review committees, registra-.
| ton of constantly arriving delegates.
a concert and entertainment by car
| ayan bands, all in the Raleigh Hotel.
! which is the official headquarters of
! the Maccabees during their stay.
Stage Great Parade.
and hustle Of business and renewal of
! old acquaintances begun wears ago
/ at past jubilees, the Maccabees turned
their attention to the lighter but most
| gracious duty of showing themselves
! TO the city that has become their
| host and promptly at o'clock paraded
down historic PENNSYLVANIA avenue
in a seemingly unending procession.
| 1t was a veritable review 'of the
automobile tags of the States. All
| OF the Maccabees rode in automobiles,
and II there was a single State whose
particular tag was not suspended from
front and rear of the machines, il
escaped the attention of those who
stood along the curb TO watch the
! caravan, consisting of more than .
600 automobiles and beautiful floats,
pass.
! Officials Of the District Government.
| Supreme Comdr. A. W. Frye and the
national officers of the Maccabees and
notable guests reviewed the process
sion from stand at Fifteenth street
and Pennsylvania avenue. The Off
cial reviewing party was saluted by
a single "honk" from the horn OF
each car as it passed and a general
waving of pennants and bunting from
the occupants of the machine.
Michigan Gets Honor.
To Michigan, winner of the inter
national membership drive, went the
honor Of leading the pa rade. a
squadron of motor cycle police pre-
ceded the procession, followed by the
Ohio band, the national officers, who
turned out of line upon reaching the
reviewing stand, division commanders
and officers and the national float.
This float. prepared by the Washing
ton tent, was a replica of the United
States Capitol.
The line of march for the remain
der of the parade was as follows:
Michigan cup float, Michigan float.
Michigan cars, New York float, New
York cars, degree team, first section:
Ohio cars, Lansburgh Bros float.
Pennsylvania cars, Illinois float, Illi-
nois cars.
Second division. division command
er and officers-California cup float.
California float, California cars. Texas
float, Texas cars. Ontario cars, Mis-
souri, float, MISSOURI cars, Indiana
float, Indiana cars.
Third division-Caravan Entertain
erS' Band. division commander and
officers, Iowa cup float. Iowa cars,
Minnesota cars. West Virginia cars.
degree team (second sectionl, Ken
lucky float, Kentucky cars. Wisconsin
cars, Woodward s Lothrop float,
Maine cars.
Fourth division-Division comman-
der and officers. Quebec cup float, Que
bee cars, Tennessee float, Tennessee
cars, Washington car with banners,
| Washington cars, Oregon cars, Missis-
sippf cars. Colorado float. Colorado
cars, Louisiana cars, Kansas float,
! Kansas cars.
Fifth Observation-Disclosures Band. Vir-
ginia cup float, Virginia cars, Alabama
float, Alabama cars. Arkansas float,
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necticut cars.
Sixth division-Division commander
and officers, North Dakota float,
| North Dakota cars, Delaware cars,
Rhode Island cars, District of Colum~
bia float, District of Columbia cars,
District of Columbia ladies' float New
Hampshire cars, S. Kann Sons Co.
float, Utah cars, degree team, third
section. South Dakota.
Seventh division - Division com
mander and officers, Georgia cup float,
Georgia cars, Oklahoma cars, Saks
Co. float, North Carolina cars, Mon
tana cars, Palais Royal float, Mani
toba cars
Eighth division-Harmony Band.
Maryland: division commander and
officers, Wyoming cup float, Wyoming
cars. Vermont cars, degree team,
fourth section; Nevada cars, Florida
cars, Peoples Drug Stores float,
Idaho cars.
Floats Are Beautiful.
The procession followed the route
taken by parades that have tramped
the long sweep of Pennsylvania ave
nue. for generations, First street
northeast to the Peace Monument, via
B street and First street northwest;
thence up Pennsylvania avenue to the
Treasury, past the south side Of the
Treasury to East Executive avenue,
to Pennsylvania avenue, to Nine
teenth street and to the Washington
Auditorium, where the procession dis
banded.
Many of the floats presented beau
tiful spectacles. AS a rule they rep
resented the things for which the
States whose delegations prepared
them are famous. Georgia, for in
stance. was depicted by basketful of
huge luscious peaches, while Califor
MAS float was a replica of an ancient
mission. surrounded by solemn-faced
brown-frocked monks Texas chose to
be represented by an oil we'll. Martha
Washington Tent, the first womans
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