Evening star., 1926-10-03
CITY TO SEND 1000
TO SESQU| D. c. DAY
Wednesday Pilgrimage Will
! Be LED by Rudolph, Bell
and Dougherty.

are expected IN 90 to Philadelphia
Wednesday for the celebra tion Of Dis
trict Of Columbia day Al the SesQui-
centennial Exposition.
Led by the three governing heads
of the city. Commissioners Rudolph,
Bell and Dougherty. the pilsrima &c
will include representative groups Of
the business and professional life Of
the city and approximately 400 gov
ernment employees.
Several special trains. on both the
Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Ohio.
will roll out of Union Station AT $50
o'clock Wednesday morning with the
ma jority of those who have planned
n make the trip. hut the number un-
, douhtedlv will he swelled by other
parties nj District residents who will
motor to the Quaker City or go on the
CegulaF trains.
The committee in charge of the
event has aimed to make the formal
part ~ the days program as brief and
simple as possible. 10 give those who
rnHke the trip ample time TO tour the
centennial grounds.
Mayor to Meet Trains.
The special trains will be routed to
South Philadelphia. arriving there at
1870 o'clock The visitors will be met
aksf hey disembark by Mayor kendfick
Of Philadelphia.
Headed by a military escort and the
United States Army Band. the Wash
ingtonians will march IN procession
fer the short distance to the exposi
tton auditorium. where the brief ey
ereises will begin promptly at noon.
aCuno n. Rudolph. as president Of
sthe Board of District Commissioners.
will preside. and the program will
open with an address Of welcome by
MAYOR Kendrick. following which
Commissioner Rudolph will introduce
nr William Mather Lewis. president
Of George Washington University,
who has been selected by the com
nittee on arrangements to deliver the
principal address. Two selections by
tha Army Band will complete the pro
gram
The Washingtonans then will have
the entire afternoon and evening to
Vifit the exhibits and other things Of
interest that have been assembled 10
enable Americans to observe the 150th
anniversary of the Declaration of In
dependence.
The special trains will leave Phila-
de1phia at o'clock in the evening and
WI arrive at Union Station at mid
night
u
The American War Veterans Club
.s making elaborate plans for the trip
and expects to have a large con.
tingent on one of the special trains.
The Hawaiian Melody Boys will ac.
company the club to liven up the train
io0rney with their Syncopation. and
souvenir badges will he distributed to
alt who make reservations to accom-
pany the club. Persons desiring to
gOewith the War Veterans club may
mike ARA ngements at the office Of
the club in the Metropolitan Bank
PWIding.
LiAut Col Fred r. Ryons. president
of~the club will Lead his delegation
In the procession from the train to
the auditorium at the exposition
grounds and company of Marines
win act as escort.
DR. Frank W. Ballou superintendent
! Iof~schools. annuInced Yesterday that
aE~nanN teachers As can he replaced
hNA the staff Of substitutes would h"
permitted to make the trip and that
children desiring to go with their
parents or relatives would he excused
from class for the day.
List Of Committees.
The committees that have heen Al
work for several weeks rounding out
The arrangements for the day are
made mp 6 follows:
A.. General committee. which also In.
cludes the executive committee. Com.
missioner Cuno n. Rudolph. chair.
man: Commissioner j. Franklin Bell,
vice chairman; commissioner Proctor
r t.. DnuchertN. vice chairman; NJ. 4.
Ieese. vice chairman: DIR. George c.
Hsvenner A. n. Lof1er Charles "
Ray. William Y. Lewis. r. NJ. Heth
M. NJ. hampton. T.. y. Ryan i.
Fra ncis Moore F. n. Morris. Luther
t." Derrick. &. II. Spencer. Rev.
George Farnham. w. I. Swanton.
Robert f.. Adams. DR.. Edward f..
Richardson. William s. Quinter, Lewis
Radcliffe Mrs Giles Scott Rafter. Mrs.
Grnree A. Ricker. Admiral William l..
Rfdeers. r, r. HaZelton. y. A. oliver,
George F. Mitchell. John s. Deiggers.
EuilfOrd :. Jameson Ernest n.
Pullman. Robert Il. Faulkner. A. !.
Driscoll. Charles f. Consaul. Henry
Ct1lican. Fred :. Walker CLYDE T.
Nichols Edgar r. Henderson. Joseph
c. Herbert. Chester r. Smith. Col.
W. 6. Caples. \. W. Hall. John ID.
Rhodes. \. @. HERMANN George NJ
YAatman. Harry y. Stull Elmer F..
REYNOLDS. nr. r. w. Mccullough, +.
N~ Thurston. l.. w Linkins +. NJ.
Sjearn. Ernest f.. Herrell, Mark
I.anshurGh Thomas w Rrahany a.
~, Baldwin Frank NJ Peirce. !.
Harry Cunningham. =. H. Takes, c.
Melvin sharpe r. y. Harper. Isaac
Cans. A SChulteis. 4. Leftwich SIN
clair. Walter y Shinley. II. II. Levi,
NJ y. Rosenberg. n. -. Champion.
Joshua Evans. ir.: W. c. Galliher,
VI. g. Gibbs.
Harry w. Hahn. Harry King. George
r Ostermavor. ~. j. callahan. Dr.
Frank Rallou. John Poole. Paul r.
Rrandst edit. Warren e. Kendall. O'DeU
Smith. Raphael Semmes. &. ID. shack
Sford r A. Schultz. r. r.. Buckley.
r.. !. StoCkman. Judge Mary O'Toole.
John j. Noonan. Miss Edna J. Sheehy,
A~ II Classic. Frank !. Hogan. f. F.
C'olladay, Louis j. F'osse. r. G. Bran
enhurg F. Lester Jones, Frank S
Hight. Lawrence Mills, Mrs. Marie
Moore Forrest.
Executive NJ. 4. Leese. chairman.
and r. r. Andrews. i. Harry Cunning
ham, Charles ". Darr. w. W. Ever.
ett, f. c. Graham. Rudolph Jose,
Walter II. klopfer. Louie Levy. Gen.
Anton Stephan. Ben T. Webster, Ivan
c. Weld. Edward II. Shaw and Mark
LAnshursh.
Finance Mark Lanshureh, chair
man, and A. ] Driscoll. F.. c. Ora
ham, George c. Havenner, Rudolph
Jose and A. Leftwich Sinclair.
Music-Isasc Cans, chairman. and
Gan. Anton Stephan. Ivan c. Weld.
JAther Linkins and Walter H.
KIopfer.
Publicity Edward n. Shaw. chair
man, and Robert Buck. James f.
Chinn. Daniel De Souza. Nathan
yVeill and Walter V Shipley.
Government departments - F.. \.
Libby.