Evening star., 1927-06-02

bers of the Washington Board of Trade
will: be behind any plans decided upon
by the official committee. Edwin c.
Graham, president of the board and
member of the Commissioner com.
mittee, promised this morning.
Voicing commentator OF the act of
President Coolidge in inviting the trans.
atlantic flyer to Washington lending
an official tone to the local celebration,
Martin A. Leese, presid of the
Chamber of Commerce, gave assur.
ance that the 1,400 members of that
| organization would do their bit in max
ing the day an eventful one
Downtown Washington will be
| decked out in gala fashion if plans
| contemplated by the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association are carried
out. Brig. Gen. Anton Stephan. presi.
dent of the merchants group. which
includes in its membership virtually
all the larger downtown business
houses. said the association proba bly,
would recommend that each place of
business display flags and other deco.
rations to further add color to the
day.
MiEitia's Services rendered.
Gen. Stephan. who also is the head
of the District National Guard, has
rendered the services Of the guards
men If parade is decided upon by
the official committee as part of the
celebration. The business houses of
Washington. Gen. Stephan said, prob.
ably would be asked to close during
the time of the parade in order to
allow their employees to get a glimpse
of Capt. Lindbergh.
In Difference to the plans for the
Lindbergh celebration it seemed prob.
able today that the celebration which
had been planned for June IL, to mark
the formal opening Of the new Defense
Highway from Washington to An.
napolis. would be postponed. Members
of the local trade groups had planned
TO join in that celebration, to be
staged at the halfway mark between
the two capitals.
President Graham of the Board of
Trade said a representative of the
local groups would get in touch today
with the Annapolis Chamber Of Com
merce, which is sponsoring the high.
way celebration. with view to post.
poning that event.
Three Added TO Committee.
The District Commissioners today
added three members TO the official
committee appointed yesterday to
make arrangements for the public re-
ception in honor of Capt. Charles
Lindbergh. They are Maj Gen. John
A. Leteune, commandant of the Ma.
rine Corps; Rear Admiral F. c. Bill.
lard, commandant of the Coast Guard,
and Maj. Gen. Greed c.. Hammond,
chief of the Militia Bureau.
John Hays Hammond is chairman
of the committee, and Robert V.
Fleming, president of the Riggs Ma
tional Bank, is vice chairman.
The other members are Joseph G.
Grew, Undersecrctary of State: r. T.
Dawson, Assistant Secretary of War;
Edward p. Warner. Assistant Secre-
tary of the Navy i'll charge of aero
nautics; Warren I. Glover, Second
Assistant Postmaster General: William
P. MacCracken, jr.. Assistant Secre-
tary Of Commerce. Rear Admiral vii.
liam A. Moffett, chief of aeronautics
of the Navy; Maj. Gen. Mason NJ. Pat.
rick, chief of the Army Air Corps,
Brig. Gen. Samuel D. Rockenbach,
commandant Of the district of Wash.
ington; Porter Adams, president of
the National Aeronautical Associa-
ton: Lieut.. Col. L. S. Grant, Sd. di.
rector of the Office of public buildings
and public parks of the National Capt.
tai; Edwin G. Graham, president Of
the Board of Trade: M. A. I.eese, presi-
dent of the Washington Chamber of
Commerce; Brig. Gen. Anton Stephan,
president of the Merchants and Manu-
facturers' Association: DIR. Frank ~.
Ballou. superintendent of public
schools; James G. Yaden, president of
the Federation of Citizens Associa-
tions; Frank p. Moves of The Evening
Star, Ira C. Bennett of the Washing.
ton Post. Avery Marks of the Wash
ington Times, Clarence !. Putnam of
the Washington Herald and John NJ.
Gleissner of the Washington News.