Evening star., 1927-11-13
PRESIDENT VIEWS
CANADIAN TROOPS.
Review Held on White House
Lawn as Visiting Band
Plays National Anthem.

The rear grounds of the White
House presented a colorful and in
teresting picture yesterday afternoon
when President Coolidge reviewed the
Canadian soldiers who came to Wash
incton to attend the ceremonies az
ARLINGTON on Armistice cay incident
to the dedication of the monument
given by the Canadian government in
memory of the Americans who fought
and died I'm the ranks af Dominion
forces during the World War,
In this military outfit. SO resplen'
dent in their gay uniforms, we're l0l
members of the Royal Canadian Eegi-
mcnt and the Twcnty-sccond fte"i-
ment 50 members of The Royal Ca
madam Regimental Band, s trumpeters
OF the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
and the Royal Dragons. and 30 mem
bars of the Forty.ninth lIighlander
Bagpipers. Each man wore une or
more military decorations, l1any of
them having the Canadian Military
Cross and few Of them the Distin
guished Service ross.
Mrs. Coolidge Looks On.
Vincent Massey Canadian Mihistcr
to this country, and score of officials
of the Canadian government VII" par
ticipated in the dedicG ion ceremonies
at Arlington Friday. were guests Of
the President during the review. Mrs.
Coolidge was not party to this
ceremonial. but she enjoyed the sight
from one of the upper windows of the
White House.
Accompanied by Col. Blanton Win
ship and Capt. Wilson Brown. his
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Massey and Maj Murray Green, in
command of the Canadians, the Presi-
dent walked in review along the two
lines formed by the soldiers. Maj.
Green proudly answered the inquiries
made by the Executive during this
brief tour. The President then took
up position in front of the outfit and
received the presentation of the leSi-
mental cOiorS, during, which the Royal
Canadian Band played gay air. This
same band played "'The Star SpanSled
Banner" earlier during the review.
The spectacle of these military men,
all of whom with the exception of the
members of the Highlanders' Band,
who were attired in lIilties. wore scar
let coats and black trousers and
white spiked helmets was a brilliant
one.
Infantry Acts as Escort.
Probably the most inspiring feature
of the affair was playing of "O'Can-
ada by the "fIighlanders az they
marched at the head of the outfit on
the way from the lower east gate
through the grounds to the green
sward directly in front of the rear
portico.
At the conclusion of the review the
President and his aides and Minister
Massey posed in group photograph
with the Canadian officials and sol
diers.
The military outfit left the grounds
by the lower west gate, where they
were met by a company of the 18th
L. s. Infantry stationed in this city
Just prior to the review of the
troops the President informally re-
ceived Minister Massey and the
Canadian officials in his office. Among
the latter were DR. J. II. King. minis-
ter of soldiers civil re-establsh-
ment; Col. J. l.. Ralston, minister of
national defense; II. n. Macdonald.
former minister of national defense:
Brig Gen. II. a. Penet, Col. Harry
Osborn. secretary of the War Graves
Commissions: G.. A. Bowman. Cana
dian editor; Maj. Y. w. MacDowell
and T. Fl. Scammen
The Canadians left for home last
night.