Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-11
PARADE SW|F T[Y /
MOVES ON SIGNAL
Marine Officer, With BinoCu-
lars, Picks Up Order Nearly
Mile Away.

caOe Oh auLOmODlleS, IN one OF WHICH
sat Charles Lindbergh and his mother.
An officer mounted the Peace Monu-
ment and signaled almost mile down
the thoroughfare. Far up Pennsylva-
MIA avenue, west of Twelfth street.
a Marine officer with binoculars pick
ed up the signal. He spoke to Gen.
S. ID. ROckenbach, u. $. a. Gen.
passed the word: For
ward-d-d! March,
At 12;26h this afternoon the long
line of march started, and a wave Of
cheers slowly swept up Pennsylvania
avenue apace with the presidential car
in which Col. Lindbergh rode.
The main column stretched to less
than three blocks from the Treasury.
Lined up in it, all told, were 1900
officers and men of the Army, Navy
and Marine Corps, including the bands
in line of march.
The column started to move forward
slowly. In less than 2 minutes that
whole line. more than II squares long,
was in motion. 1t moved like clock
work. The central figure reached the
base of the Capitol at 1926 and at
1916 was nearing the Monument
grounds, where densely packed thou
sands. pushing and tanning and
cheering, awaited his coming.
Avenue Lined With Crowds.
Long before the military parade.
comprising units of 1900 men, was
scheduled to move from the Peace
Monument upon being Joined by Col.
Lindbergh and the reception commit
tees, Pennsylvania avenue to the
Treasury was lined by two unbroken
walls of humanity. Thousands. seek
ing points of vantage, waited pa
tiently along the two sides of the
Avenue, while other thousands, crowd
ing windows and improvised stands.
amused themselves by watching the
swarming hordes Of people.
It was at 1928 o'clock that those
farther up the Avenue picked up the
cry of Here they come" as the
colorful parade of bright uniforms
and flashing sabers began it's slow
approach. Maj. Edwin b. Hesse. SUI
guard of mounted police, rode in adj
vance of the column.
Behind Maj. Hesse rode the grand
marshal Of the parade, Brig. Gen.
s. D. Rockenbach. U. S. A. com.
mander of the Department of Wash
ington. He was accompanied by his
aides, representing the Army. Navy
and Marine Corps and the District
of Columbia National Guard. The
approach of Gen. Rockenbach was
the signal for one Of those spon-
taneous outbursts of cheering that
mark a great crowd pent up with an
emotion that simply must find an
outlet.
Army Band RespIendent.
Then followed the Army Band.
resplendent in new uniforms. who
heralded the approach of the popular
hero with martial airs.
Next in order came the Sd Bat
18th Infantry, commanded by
Maj. William II. Simpson, and the
18th Engineers. commanded by Maj.
E. H. Marks.
More music by the Sd Cavalry Band
enlivened the zero hour for the spec
tators as the mounted troops from
Fort Myer, commanded by Maj. A. *.
Chaffee, trailed behind. These con-
sisted of the 18th Field Artillery
less one troop and the I'd Squadron.
Sd Cavalry Qess one troop.
Behind the Fort Myer contingent
came the famous Marine Band in full
dress uniform. which has officlated IN
every great national celebration since
the founding of Washington. 1t was
followed by battalion of Marines. IN
their "blues," from Quantico and the
Marine Barracks, commanded by Maj.
William F. Harrison,
"BIuejackets" Make Hit.
Following the Marines marched the
Navy Band, accompanied by three
of "bluejackets," trim fight
ing men who swung along in business
like fashion that made hit
with the crowds. They were COM
manded by Lieut.. Comdr. H. L. Mer-
ring.
Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan. COM
mander of the District National
Guard, accompanied by his staff OFF,
GERS, brought up the rear OF the mill
tary procession. Behind them marched
500 men comprising the various units
of the National Guard. Theirs was
really a post of honor, for they
marched in front of the automobile
carrying Col. Lindbergh, his mother
and John Hays Hammond and the
Presidents Own" escort of Cavalry
from Fort Myer.
Cheering for the National Guard
units had no Sooner died away when
the first glimpse Of Col. Lindbergh, as
of necks craned and thou
sands stood on tiptoe, precipitated
never ending ovation all along the
line seldom witnessed before in the
Capital which no one can longer call
blaSe.
AS the head of the parade reached
street at the Treasury.
packed to suffocation by a wildly.
hilarious mass of humanity. the col
lmn swung gracefully down the street
to B street and thence on to the
Monument grounds, where the Presi-
lent was waiting.
Official Reception Committee.
The official reception committee. fol-
Owed in automobiles behind the Lind.
berg car and the Presidents Own"
troop, as follows:
The Secretary of War, the Secre-
tary of the Navy. the Postmaster
Commissioners Dougherty. ITALIA
,erro and Bell.
Senator's Copeland. Curtis. Hale.
Harrison. Halves. Robinson of Arkar-
'as, Reed of Missouri, Schall, Ship
stead and Swanson.
Representatives Britten. Wyant.
Bacon, Moore of Virginia. Cole. Jones
# Michigan, Ramseyer, Evans. Busby
md Bloom
Executive committee - Miss Mabel
3oardman. j. Harry Cunningham. f.
:. Graham. Lieut.. Col. u. S. Grant.
ID; William Green. NJ. A. Leese. Rear
Admiral William A. Moffett. Frank r.
loyes. Maj. Gen. NJ. NJ. Patrick, I. ].
Roberts. Brig. Gen. s. D. Rockenbach.
Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan. W. c.
iriffin.
General committee-Porter Adams.
Dr.. +. w. Ballou, Ira Z. Bennett, Rear
ADMIRAL Frederick e. Billiard, Maj.
zen. John NJ. Glenn, F. Trubee Davi.
on.
Maj. Gen. Amos A. Fries, John nj.
ileissmer,, Warren /. Glover, Joseph
:. Grew, Maj. Gen. Creed c. Ham.
lond, David Lawrence, Mai. Gen.
ohm A. Lejenue, commandment Marine