Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-04
ARMY SHOW OPENS
WITH BIG PARADE
Spectacular Military Fea-
lures and Carnival Spirit
Combined at Barracks.

! Ushered in by stirring parade OF Army
units along Pennsylvania avenue and
favored by typical Washington Indian
Summer weather. the three-day mill
tary exposition and carnival at Wash
ington Barracks got under way early
| this afternoon to a flying start, with
prospects of breaking all records in at
tendance.
THE big show of military demonstra-
tions, including the spectacular re-en-
actment of the Fight of the Lost Bat
TALON" starts at $50 this afternoon. The
evening show tonight will open at $50.
Carnival features are continuous and
much of the big crowd, which early be-
gan its trek to Southwest Washington,
toward the gayly decorated encamp-
ment was expected to remain over for
examination of the numerous exhibits
and the brilliantly lighted and spectac-
ular night show.
Front Lawn Is Battlefield.
Washington Barracks was fiuttering
with flags, dotted with tents and strewn
with the battle-scarred trees, rocks,
b oul ders and underbrush of the
"Argonne Forest" as the .show got UNI
der way this afternoon. Standing out
prominently at one end of the big open
air stadium around which thousands of
bleacher seats have been provided for
the public, the simulated forest raised
its gnarled old tree trunks and battered
looking brush realistically against the
usually trim and we'll ordered precision
of the military reservation. A front
lawn had been turned into a battlefield,
where for three days and nights the
roar Of battle will wage back and forth,
and Germans" and American dough-
boys will show the world how the
stricken and gallant Yanks held their
own for six days hemmed in by the
enemy, and finally emerged victorious
In addition to the big show, which
is enacted in the stadium each after
noon and night, the exposition and
carnival has provided two other features
of major interest to the publican ex-
tenSive array of exhibits of the Army,
both under tents and out in the open,
and gala-colored and merry carnival,
with features for young and old
Food stands of all kinds are scattered
generously about, and there is a big
dining tent for chicken dinners each
night. Washington debutantes in COL
orful and biZZare costumes of natives
from all parts of the world will dis
pense novelties and foods, adding to
the big demonstration social and chic
touch.
Mai. Patch Is Marshal.
The parade preceding the first per-
Torrance this afternoon got under way
from Sixth street and Missouri avenue
before, IL o'clock, moving UP Pennsyl-
vania avenue and along the historic
pathway over which the boys came
home from overseas years ago.
Grand Marshal Alexander M. Patch,
jr.. of the 18th Infantry and his staff
led the parade. followed by the Army
Band. They marched along Pennsyl
vania avenue to Twentieth street. and,
weaving south to B street, returned to
the barracks in time for the official
opening of the gates.
The Infantry from Fort Washington
was first in order of the line of march
after the Army Band demonstrating
to the National Capital the forces Msssch
now are quartered in, the old reServa-
ton formerly used by the Coast De-
tense. Next followed an Army tank on
a truck A machine gun. nest kept up
scattering of shots along the line of
march. ~
Battery A of the 18th Field Artillery.
which participates in an exhibition of
skillful driving and intricate rnaneu-
verng Of caissons and guns in the dem
onstration at the big show, was led by
its commanding officer, Maj. Cortland
Parker.
An anti-aircraft gun was exhibited on
a truck. The Sd Cavalry Band fol-
lowed with its stirring strains from the
musicians on horseback, and the final