Evening star., 1928-11-06
HUMILIATION DAY.
PROTEST IS VOICED
BY VOTELESS D. C.
Impressive Parade and
Plane Dropping Pleas Fea-
ture Demonstration.
MOVIE RECORD TO CARRY
APPEAL THROUGHOUT US.
Locked Ballot Boxes Standing
About Emphasize Disenfranchise-
ment of Washingtonians Today.

An appeal to the American sense of
justice and fair play in the face of
probably the greatest vote for President
ever recorded in the United States was
made in a spectacular manner here
today on behalf of the 100000 dis
franchised American citizens of the
District of Columbia
While airplanes "bombarded" the
Capital City with legend bearing bal
looms emphasizing Washington's DAY
of Humiliation" great decorated float
staged street demonstration earlier in
the morning in front of the District
Building and the White House on Penn
sylvania avenue. Through these medi-
ums, arranged under the auspices of the
Joint Committee on National Repre-
Sentation for the District of Columbia.
the significant fact that American
citizens at the seat of Government are
deprived Of their right to vote for
President will be broadcast Nationwide
through news reels and sound pictures.
Voters Watch Demonstration.
Hundreds of more fortunate Govern
ment employees who reside in Maryland
and Virginia paused on their return
from casting early votes to watch with
sympathetic interest the demonstration
staged shortly after 9 o'clock in front
of the District Building. Other en-
ployeS Of the Treasury. State. War and
| Navy Buildings crowded windows and
| doorways as the float proceeded back
of the Treasury and through Executive
avenue to space in front of the White
House, where sound pictures were taken
to spread the tidings of the Districts
plight throughout the country.
| Representatives of score of Wash
! ington's leading business and civic or
ganizationS, joining with the American
legion posts of the District, formed
formidable bodyguard for the float rep
resenting the padlocked ballot box of
the District of Columbia on national
election day. The District Commission
erS paused to watch the colorful spec
tacie for few minutes on their way
into the District Building and a crowd
of several hundred, drawn by curiosity
and a sympathetic interest, gathered
about the float.
F0rmatl0n OF PROCESSION.
Headed by a detachment of police
and the Drum and Bugle Corps of Vic
tory Post, No. 4, of the American Le-
gion, the great decorated float wended
its way to the White House about $3.50
O'Clock. Behind it followed Depart
mental Comdr. Harlan Wood Of the
American Legion, individual legion
naireS and representatives of business
and civic bodies. Bringing up the rear
came the uniformed team of the Wom-
ans Branch of the 8 and 40 and rep
reSentativeS of the Susan B. Anthony
Foundation.
With the new blue uniforms of the
Drum and Bugle Corps and the strik-
ing red capeS of the IS and 40" march,
ers, the pageant was decidedly colorful.
Dorsey A. Hyde of the Chamber Of
Commerce and Maj. Gen Anton Ste
phan of the Merchants and Manu-
facturerS' Association headed the col
umn of civic and business organizations
represented in the parade. Among the
LegionnaireS were Charles j. Painter,
past commander of George Washington
Post; Paul Collins, present commander
of the same post; Col. West Hamilton,
past commander of the James E. Walk
er Post; Capt. Sylvester EppS. another
past commander; Dr. Thomas e. Jones.
present commander of the Walker Post;
Howard Fiske, departmental adjutant;
Maj. Frederic William Vile, Americana
Zation officer of the Legion; Charles
Cohen, departmental welfare officer;
Maj. John Lewis Smith, past depart
mental commander; Maj. William Wolfe
Smith, alternate member of the execu-
tive committee. and Capt. Henry H.
WoodhouSe of Costello Post.
Description of Float.
The float itself, standing nearly 20
feet high, was a mass of Autumn foliage
topped with evergreens. Seated on a
raised platform in the center, Miss
Helen Tinsman and Harry v. Krichton.
representing the "VoteleSS District of
Columbia" sat beside closed ballot
box. In each of the four corners bal
lot boxes were stationed to represent
the four sections of the country where
millions of American citizens are cast
ing their votes today for President
Under sign reading, "The West
Votes Today" stood Miss Thelma
Schmitt, a farmerette, amid great
sheaths of corn. The East was repre-
sented by Harold E. Landgren, typify-
ing business man; the North by John
Hyde Atherton, pioneer axman, and
the South by Miss Thelma Storm, &
OlAIe BlI1 III WIlIJS COSCuIIl6 ana QlCGuTe-
hat standing surrounded by orange
trees.
The "8 and 40" drill team was headed
by Mrs. Dorothy B. Harper. Other
woman LegionnaireS taking part IN
cluded Mrs. Mary E. KolhoS, depart
mental child welfare officer, and Mrs.
Gertrude Lyons, department sing
leader.
The Susan B. Anthony Foundation,
which carried its own banner, was rep
resented by Mrs. Leon Arnold, presi-
dent: Miss Anna E. Hendley. honorary
president; Mrs. Percy M. Bailey and
Mrs. H. M. Bradley.
Civic and Business Organizations.
Representatives of the following civic
and busines organizations were lined up
in the parade:
The Bar Association of the District of
Columbia, Washington Board of Trade,
Washington Chamber of Commerce,
washington Real Estate Board, WASH
ington Merchants and Manufacturers
Association, Federation of Citizens AS
Federation of Womens Clubs,
Associated Retail Credit Men. Washing
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