Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-06
ARMY EXPOSITION
/ CLOSES TONIGHT
d. C. Commissioners Will
Attend Afternoon
Performance.

District of Columbia day is being
celebrated at the military exposition
and carnival at Washington Barracks
today, with the three District Commits
sloners planning to attend. The three
days show will end with the final per-
Torrance at $50 tonight
President and Mrs. Coolidge and Sec
rotary of War Davis were interested
spectators at the demonstration yester-
day afternoon. Arriving at O'Clock
the presidential party was greeted by
artillery salute, and escorted to the
guest tent. The Chief Executive showed
great interest in the manuevers of
tanks, cavalry and artillery.
President Watches Planes.
The Air Corps drew the President
from his seat in the tent. The aero
battles of bombers and pursuit planes
eclipsed anything put on at other per-
3ormances. The President arose from
his comfortable chair, and walking to
the edge of his tent looked up into the
sky to watch the formation of nine
bombers from Langley Field, under
command of Capt. Cecil B. Sellers, the
CurtiSs Hawk pursuit planes under
command Of 1st Lieut.. Virgil Hine and
the individual stunts of Lieut.. Ellwood
r. Quesada.
While the air show was going on, the
tank corps gave demonstration. The
President and his party STAYED through
the exhibition by Battery A, 18th Field
Artillery, wearing the uniform of the
Continental Army, which presented
sklllful driving and intricate maneuver-
ing Of caiSsons and guns. Before the
enactment of the feature of the show,
however. the fight of the Lost Battalion,
the President found it necessary to re-
turn to the White House. When the
Harty arrived Mrs. Coolidge was pre-
sented with bouquet of roses by Miss
barbara Kent, motion picture actress
who was guest Of the military authori-
stles for the day. She also presented
president Coolidge with a program
Despite a series of showers about
adinner time last night, large crowd
turned out for the evening show. The
rain stopped before the opening and the
demonstration was presented in full,
many merrynakers remaining after the
main show to take in carnival features.
Expect Crowd Tonight.
With an estimated attendance of
about $4,000 yesterday officials in charge
this morning figured that more than
% 900 persons so far have witnessed the
military exposition and carnival With
bright pleasant day in prospect au-
thorities were expecting record break
ing crowd this afternoon and tonight
Complete acrobatics of the Air Corps
were expected to be demonstrated to-
day, with maneuvering of the Army
dirigible TC-l0 from Langley Field.
The lighter-than-air craft was kept at
its home base yesterday by winds.
The fight of the Lost Battalion con-
tinued today to be topic of animated
conversation among the thousands who
have witnessed this realistic presenta-
ton of the heroic battle put up by
Maj. Whittlesey's Battalion of the
306th Infantry of the 18th Division, 10
years ago this week. Artillery, anti
aircraft. rifles, machine guns, mortars.
dares, aircraft. all participate in a YER
stable roar of explosions as the fight
reaches its height The loudest noise
is caused by the setting off of mines
planted on the field to stimulate the
advance of a protecting barrage in
front of the advancing American re-
lief troops.