Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-05

A score or more OF the Leading CIVIC
and business organizations of the city
will join with the Joint Committee on
National Representation for the District
of Columbia in the colorful demonstra-
ton of Washington's "Day of Humilia-
ton" tomorrow, plans for which are
practically completed, as millions OF en-
'franchised citizens elsewhere In the
United States are balloting for. new
President.
With the American Legion posts
headed by Departmental Comdr Harlan
Wood taking leading part in the
brief demonstration to be staged in
front of the District Building at 9:l5
O'Clock, it is planned to have the varied
interests of the city represented by q
mass display of banners bearing the
names Of individual organizations.
These will be grouped about the dec
GRATED float. which will typify the in
ability of District of Columbia residents
to participate In the national election.
Other Features Planned.
Representatives of each of the fol-
lowing organizations were asked today
to attend this rally of the voteleSs and
bring with them their own individual
banners:
The Bar Association Of the District
Of Columbia. Washington Board Of
Trade, Washington Chamber of Com
merce. Washington Real Estate Board,
Washington Merchants and Manufac-
turers' Association. Federation of Cit
liens Associations. Federation of Won-
ems Clubs, Associated Retail Credit
Men. Washington Florists Club Mon
day Evening Club, District Delegate
Association. Advertising Club of WASH
ington, Central Labor Union of WASH
ington. District of Columbia League Of
Women Voters, City Club of Washing
ton. Womens Bar Association. Twen-
tieth Century Club, Association of
Oldest Inhabitants in the District of
Columbia, Susan B. Anthony Founda-
ton and the Women's City Club of
Washington.
Arrangements for two other spectac-
ular features of the city-wide demon
stration were completed at meetings
this morning. II go
viii "BOmbard" City.
Under the direction of Mrs Frank
d. Condor, the committee of debutantes
who will lombard" Washington from
the sky at noon tomorrow with legend
bearing balloons. completed arrange
ments for their participation at a meet
ing in the Mayfiower Hotel.
The young women who form the
debutante flying committee are Miss
Marion Jardine, Miss Peggy Tyner,
Miss Elizabeth Dunlop, Miss Rahel
Davies Miss Nancy Beaie. Miss Beatrice
Llttlefield, Miss Elizabeth Kennedy.
Miss Anne Carter Green, Miss Adair
Childress, Miss Dorothy Dial, Miss Lalla
Lynn and Miss Jean Peoples. They
were armed with scores of their
bombs" which will bear the slogan,
Give Washington National Repre-
Sentation.''
People who recover these balloons
after they are dropped tomorrow are
requested to turn them in to the head
quarters of the VoteleSs District of CO.
lumbia League of Woman Voters on
the street floor of the TRANSPORTATION
Building on Seventeenth street between
H and Eye streets. For each balloon
recovered. the lucky person will receive
from Miss Queenie Smith, musical
comedy star of Hit the Deck" a
chrySanthemum.
Pad-locked ballot boxes draped in
Grape will be placed at principal street
intersections under arrangements made
today by the committee of women rep
reSenting the Voteless District of Co.
lumbia League of Women Voters. Mrs.
Edna Johnston Is chairman in charge
OF TINS unique feature of the demon
stration which will draw attention 20
the condition that exists in the seat of
Government on election day.
Mrs. Johnston Is being assisted by a
committee that includes Mrs. Henry G..
Doyle, Mrs. George Kicker, Mrs. Frank
RI. Smell, Mrs. John A. Hyde, Mrs. Har-
wood Reed. Mrs. Louis Gutenberg and
Mrs. Edward Heating. These sentinels
will stand guard over the locked ballot
boxes.
Radio to Garry Protest.
Many other side affairs are being
planned in connection with the effort
of the joint committee to focus national
attention on the Observation-Disclosures of
District of Columbia citizens, whose
numbers exceed the populations of seven
States. Radio and news reels will carry
the protest to all sections of the country
AT 1880 o'clock tomorrow afternoon
the six persons who will represent the
District of Columbia and the four sec
lions OF the country on the decorated
float will have luncheon at the MadriI
Ion and later attend the performance
at the Earle Theater before reSun1ing
their tour OF the city during the rush
hours.
After the demonstration at the Dis
trict Building. which will be photo
graphed and broadcast, the float will
proceed to Pennsylvania avenue in front
of the White House for perhaps the
most spectacular feature Of the cere-
monies. With the White House as A
background. sound pictures will be made
for Nationwide distribution.
Bearing its placardS drawing atten-
ton to ''VoteleSs Washington" the huge
float will proceed during the afternoon
along Pennsylvania avenue through the
Capitol grounds to the southeast and
northeast portions of the city, return
ing via H street eventually to Twelfth
street and the Avenue. A period of
nearly 6 hours will be accounted for
during all its movements tomorrow. so
that its direct appeal will be carried to
thousands of eyewitnesses.
The committee in charge of the float
is composed of Mrs. Marie M. Forest.
Gideon A. Lyon, z. Blackstone and A.