Evening star., 1928-11-03

Plans are rapidly nearing compile
ton for the big public demonstration
of Washington's Day of Humiliation
next Tuesday, while millions of en-
franchised American citizens in every
city and hamlet of the country except
the District of Columbia will be cast
ing their ballot for President.
American Legion posts will take a
leading part in the ceremonies depicit-
ing the voteless condition Of Washing
ton on election day under auspices OF
the Joint committe on national repre-
sentation. Harlan Wood. department
commander for the District of Co
lumbia, has issued a call to all local
Legionnaires, urging them to gather in
front of the District Building at $3.50
O'Clock Tuesday morning.
Film viii Be Made.
These Legionnaires, with representa-
tives of many other civic groups, will
assemble about a specially designed
float portraying the demand of Dis
trict residents for the right to vote for
President. Newsreel, pictures will be
taken for Nationwide distribution in
presenting the unusual condition that
exists at the seat of government.
Meanwhile, arrangements are being
completed for various other spectacular
stunts during the day, all of which are
tended to emphasize the disenfranchise-
ment of the citizens of the District. The
votelesS League of Women Voters, a
group of prominent Washington women.
will place locked ballot boxes on
principal street intersections of the city.
At noon airplanes flying overhead will
release display of toy balloons bearing
the significant slogan, Give Washing
ton National Representation. The radio
and press of the city are cooperating
also in this demonstration. AS the
central feature of the all-day demon.
stration, the float will be the most
prominent.
Radio Stations WRC and WNAL will
announce the calling out of the Legion
naires Tuesday morning. Starting from
Blackistoneis on II street, the 18-foot
float, borne by truck of The Evening
STAR will proceed to the District Build
ing at 9:10 O'Clock, remaining there for
the demonstration until 10 o'clock.
Thence, until 1880 O'Clock, it will pro-
ceed down Pennsylvania avenue through
the Capitol grounds, bearing its slogans
to the Southeast and Northeast sections
of the city, returning on H street north
east to the Northwest section. Reach
ing Pennsylvania avenue via Eleventh
street from H and thence to Twelfth
street, the float will wind up and down
each street between the Avenue mad K
street in succession.
During the rest of the afternoon until
$50 o'clock the float will stand at some
DESIGNATED place or will move slowly
over the downtown section generally as
before.
Comdr. Wood will hold great placard
directing attention to the voteless condi-
ton of the District and the need of
passing the proposed amendment to the
Constitution providing for national
representation for the people OF the
District.
Taxed without representation" the
placard will state. "Citizens of Wash
ington pay more national taxes than
DO those of is States.R
The float, itself, will portray graphic
representation of each section of the
country, while the central group, at the
base of raised platform showing a
locked ballot box on a table, will signify
the fact that voteless Washington is not
only the center of the Nations activities,
but also its garden spot.
One corner of the float will depict
che East, represented by business man
and an oak tree. The West, in another
corner, will be represented by fair
farmerette standing midst stacks of
wheat and pumpkins. For the North, a
woodsman and fir tree will be featured,
while Dixie girl in setting of palm
and orange groves will depict the voters
of the South.
At each corner there will be ballot
box, emphasizing the fact that the
voters in these four sections of the
United States are casting their ballots
for President on election day. On each
side of the locked ballot box for the
District Of Columbia man and woman
will be in position, eXemplifying the dis
enfranchisement of 100000 people in
the seat Of Government.
Various signs that will be placed artiS-
ttcally about the float will point out
pertinent facts about the District and
demand the right of her citizens to take
part in the election of President.
The committee in charge of the float
is composed of Mrs. Marie M. Forest,
Gideon A. Lyon, 2. Blackstone and A.
R. Condor.
ne ptLSUIlIlbl "a tlloSe taking part III
this educational demonstration had not
been announced early today, but they
are likely TO be chosen from a group OF
young women of the city interested in
its civic advancement and from stu
dents of Georgetown University.
There will be a meeting Monday
morning of Washington debutantes, in
cluding daughters of cabinet officers
who are to fly over the city in airplanes
on election day and lombard the popu-
lace with toy balloons calling attention
to the fact that it is election day" fol
everybody else but Washingtonians Miss