Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-02

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ranking officers of the Army. Navy
and Marine Corps. down TO and In
elusive Of the rank OF lieutenant
colonel and commander. In fun mill
.ary dress and bearing shining medals
and decorations awarded them Tor dis
tinguished service in foreign telds.
the officers presented an impressive
picture as they took their places In
line.
The military group embraced also
the staff Of the commanding general
of the District Militia and officers Of
the Coast Guard. the Public Health
Service and the Coast and Geodetic
Survey.
Senior officers Of the Navy were
lined up behind the high Army Of.
ficers. and bringing up the rear were
the Marines. their decorations sharply
emphasized against The blue dress uni
forms. The trappinES and decorations
Of the officers Slinted brilliantly in
the bright January sun.
Others Follow In Line.
The military guests were succeeded
at 1885 o'clock by the chief executive
assistants OF members of the cabinet
the regents and the secretary OF the
Smithsonian Institution, the CIVIL
Service commissioners. the Interstate
Commerce commissioners. the n1eni'
bers 81 the Federal Reserve Board. the
Federal Trade commissioners. the
Tariff commissioners. the commission
ers of the shipping Board, the trustees
OF the shipping Board Emergency
Fleet Corpora ton. the members OF the
EMPLOYEES Compensation Commission.
Vocational Education. directors of the
War Finance Corporation. members OF
the Federal Farm Loan Soard. che
Board nj Tax Appeals Controller Cen
sral McCar;. Director Hines Of the Vet
Grams Bureau. the District Commits
sionsrS. Chairman John Barton Payne
OF the American Red Cross. Frank
White Treasurer q: the United
States: the chief OF the Bureau ~
Efficiency. the director general 81 fhe
Railroad ADMINISTRATION. the alien
property custodian. Public Printer
Carter. the heads of the various de-
partinents. aud Fcrcivsl Han. rreSi-
dent Of the Colume.a Institution for
the Deaf.
shortly before noon came psctu->
esuue contingent made up prime TSsliN
~ ''old.,lmers." They included vet
Grams ef many wars, scu'e cvipplsd
by wounds ar hent BY wears. There
were also members Of Coloasal srd
Revolutionary societies and ihe Onefn-
hers az the Association az Oldest Tn
hael,ants of the pistrtc, 81 Columbia,
Organizations in Group,
ORGANIZATIONS represented IN the
latter group Included the fallowirS, IN
addition Ia the cncS aiCSadN men,
tened The Society 81 the Cincinnati,
the Axtec Club OF tStr. the A>Soci-
a,ed Veterans of the War Of iS+S&t,
the Military Order og the Royal LIE
xlon of the United States. the Grand
Army Of the Republic, the Media, ~
Honor Lesion. the Union Veteran
Legion the Union Veterans Cattsn,
Veterans VI Foreign Wars. the
Society ot the Army cf Santiago. the
Spanish War Veterans, the American
Lesion the Army and Navy Cntcn,
the Minute Men, the S>cseiN al
Colonial Wars, thc Sons cf the Ar,eyt-
can Revolution the Sons es the
Revolution,
The President and Mrs. CsclssSe re-
tired for lunch as the hast ct these
visitors went their WAY. and they
then made ready feF the $csnew hat
more strenuous hand, SHAKING et TIA
afternoon, which VAS - eessn at
o'ckck.