Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-13
PATRIOTIC PARADE
IN T0FLAC
HERE TOMORROW
Event to Mark One of Hiqh
Spots in Celebration of
Washington BicentenniaI.
TABLEAU TO BE STAGED
BY HUNDREDS OF GIRLS
Historic Floats, Bands, Military
Units and Frontiersmen
to Be Seen.

In tribute to Old Glory, a huge pro-
cession Of patriots tomorrow evening
will parade along Pennsylvania avenue
to the martial music Of more than a
score of bands. The event will mark
the 155th anniversary Of the adoption
Of the Stars and Stripes as the national
Capitals observance of the George
Washington Bicenternial year.
The parade, made up Of costumed
units, historic floats. bands. military
and veterans groups and fraternal and
patriotic bodies, will start at 7:30
o'clock, forming at Fifteenth street and
Constitution avenue, and marching
north to Pennsylvania avenue, thence
east TO the Capitol, where it will be
reviewed on the Capitol Plaza by cabi-
net members and local and national
notables
Tableau to Be Staged.
As the first units Of the parade ap-
proach the East Plaza, a tableau of
salute to the colors will be staged on the
east steps of the Capitol, with hundreds
OF girls representing the Girl Reserves
Of the Y. w. c. A. and the Girls
Friendly Society of the Diocese of Wash
ington and a color guard from the
main branches Of the military service
participating.
The presidential reviewing stand will
be directly opposite the Capitol ro-
funds. The groups in the tableau will
remain in salute for 5 minutes as the
grand marshal OF the parade. Brig.
Gen. Perry L. Miles, and his staff
march, closely followed by the list Di-
vision. including units OF the military
establishment
CARRIED in the red. white and blue Of
the flag, the tableau group will again
stand in salute at the conclusion OF the
procession as the Star Spangled Ban
ner" Is played.
A remarkable feature Of the parade,
DR.. George c. Havenner. executive vice
president of the local Bicentennial
Commission, said today, will be the
number of beautiful floats, several Of
them many weeks in the making, which
will be interspersed throughout the
long procession.
Frontiersmen to Parade.
spectacular frontier unit will be
entered by the Arizona State Society,
including display of the old West,
with cowboys, Indians, Arizona's Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars, frontiersmen
and prospectors.
Capt Jim Moore. 49, last of the old
stage-coach drivers of the West and the
only living man who saw wild Bill"
Hickock killed by Jack Mccall will
drive an old stage coach. built nearly 60
years ago. Capt. Moore was partner"
in the early 70s with Col. w. F. (Buf-
falo Bib Cody
The first division Of the parade will
be made up entirely Of military units.
while the second will include IA floats,
entered by Children of the American
Revolution. United Confederate Camp,
No. I'll, United Daughters of the Con-
federacy; District of Columbia Sons of
Confederate Veterans. District of Co
lumbia United Daughters of the Con-
federacy. American Order of Pioneers,
Boone Family Association. United Span
ish War Veterans Auxiliary, Disabled
Veterans Of the World War. American
Legion, American Legion Auxiliary D.
Allenworth's Auxiliary, No. 2, United
Spanish War Veterans. and o. P. Nor
ton Woman's Relief Corp, No. l.
State societies will have many floats
in the third division, many of them
symbolic of the life of the States in re-
lation to the Nation. Outstanding will
be those of New Jersey, Georgia, Massa-
chusetts, Maryland, Virginia, North
Carolina, Vermont, Ohio, Louisiana, In
diana. Alabama. California, Minnesota,
Oregon, Kansas. Colorado, North Da-
kota, Montana, Washington, Oklahoma,
New Mexico, Arizona and the Philip
pine Islands.
Other Floafs included
The civic bodies in the fourth d.
vision will include floats of the General
Federation Of Womens Clubs, Associa-
ton OF Oldest Inhabitants, Southeast
Civic League, Optimist Club and the
Cosmopolitan Club. Floats in the fifth
division. which comprises foreign-Amer-
lean organizations, will include those
of the Polish National Alliance of the
District OF Columbia and Maryland,
Federation of Polish Jews of America,
Ladies Auxiliary of the Ancient Order
of Hibernians of the District of Column
bia. Ukrainian Bicentennial Committee,
Philadelphia Turngemeinde, the Swiss
Club of Washington and others.
The Association of Oldest Inhabitants
has completed plans for six entries in
the parade, with all participants dressed
in costumes of early days, to bear out
the Washington Bicentennial spirit.
The first in line will be group rep
resenting the Columbia Volunteer Fire
Association, carrying the society flag,
battle axes, kerosene torches and buck
cts. There will be a float representing
Washington crossing the Delaware, with
George Bruff Jackson representing
Washington. An old baby carriage made
in Philadelphia in 1774 will be pulled
by boy, accompanied by Jessie Eliot
Perez, descendant of Washington's
mothers family, and Edgar G. Porrey.
A gentleman farmer and wife will be
impersonated by John B. Dickman, jr.,
and Miss Lulu Allnutt, riding in an old
farm wagon. Mrs. Margaret Hopkins
Worrell and Alan S. Johnston will de-
pict lady and gentleman on horseback
in costumes of the Cos, and the last
entry will be the historic old Evans
estate coach, with driver and aide from
Fort Myer. The coach will carry Off
GERS of the Association of Oldest Inhab-
itantS.
Riding horses of the group will be
furnished by the Washington Riding
Academy and the old Evans coach will
be drawn by horses furnished by the
Chestnut Farms Dairy.
The committee in charge for the as
ISOLATION consists of James F. Duhamel
and George Bruff Jackson.
Women of the American Legion Auxil-
larry will fall in line behind the Amer
lean Legion group. They will gather
on the Ellipse at GAS. Mrs. Marie
Dyer has been designated as marshal
of the auxiliary unit