Evening star., 1932-04-03
CAPITAL TO MARK
18TH ANNIVERSARY
Of WAR WEDNESDAY
Army Day Festivities to In
cIude Huge Parade and
Exercises.
HOOVER WILL REVIEW
SO UNITS IN PROCESSION
District and National Bicentennial
Groups Join Military Order Of
World War in Plans.

The Capital will fittingly commemo-
tryS entry into the World War. We'd
nesday with a mammoth parade and
exercises in various parts of the city.
The District Bicentennial Commis-
sion, which with the United States BIZ
centennial Commission and the Mill
tary Order of the World War, is spon-
soring the Army day exercises as part
of the George Washington Bicenten-
NAL celebration, announced yesterday
that plans are virtually complete for
the ceremonies April 6.
AS part of the celebration there
will be a city-wide display Of flags.
Every family and business house is
urged by DR.. George c. Havenner Of
the District Bicentennial Commission,
to put out flags. both to add color to
the attire of the city and so that
every one may have part in the cele-
bration.
SS Units to March.
Reviewing stands will be stretched
along Pennsylvania avenue from the
Capitol to the White House to accom-
modate the thousands Of spectators ex-
pected to turn out to view the SO march
ing units and the IS bands and drum
and fife corps in the two and one-half
hour long parade.
Mai Edwin S. Bethlehem, jr., adju-
tant general Of the Military Order of
the World War, announced yesterday
that the parade will consist of four di
visions. The first of these, made up of
troops from the Regular Army, Navy
Marine Corps and Coast Guard. will
form at the junction of New Jersey
avenue and B streets southeast at
1870 pm.
The second division will be made up
OF National Guard units, Reserve Corps
units, Reserve officers unattached to any
specific unit and the Reserve Officers'
Association. The National Guard units
of this division will form at New Jersey
avenue and streets southeast and the
Reserve units will form in the vicinity
OF New Jersey avenue between I and K
streets southeast.
The third division will include the
r. O. T. G. units and the High School
Cadets and win form on Delaware ave-
nue., facing B street.
The fourth division, containing the
veteran and patriotic organizations, will
form in Garfield Park, which Is at the
yunction Of First and F streets south
east. In order to assist the units of the
fourth division in finding their places
in line. committee consisting of Maj.
Bethlehem, Col. Fred B. Ryons, Maj.
Charles Demonet. Col. John Thomas
Taylor, Capt. Gregory Cipriani and
Lieut.. Col George e. Ijans will be pres
ent in the assembly area from l o'clock
on. All units are asked to be in forma-
ton not later than 1870 pm.
Route Of Parade.
The route Of the parade will be across
the Capitol Plaza, around the north
drive of the Peace Monument, on Penn
gylvania avenue; west on Pennsylvania
avenue to Fifteenth street; left on FIJI
teenth street to Constitution avenue,
and thence to Seventeenth street.
President Hoover and other dlstln-,
guished guests. including the local and
national Bicentennial commissioners,
are expected to view the parade from
stand to be located on Constitution
avenue at Sixteenth street. Members
of the Presidents cabinet also are eX-
pected to be in this group.
Brig. Gen. Pelham D. GlasSford, su-
perintendent Of police, has given as
surance to the Bicentennial Comnis-
sions that complete arrangements are
being made to handle anticipated
crowds. First-aid stations and ambu-
lances will be located at designated
points along the route OF march. Sta
ton WJSV will broadcast the entire
event.
Tickets for seats in the stands will
be obtainable through Harry Turber-
with the Bicentennial Commission to
handle this phase of the event.
AS a concluding feature Of the Army
day ceremonies, the Military Order of
the World War will hold banquet and
dance in the Mayflower Hotel, to which
distinguished Army. Navy and diplo-
matte officials have been invited.
Brig. Gen. John Ross Delafield, COM
mander in chief Of the Military Order
of the World War; Secretary Of War
Hurley, Senators Simeon D. Fess and
David A Reed are expected to speak.
The United States Army Band will fur
nish music, which will be broadcast on
a network of the National Broadcast
ing Co.
Relief Corps to Celebrate.
The Grand Army of the Republic and
its auxiliary, the Woman's Relief Corps,
will celebrate Army day with exercises
at Stevenson's Monument, Seventh
street and Pennsylvania avenue, at
noon Wednesday.
This organization is marking the day
as the anniversary of Maj Benjamin
Franklin Stevensons organizing of the
first post of the Grand Army of the
Republic on April 6, 1866. The exer-
ciSes will be under the direction Of
Mrs. E. Helen Temple, patriotic in
structor Of the Department Of the Po-
tomac.
Mrs. Louise Watson, department
president, will place a wreath on the
monument while other floral tributes
VIII be placed by the Daughters Of
Union Veterans, Sons OF Union Vet
erans and other allied organizations.