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sponsorship of the District and United
States Bicentennial Commissions and
the Military Order of the World War,
followed an escort of metropolitan
police. Following Immediately be-
hind was the grand marshal, Maj.
Gen. Paul B. Malone, 3rd Corps Area
commander, and members Of his stall
With him were representatives of the
two Bicentennia1 commissions.
No Holiday Granted.
No order granting leave of absence
to Government mployeS-Federal or
District-was forthcoming, although all
participating in the parade were ex-
cused Only the school children taking
part in the event we're excused from
classes, although it was said at the
Franklin Building that no objection
would be raised to parents keeping their
children away from school to view the
parade.
Crack troops from the service posts
surrounding Washington were in the
van of the long parade, while Navy,
Coast Guard and Marine Corps units
will add to the display. With this di-
vision were three service bands-Army,
Navy and Marine Corps-rarely seen
| together in any public demonstration
other than presidential inaugurations.
Examples of modern armaments of
| greater effectiveness than those in use
during the war, on rubber-tired chassis,
were in the line of march. The eX-
hibited weapons included trim ma
chine guns mounted on donkey-drawn
carts and various examples of artillery.
National Guard Units.
Behind the representatives of Amer
] ica's standing military forces came
/ the National Guard, unGer command
| Of Mai Gen. Anton Stephan, head of
/ the District National Guard Col. Leroy
| w. Heron. commanding the 313th Field
Artillery led the Organized Reserve
Corps. comprising part of the I'd Divi-
sion of the parade. The Reserve Off
GERS Association, with Col. j. Miller
Kenyon at its head, also was with this
group.
More youthful, but none the less
colorful marched the Sd Division,
unCer command of Maj w. H. Hobson,
including the cadet units from the high
schools and colleges, as well as r. o. T.
c. groups.
The 4th and last division included
! ll4C NCICL d4lo VI JLIC COIl1IlCLS VI Vic
/ past, mothers of soldiers and sons
of veterans and battalions from the
many patriotic and fraternal societies.
| Reminiscent of the spirit of TO- a
marching unit in the 4th Division was
/ attired in Colonial costume.
| Department Comdr. Ferdinand G.
/ Fraser led his staff of the Ameri-
/ can Legion. Many Legion groups from
outside of Washington came to town
to participate in the parade, as did con-
I tingents of other veteran organizations.
Will Garry Service Flag.
Veterans of the celebrated Rainbow
/ Division formed an outstanding fea-
| ture of the 4th Division, and for the
first time in any parade, the American
War Mothers carried the American
! service flag which is regularly flown
/ from the dome of the Capitol each
! ArmIstice day
/ The ceremonial avenues of the Capi-
| tai were cleared early in the day fol
| the huge parade, and 500 policemen
| were on hand to enforce parking ban.
| along the route of march and to handle
| the crowds milling beside the roped- of
4 highways to watch the event.
! Before noon the participating units
/ began to assemble on the streets be.
| tween Delaware and New Jersey avenue.
and and K streets southeast. Each
| group taking part in the march wa
assigned an assembly position" OF
! some street in this area, and carefully
/ organized plans for the formation O.
the column were carried out in detail.
! Ambulances and first-aid station!
| were located at four points along tht
| route of the parade: Sixth street ant
Pennsylvania avenue Ninth street anc
Pennsylvania avenue, Fourteenth street
and Pennsylvania avenue and Fifteenth
street and Constitution avenue. A num-
| Der OF police patrol wagons also were
| stationed at strategic points on the
route.
| In Reviewing Stand.
Police supervision of the parade was
directed by Asst. Supt. E. W. Brown
aided by Inspectors o. T. Davis, A. j
| Headley and T. r. Bean.
| Besides the President, Secretary of
War Hurley, Gen John j. Pershing
Brig. Gen. John Ross Delafield, COM
mander of the Military Order of the
World War. and Mai. Edwin S. Bettel-
/ helm, in charge of arrangements for
the parade, will be among the re-
| viewers.
! The distinguished guests on the in
vitation list included: Admirals Will
| liam S. Sims and William S. Benson;
Gen Douglas Macarthur, chief of staff
of the Army; Lieut.. Gen. Hunter Lig-
gett, Lieut. Gen Robert L. BUllard
Mai Gen. Hugh L. Scott. Maj. Gen
John A. Lejeune, Mai. Gen. James G.
Harbord, Brig. Gen. Charles G. Dawes
Mai Gen. Mark L. Hersey. Maj. Gen
Joseph E. Kuhn, Maj. Gen. Hanson
Ely, Capt. John Parker Hill, Maj. Gen
Clarence c. Williams and Maj. Gen
Johnson Hagood.
The parade will diSband at Seven
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