Evening star., 1932-03-06
D. C.PLANS SPEEDED
F R B|CENTENN|AL
Passing Of Feb. 22 Increases
Activity-Army Day Is
Next Big Event.

lngJOn blCeHIeIlIlldI CeIeDTaClOn, has lar
from marked a conclusion of active
by Americans at home and
abroad in the 2oOth anniversary tribute
to the Father of His Country.
Rather, according to United, States
and District of Columbia Bicentennial
it has acted as an incen-
tive to increased patriotic activity
everywhere and additional burdens are
heaped upon both of these bodies every
day as the period of the celebration
In the Capital, the Bicentennial or
under the executive chair
manship of DR.. George C. Havenner, is
making elaborate plans for series of
great patriotic ceremonies.
Reviewing Stands Approved.
Yesterday the commission obtained
the consent of the District Commits
sioners to erect reviewing stands along
avenue, sufficient to seat
a total of approximately 10000 persons,
which will be used for more than a
dozen parades and pageants to be held
in conjunction with major events be-
tween now and Thanksgiving Day. The
largest of these stands will be in front
of the District Building, where 4,400
will be seated, and on the south side OF
avenue between First and
Third streets, where more than 4,OOo
will be accommodated.
Permission also has been granted by
The Federal Government to erect addi-
IL n
Avenue between Fourteenth and Fiji
teenth streets on the park opposite the
nev Department of Commerce Building.
with many outstanding conventions
vet to be held in Washington this year,
the District Bicentennial Commission is
workings these and many collateral ac
tiyities into the whole program Of the
Capitals celebration. so that, according
to DR.. Havenner, there will not be a
week of the bicentennial period that is
not marked by some celebration or
other.
Work i'm Cooperation.
The national and local commissions
are working hand-in-hand in prepara-
tion for the next major feature of the
here-the city-wide OBJ
servance of the fifteenth anniversary of
The United States entry into the World
War to occur on Army day, April g..
Nearly two-score units will participate
In a parade which will be the outStand-
ing event of the day. Plans for this
are in charge of the Military Order of
the World War.
Approximately 10 reviewing stands
are expected to be erected at strategic
points on both sides of Pennsylvania
avenue for the Army day parade.
Other events which will call for the
use of the stands include the School
Safety Patrol parade, April 80; the
Flag procession scheduled to take place
on Flag day. June IA; July home
celebration. postal parade and
July 26; 9Th Marine Brigade
September 4; firemen's parade,
Labor day, September S; visit Of the
French war veterans to the Capital
in September, Masonic ceremony COM
the laying of the Capitol
corner stone, September IT; fraternal
parade exemplifying the growth Of the
fraternal idea in America, sometime in
October. and the elaborate Armistice
day ceremonies headed by the Ameri-
can Legion, November II.
Architects Plan Session.
A "Bicentennial conference on the
National Capital" designed to shape
he development of Washington as IAN
expression of the highest ideals and
accomplishments of American art, !"
will be held here in April. with IL ma
tional organizations participating, 1t
was announced yesterday by Horace
w. PeaSIee, vice president of the Amer
can Institute of Architects.
Groups participating in the confer
ence include the American City Plan
hing Institute, American Civic Associa
ton, American Federation of Arts,
American Institute Of Architects,
American Society of Civil Engineers,
City Planning Division, American So
ciety of Landscape Architects, ASSo-
citation of the Alumni of the American
Academy in Rome, Garden Club OF
America, American Society of Mural
Painters, National Conference on City
Planning and the National Sculpture
Society.
Problems of the National Capital
also will be discussed at the sixty
fifth convention of the American In
stitute of Architects here April 27, %
and %.
The units participating in the Army
day parade, as tentatively announced
oy Maj Edwin S. Bethlehem, include
of Police Glassford and
police escort; grand marshal Of the
parade and his aide, mounted; officials
IF the United States and District Bicen-
tennial commissions and other dis
tinguished guests, the marshal of the
Regular Army division with his staff,
United States Army Band; battalion Of
the 18th Infantry, in mass formation;
18th Regiment of Engineers, U. S. Cav
airy Band, mounted; two squadronS of
U. S. Calvary, six batteries of field
artillery, 10th U. S. Cavalry Detach-
ment, U. S. Navy Band, battalion of
blue jackets, battalion of the Naval Re-
serve Militia, U. S. Marine Band, a
skeleton battalion Of approximately
three and one-half companies of Ma
rines, Gen. Anton Stephan, marshal Of
the National Guard division and his
staff; 12lst Engineers Band, National
Guard units 260th Coast Artillery
Drum and Bugle Corps, 260th Coast
Artillery, National Guard: Col. LIE Roy
w. Heron, commanding the detach-
ment of the Organized Reserve units,
of the 3l3th Field Artillery,
314th Field Artillery and 315th Field
Artillery; 800 Infantry and the 409th
Pursuit Squadron, Air Service; r. o. T.
c. Band and battalions from George
town University, Maryland University
and Howard University.
Col Ralph Leavitt and staff COM
the cadet division; Washing.
ton High School Cadet Band, divisions
l to 9, 10 to 13; Washington High
School Cadet Corps, with other Cadet
Corps units; marshal of the veteran or
ganization division; Department Comdr
C. B. Jennings and staff of the Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars; Overseas Band
Drum and Bugle Corps, Veterans of
Foreign Wars of the District OF Co.
lumbia. 80 pieces; the maSsed colors
of the IA posts of the Veterans of For
eign Wars: various posts of the Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars in the District
of Columbia in costume in line, repre-
senting Americas wars from l846 to
1882; Department Comdr. Ferdinand G.
Fraser end staff; Victory Post Drum
and Bugle Corps, Costello Post and