Evening star., 1932-10-28
100000 0NL00KERS
lin. DISTRICT VIEW
|FRATERNAL. PARADE
Ranks of 5000 MarcherS
| SWeIIed by 0ut-of- f-Tcl1
| Contingents.
MANY ORDERS PAY HONOR
TO GEORGE WASHINGTON
Nearly All Lodges, Societies, Vet.
erans' Groups and Women's
Auxiliaries Represented.

The national parade ground became
the scene of the sixth major parade Of
the Bicentennial year as more than
5000 fraternalistS, their ranks swelled
by out-of-town contingents, marched
up historic Pennsylvania avenue last
night in a Fraternal day tribute to
George Washington.
Approximately 100, 900 spectators lined
the sidewalks as the long procession Of
military and fraternity paraders, step<
pingto the strains Of music from q
score Of bands and bugle corps, passed
in review.
Multi -CoIored Column.
The multi-colored column, with high
ranking officers of fraternal orders at
tired in full regalia and the ideals of
their orders symbolized in floats Of
many forms, presented brilliant spec
tacle as it proceeded westward on
Pennsylvania avenue. switching across
to Constitution avenue by way of Fiji
teenth street to pass before the official
reviewing stand crowded with guests.
Constitution avenue was decked with
festoons of colored lights from Fifteenth
street to Seventeenth and fioodlights
threw the paraders into sharp relief as
they stepped briskly along in the chill
Autumn air. The procession, eight
divisions long, with 100 separate units,
required an hour and a half to pass
the reviewing group.
In the vanguard rode Mai Gen. Paul
B. Malone, commanding the Bird Army
Corps Area, who was grand marshal Of
the parade, and members of the Dis.
trict Bicentennial Commission, under
whose auspices the parade was held This
United States Army Band, under the
leadership of Capt William j. Stannard.
headed four military contingents beari
ing varied implements of warfare id
spectacular array. The 3rd Cavalry'S
mounted band also was included in the
military unit
X. p. Lead Division.
Under command of Maj. L. A. Tuggle,
the Knights of Pythias, by virtue of
| having initiated the movement to cele-
brate Fraternal day of the Bicentennial
year with pageant and parade, led the
| second division embracing the first Of
the fraternal bodies. Behind beauti-
1ul noat symbolic OF the organization,
| came marching units from every dis.
| trict lodge and from West Virginia.
Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Maine.
Virginia and Maryland.
! Following these came delegations
from virtually every fraternal group
icPIescilteQ LII The CITY, marching units
OF patriotic societies, veterans organi-
cations and women's auxiliaries. Floats
In the parade were entered by the
Daughters of Isabella, Degree of Pcca.
| hontas. Junior Order of United Ameri-
can Mechanics and Daughters of Amer
ica, Royal Arcanum and Loyal Ladies
of Royal Arcanum. Sodality Union and
Holy Name Society, First Catholic
Slovak Union Of the United States,
! Woodmen Of the World, Shepherds Of
| Bethlehem, Women of the Moose,
Henry C. Spengler Post and Unit No.
IL, American Legion, and Columbia
| Lodge, No. IS, I. B. P. o. E. Many
| decorated automobiles also were entered
| in the parade.
Huge Flag Carried.
| In addition, the Junior Order of
United American Mechanics carried a
huge American flag which stretched
the entire width of Pennsylvania ave-
nue. and was almost twice as long.
| Figures compiled by the office of In
spector L. !. H. Edwards, assistant SUI
perintendent of police, showed 5,064
participated in the parade. There were
4,036 marchers and 1,028 riders of
horses, cars and floats. One hundred
and fifty-five automobiles and floats
were in the procession, 1913 animals and
"a bands and drum and bugle corps.
! The parade began at 7:30 O'Clock and
the last unit passed the starting point
at 8:55 o'clock.