Evening star., 1932-01-26
PARADE ON FEB. z
TO Be BROADCAST
c. B. S. to Garry Washington
Celebration in Alexandria
for Is Minutes.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


ALEXANDRIA, Va, January 20
Arrangements have been completed for
broadcasting the Washington parade
here February % over the Colum-
bia network through its Washington
station, Francis H. Fannon, chairman
of the Advertising Committee of the
George Washington Birthday ASsocia-
ton, announced at a meeting Of that
body here last night. 1t is expected
that the National Broadcasting Co.
also will broadcast the parade here,
he said, as negotiations are now being
made with that company.
The Columbia network will broad
cast for three-Quarters of an hour,
from 2:45 o'clock to 3 o'clock, using Is
minutes to describe the historical back
ground of the parade and half hour
to describe the line Of march. This
company has also arranged two Is
minute periods on February II and
February l9 to give advance informa-
tion concerning the parade, Mr.. Fannon
said.
Line of March Decided.
Following a heated discussion and
much controversy, the line of march Of
the parade, as proposed by Chief of
Staff Charles w. King, was finally
adopted by the association. This line
of march consists of starting point at
Fairfax and Prince streets, with the
parade moving west on Prince street
to Fayette street, then north to King
street, then east on King street to
Royal street, north to Queen street
west to Washington street and north
again on Washington street to Wyth
street, the point of abandonment.
The presidential reviewing stand Is
10, l@o fn., &17A cfl 40 NF IJNxTo oil
street across Cameron street, the re-
viewing stand for members of the Gen
eral Assembly of Virginia and other
distinguished guests opposite it, on the
east side of Cameron street, and stands
for the general public on Royal street,
directly in front of the City Hall
Desire of the majority of the mem
bers of the association to have the
parade pass Gadsby's Tavern, where
Gen. Washington held his last military
review. in order to have President
Hoover review the parade from as near
the spot where Washington stood as
possible was given as the reason for
the adopted line Of march.
$4,000 Men to March.
Chief OF Staff King reported that
arrangements have already been made
for some $4,000 men, other than musi-
clans, to be in the line of march. These
include companies of the District Ma
tional Guard from Washington, of the
Maryland National Guard, the Rich
mond Light Infantry Blues, Richmond
Howitzers, cadets from John Marshall
and Benedictine High Schools of Rich
mond, the r. o. T. c. Unit of George
town University, Marines from Quantico
and Washington, the United States
Tank Corps and sailors from three Coast
Guard ships.
Some 20 bands, including 1,138 mu-
sicians, have already announced they
| will participate, Roger C. Sullivan,
chairman of the Music Committee an
nounced. The Coast Guard band from
| New London, Conn, has donated its
| services for a concert during its stay
| here, and the matter is being given
| consideration by a committee Of the
association.
Round "trip tickets for the price of
one-Way tickets will be offered by the
! Southern, Chesapeake g. Ohio and
Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac
Railways. G. E. Dare, chairman of the
| Transportation Committee announced
| These tickets are TO go on sale on Feb
ruary 81 and will be good until mid
| night February %. Efforts will be
made by this committee to have these
tickets good for the entire week end.