Evening star., 1933-08-20
JOHNSON SPEAKER
ON RECOVERY DAY
Parade and Exercises August
29 to Be Most Elaborate
in Nation.
Gen. Hugh S. johnson. national re-

Gen. Hugh S. johnson, national re-
covery administrator, will deliver the
address at the National Recovery day
exercises, just before the start Of the
N R. A. parade August 30. it was an
nounced last night by Gen Amos A.
Fries, chairman Of the Parade Commit
tee
The celebration which local authori-
ties are endeavorlng to make the most
elaborate National Recovery" demon
stration in the country, will center
about a program on the Ellipse. Gen.
Johnson will deliver his speech there
and an oak tree. taken from the grounds
at Mount Vernon. will be replanted on
the edge of the Ellipse to commemorate
"the patriotism Of the Nations foun-
ders and the patriotic fervor motivat-
ing the national recovery program"
The parade itself already is assured
Of success, the committee said last
night, because virtually every type OF
business. industrial. fraternal, patriotic
and military organization is at present
cooperating in the plans for the pa
rade More than 70 floats. representing
55 business firms, have been entered on
be enrolled this week. Besides the COM
mercial participants. units from the
Army. Navy, Marine Corps. Coast Guard
and National Guard will march.
Fireworks q Feature.
A gala program of fireworks will be
presented on the Monument grounds
following the parade. Pyrotechnic
manufacturers have designed special
IN r. A." displays which will be set
off and a unique finale of noise ano
brilliance is planned for the conclusion
Of the display.
While plans for the parade are go.
ing forward. Washington's vast army
of man and woman workers for ma
tional recovery here are resting today
before resuming their tasks with re-
newed Ngor tomorrow Thousands Of
Washington homes have been signed
up" as N. r. A. consumers by the
women who plod tirelessly from door
TO door.
The men of the local N. R A or
ganizatlon are gradually Tightening
their nets about the city's business and
industrial houses demanding alliance
with the Blue Eagle.
A new edge will be ground on the
Thomas P. Littlepage. commanding
general of the local campaign forces
proposes as the policy here the filling
of the jobs created by the operation
of the various codes with Washing
tonians. Mr. Ittlepage made known
his plan of aiding Washingtonians first
yesterday when he revealed that Com
missioner Luther Reichelderfer had
advocated such course. Mr.. Little
page will submit the policy to his aides
at their meeting tomorrow and. it ap-
peared likely last night the plan will
receive their enthusiastic approval
Two more committees were an
nounced yesterday by the National Re-
covery day oflcials-the Grandstand
Committee and the Law and Public
Order Committee. The former includes
John T. Bardoff. chairman; Frederick
Bucholz, vice chairman; George Won
Dachenhausen, secretary; Capt. Hugh
P. Dram, r. Hazen Bailey. DR.. John C
Exner, S. Percy Thompson, Sidney
Talaiferro, W. c. Miller, George Pitt
sr.; Fred j. White, John Saul. Odell
Smith. Clarence F. Norment, jr.: DR.
Charles Stanley White, Dr. George
Ruffin, DR.. William A. Morgan and
Malcolm Terlin.
Law and Public Order.
The Law and Public Order Commit
tee includes Melvin C. Hazen. chair
man; Maj. E. w. Brown, vice chair
man: E. A. Dent, assistant to the chair
man; Walter L. Fowler, secretary; H
E. Dameron. w. Gwynn Gardiner, Her
man E. Gasch, j. B. Gordon. Henry
Heine, Francis w. Hill. jr.; Charles A
Jones, Miss Grace Kanode, Lieut.
Rhoda j. Millikin, E. j. Murphy, w. P
Richards, Rixey Smith. Capt. H. c
Whltehurst and w. A. Van Duzen
The list of firms which have entered
floats in the Recovery dav parade as
announced late yesterday include: Mo-
tion Picture Theater Owners of District
OF Columbia. Atlantic and Pacific Tea
Co. Arcade Sunshine Laundry, Holmes
Bakery. Abner Drury. Burroughs Add
ing Machine Co., Chambers Ambulance
Service. Hecht Co., Lansburgh's, Po-
tomac Electric Power Co.. Sanitary Gro
Gerry Co, Thompson's Dairy Co., Bel
Box Lunch. P. T. McDermott. Elite
Laundry. National Electrical Supply
Co, Rudolph & West, American Ice Co.
Fries, Beale & Sharp; Rainbow Dyeine
& Cleaning Co.. Standard Oil Co. Of
New Jersey. American Oil Co., Cont
mental Baking Co.. Berkley Spring
Water Co., Campbell Photo Service
Capital Garage. Chevy Chase Dairy
Kann's, Mazo Lerch Co. Palais Royal
Premier Cab Co.. Trew Motor Co.
woodward & Lothrop. Tolman Laun-
dry. Blackstone. florist; Sears, Roe
buck Co.. Jelleff's. W. B. Moses Brink
Express Co., Holzberlein Bakery. Will
kins. coffee; American Automobile AS.
sociation. Washington Gas Light Co.
Joe Turner. Rock Creek Ginger Ale
Co.. Griffith Consumers Co.. Atlas
Sporting Goods Co., Breyer's Ice Cream
Co., Chestnut Farms Dairy. Southern
Diaries. Haley Body Co.. Blue Light
Cab Co.. Maloney Concrete Co. anC