Evening star., 1933-08-27
RECOVERY PARADE
/. To LAST ; HOURS;
zoo FLOATS IN LINE
Increased EnroIIments Assure
Tuesday Nights March Will
Be Impressive Event.
DISPLAY OF FIREWORKS
WILL BE SPECTACULAR
Marine Band to Follow staff in
Line-Theater Group Will
Have Display.

Widespread enrolment in the
N. r. A. parade here Tuesday night
bids fair to produce a close-order COL
unn of floats and marching units
which will require three hours to pass
given point
This was the prediction of parade
leaders yesterday as plans tor the DEM
| onstration neared completion. The
| parade will get under way at 7 pm,
| moving west on Pennsylvania avenue
The column will include at least 200
commercial floats, and units embracing
every line of industrial activity, to-
| gether with military contingents and
patriotic and civic groups.
Gen. Fries Heads Committee.
Maj. Gen. Amos A. Fries is chairman
| Of the General Parade Committee, and
| Brig. Gen. P. L. Miles. commandant of
| the 18th Brigade of the Army, will be
/ grand marshal
The parade will be followed by a
spectacular fireworks demonstration on
| the Monument grounds, including sets
featuring the blue eagle motif and an
ensemble Of aerial bombs.
Immediately behind Gen. Miles and
| his staff in the parade will be the Ma
| rine Band and the Sd Battalion of
the 18th Infantry. The first division
will also include other branches of the
Army. Navy, Marine Corps and Marine
Reserves. Navy Reserves, Coast Guard
and the District National Guard. headed
| by Mai Gen. Anton Stephan. COM
manding general of the seth Division
Veterans of Foreign Wars. American
Legion and various patriotic orders also
will march in this section.
Theaters Plan Display.
| The motion picture theater owners
of the District are preparing an at
| tractive display, according to William
P. Herbst vice chairman of the Busl-
ness Float Committee and local theater
owner. Preparation for this display Is
in charge of Carter Barron, manager
of the Fox Theater, whose band Will
accompany this float.
A feature Of the program will be the
singing of Marching to Prosperity"
with the Army Band playing the &C
compartment under the direction OF the
composer of the musical score, MAJ.
Randolph j. Hernandez. Words for
this song were written by Arthur Reilly,
known as the Radio Globetrotter. The
song will be sung by the consolidated
glee clubs of Washington under the Gi-
rection of Robert H. Davidson, leader
of the c. & P. Telephone Co. Glee Club.
This chorus will also sing Happy Days
Are Here Again" and the massed sing
ing of America" by the entire assembly
will be under the direction Of Harry II:
r. Heiwig Flora McGill Keefer VIII
close the ceremonies with the singing OF
The Star Spang1ed Banner"
1000 VIII Get Seats
Arrangements for the seating Of
nearly 1000 invited guests, color bear
ers Of patriotic orders and 100 veterans
from Walter Reed and Mount Alto
Hospitals and the erection Of seats at q
nominal price for the general public
along the parade route were in charge
of the Grandstands Committee, headed
by John T. Bardroff.
Members of the American FEEDER
alton of Government Employees have
been requested to meet in a group at
Four Half and B streets south
west to march in the parade.
The request was made by r. A. Dixon,
president of the Central Labor Union
and chairman Of the labor group Or
ranging for the demonstration.