Evening star., 1933-05-27
|SAFEN PATROLS
| RARAD|Ne TODAY
More Than 1900 Schoolboys
Expected to March Along
Pennsylvania Avenue.

More than 1000 schooIboy patrols
win parade down Pennsylvania avenue
I this afternoon, in their second annual
safety demonstration.
Clad in a wide variety CT uniforms,
but all wearing the white Sam Browne
belt and badge which Is their official
mark. the youngsters will step proudly
along to the music of nine bands. There
also are to be approximately IS floats
in the line Of march. many of them
prepared by the boys themselves.
The parade will form on Ccnstitu-
tion avenue. between John Marshall
place and Third street. and also On
large parking lot just north of that 10
cation. At 3 pm. the column. headed
by a motor cycle police escort, will
swing into PennsylvaniE avenue at
John Marshall place.
Line Of March.
The line of march from there ON fol-
lows: West On Pennsylvania avenue
to Fifteenth street, thence south to Con-
stitution avenue and again west past
the reviewing stand near Sixteenth
street. and into the Ellipse to disband.
An interstate character was given
to the parade this year by the presence
of patrol units from Pennsylvania.
Early today the visiting boys were taken
on sightseeing tour of the Capital.
Almost 1900 of the marchers are
Washington boys. There were two groups
of girls in the column, one crack drill
team from Pottstown, Pa, and the
other a group of girl cadets from the
George Mason High School in Alex
andria, Va.
The lineup of the first division of
the parade, as announced by the Ameri-
can Automobile Association, sponsor of
the schoolboy patrol movement. placed
Mai Ernest w. Brown, superintendent
of police. Immediately behind the motor
cycle escort as grand marshal. Then
came the Washington High School
Cadet Band followed by automobiles
carrying the distinguished guests.
After the guests came a solid unit OF
maSsed colors with l50 American flags
and float bearing the boys who have
received awards for saving life or
preventing an injury. Placed next in
Eastern High School Cadets and dele
cations from Uniontown, Pa; Brad
ford. Pa. Warren. Pa; High Point,
N c., and Altoona, Pa, followed by
the Alexandria Post American Legion
Drum and Bugle Corps. the girl cadets
from Alexandria the Alexandria patrols,
the Pottstown girl drill team and the
Fox Theater Band.
The column was separated into IA
divisions, the last 13 units being com
posed of Washington boys.
The reviewing stand was just east
of Sixteenth street on Constitution
avenue and those specially invited to-
occupy it included members of the
Senate and House District Committees
and DR. William j. Cooper. United
States Commissioner Of Education.
Committee in Charge.
The general committee staging the
safety demonstration. which has re-
ceived the commendation of President
Roosevelt, includes Selden M. Ely,
representing the public school; Maj.
Brown, representing the Police Depart
ment, and Theodore F. Behler of the
American Automobile Association.
Cooperating with the General Com
mittee was a School Parade Commit.
tee, composed of Miss Elsie E. Green,
Miss Ruth Dick and Mrs. Nd. T. Latti-
more, and a Police Committee cen
sisting of Sergt. John e. Scott, Sergt.
j. E. Foradahl and Sergt. Joseph d.
Harrington.