Evening star., 1935-05-14
SHRINE PARADES
STAY ON AVENUE
More Stands on South Side
of Street Allowed in
Settlement.

The Shrine parades will remain on
Pennsylvania avenue. 1t was an
nounced definitely today by Robert
p Smith, director general of the COM
mittee for the imperial conclave here
June 9 to is. The announcement
followed an agreement over the pa
rade stands dispute.
Shrine officials had threatened to
remove the three Spectacles from
Pennsylvania avenue and put them
on the Monument Grounds and Fiji
teenth street unless differences with
protesting merchants on the avenue
could be settled.
Briefly, the agreement provides that
the Shrine will build no stands rlong
the north side of Pennsylvania ave-
nue. in front Of stores where mer-
chants protest, but will be allowed
to build many additional seats along
the south side Of Pennsylvania ave-
nue. and the West side Of Fifteenth
street beside the Treasury Depart
ment.
District Commissioners and Shrine
officials worked out the agreement,
now understood to be satisfactory to
all parties concerned. The only stands
on the north side of the Avenue will
be in public park spaces and in front
of stores where merchants consent.
Several merchants have come to the
Shrine Committee offering permission
to construct stands in front Of their
stores, Director General Smith stated.
The contract was signed last night
for construction Of the Avenue stands,
and is Of such a flexible nature that
more seats can be constructed along
the north side in case additional mer-
chants desire them.
Merchants Protest.
Protests had been filed with the
Commissioners against stands in the
blocks between Sixth and Seventh,
Ninth and Tenth and Twelfth and
Thirteenth streets.
The Commissioners agreed to the
petition of the Shrine officials for
building stands along the entire front
of the Old Post Office Department
Building, including the area now set
aside for parking Of taxis, and across
Thirteen-and-a-half street, north of
E street. Traffic will be kept open
on e street.
They also gave permits for the
building of stands on the west side
walk of Fifteenth street, between
Treasury place and Pennsylvania ave-
nue. Cnorth). Treasury officials pre-
vlously had given their approval.
The Commissioners also approved a
request for addition of two more rows
of seats at the rear of the stands on
the south side of the Avenue, so long
as a 6-foot walkway is left behind the
stands
Traffic lanes will be set up to help
pedestrians across the avenue.
Under special law concerning con-
struction permits, merchants on the
north side Of the avenue cannot erect
stands Of their own.
Sound Reinforcements.
awarded contract to the National
Electrical Supply Co. of this city for
construction Of sound reinforcement
for the Shrine convention at four
different places in the city, as a gift.
The local company, of which E. c.
Graham is president, will install the
equipment, under supervision Of Louis
Dean Of New York, head of the radio
department Of General Motors, who is
in the city for this purpose.
The amplifcation devices will be
set up to cover the line of march on
Pennsylvania avenue from Fourth
street to Seventeenth street: the water
sports carnival of Hams Point; divine
services on Temple Heights and the
National Theater headquarters for the
Shrine.
The system on Pennsylvania avenue
is to be operated on a complete net
work or as IL separate units for the
carnival features. More than IS
r. C. A. high fidelity speakers and SIS
velocity microphones are to be used.
The set-up is believed to be the
largest sound installation of It's kind
ever employed in this country.