Evening star., 1935-03-31
ARMY DAY PARADE.
TO INCLUDE $4,000.
Hope Held Roosevelt Will
Be Back for RevieW-0r.
der Announced.

The units comprising the 50,O0o
men who will march in the Army day
parade here next Saturday under aus
pices of the Military Order OF the
World War were announced yesterday.
Sponsors of the parade hope tnat
President Roosevelt will return from
his Florida fishing trip in time to
view the parade at 1:30 pm. with
members of his cabinet, the diplo-
matte CORPS, members of Congress and
ranking District and Army officials.
Mai. Gen. Robert E. Callan, U. S. A.,
Sd Corps Area commander, announced
the composition of the various units
marching in the four divisions.
Reviewing stands will be erected
along the line of march on Constitu-
ton avenue. They will be located at
Four-and-a-halfs street, Seventh street,
Fifteenth street and opposite the
Presidents reviewing stand. The
charge for seats in these stands will
be 40 cents for adults and 25 cents
for children except at the stand op-
posite the official reviewing stand,
where the charge will be SO cents for
reservations. Reservations for seats
may be obtained by calling either Ma
tional 1926, National 1864 or Metro
politan 1883.
The units will assemble at lis
pm. and the parade will start prompt
ly at 80 pm, crossing the East Plaza
of the Capitol to Constitution avenue
and west to Seventeenth street.
The 1st Division, comprising Reg
ulars of the services, will form on New
Jersey avenue, heading on B street
southeast. The I'd Division, made up
of National Guard and Reserve troops,
will form south to E street southwest,
between New Jersey avenue and South
Capitol street.
The Sd Division, comprising R. O.
r. C. units and Washington High
School Cadets, will form on South
Capitol street, heading on B street
southwest. The 4th Division. made
UP of various veterans and patriotic
organizations, will form on Delaware
avenue, south of B street southwest.
The parade will be headed by a
platoon Of Metropolitan Police COM
manded by Maj. Ernest E. Brown
superintendent of police. Maj. Gen
Callan is the grand marshal of the
parade and will be accompanied by
his staff.
Veteran groups have been urged tc
follow the maSSed formation OF the
Regular troops. The playing of the
Franklin D. Roosevelt March" will be
confined solely to the United States
Army Band. Colors of all units will
be massed at the head of each division
for saluting convenience.
Mai. Edwin S. Bethlehem, jr., adju-
tant general of the Military Order oi
the World War, is chairman of the
Parade Committee.
Following the parade there will be a
banquet in the evening at the May
flower Hotel under the auspices of the
Military Order of the World War. The
speakers will be Senator Morris Shep-
pard of Texas, chairman of the Sen
ate Military Affairs Committee; Gen
Callan, and Lieut.. Col. George E
Ijams, ommander-in-chief of the or
der. A military ball will follow the
dinner. Reservations may be obtained
from Maj. Bethlehem.
The various units completing the
order Of the parade were announced
as follows:
Grand Marshal Division.
Platoon of Metropolitan Police, Maj
Ernest E. Brown, commanding Mai
Gen. Robert E. Callan, U. S. A, grand
marshal and staff.
First Division.
Army, Navy and Marine Corps.
Marshal, first division, Brig. Gen.
Perry L. Miles and staff. United
States Army Band. Massed colors of
the first division. 3rd Battalion, 18th
Infantry (from Fort Washington, Md.
Band, 34th Infantry. 34th Infantry
Camp Meade, Md. Mounted Band,
3rd Cavalry. End Squadron, 3rd Cav
airy. 1st Battalion, 18th Field Ar
tillery. Air Corps Detachment, with a
pursuit plane. United States Navy
Band. Detachment Marine trumpet
ers Battalion of Marines. Battalion
Of blue jackets. Detachment, United
States Coast Guard. Battalion Naval
Reserves.
Second Division.
National Guard and Organized
Reserves.
Marshal second division, Col. John
W. Oehmann, D. c. N. G., and staff
121st Engineer Band. MaSsed colors
National Guard and Reserve troops
Headquarters troops, 29th Division
CMaj. William T. Roy. commanding)
29th Military Police Company 121st
Engineers. Company A, 372d In
fantry tCapt. Arthur c. Newman,
commanding). Drum and Bugle Corps,
260th Coast Artillery. 260th Coast Ar
tillery (Maj. w. w. Burns, command
ing). Advance Post ". F. W. Boys
Drum Corps. Col. LIE Roy w. Heron,
Field Artillery Reserves, commanding
Organized Reserves and staff. Organ
lied Reserve Units; 320th Infantry,
3l3th Field Artillery, 315th Field Ar
tillery, 913th Coast Artillery; Anti
Aircraft; 364th Medical Regiment,
343d Engineers, 376th Engineers; I'd
Squadron. 306th Cavalry, SD Signal
Troops, 80th Signal Company. 40fth
Pursuit Squadron, 428th Infantry and
FARM AND GARDEN.
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