Evening star., 1935-04-06
ARMY DAY PARADE
MUSTERS 10000
18th Anniversary of U. S.
Entrance in World War
Commemorated.
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possibly, but that was one time I
didn't vote wrong!"
I'VE consider ours the most import-
ant votes we ever cast" declared Lun-
deem and Knutson together. "I'll bet
continued KnutSon, that 80 per cer
of those who voted for war in 10
would vote against it tomorrow If tn
could"
Forty Bands in Line.
Forty bands timed today's pare
Of $4,000 soldiers, cadets, vetera'
and members of patriotic organ'z"
tions Similar Army day demonstrF
tions were in progress all over tn
country.
High official of the Government am
members of the foreign diplomatic
corps occupied a reviewing box on
Constitution avenue between Seven
teenth and Fourteenth streets.
officials in charge Of the demon
stration were disappointed by the
inability of President Roosevelt 10
attend, but Vice President Garner,
Speaker Byrns. cabinet officers and
ranking military officers were present.
Maj. Gen. Robert E. Callan. COM
mander of the Sd Corps Area, was
grand marshal Of the parade,
while Maj Edward S. Bethlehem, jr
was in charge Of arrangements for
the demonstration, staged under
auspices Of the Military Order of the
World War.
Line of March.
The column was headed by Mai.
Ernest w. Brown, superintendent,
and a platoon Of Metropolitan police.
The starting time was 1870 pm. and
the parade moved from New Jer-
sey avenue and B street southeast
to Constitution avenue and thence
west to Seventeenth street.
The parade was organized as
follows:
First division: Army, Navy and Ma
rine Corps units, led by the United
States Army Band.
Second division: National Guard
and Organized Reserves. led by the
band Of the l2lst Engineers.
Third division: r. o. T. c. and
Cadet Corps. led by the Georgetown
University R. o. T. C. Band.
Fourth division: Veteran and pa
triotic organizations. led by the Wash
ington Gas Light Co. Band.
Reviewing Stands Erected.
All units formed II abreast, with
not more than 40 inches between
ranks, and the parade required
about an hour and half to pass a
given point.
Reviewing stands have been erected
along the line of march and Is cents
for children and 40 cents for adults
was charged. except in stands oppo-
site the official reviewing stand, where
tickets we're 80 cents.
The Army Corps was represented
in the ground parade by an airplane
and detachment from Boiling Field.
One of the most modern pursuit
airplanes. a P-26, mounted on a
streamlined trailer and was towed
in the parade, accompanied BY
a detachment of Air Corps Soldiers
from Boiling Field, marching unde'
command of Capt. F. B. Valentine
Air Corps.
The plane, a iow-Wlng, slngle-Seatc
monoplane, is capable of a maximum
speed of more than 235 miles pc.
hour. 1t was pointed out that, shoulo
it take off from its trailer at the
start of the parade, it could reach
Chicago by the time the parade dis
banded. With the radio equipment.
which the ship carries, the pilot could,
during his westward flight, keep post
/ ed on the details of the parade he
had deserted.
/ Maj. Martin F. Scanlon. command
ing officer of Boiling Field has made
arrangements for the public to visit
( the local Army flying post during the
afternoon. Officers of the field will
| be on duty to show the visitors the
various functions and activities.
The parade was described for radio
listeners this afternoon by an
nouncers aloft in airplanes and a
blimp, and transmitting their ac-
counts to ground stations by short
wave
The Military Order of the World
War will hold a banquet and dance
at the Mayflower Hotel tonight in
honor of Army day. Speakers at the
banquet will include Chairman Shep-
pard of the Senate Military Affairs
| Committee.
| Student anti-war strike leaders an
nounced they would picket the con-
centration points of the parade and
hand out circulars urging r. o. T. c..
and Cadet Corps members to refuse to
march in the military demonstration.
Miss Jean Scott, chairman of the Cen
trail Strike Committee, made the an
nouncement
| Among entertainments planned for
/ participants in the Army day celebra-
ton is special open house" program
at the Knights of Columbus CLUB
house, Tenth and K streets.