Evening star., 1937-04-04
PARADE Will! MARK
WAR ANNIVERSARY
162 Military, Veteran Pa
triotic Units to Partici-
pate Tuesday,.


oSHAs entrance of the United States
ii 10 the World War and the tenth OBJ
81 vance of Army day, 1862 military,
veran and patriotic marching units
n u parade here Tuesday afternoon
under sponsorship Of the Military Or
der OF the World War
The parade, which will start at AS
pm. from New Jersey avenue and B
street southeast, through the Capitol
grounds and along Constitution avenue,
is expected to be one of the largest
and most colorful military demonstra-
tions in recent years.
President Roosevelt is expected to
review the marchers from a stand on
the north side Of Constitution avenue
directly south OF the White House.
Upon the stand with him will be Sec
retary of War Woodring, other cabine.
members, ranking officers of the mill
tary services and foreign military at
taches
Federal departments will excuse en-
ployes actually participating in the
parade Tuesday afternoon without
the District public schools will excuse
students upon written request of their
parents to see the demonstration.
Gen. Bowley in Command.
The column will be composed Of five
main divisions, under command Of
Maj. Gen. Albert ]. Bowley. command
ing general Of the Sd Corps Area,
who will act Is grand marshal Mar
shals of the main divisions will be
Brig. Gen. Charles D. Roberts, retiring
commander of the Washington Pro-
vsional Brigade, who will lead the
first division, composed of Regular
troops Of the Army, Navy, Marine
Corps and Coast Guard; Col. John
w. Oehmann, commander of the Dis
trict National Guard. leading the sec
ond division Of National Guard troops;
Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox. Field Artil-
lery Reserve. leading third division
composed of units of the Organized
Reserve; Col. Jesse C. Drain. fourth
division, of R. o. T. c. college units
and high school cadets. and Lieut..
Col. George E. Ijams, Cavalry Reserve,
NTH division Of veteran and patriotic
groups.
There will be grandstands opposite
the reviewing stand for the use of the
general public. Seats, ranging in price
from so cents to 81, may be reserved
at the office of the Military Order of
the World War, 100 I street, or at
the American Automobile Association
headquarters, Seventeenth street and
Pennsylvania avenue, or by telephon-
ing National 1925 or Metropolitan
e259 up to noon Tuesday.
The parade will be held, rain or
shine, according to an order published
yesterday by Maj Edwin S. Bethlehem,
jr., general chairman or arrangements
Surprising in size, color and diversity
the inaugural parade, the column will
contain many innovations, such rs
new Army tanks from Fort Meade,
Nd, and groups Of girl high school
cadets from nearby Virginia schools,
making their first appearance in this
city. There will be four companies
OF these girl cadets, three from the
Washington-Iee High School, Claren-
don, and one from the George Wash
ington High School in Alexandria.
The Daughters Of Union Veterans also
will have q feminine marching unit
and band in line and there will be
several women's posts Of the American
Legion, a detachment and band of
Gushing Auxiliary to the Sons of the
Union Veterans and a marching unit
OF the Grant Junior Circle of the
Ladies of the G. A. r.
Form East of Capitol.
Marching units will be formed In
the streets east of the Capitol not
later than 1870 pm. Guides from the
Army Headquarters Company will be
posted to assist marchers in finding
their units.
Two flrst-aid stations, a first-aid
tent, a fixed ambulance station and
. rowing ambulance will be provided
along the parade route and there will
be third ambulance attached to
station in the National Guard Armory.
In y message calling upon Ameri-
can Legion units throughout the coun-
try to aid in the observance Of Army
day, National Comdr. Harry W. Col
nery pointed out yesterday that the
day WAS instituted by the Military Or
der Of the World War "to give Ameri-
can citizens an opportunity to take
stock Of the state of the country,s
national defense and to inquire what
steps are being taken in these days.
when other nations are arming to the
teeth, to preserve the peace and Sc
curity of America"
Following the custom of past years,
an annual Army day banquet will be
held by the Military Order OF the
World War Tuesday evening in the
Maynower Hotel, with Secretary of
War Woodring as the speaker.
Line Of March
The line Of march of the parade
follows:
Maj. Ernest w. Brown and platoon
of Metropolitan Police.
Maj. Gen. Bowley and staff.
First Division.
Brig Gen. Roberts and staff.
United States Army Band.
Sd Battalion, 18th Infantry, from
Fort Washington, Md.
Band, 34th Infantry, and 34th In
fantry from Fort Meade, Md.
Band. Sd Cavalry, Sd Cavalry Oess
ist Squadron) and Machine Gun
Troop, 10th Cavalry. and lst Bat
TALON 10th Field Artillery, from Fort
Myer.
Detachment, 66th Infantry (light
tanks) from Fort Meade Nd
Ambulance Detachment, Army
Medical Center.
Detachment, Air Corps, escorting
pursuit plane from Boiling Field.
United States Navy Band.
Detachment Of United States Ma
Hines from Quantico.
United States Marine Bugle Corps,
4 Detachment Of bluejackets.
r Detachment Of United States Coast
uard.
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