Evening star., 1937-03-28
ARMY DAY PARADE
|ENL|STS $50 UNITS
Tenth Celebration April 6
Expected to Be One Of
Largest in Years.

More than $50 military units are
expected to participate in ths Army
day parade hero Tuesday afternoon,
April 8, It was announced last night
by the Military Order Of the World
War, sponsoring the tenth celebration
Of tho day.
The marching units will bs divided
into fivs divisions and the parade
order u expected to be issued this
week by Maj. Gen. Albert j. Bovley,
commanding general Of the 3rd Corps
Area, who will be the grand marshal.
The parade Is expected to be one
Of the largest military demonStra-
tions Of the kind in the recent history
Of the Capital and many Federal
departments will excuse employees
to permit their participation In the
parade.
The parade b to start from the
south side Of the Capitol at las
pm, proceeding across the Capitol
Plaza to Constitution avenue and west
on Constitution avenue to Seventeenth
street, where it will disband. The
presidential reviewing stand is to be
located on Constitution avenue near
Sixteenth street
Others to Occupy Stand.
President Roosevelt is expected to
review the marchers and on the
reviewing stand with him will be
Secretary OF War Woodring and other
members Of the cabinet, ranking
Federal officials and foreign military
attaches
Grandstands are to be conS,"uc+ed
along the line of march and the sale
of seats to the general public will
help to defray the cost of the parade,
it was announced. Tickets may be
obtained at 100 I street. Room 4o4,
or by telephoning National 1925 or
National 1864 it We announced.
The Board of Education has an
| nounced that school children may
be excused to see the parade II they
bring a letter from their parents
requesting such An excuse.
The grand marshals division will be
headed by platoon of Metropolitan
pOIlSC uAoSL A.t>t w. o1oWIy
superintendent of police. escorting
Gen. Bowley and his staff.
Brig Gen. Charles D. Roberts will
act as marshal OF the first division,
which will include the United States
Army Band. the 18th Infantry from
Fort Washington, Md; the 34th In
fantry from Fort George G. Meade,
Md; detachment of the latest model
tanks from Fort eMade; the Sd Cav
airy with its mounted band from
Fort Myer, Va; the 18th Field Ar
tillery, Fort Myer; field ambulance
section from Walter Reed General
Hospital, a detachment of the Air
Corps and pursuit airplane drawn
by a tractor from Boiling Field; the
United States Navy Band; detach-
ment of the United States Coast
Guard and a battalion Of the Naval
Reserves.
Col John w. Oehmann, commander
OF the District of Columbia National
Guard, will lead the second division,
which will include the 121st Engi-
neers with it's band; the Special
Troops and Military Police Of the
29th Division; Company A, 372nd
Infantry; the 260th Coast Artillery
with its drum and bugle corps and
new mechanical searchlight and anti
| aircraft-gun units.
The third division will be led by
Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox, Field Ar
tillery Reserve which will be COM
posed Of Organized Reserve units in
the District of Columbia.
The fourth division, commanded
by Col. Jesse c. Drain. will include
r. o. T. c. units and their bands
from Georgetown University the
University OF Maryland. Howard
University and St. Johns College;
the brigade of high school cadets