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Giant Parade
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For Army Day
Stonds Erected for
Public Will Seat
$500 Persons

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The biggest parade in the history
of the annual Army Day event here
will move along Constitution avenue
tomorrow afternoon to commence
rate the oath anniversary of Amer
icas entry into the first World War.
Led by Police Chief Ernest w.
Brown and units of the Army, Navy,
Marine Corps and Coast Guard, the
extended column will leave the
Capitol Plaza at las o'clock and
march up the wide, g-draped
avenue by reviewing stands from
Fourteenth to Seventeenth street.
The parade will disband at Seven
teenth street.
The parade, an annual event II
Washington for the last decade,
is sponsored each year by The Mill
tary Order of the World War The
grand marshal of this years paraoe
will be Maj. Gen. Walter S. Grant.
U. S. A., who will be accompanied
by his staff
Bands in First Division.
The first division of the parade
will consist of regular service units
from the Army, Navy, Marine Corps
and Coast Guard. Units of Engi-
neer Corps at Fort Belvoir, Va. will
display their mobile bridge-buildlng
equipment, and music for the di-
vision will be furnished by Army,
Navy, 5th Engineer and Sd Cavalry
bands. Brig. Gen. John N. Greely.
U. S. A, will be marshal of the
division.
The second division, headed by
Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox of the
District National Guard will be
made up of units of the Organized
Reserve and r. o. T. c. cadets from
Washington high schools and Others
in nearby Maryland and Virginia.
Several auxiliary companies Of girl
cadets also will be in line.
The third division, of which Col.
o. H Saunders is marshal, will
consist of scores of war veteran
and other patriotic organizations.
StimSon to Watch.
In the official reviewing stand
will be Secretary of War Stimson,
Col. Charles C. Allen, commander
of the Military Order of the World
War; Maj. James Alexander Lyon,
commander of the District chapter;
Gen. George c. Marshall Army
chief of staff: Chairman May Of
the House Military Affairs Com
mittee. and other ranking service
officers and Government officials.
Col. Edwin S. Bethlehem, jr, in
charge of arrangements for the
parade announced Secretary Slim
son would represent President
Roosevelt.
1t was learned that the 121st
Engineers. former District National
Guard regiment. now on active duty
with the 29th Division at Fort
Meade, will participate in the
parade. A measels scare had
threatened earlier to cancel the
units participation,
Stands erected for the public will
seat about 4.50O persons. Tickets
can be obtained at headquarters OF
the Military Order of the World
/ War. 100 l street NV, the Amer
can Automobile Association and the
/ Keystone Automobile Club.
Army Day usually is observed on
April 6. but was moved up day
this year because it fell on Sunday
/ Another event will be an Army
Day banquet at the Mayflower Hotel
/ tomorrow night at which Assistant
/ Secretary of War Patterson will
make the principal address and
Gen. Cox will serve as toestmastc".
Medal to Be Awarded.
The banquet program will include
the awarding of the Gen. PerShing
Medal to C. M. T. c. Cadet Charles
P. Mailloux for military proficiency
by Gen. Marshall Col. Allen will
/ extend greetings to the guests from
/ the M. O. w. w, while the invoca-
ton will be delivered by Col. Will
/ liam Arnold, chief of Army chap
lains. and the benediction by Capt.
Robert D. Workman, chief of Navy
/ chaplains.
Mai. Lyon also will speak at the
banquet. and the NJ o. w. w. pre-
amble will be read by 1t. Col,
George E. Ijams, past commander
in chief Music will be furnished
by the Army Band under direction
of Capt. Thomas Darcy.
Honor guests will include MAJ.
Gen. william Dryden. Mai, Ger.
R. C Moore. 1t. Gen. De!os NJ.
Emmons and Representative May.
Purple Heart Ceremonies Planned.
Visiting members of the MilitarT
Order of the Purple Heart will be
guests of local members of the
Mount Vernon Chapter of the or
der during the ceremonies here.
Prior to the parade the visitors
will assemble at Moose Hall, 14i4
1 street NV, to receive assign
ments to their places in the parade,
it was announced.
Members from out of town will be
welcomed by local members of the
order.
At 1890 pm. members Of the
order will assemble on the west
steps of the Capitol Building to be