Evening star., 1943-07-16
b:More Bands Sought
For Civilian Defense
Parade July 80

/ Six more bands are needed for
The nine-block parade to be held
here July 80 to inaugurate Dis
trict Civilian Defense recruiting
Campaign.
The parade committee and the
District Civilian Defense Council
both discussed their plans for the
parade yesterday and announced
that only sufficient number of
bands are lacking. Every branch of
the armed forces, men and women,
will appear in the parade, along
With civilian defense divisions, the
police and patriotic organizations.
san intensive two-week campaign
tonrecruit 10000 volunteer workers
will follow the parade. Afraid war
lnens and auxiliary firemen are the
most urgently needed, it was en-
phasized at the council meeting last
night in the United States Chamber
Of Commerce. Walter F.. Bramhall
vice chairman of the council, said
that dozens of wardens, firemen and
other workers had gone either to the
armed forces or to out-of town en-
ployment.
- Committee Named.
The councils part in the recruit
Ing campaign will be organized by
MIR. Bramhall with the following
committee: Godfrey L. Munter of
Chevy Chase Citizens Association;
John D. Bahbage, Connecticut ave-
hue: Harmon E. Smoke, Mount
Pleasant; Gen. George P. Tyner,
FoXhall; William L. A. Tancil How
Ard Park. and Ernest N. johnson of
Lincoln Park
ii This committee will report to the
Parade Committee. headed by Fred
"A, Smith, former president of the
Washington Board of Trade
n Twenty-Five invitations were sent
out by the Parade Committee We'd
3pesday to various bands in the city
ih an effort to get three bands for
each of the four sections of the
parade.
Kutz to Be Grand Marshal.
The musical chairman is 1t
Charles Benter, retired head of the
Navy Band, who was appointed this
week officially as conductor OF the
Police Band, to be stationed ct the
feviewing stand Oh the parade route.
! The grand marshal of the parade
&ill be Col Charles W. Kutz, En-
eineer Commissioner. The name of
the marshal for tho military section
cannot be announced, it was said.
hut the marshals for the other sec
flons are: Civilian defense, William
y. Mileham, chief air raid warden
of the District; patriotic organlza-
lions, Col. joseph D. Arthur, jr..
Assistant Engineer Commissioner.
end county civilian defense units. ].
Robert Sherwood, in charge of civil
IAN defense in Prince Georges
County, Md.
f, The parade will end at Fifteenth
and Pennsylvania avenue NV. in
stead of going on by the White
House as originally planned, al
Though permission had been OBJ
talned for the extended route.
r. IA to Get Ribbons.
After the parade there will be ex-
ercises in front of the District Build
ing at which James M. Lands, di-
rector of the national Office of Ci-
william Defense, will be the speaker.
Fourteen persons who have served
5000 hours or more in civilian de-
fense will receive ribbons.
Through the Disaster Prepared
ness and Relief Unit of the District
Chapter of the Red Cross, six casu-
atty stations will be set up and
manned along the route.
In the event of bad weather on
the night of the parade. it will be
postponed until the following eve
ming, Saturday, July 81. The march
ers have been asked to assemble at
S pm. in the vicinity of Third and
Fourth and Constitution avenue
NV. The parade is scheduled to
start at 6:l5 pm.
Efforts are being made. it was
also announced, to form a group in
the procession from the Allied ma
tiOns