Evening star., 1945-09-08
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Monument Grounds ceremony to
bring flags with them so the gen.
eral could look out over vista of
red. white and blue.
The official decorations begin at
the Washington end of the Memorial
Bridge where two fire trucks will
have their ladders extended to form
an inverted v decked with bunting
and hung with a great flag.
Along the line of march will be
lamp post flags and 1000 posters
with Gen. Wainwrights picture on
them. Arrangements have been
made for buses to carry flags on
Monday and all taxicabs and motor
lists were asked to do likewise. All
Federal and local government build
ings will fly the flag on Monday.
Civic Groups Invited.
In addition to the IA bands along
the parade line. civic, fraternal.
business and other organizations
were invited to station representa-
tive groups at points on the line Of
march. Arrangements for this are
being made by calling Executive
5440.
Already scheduled to line up on
the parade route are the Red Cross.
Boy Scouts and the Cadet Nurses
Corps. Boy Scouts, scoutmasters
and leaders were asked to report in
uniform on the north side of Con-
st1tution avenue between Seven
tenth and Twenty-third streets at
noon Monday.
Decorations around the stage on
the Monument Grounds will include
l40 flags of veterans posts. Guards
OF honor of the American Legion
and the Veterans of Foreign Wars
will flank the stage.
Arrangements are being made by
the Disabled American Veterans to
bring 100 veterans from Walter Reed
Hospital and Bethesda Naval Hos
pital to the Monument Grounds for
the ceremony.
May Lack Space.
Mr.. Fleming emphasized that it
may not be possible for all who
want to pay homage to Gen. VAIN
wright to get on the Monument
Grounds. He suggested that a good
view of the party could be obtained
along the route the motorcade will
follow.
Gen. Wainwright will ride in the
first car With him will be Mrs.
Wainwright and Col. William F.
Rehm of the military district of
Washington. Gen. George C.
Marshall, Army Chief of Staff, will
ride with Gen. Wainwright from
the airport to the Pentagon.
Brig. Gen. Lewis c. Beebe will
ride in the second car, accompanied
by Mrs. Beebe, their l7-year- -old
son. John McRae Beebee, and 1t.
Col. j. K. Borneman, senior chaplain
of the military district of Wash
ington and liberated veteran of
Bataan. Gen. Jacob L. Devers, COM
mander of the Army ground forces,
will be in the car from the airport
to the Pentagon.
1t. Col. John Pugh will ride with
Mrs. Pugh and their 5-year-old son,
David, in the third car. They will
be accompanied as far as the Pen
tagon by Maj Gen. Guy v. Henry,
an old friend of Gen. wainwright.
Capt. John E. Clancy of the military
district of Washington will be the
escort.
One Enlisted Man.
Maj Thomas Dooley, mis- mother
Mrs. T. P. Dooley, and his uncle,
DR.. M. S. Minton, will ride in the
fourth car. Their escort will be
Capt. Louis M. Matetich.
T/Sergt. Hubert Carroll and his
sister. Mrs. Fleda Osbourn, are ex-
pected to ride in the fifth car.
Riding with the only enlisted man
in the group will be Brig. Gen.
Robert NJ Young, commanding gen.
eral of the Military District of
Washington.
The Commissioners proclamation
follows:
Whereas. Gen. Jonathan VAIN
wright. United States Army, after
carrying out his orders to
fight a delaying action on Bataan
and Corregidor to the point of almost
complete defamation of his forces
thus gaining valuable time for his
country and its cause, and
Whereas, such action resulted in
the capture and torture of himself
and the remnants of his gallant
Army by the enemey, and
Whereas, Gen. Wainwright will be
in the District of Columbia on Mon
day, September 10, 1945, and it being
fitting that the residents
of the Nations Capital manifest to
him and the men he represents all
honor and respect,
Now, therefore, we, the Commits
sioners of the District of Columbia.
call upon all citizens and residents
of the District of Columbia to pay
homage to Gen. Jonathan VAIN
wright and join in the citys welcome
to him and to display our colors at
their homes and places of business
on Monday, September 10, 1945.