Evening star., 1948-04-04
$1,000 10 March
In Parade Here
On Army Day
Sd Infantry Regiment
Will Be Reuctivoted in
Observance Tuesday

Inc most elapOrate paraQe Slnc(
the war. the reastivation of the 81
Infantry Regiment and the presen
tation Of the historic Flag Of Liber
alton" to Congress will featur,
Washington's observance Of Army
Day on Tuesday.
More than $1,000 servicemen ant
women, veterans and college ane
high school students are expected
to participate in the parade which
will be reviewed by President Tru.
man, cabinet members, high Gov.
ernment officials and members o1
the diplomatic corps.
Police Department plans for han.
ding the crowds were completed
yesterday and 1t was announced
that only emergency leaves woulc
be granted members Of the force
on Tuesday.
Banquet to End Events.
The days activities will be con.
cluded with the annual banquet oi
the Military Order of the World
Wars at 7:3o pm. at the Mayfiower
Hotel with Secretary of the Army
Royall as principal speaker.
The Sd Infantry is the oldest
regiment in the Regular Army and
its rolls bear the names of men
who fought with Washington at
Valley Forge and Yorktown. It has
80 battle streamers. The reactiva-
ton ceremonies will begin at 1915
pm. on the east plaza of the
Capitol.
The Flag Of Liberation" which
the Army calls Americas most his
torically Travelled emblem" was f1y-
ing over the Capitol when World
War II was declared and subse-
quently was raised in triumph over
Rome, Berlin and Tokyo.
Parade to Start at 1:3O.
II will be received on behalf of
Congress by Senator Vandenberg
Republican, of Michigan, and House
Speaker Martin at a ceremony i'm
mediately following the re-activa-
ton Of the 3rd Infantry.
The parade will begin at / 80 D m.
In the area south of the Capitol.
proceed across the East Plaza and
march down Constitution avenue to
Seventeenth street NV.
The line of march is scheduled
10 begin passing the presidential
reviewing stand at Constitution ave-
nue. and Sixteenth street NV. at 2
o'clock.
By presidential proclamation and
by order of the District Commits
sioners, Federal and District en-
ployes eligible to participate in the
parade will be excused from work
without loss Of time. Business houses
and stores have been asked to dis
play the flag. !.
20 Bands "a PjAy. - e
More than 40 bands win particle
pate in the heparsrie,,~incku the
Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine
Crops bands. Navy, Marine and
Air Force units will join the long
line Of soldiers who will participate.
Units of WACS and WAVES also will
march.
The ROTC units from the Uni
versity of Maryland, Georgetown
and Howard universities and st.
Johns College will be in the line
Of march, supplemented with regi-
ments of high school cadets from
all Washington area schools.
Grand marshal Of the parade will
be Mai. Gen. Hobart Gay, COM
manding the Military District Of
Washington. superintendent Rob-
ert J. Barrett will lead an escort of
Metropolitan Police.
Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox will lead
q division Of the District National
Guard, composed of the goth Head
quarters Battery, 260th Anti-Aircraft
Artillery Group, 262d Anti-Aircraft
Battalion 304th and 380th Anti-Air-
craft Warming Battalions, the 163d
and l71st Military Police Battalions
and the 715th Truck Company.
Reservists to March.
New 155-millimeter motorized
artillery guns will precede the units
of the gath specialized engineer
regiment from Fort Belvoir, Va.
In the veterans division will be
honor guards of the Veterans Of
Foreign Wars, American Legion and
the Regular Veterans. Several
scores of posts Of each organization
will march behind the colors.
For.the first time since 1941, re-
serve officers units will march with
80 grounds represented.
Tickets for seats for the stands
along Constitution avenue are on
sale at the headquarters of the Mill
tary Order of the World Wars, 1700
I street NV, and at the Fairway
Sport Shop, 1928 G street NV.
Veterans to Present Flag.
Six Army veterans of World War
II will present the Flag Of Liberia
ton" to the congressional leaders.
They are 1st Sergt. George w. Wa
pie, Fairfax, Master Sergt. Robert
H. Carroll, Norfolk, Va, and Staff
Sergt. Henry S. Pickerel, Hurt, Va.
who were on duty In Washington
when war was declared by Congress
In l94l; Pfc. Joe E. Resti, Westbury.
Long Island. who was present when
the flag was raised over Rome on
July 4, 1914; Corpl. Roy Allen. Nor
wood, N. c.. who saw the standard
hoisted over Berlin on July 20, 1945,
and Corpl. Jesse Taylor, Goldsboro,
N. c., who attended the flag raising
In Tokyo on September 8. 1945.
Under the re-activitation of the
Third Infantry, the s703d Military
Police Battalion and the Ceremonial
Detachment of Fort Myer will be-
come, respectively, the First Bat
talon and Ceremonial Company
Third Infantry, and the 712th Mill
tary Police Battalion of Fort Lesley
j. McNair will become the Second
Battalion. Regimental headquar-
ters will be at Fort Myer under
command of Col. j. B. Matlock, Fort
Myer commander.
A special guest at the ceremony
will be Col. H. j. Wander Heide,
who commanded the regiment in
Germany during World War II.
To Honor GAR Founder.
Elsewhere in the District the