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lulu when a number of cameramen
were pushed around by Air Force
police as they tried to photograph
the arriving general.
Sd Infantry to Be Guard.
Col. Dorm said Sd Infantry Regi-
ment soldiers from Fort Myer.
rather than military police, would
be at the airport. He said they
will be unarmed and with specific
instructions not to manhandle any
of the press.
From the airport the general,
Mrs. Macarthur and their 13-
Iyear-old son Arthur will 60 to
the Hotel Statler. where the presi-
dental suite awaits them.
The party will be escorted to the
Capitol at 1890. There the gen.
eral probably will be taken to the
Speakers Office. where a reception
committee from both parties will
greet him and escort him to the
House chamber.
Luncheon Plans Uncertain.
House Minority Leader Martin S
office said it is still undecided
whether the general will have
luncheon at the Capitol. In any
case the next formal event on his
schedule will be the motorcade
down Pennsylvania avenue.
-Four armored scout cars will
join civilian limousines in the
slow procession, leaving the Capt.
tol about las pm. Bands sta
toned along the line of march
will strike up as the generals car
approaches. A request has been
made for planes to roar over the
route. but this has not yet been
granted.
At. the Monument Grounds,
the actual ceremonies of welcome
are expected to last about Is
minutes beginning about 2:15 pm.
The general ml1as requested that
there be no fdfrnaa speeches in the
welcoming ceremony. ~
Gen. Macarthur is expected TO
leave soon afterwards for New
York. arriving there after dark
Thursday. On Friday, New York
will give him its welcome in the
traditional ticker-tape parade.
Civic Dinner Impossible.
Washington citizens had hoped
to give the general great civic
dinner. but Committee Chairman
Joseph C. McGarraghy said that
1T is quite apparent that in view
of Gen. MacArthur's plans, it will
be impossible for the citizens to
tender a dinner as planned orig
Iinally."
For more definite information
on the generals plans, Mr.. Nc
IGarraghy followed up two earlier
cablegrams by talking yesterday
Afternoon with a member of Gen.
MacArthur's staff in Honolulu. It
was then he learned the approxi-
mate time of arrival and that the
generals plans for arriving in
Washington would be exactly the
same as those for his arrival in
San Francisco and New York
after dark.
On Thursday Gen. Macarthur
will move through a Capital bright
with bunting and flags. Along the
|motorcade route, welcome posters
and American flags will greet him.
In addition, the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association also
has all it's members t. bring ol,t
their flags for the occasion.
Final preparations for the gen.
erals reception were to be dis
cussed at a meeting in the Dis
trict Building this afternoon. At
that time a decision on the
schools was to be forthcoming.
The alternatives were to close the
District public schools for half
a day Thursday or to release the
children on receipt of letters
from their parents.
In the parochial schools, the
children will be excused if they
present letters from their parents.
The same will apply in Mont
gomery County.
Text of Proclamation.
Following is the text of the
Commissioners proclamation on
Macarthur day:
Whereas it is customary to pay
homage to returning victorious
warriors, and
Whereas, Douglas Macarthur
has been generally acclaimed one
of our country's outstanding sue
cessful military leaders. and
Whereas, Gen. Macarthur Is
making an official visit to WASH
ington. D. c., and will arrive in
Washington on Thursday. April
10, 1851, and
Whereas, in special recogni-
ton of Gen. MacArthur's out
standing military achievements,
there is being planned an enthu-
siastic and colorful ceremony TO
welcome him,
Nov, therefore, we the Com
|missioners of the District of CO.