Evening star., 1951-04-19

brellas, cameras and lunch boxes,
taking up choice positions before
the speakers platform.
Twelve students from Sherwood
High School in Sandy Spring. Md,
were the first arrivals there.
Spreading rugs on the ground,
they began playing cards.
Are We going to be able to see
from here?" they asked an Of
fetal. Told they had ringside
seats, one girl exclaimed:
Wed better. I'd hate to have
gotten up at 6 o'clock for nothing" :"
Flags Line Route.
Typical of the enthusiasm in
store for the general were the
demonstrations at the airport and
around his hotel early today.
The city dressed in it's patriotic
finest for the great celebration.
Flags f1oated from stores and
along the route of the motorcade.
At the Capitol-scene of the
first event of Gen. MacArthur's
official day in Washington-prep-
arationS got underway before $50
am. Capitol police, stationed at
all entrances, screened the visi-
tors to be sure only those with
proper credentials were admitted.
Television men hastened to fin
ish running their wires and set
ting up their cameras to record
Gen. Macarthur address to Con-
gress.
Troops Line Route.
This is what the general saw
on his ride down Pennsylvania
avenue:
A Gordon Of 1000 troops of all
services and District National
Guardsmen lining the entire route.
American flags and welcome
home posters on every lamppost.
Bands from the services, the
police, high schools and fraternal
groups stationed along the line OF
march.
And hundreds Of thousands of
cheering, waving, shouting people.
The 20-car motorcade was led
by Police Chief Robert J. Barrett
at the head of two VS. of motor
cycle policemen. ..4
Riding in the first car with the
general were Mrs. Macarthur and
their son Arthur. as we'll as Dis
trict Commissioner John Russell
Young and Joseph c. McGar-
raghy, general chairman of the
Citizens Committee.
MOt0rcade Moves Slowly.
Commissioners F. Joseph Dono-
hue and Gordon r. Young rode in
the second open car, along with
Reception Chairman Edgar Nor
ris and Maj. Gen. Courtney Whit
ney, a native of Washington and
the generals closest adviser.
The motorcade moved at
10 miles an hour from the Capitol
to Constitution avenue, up Con-
stitution until it crosses Penn
sylvania avenue and thence up
Pennsylvania avenue to Fifteenth
street and south on Fifteenth
street to the Monument Grounds.
Secretary of Defense Marshall
headed the roster of defense of
flcials who accepted invitations to
the public reception-climax of
the city's welcome to the great
soldier.
The Secretaries of the three
services and the Joint Chiefs of
Staff also were on hand to join
in the public honors for the
general.
There, too, the general saw some
of his West Point classmates and
some of the officers who served
with him in the desperate early
days OF the last war.
Wounded Sit in Stands.
Mrs. Arthur Macarthur, sister
in-law of the general and mem
bers of her family planned to
join in the reception.
Arrangements also were made
for 33 wounded servicemen-many
of whom served under Gen. Mac
Arthur in Korea-to sit on the
reception stand.
The civic honors were highIight-
ed by the presentation of the SYM
bolic KEEP to the >city-a key of
jewelers. bronze made at Lorton
Reformatory but especially pol
ished by jeweler. The key re-
poses in an attractive case in
scribed with the generals name
and five stars.
For Gen. Macarthur Day."
District public and parochial
school children were given a half
holiday. District and Federal
Government workers also were to
be released to join in the festivi-
ties. Downtown department stores
arranged to close for 30 0sminutes