Wounded Men Cheer at White House Parade
Wounded soldiers from Waller Reed Hospital led a jubilant scene opposite the White House reviewing stand as a grateful public celebrated sacrifice. The crowd cheered the legless and armless veterans, nurses, Salvation Army volunteers, and a waving, patriotic throng during the parade for democracy.
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Benuine de Ieat
Waller Reed Hospital
Pitring
Jimsper
Lafayette Square
Peradoxira
Sgisht
Salvan
Baby Tanks and Big Gans In Parade Draw Admiration
Notable parade features included two American baby tanks emitting smoke as they moved at a restrained pace. A caterpillar tractor hauled a French 73 artillery piece once used by U.S. field artillerymen, drawing attention amid the procession.
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United States
Nation pays tribute to district soldiers in France victory parade
Crowds line Washington streets as yellow and green war paint adorns soldiers. A light artillery display follows infantry sections and a large four wheel drive car carries a huge howitzer. Ordinarily distant Aberdeen proving grounds contributed most ordnance, floats, and trucks on view at Sixth and D streets northwest today.
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France
Aberdeen Proving Grounds
Sixth
D Streets
Welcome Home Review Parade in Pennsylvania Avenue
A large crowd lined Pennsylvania Avenue for a welcome home review. Center President Wilson presided from the reviewing stand as banners proclaimed “We could not go, we save.” Marines, soldiers, and dignitaries passed the stand, with German helmets and trench gear on display. Navy and Marine units, auxiliary services, and women volunteers marched, while airplanes, boats, and wartime equipment offered spectators a glimpse of modern war power.
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Salvationists
Fifteenth Street
Wilson
Pennsylvania Avenue
Secruiaty Lyeniely
France
Prem Auxiliary Services
Red Cross
Salvation Anny
YMM
Jewish Welfare Board
Knights of Colenbus
American Library Association
Navy Department
Navy
President Wilson Leads Washington March Past War Heroes
President Wilson parades with district soldiers sailors and marines as large crowds witness the event. He shows intense interest in more than 500 wounded Walter Reed soldiers while a golden star banner honors 207 fallen district men. A hush falls over the route as a somber caisson and inscription "The Toys We Led Behind" move past the reviewing stand.
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Wilson
Walter Reed Hospital
President Wilson Leads Parade Start Amid Cheers at Peace Monument
Crowds line streets as President Woodrow Wilson and Mrs. Wilson arrive at the peace monument in the White House car just before 1 pm. He shakes Col. Harper’s hand, then takes position in the parade lineup with Commissioners Brownlow Kitts Gardiner and escorts. At 1 pm the Marine Band, led by Lieut. Santelmann, begins the march followed by Melvin Hasen, grand marshal, and a mounted escort.
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Wilson
Cary T. Grayson
Tumulty
Peace Monument
White House
Col. Harper
Gardiner
United Sates Marine Band
Lieut
Santelmann
Melvin ©. Hasen
Creature Comforts and Music at Hospitality Centers
Welfare groups report large crowds of soldiers and sailors enjoying entertainment at Washington centers including the Y M C A Salvation Army and Jewish Welfare Board. The League of Women hosted guests at 1823 H Street NW while others fed and entertained uniformed men at Central building and Liberty Hut. An evening concert raised funds with Mrs William F Black as chair and performers including Mrs Buron W Lawson Beulah Harper Dunwoody Avis Thompson Alice Roath.
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Salvation Army
Jewish Welfare Board
Washington
League of Btn
H Street
Liberty Hut
William F. Hlack
Buran W. Lawson
Beulah Harper Dunwoody
Avis Thompson
Misa Alice Roath
Salvation Army and YMCA Host Large Community Concerts
Paul Grindle led an extensive Salvation Army event with YMCA orchestra feeding many men, a concert featuring Salvation Army ranks, and daytime and evening sessions. YWCA entertained young women and escorts with a prominent program, Knights of Columbus hosted Victory Cottage with refreshments, magic, and dances aided by local women. community centers welcomed returning soldiers with dances and programs. Hasle Hut offered a special men’s program last night as crowds attended wide events.
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Paul Grindle
Salvation Army
Salvationists
Y. W. C. A. Runges
Knights of Columbus
Victory Cottage
Hasle Hut
Peace Float Leads Women’s Division in Victory Parade
A green peace float drawn by four brown horses led the women’s division in the parade. Miss Maury Louden portrayed Peace and Mrs. Margaret Hopkins Worrell acted as Victory. Joan of Arc was posed by Jule Andre, with Marineettes in uniform, Red Cross workers, and 499 blue-gowned women following, as crowds cheered the procession down the Avenue. An editorial note urged visitors to pay income tax and warned against tax evasion amid postwar sentiment.
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United States
England
Durance
Italy
Peace
Maury Louden
Spectacular 23 Plane Sky Parade Ends Safely
Aerial exhibition over Washington drew 22 army biplanes and a C-3 dirigible with no major injuries. An observation balloon broke loose and landed 16 miles away, while a Curtiss biplane made a hard landing near the Monument grounds. Lieut Gall H McMillin guided the balloon to a safe descent near Hillenheads. Charles E Ford and pilot Waters two hundred feet above the crowd diverted to land near monuments after engine failure.
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Lieut
Ford
Ngine
Washington
Western Front
Monument
Caquot Tyne
Anerdesp
Potomac Park
Gall Hf. McMillin
Seat. McMillin
Hill Nead
Jon
Aero Service Yard
Licon
McMillen
Charles Edward Ford
Aelius Ford
Emitheenian Institution
Seret
Waters
Monument Grounds
Fourteenth Street
Giant dirigible leads Washington sky parade amid cheers
A vast dirigible from Cape May N J shaded over Washington in the sun during the homecoming celebration parade. It repeated passes at low altitude before returning to Cape May without landing. The first plane left Boling Field at Annacostia around 1 PM as a squadron twisted above the Avenue with as many as 23 aircraft in the air.
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Cape May
N. J
Washington
Boling Field
Annacostia
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Purker-iidgel Ce
Pathfinder
Sony Shoes
Enly
Hilein
Klein's Rapid Shoe Repair CO
14Th St. N. W
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Topham’s
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John Poole
Federal National Bank
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