Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-03
THE DAY WE CELEBRATE
And bow the People of Washington Pro-
pose to Do It.
A Bill of Fare Served Up for the Heisdsy
Appetite That Ought to Provide some
thing for Every Ta~te-The Prsgram.

Tomorrow viii notbe dull day to the citizens
OF Washington. In addition to its being holi.
DAY, which will be generally observed. there
VIII be number Of events which win enable
the public to celebrate in the old time STYLE or
In most any style that their taste may suggest.
Aprogram Of some Of the days events q Riysa
below. .
The Sons Of the Revolution, the Sons Of Shs
American Revolution and the Daughters Of ths
Revolution and the citizens generally Win %.
semble in Epiphany Church at $50 tomorrow
morning. and, after brief religious services.
will proceed to the Monument grounds, where
exercises viii be held, participated In BY the
children Of the public schools and othera The
Declaration Of Independence viii be read snd
two short addresses will be made
The citizens of Mount Pleasant have arrxnped
for an all-day celebration on the grounds Of
1ngleside. There will be base bali game and
athletic sports In the morning. meeting in the
afternoon and fireworks at night
There viii be q joint celebration BY the ssso.
citation Of the Oldest Inhabitants and the Vet
eran firemen's Association at Willard Hall as
~ clock, and at the close the members Of the
the hotel
The day well as the anniversary of the lsv.
ing OF the corner stone Of the hall on N street
between 18th and 18th streets erected by the
coiored Odd Fellows will be celebrated by a
meeting at the hall under the auspices Of the
hall association with the lodges Of the House, .
principal address
program Of singing. recitations ana read.
ings VIII mark the celebration Of the Wimo-
aaughsis at their home, 1928 street Rsfresh.
ments VIII be served during the afternoon ana
evening.
There will he ,ox,o. .. A. " NJ !, -
base ball and running matches at Capitol Psrh
ana base ball game between the colored Y. n.
Z. A. ream and the Mount Pleasant Browns a
National Park
The Tskoma Park Gun Club will shoot for
prizes on its own grounds Races viii be beld
at the Benning track by the washineton priv
ing Club, for which several good horses have.
been entered.
At Forest Inn there will be q iuirbtlx
tournament, games and hop in the evening.
The various river resorts will be ATTRACTIVE
places to spend the day and the steambosSs
VIII make extra trips
THE Y. NJ C. A. GAMES.
The base ball game at the Y NJ c. A. PARK.
18th and q streets northwest, tomorrow morn..
ing at 10 o'clock between the leaders in the Die.
trict league championship contest. the W. q
and the \. NJ. c. A., bids fair to be one OF the
best games OF the season and should attract
every base ball crank in the city. Both teams
are at their best and have been looking forward
to this event. The W. A. C. expect 70 present
some star players and the Y. NJ. c. A bows nv.
tney want TO meet the best that car be FRO,
duced- The defeat of the Y. NJ. O. A bow bv
the baltimore team has been an incentive to
more practice and there is no doubt the erhibi-
ton, which means the banner, will be q good
one. Prof. Sims Of the Y. NJ. c. A. Is hustliue
Tor all that Is in him 10 make the games to-s
morrow afternoon at the Y. NJ c. A. Parh .,
success The game Of basket ball between the
teams OF the Carroll Institute and Y NJ C. A
viii not only be novel. but exciting II is claimed
by those who think they know that il IL second
only TO foot ball. though il does not take ND 90
much time, as IL is played in twenty minute
halves. Then the sack. stilt egg potato and
other races will be full of sport and the crowd
will enjoy il without doubt The fun 10 70 begin
at pm
CHURCH CELEBRATION.
For the past nineteen years Indepeudepco
day has been observed in the parish Of the In
csrnation by holding the services which we're
designated by the general convention Of l7ea
The custom will be observed this year. and
tomorrow morning at ESQ the holy euchsriss
viii be celebrated and at pm. evensons.
THE SCHOOL CHILDREN INVITED.
The school children have been invited by the
committee and superintendent Of schools 10 BE-
present at the Monument grounds at 10 tomor.
row TO take part In the exercises