Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-02
How It Will Be Celebrated in and
About Washington.
PATRIOTIC SOCIETIES TO COMBINE
In a Demonstration in the Monu-
ment Grounds.
THE OLDEST INHABITANTS

The Sons of the Revolution and the Sons
of the American Revolution will hold
Joint celebration of the Fourth of July
next Thursday in the shadow of the Wash
ington monument, to which will be invited
the Daughters of the American Revolution,
the Colonial Danes, the Society of the Co.
lonial Wars, and all the patriotic societies
of the city. prominent among them, of
course, being the Oldest Inhabitants Asso-
citation.
The societies responding to the invitation
will meet the hosts at the Washington
monument.
The Sons of the American Revolution and
the Sons of the Revolution will meet at
the Arlington Hotel at o'clock in the
morning, and, headed by the Marine Band
and escorted by the Washington Light
Infantry, will march to the music of Hail,
Columbia" and the "Marseillaise" to the
monument, joining the societies which shall
there be present by invitation.
A joint society salute of thirteen guns will
be fired at $50 by battery A of the Ma
tional Guard, and the program for the
occasion will then begin. The order Of ex-
ercises will be follows: Overture, Co
lumbia, the Gem of the ocean," invoca-
ton, Rev DR.. John H. Elliott; reading Of
the Declaration of independence, Mr. Barry
Buckley; song, America" to be sung by
the societies; address. Mr.. Henry E. Da-
Wis; music, Star Spangled Banner" ad-
dress, MI John Goooe; peheoictloti' rev.
Dr. T. S. Childs.
The affair will be under the direction of
the following joint committee: Ernest
Wilkinson, chairman; John B. Wight, sec
Larner, H. P. R. Holt Gaillard Hunt, F. E.
Grice, Fred Huidekoper, w. H. Pearce e.
D. Appleton and W. S. Yeatman.
The celebration by the united societies
public recognition of the anniversary of
the birth of American independence. This
year they are making earnest and ener-
getic efforts to have their celebration of
much more general character than here
tofore, and the public generally are cor
daily invited to unite with them in max
ing it a genuine success.
The following special invitation has been
sent to the President and his cabinet, to
the justices Of the Supreme Court the
judiciary of the District and to the va
rious patriotic societies:
THE honor of your company is request
ed on Thursday morning, July Fourth at
the Washington monument, at $50 o'clock,
at the exercises under the auspices OF the
Sons of the Revolution and the Sons OF
the American Revolution, in commemora-
ton of the 10th anniversary of the Decla-
ERNEST WILKINSON,
Chairman Joint Committee.
JOHN B. WIGHT, Secretary.
Oldest Inhabitants.
Following the invariable custom, the
citation will observe Independence day by
first holding a business meeting. and sub
sequently listening to the reading of the
Declaration of Independence by J. Madison
Cults and to an address by Mr.. Mexican.
The business meeting will be held at the
rooms of the association in the Corcoran
building at 80 Thursday morning. Upon
the conclusion of the business meeting. at
noon, there will be a public meeting, when
the exercises referred to will lake place.
Tnl<oma's Parks Celebration.
At Takoma Park there will be quite
celebration There will be a gathering of
citizens at the hall at 10 o'clock am, when
the Declare ton of Independence will be
read patriotic songs will be sung and adj
dresses will be delivered by Judge Thos b.
Miller and others. In the evening at $
o'clock there will be public display OF
fireworks.
At the Soldiers Home.
The formal celebration at the Soldiers
Home will take place in the evening, I'M
der the auspices of HenryWilson Post, No.1T,
C. a. r. che program arranged, is as fol-
lows: Overture, Soldiers Home Band; in
troductory address, Commander Jacob
Moore; piano solo, national airs Mrs. Pick
rell; address, DR.. Frank L. Howe; recita-
ton, selected, Miss Marie Howe; song
'Fancies," Miss JEANNE Haywood; original
poem, Fair Columbia DR.. Thomas Cal
YER; song, THE Rest of the Brave" Miss
Lillian HALEY; recitation, THE Soldier
Sleeps" Mrs. Mary T. Haywood; song, Sc
lected Miss Nye; recitation, "On the Rap
pahannock," Mr.. Duncan C. Haywood;
quartet, "OL, Sing Me a Song of Home
Misses Haywood and Nye, Mrs. Haywood,
Dr.. Calver; recitation, selected, Miss Daisy
Calver; song, selected, Miss HALEY; recita-
ton, selected, Mr.. Goodwin Patton; song,
selected. Miss Nye; finale, Soldiers Home
Band.
At kensinStOn.
The Fourth will be celebrated at Ken
sirgton with due ceremony. The farmers
Of Montgomery county will at o'clock
listen to Ben. Butterworth. Gov. Hart, Hat
tersly Talbot and other orators. Mr.. ChaS.
B. Hanford will recite brakes American
Flag and Judge Blackburn will read the
Declaration of Independence Mayor Det-
rick will preside.