Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-01
NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE
General Observance of the Glorious Fourth
Of July.
Programs of the Patriotic Societies
The Exercises to Be More
Elaborate Than Ever.

The celebration of Independence day will
be more general this year than ever before
in the history of the great anniversary and
for the first time since 1860 the south will
join in making it an occasion Of rejoicing
and patriotic fervor. Inquiries among the
firms engaged here in the sale of fireworks
and noise-producing articles discover an
unusually great demand for such things,
which is increasing rapidly as the day ap-
proaches. The purchases by individuals are
much larger and four times more numerous
than ever before known in the history of
the trade here. according to the statement
of an experienced wholesale dealer and the
night display will be particularly fine, al
though its effect will be somewhat lessen
ed unless clouds come to obscure the full
moon that will be in the heavens Monday
night. The patriotic societies, including
the posts of the G. A. r., the societies of
the revolution. the Oldest Inhabitants AS
ISOLATION and kindred organizations will OBJ
serve the anniversary with appropriate ex-
erciSeS.
Societies of the Revolution.
The celebration by the Societies of the
Revolution in the District of Columbia
promises to Guido all previous efforts. The
members of the Society of the Sons of tho
Revolution and the Sons of the American
Revolution will meet at Lafayette square
in the morning at $50 O clock punctualiy.
they Will be met by the Washington Light
Infantry. under Col. May, and the full Ma
rine Band. which Secretary Long has or
dered out for the occasion, and be escorted
directly to the Washington monument A
stand has been erected and on 1t will be
seated President Mckinley such members
OF his cabinet as may be in the city. the
ofncers OF the society, the orators of the.
day and the French ambassador, who al
OF the revolutionary societies as the repre-
sentative of the nation which allied itself
with the colonies century and q half ago
ana helped them to obtain their indepen-
dence- NJ Cambon will be escorted to the
stand by Mr.. Lewis johnson Davis the
band meanwhile playing the MarseiIlaise.
Inc Two speakers of the day will be Rob-
err Emmett Burke. representative in Con-
THOMAS II. Tongue of Ohio.
Rev. Randolph Harrison McKim. the
chaplain OF the Sons Of the Revolution, will
1 Ui, the invocation. and Rev. T. 8.
Chiios, the chaplain of the Sons of the
american Revolution, the benediction. The
Declaration Of Independence will be read
Oy Mr.: Barry Buckley. President E. M.
Ganauoet OF Kendall Green will be the pre-
lutte OF thirteen guns
II Is anticipated that q large crowd of
Patrlotlc citizens will assemble, and every
mas been made.
me soldiers from Camp AIger are to be
made especially welcome.
Committee In Charge,
Inc Joint committee in charge of the
affair Is as follows: Charles H. Campbe,I
chairman; VIM. H. Pearce. secretary: John
b. wight, Thomas Blagden, John P. Earn
est e. C. Goodloe, U. s. NJ c.; Francis L.
i1eupp, Mark B. Hatch, Chas 8. Taintor
henry g. Kemp, William E. Curtis. W p
Metcalf, Lloyd B. Wight. Francis Nash
Nd; F. W.. Dickins. U.SN: Edward T.
Renlek. Frank 3. Smith; marshals, Albion
n. Paris and Ernest Wilkinson.
The Oldest Inhabitants will caIahra..
Masonic Temple. where the Declaration of
Independence will be read by Allison NAH.
Wolf ~ S1iiioii
Inc washington Light Infantry CORPS
VIII parade in the morning, and at night
burnside Post; GAR. will give an excur-
SION TO Glen Echo. where a display of fire.
works will be given