Evening star., 1903-07-02
New Site for Fourth Of July
Celebration.
DUE TO HOT WEATHER
OFFICIAL PROGRAM OF EXER-
c1sEs ISSUED TODAY.
Procession at 8 A. NJ, Followed oy
Public Meeting-Pr
Men to Participate.

Con,u,ssIoner Macfarland. chairman Vi
tho committee of arrangements 1or the
celebration of the Fourth or july uho'.
the auspices of the Commissioners. rece-'eo
Information this morning from the weather
bureau of the probability that the temPera
ture will rise steadily during the next '"'
days and that Saturday Will be hot' al
though probably fair except Tor showers Al
tho afternoon Thereupon he recommended
% tho executive committee that the public
nes,tne arranged for 10 o'clock In the
morning he held on the northeast lawn OF
the White House instead of the south lawn.
The space is about the same In size. anu
there Is abundant shade on the northeasl
lawn while there is no shade on the south
lawn If the weather were to be ralr ana
cool 1t would be preferable to hoio tne
meeting on the south lawn. for reasons Oh
conyen ence and for the scenic erect, but
Commissioner Macfarland and the commit
tee believe it to be unwise to expose the
audience. which would include chlidren ana
aged people to the direct rays of the sun.
The change of place from the south TO the
north side of the White House will involve
no other change In the arrangements
Official Program.
The official program of the Celebration
of the one hundred and twenty seventh an
of Independence under the auspices of the
Commissioners of the District of Columbia,
1908" was issued today. The program Is
embeliished on the outside with an en-
bossed golden eagle. A portrait OF Thomas
Jefferson occupies full page In auultloI
to the program for the celebration OF july
T. copies of THE Star Spangled Banner
and my Country. 'Tis of Thee. whlch
will be sung by the audience at the meet
ing on the White House lawn at 10 Clock
appear in the pamphlet The complete pro-
gram follows:
At o o'clock In the morning. procession
of the Army the Navy and the Marine
Corps of the United States. and of the mill
tia of the District of Columbia. from the
Capitol to the White House. Major Cen
eral s. B. NJ. Young. U. s. A.. grand mar
shall
At 10 o'clock In the morning public
of the board of Commissioners OF the DIS
trict OF Columbia, presiding.
Following Is the order of exercises: MUSIC
by the United States Marine Band. w. n,
Santelmann leader; Invocation. Rev. ID. j.
Stafford. d. D.; Introductory address the
presiding officer; singing, MY Own United
States children of the public schools. E.
d. Tracy. director; Declaration OF lnae,
Dewey L. s. N. president Thomas Jener-
son Memorial Association: reading. by
Barry Bulkley of the Sons of the Revoiu-
ton; singing My Country. 'Tis Of Thee.
the audience; address. His Excel
lency j. J. Jusserand. ambassador or
France; the Marseillaise. the Marine Band; +;
singing. Anvil Chorus. adult chorus. W. j.
Palmer. director: address; William h
Moody Secretary of the Navy: singing.
1.-The Star Spanged Banner. the audience: {:
benediction. Rev. T. S. Hamlin. d. D..
music by the Marine Band
At o'clock in the evening display OF
aerial fireworks at the Washington monu-
ment.
Personnel of Committee.
The committee of arrangements consists
of Henry B. F. Macfarland, chairman; w.
p Van Wickie secretary: Charles ]. Bell,
treasurer: Admiral George Dewey. presi-
dent Thomas Jefferson Memorial Associa-
ton OF the United States; Rear Admiral
Henry c. Taylor. president Sons of the
Revolution: DIR. ]. w. Bayne. president
Sons of the American Revolution: Mrs.
Herschel Main. state regent Daughters of
the American Revolution, Major General
Henry c. Corbin. U. S. A, chairman COM
mittee on procession; Maj. Gen. ]. c. Breck-
inridge. L A. president Society of Ameri
can Wars; Rear Admiral J. r. Bartlett
U. S. N. commander Commandery Of the
District of Columbia. Military Order Of the
Loyal Legion: s. Thomas Brown. president
Association of the Oldest Inhabitants:
Board of Trade; William F. Guide. presi-
dent Business Mems Association: Colonel
Thomas w. Symons. Corps of Engineers.
U. g. A. officer in charge Of public build
ings and grounds: Theodore w. Noyes, NJ.
G. Seckendorn. Scott c. Bone; Louis p
Shoemaker. representative of the commit
tee on cooperation of citizens associations,
N. c. l. ID. c.; Judge Ivory G. kimblll de-
partment commander Grand Army Of the
Republic; Colonel NJ. Emmett Urell ma
tional commander Spanish War Veterans
DIR. Marcus Benjamin. president Society Of
the War of 1872; Percy S. Foster, chair
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