Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-02
THE GLORIOUS FOURTH
PREPARATIONS FOR ITS CELEBRA-
TON NEXT TUESDAY.

ION Will JOIN WITH the rest or the CltizeuS oI
the United States in a rousing celebration
of Independence day. the greatest patriotic
anniversary in the nations calendar and
from the American point OF view. at least.
the greatest patriotic event in the calendar
of the world. The signing OF the Declare
ton OF independence 100 years ago next
Tuesday marked the official PRONUNCIATION
Of the great principle since cherished by
the American people, and the demonstra-
ton OF Joy with which that act was greeted
has with each year increased in its tnten-
sity and its Significance. and all over the
United States and even In the insular pos
sessions under this governments control will
be witnessed unmstakable evidences of the
fact that the spirit that moved the founders
of the nation to action has by no means
diminished. That the celebration will be
boisterous may be anticipated from the fact
that the large stores of fireworks and ex-
plosfves and other things appropriate to the
occasion. which were provided by local
dealers. have been greatly depleted and
that the youth of the city have laid In large
supplies of artificial thunder
No need to tell the small boy that INDIE
pendence day is nearly here. For weeks he
has been boarding his pennies. his nickels
and his dimes, and before midnight of the
Sd his store of wealth will have been in
vested in firecrackers and all the other
noiSe-producing things that go 20 make the
day joy and delight to him.
In Washington the police regulations pro-
hibiting the use OF explosives of any de-
scription prior to the 4th will be enforced
more strictly than ever before, and in con-
sequence the city will be comparatively
quiet up to the very last minute OF the pre-
scribed time. But the birth of July will
be welcomed with the usual booming of
cannon and banging of giant crackers and
tbs noise will continue more or less through
out the night.
For the small boy. however. and for his
for difYarent the real Fourth
of July begins at dawn. Young America
will have a troubled rest on the night of
the Sd. and woe betide the small boy who
oversleeps himself on Independence day.
His first frecracker will be wet with his
tears. of regret.
To Get Out of Town.
Many residents of Washing
to say they are not OF the younger genera
tion-wll as usual make their escape from
the city on July 4, and journey to some
more quiet spot where every hour OF the
day Is not made hideous to them by the
booming of cannon. the swapping. banging
of firecrackerS large and small. and the
noise of other like inventions, and where
the mine. the pin wheel and the devil
chaser will not get in their work by night.
All the railroads leading out of the city
will run excursions to neighboring points
on July 4. Thousands of citizens of the
national capital will visit the seaside cities
the mountains and the nearby battlefields.
and the down the river resorts will
usual be well patronized.
Many of the patriotic societies of the
city will hold meetings on Independence
day. with appropriate exercises designed
to foster patriotism and love of country in
the young and the old. Other societies will
meet merely for the commemora ton of the
day by good time. and parties OF pick
ntckers will search out every available spot
in the suburbs and in the surrounding
country.
The Fourth will be a great day at Mount
Vernon and on the green lawns of Mar
shall Hall. Those who like to consider
patriotism in a quiet way and enjoy the
nations greatest holiday away from the
din and smoke of the general celebra tion
have in previous years found Mt. Vernon
an ideal place to visit. Many of those who
are looking for a livelier time will go to
Marshall Hall. At the latter resort there
will be dancing and all other amusements,
and during the day and evening Prof
Schroeder's band will discourse patriotic
music on the boat and at the grounds. The
steamer Charles Manchester will make fire.
quent trips
The fourth will also be a gala day at
River View. and the managers of that re-
sort expect an immense throng. The little
river, the chute. the flying horses and all
the other attractions will be in operation
and music and dancing will be a feature
OF the days pleasures. In the evening
there will be a splendid and elaborate dis
play of fireworks from the top of the
chutes Rockets, Roman candles bursting
MINES IuZZy WozzyS. red lights, balloons
devil chasers. fire wheels and many other
designs will make up the display The |
steamer I. V. Arrowsmith will make a num-
Der of trips during the afternoon and even
ing. ~
At Colonial Beach, Chesapeake Beach |
Chevy Chase Lake, Cabin John Bridge and |
all the other resorts both on and off the |
river in the vicinity of Washington prepa-
Tauons are being made to receive the over
now from the national capital, and on In
dependence day the city will probably be |
populated only by the small boy those of |
ms eluers VINO join In the noisy celebra- |
ton with equal enthusiasm and tbosa VIZ
Tor reasons of business or otherwise cam |
not get away. And for the small bows |
peace OF MIND 1t Is to be hoped that the |
latter are in q helpless minority.