The Washington times., 1908-07-03

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NJ festivity win be abroad in the
Nations Capital tomorrow
From authentic information AZ
hand this afternoon IL is APPARENT thar
the small boy VIII evolve INFO an instrll-
Enent Of perpetual noisiness: that the
grown-ups VIII be given 70 speech-mak-
!s'g and loud huZZas anent The opening
/ ~ the new Municipal Building: that
the skies viii be invaded by night by
! one o. tAe most magnificent pyrotschnic
displays this side OF the lower donin-
ionsi that flags viii fiy. bands win play
| and sleep VIII be q thing aParJ-in
other words, that the greatest Fourth
OF July IN the City's history is upon Us.
The Capital has always shown its
share OF patriotism on the day We ce.-
ebrate.' although the most CAPTIVATING
thing connected with the day hereto
fore has been The sight Of Old Glory.
Tomorrow marks an epoch in the Dis
sricts history. however, for the 5000
( Inhabitants OF this toSn really have
something to be proud OF Within
tUenty-tour hours win have taken place
( the dedication Of one OF the most mag
nificent city halls IN the country. a
/ consummaJion long delayed and devout-
I y prayed FOR these many years
AoVeS INTO S2y5OoyOOO House
II IS not Al ordinary event when a
fellow moves into a home costing some
$, ,500.Jo0 ana e. little celebrating nav be
: expected Those who cannot get inside
for the hOUSe-warming are going 60 play
/ in the yard, anG the yard in this IL
stance means the entire city OF VAS
! ington-
Therefore. he anxious look on sons
L MI rF-aea .-r-rr-
/ day, and the exDectaEt look on the face
/ Of every smaU boy not already in he
/ hospital The combined influence o.
cedicaJOry sPeech-Eaking and music.
and tie natural long pent-up Fourth OF
July enthuSiasLo. vii. as has been re-
! teTreo 10, prod''ee much unres1rained
/ Everybody in the citv is fDte-ssta5 r.,
I the celebration at the new MunicipaI
I Building and nearly everybody will be
/ there. including three radiant Conlrnis-
I slonersr who never Went into a JOB OF
/ spring cleaning with more avidity For
I mere than q month a joint COMMITTEES
| from the Board Of Trade and the Cham
/ Der OF Commerce have been raising
l funds and enthusiasm for the great
/ event The program arranged is guar
/ anteed 10 please the most greedy ire
] loving small boy as we'll as the most
! Stald Oldest Inhabitaut who IS content
/ IN the thought that he managed 10 live
/ long enough to see the District IN a
! home OF its Own
Cannon VIII Attend.
/ After the program had gone TO press
| Il was learned that Speaker Cannon
would be IN the city tOmorrow, and as
( the DanviIle patriarch has never failed
! 10 whOOp-em-up a little on the Glorious
/ Fourth, ne win be or hand TO represeur
the legislative branch Of this great
| Government.
/ An unusual feature of the dedicatory
/ exercises tomorrow will be the presence
/ OF the mayors. and possibly other city
/ officials. of several towns which were
/ az one time the Capital Of the United
/ states IN this class comes Baltimore,
4 Annapolis, Lancaster, Pa. and Alex
andria, at one time part OF the District.
! The mayors OF these four cities viii
: have seats upon the platform The
I mayor OF Richmond viii also be a guest
I OF honor
More than $3.50 IS TO be expended in
! fireworks alone tomorrow evening. An
Il entire carload OF the noise-naaktng low
! producing, and Illuminating material
I has arrived and is today being con-
/ veyed 10 the Monument Lot. where
1 thousands viii witness the touch orr
] tomorrow evening al $50. The fire.
/ works are all 70 be Of the aerial va
/ riety, and can be seen from any Part
| Of the city, the arrangements being that
/ the majority Of the devices will do their
/ stunt about 800 feet above the rubber
/
an hour every conceivable form OF pyro-
! technics VIII play hide and seek with
( the top OF the Washington Monument.
/ Adjournment viii then be taken 20 the
/ Avenue, where an Illumination that Is
I an illumination has been promised by
( Lloyd, the fireworks man, VINO VIII have
/ a force Of twenty-five men in the ciIy
TO see that there is p.enty Of FIRE.
Reception Informal
The joint committee announces that
! the reception by The Commissioners IN
the new District 91uding viii be in
! formal and no particular requirement
/ as 20 dress viii be made Summer at
/ tire will be in order Chairman E. D
! Droop Of the music committee urges
/ especially that all the people Join in
/ singing the national anthem and Amer
! lea" during the morning exercises. Only
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