The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-06
WILL PERPETUATE
QUIET OF FOURTH
President Takes Stand for
Continuance of Ban
u, on FirecrackerS.
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fN'1nlHueQ from FIRST FdEe-l
noisily demonstrative as his heart MAJ
desire on the Fourth of July. Accord
ing to General Burt, prospective nation
Union, the safe and sane" idea IS all
wrong. General B irt. as the chief
speaker at the Independence Day cele-
bration at Randle Highlands. said:
We might well ask How IN hades
do you expect TO celebrate the Fourth
Of July without fircCrackers2 IRE
safe and sane idea NAV 10 for tee ner-
vously constituted members of the ma
ton, but young life demands racket
on our Natal Day. Il - All robustness
TO take from the yOungsCer the Only
means he has of demonstrating his en-
thusiasm. The firing Of predetermined
displays on the Fourth OF July Is pTac-
teal II may be all right TO get crowd
of youngsters in front or you ana READ
the Declaration of Independence 10
them, but they want something more
practical"
Oyster Converted.
Capt. James F. Oyster, president Of
the Board of Education, said.
Heretofore I have been in favor OF
plenty Of noise and firecra ekers on the
Fourth, but yesterdays celebration went
of so well that 1 feel converted 10 the
new idea Of a safe and sane FourIn.
Perhaps next year. if we. repeat me
same features which signalized the day
yesterday We will not miss the nre-
crackers"
Secretary H. O Hine. OF the Board
of Education. said:
small ffrecTackers- The Fourth without
the usual noisy demonstration does not
seem ike the Fourth ut all
De Lacy for Quiet.
81 not only heartily approve OF the
safe and sane Fourth for the District,
but I want to see it adopted through
out the country" said Judge William
De Lacy of the Juvenile Court TINS
idea was carried out in Washington was
admirable. The program was carried
through TO the letter and all OF the
people helped. It was a big Family az
fair and ! am enough OF socialist 10
believe in these big family affairs in
public recognition of our national holi-
days. / lid not have a single boy be-
fore ma yesterday for discharglng nre-
crackers or fireworks of any kind and
7 believe the youngsters enjoyed them
selves jusI as much as when they en-
dangered their lives and limbs in the
oid-fashi0ned methods OF fuss and pow
der. It was a big thing aud we ought
10 keep it up. Tn. out now for bigger
and better show next year, II that can
he done Let US get together now and
prepare for next year"
West Approves.
Commissioner West thoroughly ap-
Sreciates the success of the safe and
sane" idea
THE fact that not one gunpowder &C
cident was reported, that the fire de-
partment was not called into service,
and that the hospitals were not filed
with injured persons. seems 10 me to be
most convincing argument III favor
of the regulation which the Commits
sioners unanimously promulgated said
the Commissioner. 1T is true that
many of the youngsters in the city
were more or less disconsOIate because
they were deprived of the opportunity
OF celebrating in the usual way and,
because ] hope never 10 be so old as To
forget that / was once boy, / appre-
Ciated their feeling
That the Daughters of the American
Revolution are in favor of the safe
and sane policy and do not consider
fireworks and other explosives necessary
10 celebrate the Fourth In a patriotic
manner was made plain today through
a statement by Mrs. i. 3. Swormstedt.
recording secretary general OF the or
ganization, who keeps in close touch
with 1he d. A r. societies throughout
the United States.
Morgan for Fireworks.
A different opinion was expressed by
DR.. James d. Morgan, president OF the
Columbia Historical Society.
1T is quite doubtful TO me-" said
Or. Morgan. IF the doing away OF the
old form OF celebrating The Fourth viii
not have a tendency 20 lessen patriotic
sentiments among children. 7 would
hate 10 look back upon my youth and
think that I did not have the pleasure
of shooting nrecI hackers on the day COM
memOrating the anniversary Of the Dee
laration Of independence, ana T. doesn Z
seem just night TO prevent the children
OF today from enjoying such pleas
ures."
The views of the medical fraternity
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