The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-07-04

Safe and sane oratory viii take the
place Of manning cannon crackers and
vicious cap pistols in Washington's cele-
bration Of the Glorious Fourth, and the
only people who VIII run any danger will
be the hired men who set OF the mu-
nicipal fireworks.
But there will be fun for all to-day.
From the boom Of the first battery of
day explosives at o'clock in the morn
ing at Pennsylvania avenue and Ninth
street, until the last skyrocket trails
after Halley's comet from the EllIpse
about midnight. there viii be something
doing.
Bang for an Hour.
The city fathers harked back TO child
hood days and invested more than s.. 900
OF the peoples money in the most mod
ern line of fireworks. The day fireworks
viii sputter and bang from 9 o'clock TO
10. The night display will begin at $50
and last until the rockets and set pieces
are ali gone.
The assortment Of high explosives
gathered together for this years cele-
bration would delight the heart OF any
youngster. Not TO be behind time even
II the face Of the safe and sane move
ment. fireworks makers came under the
wire this year with Chanseeler batteries,
aurora borealis set pieces, north pole bat
| teries, and Halleys comet bombs. The
only thing they overlooked was the Back
from Elba pinWheel and the Jeff-Jaek
geyser.
And young Washington, from six 10
sixty, viii have chance TO see than
all. The Ellipse will fairly burst inso
flame tonight Hundreds Of rockets VIII
soar and sprinkle star dust IN the good
old way.
Grand Finale Planned.
Set pieces Of almost every variety will
blaze and fade. and as the grand finale
to the spectacle. Old Glory will flame
forth IN colors, while the Marine Band
plays The Star Spangled Banner"
/ The Fourth starts officially at s:45
o'clock. when the First Infantry Band,
/ District National Guard. will burst into
melody at the Decatur House. jackson
place and II street At s:15 = comment
/ orative tablet will be unveiled there.
! The speech-making at the District
/ Building viii begin at 10 and last until
1 l1:l5 O'Clock The Marine Band will par
/ ticipate. The Engineer Band will give
a concert near the inlet bridge, Potomac
/ Park. from l:SO TO $50 o'clock The
/ afternoon will be devoted 20 land and
water athletics From 3.45 to s O'Clock
the Second Infantry Band. D. c. n. G.,
will play at Potomac Park.
! The First Infantry Band viii play al
/ $50 O'Clock at the old Capitol prison
! First and B streets northeast. incident
to the unwilling of a historical tablet
Dances by Children.
At 1 o'clock go children viii give foil
dances In costume under the auspices OF
| the Playground Association. at Seven.
teenth and B streets northwest. The
Fairgrounds represented viii be Rose
dale, Georgetown, Garfield Park. New
York avenue. Neighborhood House. and
Virginia avenue. Mrs. Walter BinleS
will have charge of the dancers.
While the fireworks are going of be
hind the White House. Pennsylvania
avenue will be Illuminated and will riva
Gotham's White Way until midnight. The
Avenue Illumination will be turned or
at s:45 O'Clock.
Almost every one In Washington 1.
expected TO be on the Avenue tonight
II Will be q blaze of light from end L
end, and the merrymaking will equal III,
New Years Eve fun--if 1t doesn't rain
Rain, by the way, will not interiors
with the fireworks. They Will be set OF
I d haIIax-sl 4ha .-f-oxx-ss,
viii be there Just the same.
There will be independent celebration
at Mount Rainier, Bloomingdale, Eek
ington, University Heights, and Brook
land.
Dug Hard for 1t.
Most people are apparently enthusiastic
about the composite celebration idea, Blu
there are exceptions. and the gentlemen
who helped collect fireworks money ar
| stiu complaining because they had 10 di!
so hard for it,
There is a story going around tina
shows there is lack of enthusiasm X
spots, anyway. The president of one o
Washingtons leading banks met prom
inent member Of the Board OF Trade th'
other day.
"As usual" said the bank president
gravely, "the National Capital is in tn
van of progress. How much better IL Il
TO celebrate the Fourth in a safe anS
sane manner than TO make the air hideou
with noise and TO I'LL the hospitals witt
innocent victims"
quite so, responded the Board o
Trader.
I presume" said the bank president
that YOU will attend the exercises a
the District Building"
The Board of Trader looked AROUND
cautiously. NO" said he; I've prom
Used the children to take them 10 Arundel
on-the-Bay. where there are none Of thes
silly restrictions"
The bank president grinned. TN SCI
you down there he said. That's wherl