Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-03
GREAT JULY Fourth
Good Time Begins at 8:45
Am. and Ends at Midnight.
SOMETHING DOING ALWAYS
Two Historical Tablets Are to Be
Unveiled.
CANOE AND SWIMMING RACES
Band Concerts, Athletics, Oratorical
Exercises, Daylight and
Night Fireworks.
ANOE AND SWIMMING RACES

Night Fireworks.
Washington is fully ready for the
Fourth of July. All advance indications
are that tomorrows passing of the ma
tons natal day will mark an epoch in
the National Capital.
This city is taking the lead in the
movement. which is spreading more and
more widely over the country. for safe
and sane observance of the Fourth. The
program for the day includes all sorts of
celebrations of the character best cal
culated to furnish real entertainment to
the great mass Of the populace without
exposing them at the same time to the
dangers which always go hand in hand
with the ''old-fashioned Fourths of July
Program Of Day.
Briefly summarized. the Independence
day observance in the District of Co
lumbia and its environs will include the
following, events:
S:45 a.m.-Concert by National Guard.
1st Infantry. Band at Decatur House.
Jackson place and H street northwest,
followed by unwilling of Decatur House
memorial tablet.
am.-E1rSt or daylight fireworks on
Market space.
10 a.m.-Formal exercises at the Dis
trict building under auspices Of the Dis
trict Commissioners, including concert by
the Marine Band.
liz am until IL nOOn-MOre daylight
fireworks on the ellipse.
1870 p.m--Swimming races in the new
pools in the White Lot.
pm. and thence throughout the after
noon-Municipal track and field games,
concluding with folk dances with 800 chill
dren participating, and an exhibition by
the trained athletes of the local Turn
verein in Potomac Park.
until g pm.-Annual regatta Of the
1nterclub Canoe Association in the tidal
basin.
1:3O to $50 p.m.-Concert by Engineer
Band on the Potomac drive bandstand,
incident to the athletic carnival.
$3.50 to p.m.-Concert by National
Guard, I'd Infantry Band, on Potomac
drive bandstand. incident to the canoe
club regatta.
$50 to $50 p.m.-Ceremonies incident
to unwilling of tablet on old Capitol
building at LIST and B streets northeast.
$50 to S:30-Intermission to permit all
participants in athletic and patriotic
events and the spectators to go to their
homes for dinner.
$50 pm.-Grand exhibition OF fireworks
on the ellipse.
9:45 to 40 p.m.-nlumination Of Penn
sylvania avenue and grand promenade on
the Avenue.
Neighborhod Celebrations.
At McDevitt Field. Lincoln and Rhode
Island avenues northeast. exercises by
citizens of Bloomingdale and lexington.
including athletic events, base ball games
and fireworks.
At old Fort Bunker Hill, joint exer-
cises by citizens Of Brookland and Uni
versity Heights, including program of
patriotic songs and addresses, followed
by list OF athletic events. beginning at
pm.
On the campus at Howard University.
beginning at 1880 am, track and field
games for colored boys.
At Rosedale playground, beginning at
10 am, presentation of flag and sixty
foot fagpole to the playground by the
boys Of Woodcraft Junior Order Wood
men Of the World, with accompanying
patriotic program.
Contests for Canoes.
With the exception Of some additional
names which may be received by mail
before the affair begins the entries for
the various events in the Interclub
Canoe Association regatta on the Tidal
basin are as follows:
Novice single-R- D. Burbank. Paul
Dean. H. R. Heidenreich. T. w. Wagner.
Novice double-R. d. Burbank and G.
r. Dickson, ]. c. Marsh and d. r. Wal
tiers. w. C. Greenley and ]. Kraft Pitch
art Wiley and E. Irwin Burns, c. NJ.
Davidson and Frank Watson.
Association championship single-Ralph
w. Howell. Reginald Rutherford. Paul
Dean. w. A. Rogers. A. F. Lucas and r.
Howell
Association championship double-A. H.
Ebeling and R. Edmonds. Reginald Ruth
erford and Ralph w. Howell. Cleveland
Skinker and w. Ray Garrett. L. F. Eber-
bach and DIR. Wolfe. Schmitt and Baker.
Mixed doubles-R. D. Burbank and Miss
Nora V. Glove, G.. r. Dickson and Miss
Frances c. Buell.. Reginald Rutherford
and Minna Schafer, Cleveland Skinker
Club fours-R. d. Burbank. G. r. Dick
son. d. r. Walters and ]. c. Marsh; L.
c. Faunce. A. M. Nevins. j. E. Lawton
and w. P; Beckwith: w. A. Rogers.
w. r Garrett; r. Howell. A. E. Miller
F. E Smith and A. F. Lucas.
Tail-end race-Ralph Howell, Irwin
Burns. Paul Dean. l.. F. Eberbach and
j. A. Skinker.
Broom padding race-w. c. Green
ley and ]. Kraft Pitcher. Reginald
Rutherford and Ralph w. Howell, ]. E.
Lawton and w. p. Beckwith, Mr.. Ham
mer and Mr.. Skinker, NJ W. Buchanan
and L. F. Eberbach.
Upset race-Reginald Rutherford, W.
A. Rogers. NJ. W. Buchanan, L. NJ Da-
wilson. W. Ray Garrett
Tilting-W. c. Greenley and J. Kraft
Pitcher. Reginald Rutherford and
Ralph w. Howell j. r. Lawton and w.
P. Beckwith. NJ. W. Buchanan and w.
A. Rogers. L. F. Eberbach and o. E.
Camp.
War Observation-Disclosures Canoe Club
and AnaloStan Boat Club.
Swimmers to Compete.
Nearly 400 boys registered for
swims at the municipal swimming
pools. under the careful eye OF DR.. Will
liam B. Hudson. the superintendent,
yesterday. beating the first days record
by over a hundred.
The boys are interested in the varied
program Of water sports scheduled for
tomorrow. A good-sized list Of entries
is already In the hands Of the officials.
In at least two events rnanv moro