Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-19
July 4 FUNDS Low
Subscriptions for Sane CeIe-
bration Suddenly Stop.

| Commissioner Rudolph as chairman o.
the joint committee on the safe and sane
Fourth of July, is beginning to worry be-
cause money has suddenly stopped coming
| In. About 500 in subscriptions came II
with rush after the first letters were
sent out, and after that the bottom
dropped out of the enthusiasm, and the
committee faces the problem today OF
having to talk about fireworks contracts
| with scarcely enough money to hold 6
| crossroads celebration.
Inc fireworks ought 20 cost about
| $3,OCo. according to the members of the
| fireworks committee. The joint commit
| tee is aiming at 5000; it could get afong
! with $3,C0O. and it actually has about
| $SfN.
Not only fireworks are being planned for
the safe and sane Fourth. but the athletic
| committee, the swimming committee and
several other committees and subcOmmit-
| tees are working quietly to good purpose
! James E. West said today that the folk
dances that some Of his Fairgrounds chill
! dren are planning for will be one of the
| interesting features OF the day. 1t is ex-
pected that 300 and possibly 400, children
will go through a series of interesting
dances somewhere on the Ellipse.
Question of Medals.
Daniel E. Garages has been working
over the medal question. He has several
handsome designs for medals for The
athletic games. Each one bears the Dis
| trict's seal as its leading feature The
idea Of making these municipal games Il
| regular annual event closely connected
with the Districts part in the safe and
sane Fourth has gained much favor with
members OF the comAlittee. For that
reason the medals will all bear the seal
Of the District of Columbia. There vii!
be gold medals. esia- plated medals. silver
medals anu bronze medals.
The school boys should bear i'm mind
that there is no age iimit-either up OF
down. The men in charge OF the athletic
part of the program would like to see
| every school boy in the District toeing
the mark in all the events. There will
be special classes of events for boys
under fourteen, and for tbs Sc Youngsters
| there are no A. A. u. restrictions. Any
one can come in. For those over four
teen 1t will be necessary to register in
accordance with the A. A. u. rules.
One OF the new athletic events will be
q comedy from start to finish 1t is to be
called "A trip to the Union station" The
object of the game is to run fifty yards
with a suit case full of clothes. put the
suit case down, open it, take out the
clothes and put the entire suit, gloves.
hat and shoes on right over the running
clothes and hustle back to the mark for
a prize.
ltuOOlpn d pio4AdAi VI thc IHterclu0
Canoe Association regatta. to be held
July as part of the days events TIE
contests, as arranged, will be a novice
race for single Canoes novice d. ubies as
ISOLATION championship singles. associa-
ticn championship doubles. club fours
mixed tandem, tail-end race. upset race
fitting contest, war canoe RAGE and broom
padding race
A silver loving cup goes TO the winners
of the war canoe event. to be held until
taken away By a speedier~ craft. 1t has
been ordered that the association events
he confined TO canoes. of the. accepted
cruising model. Association. champion
ship events are open to members of the
other events are open to all.