Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-30
FIFTEEN HOURS FUN
ON FOURTH Of JULY
Program to Be Splendid, Any
way, and More So If Money
Will Hold Out.

Fifteen hours OF fan for the Fourth
is the plan OF the Safe and Sane Inde-
pendence Day committee, IL the people or
Washington will only send to W. V. Cox
At the Second Rational Bank, or to
Commissioner Culio H. Rudolph at the
District building. money enough to carry
the thing off well.
The committee has practically worked
out Its program, but has not fixed IL def
nitely and will not until the end OF the
week, by which time il will know il the
$1,000 needed for a good entertainment
will be forthcoming.
Will Be Fine Show, Anyway.
Enough is settled, however to insure
a program composed of features varied
enough to satisfy all sorts and conditions
of men, women and children i'm Wash
ington.
The day will begin with d band concert
and end with the brilliant illumination Of
Pennsylvania avenue. The concert will
be given I'm the northwest corner OF
Lafayette Park. beginning at s:45 O'Clock.
half an hour before the ceremonies Incl
dent to the unveiiing OF the bronse tablet
on the old Decatur house. at jackson
place and III street. The music will be
furnished by the LIST Infantry Band.
II,
when the extra Nominations on Penneyi-
yania avenue will die out, there will be
but an hours let up. Something will be
going on all the time. from patriotic ad-
dresses, In connection with tablet raisines.
and the formal ceremonies In front OF the
District building, to freak swimming
races at the public pools.
Fireworks Display Elaborate.
j. Fred Kelley. chairman of the COM
mittee on fireworks. gave some idea to-
day Of the elaborate display his commit
tee is preparing for the day and night
exhibitions. The day fireworks will in
elude the releasing of big balloons. the
firing of day shells and the Liberation of
birds, stars, ETC. These figures invariably
find their way TO earth and are great
prizes for the youngsters.
Some unusual displays are provided for
the night show on the ellipse. Everything
new in the line OF complex designs has
been procured, including a gigantic dis
play showing golden peoples in a green
cornfield and the Hanging Gardens of
Babylon" produced by releasing, at 4
height 600 feet above the earth. para
chutes with chains Of diamond, ruby and
emerald lights.
Japanese designs OF the latest style. in
Guiding golden dragons and firef1ies. viii
form q special feature. The marked prog
ture of fireworks has brought the night
displays up to a particularly high stand
ard this year. Indications are that the
finest display ever seen I'm Washington Will
be that sent up on the eilipse next Mon
day night.
House Decoration Urged.
The committee on decorations. Of
which Frederick d. Owen is chairman,
has decided to call on every citizen
In Washington to decorate his dwelling
or place of bushes on the Fourth.
The display will be materially added
to-" Mr.. Owen said today, If every
I'm Washington viii feel
that he is part and parcel of the cele- \
bration, and will hang out nags and
banners for the occasion. As a rule.
the business streets of Washington are
we'll decorated on the Fourth, but the
private dwellings, show little sign OF
color.
MANY persons cannot contribute TO
the entertainment fund. All can con-
tribute to the general hilarity OF the
occasion"