Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-01
MANY RACES PROPOSED
Swimmers and CAM asts Will Meet
in Cont SITS.
ERo FLIGHT:s PROMISED
Fireworks Will Be 5: an Both Morn
ing and Nigr2 -Funds
Are Ne ID.

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canoe races and SNinl4 NJ, contests day
| and night pyrotechni1Ss displays, band
! concerts and the usl illumination of
Pennsylvania avenue v9will characterize
| Washingtons Fourth = July celebration
/ this year. IL the tentaeSe program adopt
| ed by the safe and ne" committee of
| the Fourth is carried R{it
| AT meeting of tho IomInittee today in
/ the office Of District =. commissioner Cuno
\ III. Rudolph. chairmaN the following ten
| tative program was opted:
| . to 10 a.m-Aero.Xne and hydroplane
| exhibitions by offi'%'s of the United
States Army and Nav
10 to IL a.m.-Pa Eotic services In the
Pan-American UniGA building.
| IL am. until noo'N Fireworks display
| l to $50 Understanding races In the
| tidal basin.
| 3 to p.m.-Car:'~ races
$50 p.m.-FirevS.ks display. followed
| by illumination o.; Pennsylvania avenue.
Prograns Us Elaborate.
While some os the events scheduled
may undergo Slight revision. members of
the various subcommittee in charge OF
arrangements oppressed the opinion that
| the program. - adopted. can be carried
out practically. u its entirety. In many
| respects the r.1gram is the most elabo-
rate of any - adopted for a Fourth of
July celebrakl in the capital. Espe-
cially is thi rue of the arrangements
being made Or the pyrotechnical dis
| plays. whio it is said, probably will
eclipse thoS 1bf previous celebrations.
The aviaf1 meet will constitute one
of the moA. interesting features of the
day. 1t is robable that three or four
machines ~ take part in the meet. Ac-
cording to he report made by George
Oakley To1en. jr., chairman of the SUBJ
committeetn aviation. Brig. Gen. James
Allen, chi OF the signal service of the
army, hasSstven assurances that several
| flights wi = be made over the city by
army offcX,. weather conditions permit
ting. DesS hts will be made in the polo
| field adj1 ing the Speedway.
The by plane exhibition in all prob
ability. w.r.be on the Potomac river
between Vie IL hway and Aqueduct
bridges. !,
Races Tidal Basin.
1t is planned hold the canoe races in
the tidal basin Arrangements for this
feature of the -ogram are being made
by Adrian Size The plans will be pre-
sented to the ker Club Canoe Associa-
ton, and, If = proved by that body, a
program Of al6iozen or moro races, in
which medals Xil be awarded the WIN
ners, will be -anged.
| DR. w. B. H1fson, who heads the COM
mttee that Is arranging for the swim
ming contest& stated that the list of
events will be q milar to that adopted last
year. Gold, sill ~sr and bronze medals will
be awarded tn: winners.
The orator kf the day will be John
| Barrett, dire4Sor of the Pan-American
| Union. Mr.. <drret's address will he de-
livered in tn - Hall of the Americas, Pan
| American J5ion building, beginning at
10 am. III Declaration of Independence
will be re,fk in connection with the ex-
erciSes. VIII music will be furnished by
the Merint Band.
An effoI will be made to have the
stores and Is.ness houses of the city. as
well as pr kte dwellings, decorated with
| flags. Ere rick D. Owen Is chairman Of
the commi BE which is looking after this
Subscriptions Are Needed.
1t is esti:eated that 5000 will be nee
essary to is,ure the success of the cele-
| bration. ans@ every effort is being made
by the fnagec committee to obtain this
amount. Subscriptions should be mailed
to George W:White. treasurer. at the
National Metrck:,litan Bank building. Mr..
White. at toda.s meeting, stated that
=, 800 letters reques.ing subscriptions have
been mailed durfag the last few days.
Subscriptions of $fzcr less are requested
Those present atz.the meeting of the
Commissioner Rudoi',h. Frederick u.
| owen, Adrian Sizer. w. b. Hudson.
Charles J. Bell. Capt4Jamcs +. Oyster.
T. c. Noyes. J. Fred Elelley. George w.
White. George OakleyHr otten. jr., Daniel
Garges and Waldo C.k Iibbs.