Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-03
NOISY DAY FOR SUBURBS
Old-Fashioned Observances Will
Reign in Outlying Sections.
BAND CONCERTS ARRANGED
Aquatic Contests, Races, Fireworks
and Speeches on Program
for City.

Odle ana sane IN the CITY, Oid-faSh1Oned,
with plenty of fireworks. in the country
and nearby suburbs. This is to be the
program for the Fourth of July celebra-
ton In and about Washington tomorrow.
The use. or even the sale, OF fireworks
in the downtown sections Of Washington
Is forbidden by the police regulations.
The program for the city celebration
will include band concerts at several
points, aquatic events. day fireworks, a
night display Of pyrotechnics on the
White lot ellpse and the usual speech
making. Decorative effects will be the
Stars and Stripes displayed from all pub
lie buildings and majority Of the Office
buildings and residences Of the city
Other celebrations will include a day Of
music. motor cycle races athletic events
and night fireworks. this being the pro-
gram for the Central Labor Unions OBJ
ules on less pretentious scale arranged
by citizens associations Of the various
suburbs.
Exercises at Fort Myer.
At Fort Myer the 18th Cavalry Band
will open the day with the playing Of
The Star Spangled Banner on the pa
rade ground before reveille. At noon a
battery of artillery at the fort will fire
a salute of forty-eight guns-one for each
state of the Union.
The Pan American bureau will observe
the day with program Of addresses
and a concert by the Marine Band under
the direction Of Lieut.. Santelmann. The
concert will continue from $50 O'CLOCK
tomorrow morning until II o'clock, and
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Hall of the Americas.
The program at the elipse will begin
at 1O:45 O'Clock am, with a concert by
the First Infantry Band, D. C. n G., d.
rected by Joseph B. Caldwell, and dis
play of day fireworks. The display and
band concert will continue until 12:45
o'clock.
Bathing Beach Events.
The United States Engineer Band, di-
rected by Julius Kampfer, will play at
the bathing beach from 1890 to $50
o'clock. during a program of aquatic
events that will include three contests for
midgets. five for juniors and six for
seniors The events will embrace all
sorts Of fancy diving, swimming, relay
races and other water sports. These
events are scheduled to start at o'clock
tomorrow afternoon. DR.. F. w. Gren-
fell will referee the events, the judges
"A. Il. L,
w. R. Jobson. c. L. G. Anderson and r.
B. Patterson, N. G. Hansen and ]. NJ
Meany.
The concert by the Fifteenth Cavalry
Band directed by Arthur c. Whitcomb,
will be given at the pavilion in Potomac
continuing until GAS o'clock.
Announcement has been made that
three naval aviators may fly from Annap-
oils to Washington tomorrow afternoon
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to make the flights from the Naval Acad-
emy to the capital are Lieut.. John Rodg-
ers, u. S. N; Lieut.. Theodore G. Ely
son, U. s. N, and Lieut.. John H. Towers
u. 8. N. who will use the navy hydro
aeroplanes. Leuts. Ellyson and Towers
aeroplanes, while Lieut.. Rodgers will fly
in a Wright machine if the flights are
made.
Fireworks Display.
Closing the days observance will be
display Of fireworks on the ellipse, start
ing at $50 o'clock and continuing until 10
o'clock E. C. Graham. chairman of the
finance committee in charge Of the fire.
works, stated today that the fund is still
a few hundred dollars short of the
amount required, and asked that public
spirited citizens donate sums anywhere
cy. The fireworks display this year, 1t Is
announced, has been planned on q more
elaborate scale than in former years and
those in charge declare the exhibition will
be well worth coming down town to wit
ness.
The big public celebration of the Cen
trail Labor Union at Benning is to be an
all-day affair. Motor cycle races and a
long program of athletic events. including
base ball games. have been planned, and
the entries in the motor cycle races prom
Use some exciting sport. A practically
continuous band concert will be given
during the day.
Will Elect Officers.
The Association of Oldest Inhabitants
of the District of Columbia will observe
the Fourth in its usual manner. The bell
on the old engine house at 10th and H
streets northwest will ring from IL o'clock
to 1890 tomorrow. At II o'clock a meet
ing will be held, which will be addressed
by Representative Willis of Ohio The
annual election Of officers will follow.
At the meeting the association will be
presented with painting of David Burns
cottage, which stood until recently a
short distance south Of the White House.
The picture has been presented to the as
sociation By Mrs. Allison Nailor, whose
husband was president of the organiza-
tion for several years. The presentation
will be made by Joseph I. Keefer, who
will read an article on David Burns and
his daughter Marcia, who married John
Van Ness, Washington's first mayor.
Petworth Celebration.
The Petworth Citizens Association has