Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-22

These are busy days for the members
of the joint committee on the celebration
of independence day, for the glorious
Fourth" is but thirteen days OF, and
while much work has already been done
on the plans for the monster celebration,
there still remain a thousand and one
details to which attention must be given.
The finishing touches each day are be-
ing given the pageant, and the plays and
dances are being whipped into shape. Re
markable progress has been made on the
preparation of the costumes and Access
sories and the members Of the commit
tee feel sure that everything will be in
readiness several days before the Fourth.
July 4. 1918, will be a day that will long
be remembered by the youth of Washing
ton. Never before have such prepara-
tons been made for. a celebration on that
day. Every element entering into the
pageant and other features Of the day is
of a character that cannot fail to leave
d deep impression on the mind of all
young folk.
To Start at 10 O'Clock.
Promptly at 10 o'clock the morning
of the Fourth the days program will
be started At this hour the formal
exercises will be held at Continental
Memorial Hall. The municipal track
and field events will begin at this hour
on the Monument grounds and on the
Howard University campus Swim
ming and diving contests will be held
at the bathing beach. There will be an
unwilling of historic sites at 3 o'clock
and at o'clock the greater spectacle
of the day will have it's beginning on
the Mall.
Tbic tho Do1aop+ orooas,;o, Ill,
form east of 7th street in the Mall
and will march west through the Nall
to the Washington Monument. With
bands and picked choruses to lead
the Monument the marchers casting a
tribute of garlands and branches at
the base of the shaft and singing ap-
propriate national airs.
The, procession will consist largely
of costumed or uniformed sections il
Illustrating the social life of America
during conspicuous periods in each Of
the centuries, and will contain both
adults and children. Besides the his
torical sections there will be also a
women in categorical costume as at
tendants of the Goddess Of Liberty,
and there will be choruses, both of
adults and chfldren's voices.
Unique Feature Planned.
Victor ]. Evans Of this city has offered
to donate to the Fourth Of July pageant
a comic section to be made up of floats
representing the comic supplements of
Sunday papers. This is said to be the
first occasion on which these characters
will be represented in tableau floats in a
parade. The comic parts. it is said. will
be taken by comedians, the action to be
entirely in pantomime. 1t is intended by
Mr.. Evans that this comic section should
add a unique and humorous feature to
the parade and be especially pleasing to
| the children.
Those Who Have Contributed.
| Contributions toward the independence
| day celebration fund have been an
nounced as follows: Amount previously
acknowledged, $1.19435; d. ]. Kaufman
$40; Miss Julia d. Strong. So; "fifty-three
| srown-ups," $3.50; cash. Is cents; 1871
/ Riggs street, 81; Terminal Taxicab Com
pany, Inc, $40; w. b. Moses & Sons
| $40; Julius Garfinkle & Co., $40; A. f.
| Fox ComDany So Total 81 g4S %