Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-22
HISTORIC GROUPS
JULY 4FEATURE
Costume Figures Portraying
PERIODS of Nations History
Expected to Lead All.
VOLUNTEER CAVALIERS
WANTED FOR PAGEANT
Various Sections of Parade to Show
Attractive Contrasts of Colonial
With Modern Life.

There viii be no more interesting
feature Of the public celebration to be
held in Washington July than the
costumed figures representing periods
of the nations history, according to
the expectations of those who are in
charge of getting up the celebration.
These picturesque groups of the past.
made familiar and dear to every
American through national song and
story. will appear again in the cele-
bration, according to the plans. in the
very name and nature of the period in
which they lived.
The adult historical section will con-
tain: For 500. cavaliers and pilgrims.
twenty-five couples each; for 100,
colonial beaux and bellies, fifty couples;
for 1900, young men and young wom-
en- Of the sixties. fifty couples.
The children's historical section will
contain: For 1916, miniature George
and Martha Washingtons. fifty of each
tmore if poss ible); Tor 1872, miniature
James and Dolly Madisons, fifty OF
each or more; for 1860. little men and
little women, after Louise NJ Aicott,
nifty of each or more.
In Up-to-Date Dress.
In addition 1900 will be represented
by young women in up-to-date white
street dress. young men in white flna-
nels. fifty couples, and another fifty
couples in golf and tennis costumes.
Hundreds of children and larger boys
and girls in each of several groups,
Including Boy Scouts, Camp Fire Girls,
base ball boys. cowboys. Indian boys,
Indian girls and MILDLY boys and
mildly girls will represent 1913.
IL.
wanted by Mrs >Glenna Tinnin, and any
citizens who desire TO join in the
uaeeant in such costume are asked to
call as soon as possible and enroll
themselves at the headquarters OF the
ioipt committee on the celebration OF
Independence day, 1928 + street north
west. Colonial costumes. such IS We're
worn in the days of Charles / and a
little later are to be worn by these
cavaliers
The MinuteInen Of America have been
invited to march in the vanguard of the
whole procession in their continental uni
forms and the Descendants of tie Sign
ers OF the Declaration of Independence
have been asked TO present in costume
the fifty-six signers, with Thomas Jeffer-
son leading. this feature TO follow the
Minutenen.
Peace, Prosperity and Progress.
Then. in a wide space all their own
will appear three symbolic figures in elias
sic sarb. Peace. Prosperity and Progress
The figure Of Peace in white, flowing
robe. bearing the olive branch. will lead
the others, Prosperity. with arms over
flowing with grain and fruit, and Prog
ross bearing the white torch.
T, is hoped that the organization oi
Nayfiower Descendants will respond tC
the invitation TO reproduce a group Of
Pilgrims.
The older Children of the Revolution
youny men and women, have enthusiastic
aIlv responded to the call TO represent
,he beaux and bellies Of the colonial pc
,iod This group is under the direction
~ Mrs CLAYTON r. Emig and will early
in the afternoons program present {
rninuet TO the accompaniment of thei
own singing on the green in front OF tn
National Museum.
The marching groups of Older men an'
women and the line of children will b'
separated by an interesting SECTION q
Liberty Girls" some in red. some IL
white and others i'll blue. The costume
Of these will be the classic robe, the girl
N the red and the white wearing wreath
IN their hair and the girls i'll blue tn
cnronet bearing a single star.
Many Children in Characters.
Next in order will come the children
First the little George and Martha Wash
,ngtons and there are many of them
and more applying constantly. Then tn,
little James and Dolly Madisons, tn,
James in the long-tailed. plum coloret
coats. and the Dollys in the empire dress
of gray. These groups will be represent
ed by children from Noel and FRIENDSHIP
mouse.
Then will come the little men and WON
en- OF 1850 III the characteristic dress o
the period
The committee is looking for groul
Of little Betsey Rosses. for surely Thu
distinguished lady who made the fla,
should be found in her rightful place fol
lowing the Dolly Madsons.
The vital periods in American histor,
having thus been covered, the moderi
sections will appear next. in number
upon numbers. There will be $50
mildly boys and girls and there vii
be many hundreds OF flower girls The,
there are to be more Indians than wer
ever collected in one place in Washing
ION and there will be cowboys and cow
girls galore, and every other kind of DO,
and girl of today.