The Washington herald., 1913-06-08
Plans
TOBE REHEARSED
"Uncle Sans Birthday Party"
Will Be Pantomime to
Be Given Here.
WORK STARTS THIS WEEK
Entertainment to Take Place on the
Ellipse Just After the
Pageant.

The definite work of casting and re-
hearsing the big pantomime spectacle for
the Fourth of July. Uncle Sans One
| Hundred and Thirty-seventh Birthday
Party" will begin this week under the
| active direction of Mrs Glenna Smith
Tinnin and Miss Hazel MacKaye. the de-
signers of the pageant. Members Of the
| Washington Readers Club, which is af-
filiated with the Drama League. will have
many of the principal parts among the
l5O called for in the birthday party, and
other local talent will be enlisted for the
rest Of the figures, many OF whom will
be dancers. For these, very elaborate
fantastic costumes will be required. and
some of them are already being made by
Mr.. W. Bowyer Pain. of Langdon. d. C.
The authors OF Uncle Sans One Hun
dred and Thirty-seventh Birthday Party"
Miss MacKaye and Mrs. Tinnin, have
sought to provide an entertainment which
shall be at once popular, patriotic. and ar
tistic. Its appeal will be TO national pride
and the fellowship of the States, with
recognition of the greatest blessing of
all and the prime factor in all national
prosperity and progress-namely, national
and international peace.
The party" will take place in the
Ellipse. on the afternoon of July 4. al
5 O'Clock. after the pageant procession
mas completed its march through the
Mall. and. with music and flowers and
ceremonial about the base of the Wash
ington Monument, has paid fitting tri-
butte to the memory of the Father of
His Country. Leading to the center of
the Ellipse from the direction of the
Monument will be a pergola of classic
columns widely spread. and at its end
will be high white throne. near which
Uncle Sam will await his guests.
The guests at this reception will be,
first, the States. the nations children;
then the Territories. the adopted chill
dren: then. to show why Uncle Sans
happiness is so complete on this BIRTH
day. the presiding genuises of the age.
Peace. and her attendants. Prosperity
and Progress. will be ushered in. and
finally. to enjoy the holiday with all
the rest. the grandchildren who have
made up the procession and all the rest
of the days festivities. will come for
ward and join in great dance and
chorus Of patriotic joy
The arrival of the States. however. Will
be attended with much ceremony. Each
State will do honor to the occasion and
to Uucle Sam by bringing its best gifts.
and first OF all will come the thirteen
colonies. preceded by a soldier and
sailor bearing the glorious emblem which
these first States of the Union gave US.
With them comes also the crowned fig
ure of Freedom to mount the throne that
is awaiting her.
Next comes the quaint. familiar figure
OF the District of Columbia. bearing his
gift of THE Law Then group after
group of the States appear.
Isaac Cans, chairman of the Women's
Auxiliary Committee of 100, is receiving
many responses to the invitation to ioin
the committee. Mr.. Cans announced yes
terday that any ladies desiring to idep-
tify themselves with the COMMITTEES
should do sa even though a formal in
vitation had not been received.
District Commissioner Cuno H Ru-
dolph announced Yesterday that D. j.
Callahan. president of the Washington
Chamber of Commerce. has consented to
read the Declaration Of Independence az
the exercises which will be held in CONT
mental Memorial Hall. as already an
nounced.
In view Of the great magnitude of the
entertainment planned for the Fourth
of July. a further announcement was
made by F. c. Graham. chairman of the
finance committee on the Independence
Day committee, that funds are badly
needed to carry on the work. The re-
Spouse has not been as large as the sit
uation demands. and it is hoped that the
citizens Of Washington will make an i'm
mediate reply