Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-23
PAGEANT FEATURES
JULY4PROGRAM
Independence Day Committee
Agrees to Elaborate Plans for
Day and Night Exercises.
TO MEET ALL EXPENSES
$500 WILL BE REQUIRED
Historical Parade to Be Given in Sec.
tions on the Mall-In Grand
Finale 1000 to Take Part.

Finale l,6UU TO lake Fart.
Patriotic exercises day and night
fireworks. athletic events and a his
torical pageant, including professions.
dances ard tabeleaux. these features
will be crowded into the program for
|Washington's Fourth of July celebra-
.tion. according TO an agreement
reached today at a meeting of the
committee on Independence day cele-
bration. held In the office of District
Commissioner Rudolph, chairman.
II the plans. as agreed to. are car
| ied out the celebration will be the
largest of its kind ever witnessed in
the National Capital and probably in
ANY city In this country. 1t required
nearly two hours this morning for
|the various subcommittee to present
their reports and 1t will take all day
and a good part of the night of July
TO execute the program outlined.
The committee adopted the program in
the anticipation that the funds necessary
with which to execute ii will be forth
coming from the public. 1t is estimated
hat $500 will be required. and residents
pf the capital will be appealed to soon
% furnish the amount.
Day and Night Fireworks.
Following the custom of previous years,
he committee decided in favor of a day
.reworks display as well as a more
ia borate pyrotechnical exhibition to be
. wen in the evening. During the MORN
ny patriotic exercises will be held prob
lily at an open-air meeting in the vi
nifty of the White House. Former Com
nnfo 10 "a
hartman of the subcommittee which is
ranging this feature.
T. c. Beckett and Daniel E. Garges
IRE instructed to make arrangements
= athletic and swimming contests to be
id during the morning.
The historical pageant. participated in
. hundreds of school children and others.
Ill be the big feature of the celebra-
on. Miss Ethel NJ. Smith, who, with
lson Gardner and George F. Bower
an, represented the Washington center
the Drama League at the meeting. ex-
aimed the tentative program that has
cen arranged for the pageant
Pageant to March in Sections.
1t was stated that the demonstration
i'll be given in sections. but a decision
IS to the exact time and place where
he various scenes will be presented
has not been reached
1t is fairly certain. however, accord
ng to Miss Smith. that the pageant
Will commence about pm. with a pro-
session which will start in the Mall,
asst Of 7th street. and proceed to the
Washington Monument.
The procession will form in a circle
longs will be sung and garlands laid
the base of the great memorial.
Dance by 100 Little Girls.
Other features Of the pageantry pro-
ram include a dance of 100 little girls
ear the fountain in the White House
grounds. tableaux on the steps of the
Eew National Museum building and
rand finale. entitled Uncle Sans Birth
lay Party" which will occur on the ell
Ipse. Sixteen hundred persons, it was
tated. will take part in the latter dem
nstration. Participants in the various
ections of the pageant will wear cos
umes representing the modes of dress Of
he several epochal periods of American
history.
In attendance at today's meeting of
rudolph. Capt. James f. Oyster. e. c.
Graham. Henry B. F. mcfarland. E. C.
beckett. F; d. Owen. G. J; Bell, W. c.
us. d. E. Garges, E. II. Droop, Joseph
trasburger. J: Fred Kelley. W.: C.
ibis. Miss Ethel NJ Smith. ellison
anu 1Coi sc DO" ca HAL.
Would Raise $500.
Washingtonians will be asked to pro-
ide 81 800 with which to defray the cost
i presenting a mammoth historical page
NJ here July 4. was decided at a meet
bs yesterday afternoon of the finance
Dmmittee of the joint citizens commit
ee arranging for the Independence day
FEDERATION.
The Embarrassing campaign probably
i'll not be launched before June l, but
is proposed TO promote it actively, once
is under way. Charles j. Columbus,
ecretary of the Retail Merchants Asso-
alton, yesterday was made secretary
the finance committee and authorized
direct the publicity for the celebration.
Isaac Cans was placed in charge of the
riga nization OF ladies' auxiliary COM
httee of 1Oo. Mrs. Woodrow Wilson will
e invited 10 become a member of this
pmmittee, which will be given a prom-
ent part In the work OF arranging for
be pageant
Formal request to Henry p Blair,
resident of the board of education, to
ermit the teachers and pupils of the pub
schools to participate in the historical
emonstratiop will be made by Secretary
olumbus, the committee yesterday au-
horizing Mr.. Columbus to take this mat
r. up with the school board head at
nee
Pupils Desire to Take Part.
It is announced that Mrs. Glenna Smith
innin and Miss Ethel NJ. Smith. who, as
be representatives of the Washington
enter of the Drama League, are ar
hng!ng the pageant. already have re-
eived assurances from a number OF
pachers and nearly thousand pupils OF
peir desire to take part in the big open
play.
Chairman E. c. Graham OF the finance
bmmittee will. in the near future. it Is
nnounced, appoint members of the COM
ittee to arrange with the railroads en-
ring Washington to put a reduced rate
force over the Fourth.
Plans for the pageant are being work
up on such large scale by the Drama
eague members that already II is be-
eved to be assured that the demonstra-
pm will attract TO Washington hundreds
visitors from neighboring states.
headquarters OF the joint citizens COM
ittee. consisting of representatives OF
he Board of Trade. Chamber of Com
and Retail NerchapfS' Association