The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-07-05

ATTRACT CROWDS
Washinston's Crown-ups and
Little Ones See Two
Pageants.
CHILDREN TAKE PART
Pantonims Production Wins Much
Praise lPahiotie Costumes Ad-
nirsd By Spectator.
CHILDREN TAKE PART

The Mall. the Monument Grounds and
Pennsylvania Avenue were the arenas
where. yesterday large throngs Of people
| witnessed the two big parades that were
prominent among the entertainment fea-
lures Of Washington's Independence Day
celebration.
Many gathered on Pennsylvania Ave.
nue. between 4 and 40 o'clock to witness
the comic supplement parade. and many
! pageant.
The crowds that watched the parades
were variously estimated. The comic SUP
plement parade drew about 1000 people to
Pennsylvania Avenue. and the number At
the children's pageant was about 1000.
This crowd completely covered the grassy
slope and the arena to the South OF the
Monument
"Fanny sheet" Parade.
The first Of the two parades was that
staged by Victor J. Evans at o'clock.
In this the characters Of the Sunday
funny papers appeared on big foats.
In the last decade these paper-and-ini
people have completely routed the in
habitants Of Mother Goose-land. 30 pop
ular once with children. The Mouse
That Ran Up the Clock" The Baker
Son." and THE Cow That Jumped Over
the Moon" have become backnumbers.
and no self-respecting. up-to-date child
would turn to look on them II they
passed along the street. Mutt and Je6.
Little Memo. and the Newlywed family
are the up-to-the-minute thing in child
dom nowadays and have more than
taken the place Of the deposed favorites.
But 1t was quite remarkable that Penn
sylvania Avenue, the scene Of the comic
did the Mall. where the pageant was
to be staged.
BY the time the comic parade reached
Pennsylvania Avenue and Eighth Street
good crowd had collected to watch It.
But it spoke volumes for the grown
ups appreciation Of the comics that the
throngs that lined the curbs on both
sides of the street were made up of a
few children and a lot Of their elders.
They probably proved just as appre-
ciative as could any crowd OF children
The parade formed at Ninth Street and
Grant Place. and proceeded down Ninth
Street to the Avenue. There II turned
and went east to Sixth and then turning
again went up the Avenue to Fifteenth,
where 1t turned and striking Street
went to Seventeenth Street. The route
from there back to the starting place was
PAGEANT Is Main show.
But although the audience to the comic
parade was interested and appreciative,
the real scene of excitement was in the
Mall. where the big pageant was 10 be
enacted. II was there that the children
themselves had a chance to take part in
the show.
The line for the procession that was
to march to the Monument for Uncle
Sans Birthday Party formed along
Seventh Street, south Of b. Street.
There was excitement. indeed. At 4:3o
the time set for the formation of the
line. the park was filled with scurrying
children. the crowds that had come to
see the event. and all along the main
driveway of the park the people were
lined up waiting.
Little boys dressed as Indians. cow
boys, Colonial gentlemen. and whatnot,
elbowed one another to find their ap-
liant colored dresses and garlands OF
flowers hurried in all directions. Autos
were parked everywhere.
Action was added to the picture by the
large squad OF mounted and foot police
that had been detailed to keep order.
And they did il. too. The handling of
the crowds and the formation of the line
was accomplished with dispatch. and from
the start of the procession to the arrival
at the Washington Monument there was
not a break Six registered nurses were
on the grounds ready to take care of any
emergency. They were assisted by a
troop Of Boy Scouts.
Costumes Lend BriniaRce.
The time for the start had been set at
5 o'clock and at two minutes after that
hour the procession started, escorted by
squad Of seven mounted policemen. A
band followed and the children came in
the following order: Liberty Girls"
Children Of the Revolution" Little
James," and Dolly Madisons," Little
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