Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-29

July 4, 1913. will be a day that will
long he remembered in Washington. for
the elaborate patriotic exercises, pa
geant and athletic games. to the plans
for which the finishing touches are being
added from day to day. clearly indicate
that the citizens of the National Capital
are 10 witness great celebration. Each
day the committee in charge announces
some new feature or detail which will
tend TO make the program even more
perfect Last night the cast OF Uncle
Sans Birthday Party was made public.
1t is to be spectacular play the like of
which has never before been seen in
Washington The preparation of this
spectacle has necessitated a great deal
of work, for the settings are quite elab-
crate.
Memorial Hall Program.
The exercises to be held at Continental
Memorial Hall the forenoon of the
Fourth are to be free to the public. A
splendid program has been prepared by
H. B. F. Macfarland, chairman Of the
committee on exercises. Music is to be
furnished by the Marine Band.
The program provides that the Star
Spangled Banner shall be played by the
Marine Band while the large flag is un-
furled in the hall by the Daughters OF
the American Revolution. Mrs. William
Cummings Story OF New York. president
general of the Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution, will welcome the people
and introduce the presiding officer. Com
missioner Rudolph, chairman of the joint
committee on arrangements. Following
fnfrn1ncfOrV 1OmnlSSl0n n
er Rudolph. ID. j. Callahan, president OF
the Chamber of Commerce, will read the
Declaration of Independence. Senator
Jacob II. Gallinger of New Hampshire will
be the principal speaker at the exercises
and Charles b. Hanford will recite ''Wher
Freedom From Her Mountain Height
The program will close with the singing
Of MY Country, Tis of Thee" by the
audience.
Exercises Elsewhere.
Simultaneous with the exercises the
municipal games will be held on the
Monument Lot and at Howard University
campus.
The great spectacle of the day the
pageant and it's attendant plays anC
dances. will begin at o'clock in the
afternoon. and is expected to last two
hours and half.
Party" the spectacle play which is to b.
the concluding feature of the pageant or
the Fourth of July, will appear the name!
of several members of the local stool
companies. Graham Nelsey has been ar
active assistant in the preparation of the
play, and. besides accepting the role a!
leader of the Middle West States" ha.
enlisted for the cast also Mrs. Dudley
HaWley, who will appear as Columbia
and Miss Lolita Linthicum, who will b.
n,t> 0rco
presented to Uncle Sam by the thirteer
colonies Miss Blanche Sperry Is another
lacol professional player who will appear
In the spectacle play, having pictur
| esque role as the gift OF Mowers presented
by the far west states.
Birthday Party Cast.
The cast for Uncle Sans 18th Birth
day Party was announced last night a.
follows
Uncle Sam-George Il. Odell.
Columbia Dudley Hawley.
Liberty-Lota Lnthicum.
Thirteen colonies-Miss Sibyl Baker
| Miss Amy Leavitt. Mrs. Josephine AT
mold Rich Miss Nellie 8. Spencer, Mis-
| Mary Connolly, Miss Charlotte Willen
| bucker. Mrs. B. II. Ransom, Miss Caro-
line Fisk. Miss Lucy Burns, Miss Ger
trude Croker. Miss Lashmit, Miss Etel
ka Kearney, Miss r. NJ. Fernald.
Southern states-Miss Dorothy Jelli
man. Miss Lillian Nichol. Miss Paulin
| Smith Miss Marie Lucas, Miss Eliza
beth Freund, Miss Theresa Matthews
Miss Brynne Neal
Gifts of southern states: Cotton
Misses Mary Shaw, Florence Colds
| worthy. Margaret Dellett Geneviev
| Thomas and Mildred Thomas.
| Tobacco-Messrs. Allan Dawson, vii
liam Smith, Bruce Malcolm and Franl
/ Hardin
| Sugar cane-Msses Pierson. Ada Louis
| Townsend Esther Gresham, Esthe
/ Hughes and Mary McLelland.
/ The alligator. Lewis Moneyway, an
4 the ostrich Mrs. II. $. Taylor.
|. Maine-Carrie s. Oppenheim; the lobster
| r. B. Morgan.
| Vermont-Rita Schiffman; granite, F
/ r.. Barbour.