Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-01

Arrangements are being completed to-
day throughout the District for the most
elaborate celebration Of the Fourth of
July that Washington has perhaps ever
witnessed. The exercises which will at
tract the greatest crowds probably will
be those arranged by the joint committee
on the celebration of Independence day.
but a number Of other events are sched-
uled to take place.
The Association of Oldest Inhabitants
will be the guest of one of its fellow
members, Thomas W. Smith. at his resi-
dence. Columbia and Belmont roads
northwest and there will be neighborhood
celebrations in Petworth, Brookland and
other communities
1t has been found necessary by the
Joint committee on the celebration OF
independence day to abandon the plan
to have fireworks. For the first time
in several years there will be no display
of this character. This has been found
necessary owing to the fact that the
public did not subscribe to the fund for
the celebration.
Last year the committee In charge OF
the public celebration went in debt for
the fireworks. feeling sure that the pub
lie would in the last few days before the
Fourth of July contribute the necessary
funds. but the required contributions did
not come in. AS they have not come In
this year. those in charge decided not TO
go in debt again.
Promise of Fine Display.
The other features of the public cele-
bration for the day. however. give un-
doubted promise of being a great sue
cess. particularly the pageant ana the
patriotic play, Uncle Sans 18th Birth
day Party" Rehearsals for the pageant;
and the play are going on daily, and
Mrs. Tinnin expressed herself today as
being confident that these new features
of a Fourth OF July celebration in Wash
ington will prove a huge popular sue
cess.
The Star prints above a schedule show
ing tile various events which will take
place in Washington on the Fourth. not
including the neighboorhood ceebrations
in such communities as Petw0rth and
Brookland. The Star will print tomor-
row a map showing the Agricultural.
Monument and Mall grounds. and giyicg
the location of the various events that
are TO take place In the late afternoon.
This will be found useful not only by
the thousands of participants in the vari-
prospective spectators, parents Of many
of the AGO children who are to take
part and the public generally.
Instructions to marchers in the pageant
headquarters today. al the old Cafe Re-
publique. 18th and F streets northwest.
Marchers are notified that the pageant
procession will form on 7th street along
the east boundary Of the Smithsonian
grounds at 4 80 o'clock in the afternoon.
IL " a
entrance near eth and streets north
west, and will follow the main driveway
past the Smithsonian building, thence
through the Agricultural grounds TO the
Washington Monument.
After encirciing the monument the
pageant procession will march down the
south slope, and be seated to see the
pantomime play. ."Uncle Sans l37th
march out by the bureau of engraving
and printing and d!sband as il goes north
on nth street.
List Of Divisions.
All children. and man and woman
marchers, as we'll. are to fall in line be-
hind the banner bearing the number OF
their division. as shown in the following
list: /. liberty girls; 2. Children OF the
Revolution: 3, little James and Dolly Mad
sons: 4, little men and little women OF
1850; ). flower girls; q. Indian boys: I.
Indian girls: 3, children's chorus: o, story
book folks: 10. MILDLY girls: IL, cowboys;
L. campfire girls; Is, MILDLY boys; II.
flag boys: Is. Industrial school boys, and
10, base ball boys.
Parents may easily meet their children
after the play near the bureau Of engray-
ing and printing. or on 14th street along
the Monument grounds.
Yesterday afternoon the joint commit
tee on the Independence day celebra tion
met in Commissioner Rudolph's Office and
decided not to accept as part of the IF
fetal program for the 4th the proposed
comic supplement parade OF floats, The
promoters of which had applied for in
clusion in the list OF the formal featurks