Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-25


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Chemical Company.
No. handle Highlands, D. c.
No. 3-Langdon b. c.
No. 5-Congress Heights. D. o.
Water tower-14th st. and Ohio ave. NV.
George w. White. National Metropoli-
tan Bank. is treasurer Of the Fourth OF
July fund.
The joint committee on the celebration
of independence day announced today
that all arrangements have been made
for the costumes which 1t will furnish to
the volunteers who are to march in the
Fourth of July pageant as "Signers OF
the Declaration of Independence" al
though not enough citizens have come
forward to volunteer as marchers.
Mrs. r. L. Bear of go 1 street north
west has notified the committee that she
will donate for its use on the Fourth OF
July twenty-five Of the costumes neces-
sary. an offer that has been gratefully
accepted The committee will itself ar
range to furnish the remainder of the
costumes needed.
In response to the article in yester-
days Star, calling for fifty-six volun-
teers to appear at the headquarters of
the committee, 1928 street northwest.
to march in the pageant as "Signers
of the Declaration of Independence"
the honor Of making the first applica-
ton for the role of 'signer" belongs
to Milton Benjamin Zeiler. 1914 7th
street northwest Others are now COM
ing in, but the committee needs fifty-six
Of such volunteers in all. The committee
also needs applications from fifty VOL
unteers to march In the pageant July
as continental Soldiers" and it is
hoped that these will be received soon.
No Expense Attached.
No expense will be attached to serv-
ing in the celebration as either Sign
ers' or Soldiers" The committee fur
nishes the costumes free of charge. and
has set about borrowing and having
made all the costumes needed in addi-
ton to the twenty-five Mrs Bear has
donated.
George J. Johnston, agent for the Cor
coran building. has donated for the use
of the committee the large room at 18th
and F streets northwest formerly used
by the Cafe Republique as additional
headquarters to those at 1923 F. street.
heretofore at the command of the COM
mittee. Typewriters, sewing machines.
costume materials and the countless other
things needed by the committee for the
ington July are being moved into the
big additional room and it Is also used
as a rehearsal room. Last night those
who are to represent the group Of west
ern states in the play to be called Uncle
Sans 18th Birthday Party" were re-
hearsed.
This afternoon a rehearsal will take
place of those who are to represent the
4:3O o'clock. Tonight at o'clock a re-
hearsal will take place Of those who are
to represent the middle western states in
the 18th birthday party.
In Charge Of Costumes.
Miss Caroline Fisk has taken charge of
the costume department for the joint
committee, and will have her headuuar-
tiers in the big room A large quantity
of material was today sent to Neighbour
hood House. where it is to be cut out for
various parts of costumes. These cut-out
portions are then to be returned to the
headquarters Of the joint committee,
where force of volunteer sewers is
being put to work. Among those who
have volunteered to sew for the COM
mittee in making costumes are Miss
Clarke. Miss Florence Ball, Mrs. Laura
v. Colhern, the Misses Whelpley and
Miss e. c. Drane. The committee an
nounced today that any woman who is
handy with the needle and scissors, and
VINO can spare part Of her day to assist
in the work, will be gratefully welcomed
at the headquarters, and 1t is felt that
this work will afford many women an
opportunity of showing their patriotic
spirit.
Miss G. B. Bachelor has volunteered
to take charge of the properties"
such as children's neckties, and she
Will soon have turned over to her de-
partment large assortment Of hats Of
the 1860 period and the James Madi-
son style, which are being manufac-
tured at Neighborhood House. Miss
Florence Hedges has been named chair
man of a committee to make 800 deco
rations for the squad Of chill
dren who are to release that many bal
looms as part Of the celebration July 4.
Miss Elizabeth Burns. who has been
in charge Of the registration lists at
headquarters since the celebration was
first proposed. now has 1000 children
enrolled as marchers, and she il sepa-
rating them into groups % $50 each.
Plans for 1000 Children.
The committee announced today that
1t desired to correct a misstatement
recently made. when it was mad
vertently said that $50 children would
march in the procession. The fact is
that there will be 1000 children, in
groups of $50 each.
Mrs Glenna Smith Tinnin, in charge
of the pageant committee, was one Of
the busiest women in washington this
morning. assembling and co-ordinating
the multifarious details trat enter into
the big pageant.
The joint committee having been great
ly Handicapped by the lack Of Bulncaept