The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-07-04

cludes q baseball game. q basket-bsu
game, drill by the Campfire Girls. track
and field events, and q patriotic costume
parade. The program viii be concluded
with display OF fireworks at night.
The athletic program arranged by the
joint committee will be held this morning.
beginning at 1880 O'Clock In Potomac
Park. Another event in the days pro-
gram will take place this afternoon at
o'clock. when two tablets will be unI
yelled at the General Land once. one to
mark the site OF the first telegraph sta
ton in the United States and the other
to mark the site Of the first theatrical
performance in Washington.
Another event will be q parade Of
eleven floats. representing the characters
In the comic esctions of the Sunday
newspapers. The parade 10 the dona-
ton Of Victor ]. Evans toward public
amusement. II was his intention to have
II as a part Of the program arranged
by the joint committee, and he had the
floats made up with the intention of
offering the parade asa surprise to the
committee. Owing to the permit issued
for the celebration In the Smithsonian
Grounds containing no provision for floats
Evans donation.
from Victor Building. Ninth and Grant
Place, at $50 p. m, and proceed south
on Ninth Street to Pennsylvania Ave-
nue., east on Pennsylvania Avenue to
Sixth Street. thence to north side OF
PennsylvaLta Avenue. and proceed west
on Pennsylvania Avenue to Fifteenth
Street, south on Fifteenth Street to B
Street. west on B Street to Seventeenth
Street. north on Seventeenth Street to
,,u
vania Avenue to Fifteenth Street and
New York Avenue. east on New York
Avenue to H Street. east on H Street to
Tenth Street, south on Tenth Street to
Grant Place. thence to the Victor Build
Ing and disband.
Parade of 1000 Children.
The most spectacular celebration Of the
whole day will take place this afternoon
in the Smithsonian and Monument
grounds. More than 1000 school chill
dren will assemble to form into q pa
geant and procession gotten up under
The auspices Of the Washington section
OF the Drama League Of America, in
conjunction with the joint committee.
Before the procession moves at 4:30
O'Clock an event called THE Dance OF
the Wood Sprites." arranged by Miss
Alys Bentley. will be produced in the Az ,,
public schools pupils OF Miss Bentley.
who Is director Of music in the public |
schools. will give interpretative dancing |
in classic drapertes.
The pageant procession will form on |
Seventh Street along the east boundary |
OF the Smithsonian grounds at 4:30 o'clock |
in the afternoon. 1t viii march into |
these grounds at the entrance near Sew
enth and 3 Streets Northwest and will |
follow the main driveway past the Smith |
sonian Building and thence through the |
Agricultural grounds to the Washington |
Monument. After encircling the Monu- |
ment 1t will march down the south slope |
and be seated to see the pantomime |
play. Uncle Sans l37th Birthday Party"
After the play II will march out by the
Bureau Of Engraving and Printing and |
,iisband as II goes north on Fourteenth |
Street
Ma-chers are requested to fall in lire |
behind the banner bearing the number of
their divisions, as shown in the follow
ing list:
/. Liberty Girls. . Children of the
Madisons. T. Little Men and Little Wom-
en- of 1860. 5. Flower Girls. 6. Indian
Boys. l. Indian Girls. S. Children's
Chorus. 9. Story Book Folks. 10. MILDLY |
Girls. II. Cowboys. Il. Camp Fire Girls.
u. MILDLY Boys. II. Flag Boys. Is. In
dustriai School Boys. is. Baseball Boys.
The joint committee announces that
parents may easily meet their children
after the play near the Bureau of En-
craving and Printing or on Fourteenth
Street along the Monument grounds.
To Safeguard Excursionists.
Special precautions for the thousands
who will seek recreation in Fourth Of
July water excursions have been ordered
by Secretary Redfield. Local officers of
York. Boston. Philadelphia Baltimore.
Buffalo. Cleveland. Detroit. and
have been instructed to detail
all their available forces to see that
Every possible means within the law il
taken to safeguard lives.
Maj. Sylvester. chief of police. yester-
lay issued an order to the captains Of
his department against the use OF fire
crackers. and the firing OF guns. re-
7olvers, and other explosives within the
ire limits, or in the more densely popu-
ated sections of the District. except at
such public exhibitions as have been
authorized by the Commissioners. Small
children who violate the regulations, IL
90 young to be dealt with according to
he law. shall be taken to their parents.
Who will instruct them against the use
II explosives. In case the violator is
II age. and refuses to heed the warning
II officers, arrests will be made. Every
,recaution has been taken by the Police
Department to afford ample protection to
he lives and property of all who par
icipate in the celebration of Indepen- ,
lence Day. |,