The Washington herald., 1913-06-29
FESTIVAL JULY 4
NATIONAL AFFAIR
President Wilson Unable to
Attend on Account Of
Gettysburg Trip.
APPEAL MADE TO CLERKS
Federal and District Employees Are
Asked to Send in Contributions
for the Big Celebration.

The committee in charge Of arrange
ments for the celebration of Indepeno-
ence Day expressed the belief yesterday
that the observance in this city would be
in every sense national affair. Mem
bers of the committee have received en-
couraging letters from some Of the most
eminent men in public affairs.
In a letter to Cuno H Rudolph. presi-
dent of the Board of Commissioners, the
President expressed the hope that the
celebration would have the fullest meas
ure of success. 1t was thought for a time
shat because the President had Cancelled
his proposed trip to his summer home he
would attend the morning celebration at
Memorial Continental Hall. This will be
impossible because of the announcement
last night that the President would go TO
Gettysburg July 4.
In connection with the exercises the
announcement is made that Continental
Memorial Hall will be open free to the
Eablic for the exercises Henry B. F.
mcfarland, chairman OF the committee
on exercises, mas prepared splendid
program and the United States Marine
Banu is to give the musical features.
The program provides that THE Star
SpangIed Banner shall be played by the
Marine Band while the large flag is I'M
furled in the hall by the Daughters OF
the American Revolution.
Mrs. story to Speak.
Mrs. William Cumming Story. Of New
York, president general OF the Daughters
Of the American Revolution. will deliver
an address of welcome and introduce the
presiding officer, Commissioner Rudolph,
chairman of the joint committee on ar
rangements. Following the Introductory
remarks OF Commissioner Rudolph, D. J.
Callahan, president of the Chamber of
will he Of
independence. Senator Jacob H. CALM
ger of New Hampshire will be the prin-
cipal speaker at the exercises, and
Charles B. Hanford, the distinguished
tragedian, will recite When Freedom
from Her Mountain Height" The pro-
gram will close with the singing of My
Country 'Tis of Thee by the audience.
Simultaneous with the exercises, the
municipal games will be held on the
Monument Lot and at Howard Univer-
sity campus.
The great spectacle of the day, the
pageant and its attendant plays and
dances. will begin at o'clock in the aft
ernoon. and is expected to last two hours
and a half. The. headquarters of the
joint committee, in the Corcoran Build
ing. Fifteenth and F Streets. was a
veritable hive OF industry all of yes
terday and until late last night. Re
hearsals were on for every hour, sewers
were busy on the costumes, and a corps
of clerks was kept constantly engaged
in gathering up the threads of detail in
cident to the carrying forward of the
big undertaking.
Washington center of the Drama
League of America is doing itself proud
in this undertaking. The pageant, as
planned, will be an absolutely unique
feature in Washington and is being ably
carried forward by Mrs. Glenna Smith
Tinnin. aided By Miss Ethel NJ Smith
and a large committee of assistants.
UnycilfnE of Tablets.
w. V. Cox. chairman OF the executive
committee Of the permanent committee
on marking historical points of interest,
has completed the program for the I'M
yelling of tablets on July 4. This will
take place at o'clock in the afternoon