Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-04
FIELD AND WATER SPORTS
APPEAL TO ALL CLASSES
Band Concerts, Picnic Dinners and
Oratory Make the Parks
Places Of Attraction
BIG EVENT COMES TONIGHT
Moving Pictures and Fireworks Dis
play on Monument Grounds to
Close Festivities of
the Day.

The National Capital is TODAY
enjoying what is declared to be
the most comprehensive and pre-
tentious celebration of Independ-
ence days ever held in the Dis
trict of Columbia.
"Safe and sane" in every re-
spect; lacking in the noisy, ear
splitting and dangerous features
that marked the observation Of
July 4 up to within very recent
years, the day has been filled
since early morning with pro-
gram of events suited to the
tastes OF all classes, conditions
and ages of District residents.
The elimination of the big mu-
nicipal celebration will come
shortly after 9 o'clock tonight,
when, on the Monument grounds.
the monster fireworks display ar
ranged by the committee in
charge of the pyrotechnics lights
up the heavens with glare of
multicelored fame and the hiss,
crash and sparkle of hundreds of
rockets and bombs.
Something DOING All Day.
Beginning promptly at $50 o'clock this
morning, there was not moment of the
day when there was not something do
ing" At that hour the track and field
events at the Monument grounds were
started. in the presence OF a crowd num-
bering several thousand
Following were the officials of the big
municipal meet, which. notwithstanding
the fact that it was refused the sanction
of the Amateur Athletic Union. had a
full list Of entries in every event:
Honorary referee. CommissioneE Oliver
judges at finish. z. s. Martin. Q. w.
Stratton, c. l.. Johnson, II. b. Foley:
timers. c. E. Edwards. Charles King, s.
w. F'alconer, w. c. Thacher: field judges
F. B. Schlosser, F. H. Young. c. A. King
w. w. White; announcer, DR.. w. Cabell
Moore; inspectors, J. Crawford, Karl
Locke, E. l. Mashmyer, NJ. V. Lamp
son: scorer. Paul Obst; starter. Bradley
son: assistant clerks of course, Charles
Wannan and NJ. Money; custodian OF
prizes. .'Cy'' Macdonald.
Contests in the Water.
Following the program of track and
field events the swimming contests were
held in the big municipal swimming pools
at the bathing beach. For these events.
as in the track and field events, gold
medals were awarded to winners. silver
medals for second place and bronze med
ais for third honors. Odicials in charge
OF the water events were:
Referee, DR.. F. W. Greenfell: clerk S.
c. Cousins; assistant clerk. s. P. Tay
lor; starter. Prof. C. z. Beckett; judges.
Walter F. Smith. DR.. c. l. C. Anderson.
DR.. Millard Thompson; custodian of
prizes, X. ]. Hudson: inspectors, F. NJ.
Nolan. J. E Haltgan and w. e Ma
guire.
The big community picnio-rsally
double barreled" event at Pierce MIL.
Rock Creek Park. and the Zoo-at-
tracted thousands OF Washingtonians.
well nlled dinner baskets. began troop
Ing to the two points 90 early as $3.50
o'clock this morning. Many took ad-
vantage Of the special buses provided
transportation COMMITTEES OF the sen
: At At Pierce Mil. in Rooh Creek Park, a
concert by the band Of the LIST Regi-
ment. N: 9. D. C.. began at noon At
ARTILLERY. N. G. D. C.. fred the national
salute of twenty-one guna the artil-
lerymen being stationed In the big
south OF the historic old mill
Joseph G. McGarraghty. a student at
tho
ration OF Independence.
Concert by Marine Band.
The concert by the Marine Band. III
rected by Lieut. William H santel-
mann, began at the Zoo at / o'clock
The reading Of the Declaration Of In
to those making up the
picnic crowd at the Zoo was
by w. I. Cleveland, a pupil of McKSnley
Manual Training High School
A force Of fifteen Fairgrounds work
ers, designated by E. S. Martin, super
visor of Fairgrounds of the District of
Columbia, was on hand at the Zoo to
aid the children in organizing games
and romps of all kinds. and not little
one was permitted to know the feeling
Of dull moment during the day. \
similar force was on hand at Pierce
Mill. where, under the trees and beside
turbulent Rock creek. games and con-
tests were made up on the spur OF the
moment for the amusement and enter
tainment of the hundreds of kiddies
The big daylight event. of course.
was that at the grounds of the Bright
wood reservoir. adjoining upper Rock
Creek Park, where a program of twelve
events was begun at 2:3O o'clock The
entire afternoon Will be required to
complete the program, which comprises
races. tugs of war. a pa
rade Of workhorses. pony races, drills
by cavalrymen from Fort Myer. etc
The program of events follows:
Program Of Events
Military tournament-Thres rings TWEEN
tysyards apart and three runs: first prize,