Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-07
Big Days Doings Planned.

The principal features Of the days Joy
were to be the municipal picnic. to be
held in Rock Creek and Geological
parks, to include horse show. tourna-
ment and racing; athletic events near the
municipal swimming pools. fireworks and
free moving pictures on the Monument
grounds. Patriotic exercises and band
concerts will be conducted at three parks
Beginning at $50 o'clock, the horse
show is to be staged near the Bright
wood reservoir, at the head Of 18th street
Among the events scheduled are classes
for hunters, saddlers. ponies in harness.
in addition to races. There Will also pc
an exhibition of tournament riding,
drill by cavalry from Fort Myer and
workhorse parade.
The horse show program Is in charge Of
a committee consisting of Melvin c. Ha-
zen, chairman; Capt. William Mitchell
Thomas Bones, John o. Gheen. Joseph I.
Weller, John Martin and w. A. Williams,
clerk Of the meet. Chairman Hazen re-
quests that entries be placed in the hands
of the committee by not later than June
g. either at room sos. District building. or
at the Mount Pleasant stables, 1417 Irving
street northwest.
There will be an entry fee Of 81 in
classes /, 2, 4, 5 and s, which are Tor
hunters, saddlers, half-mile race, pony
race and tournament riders. respectively.
Cups will be awarded the winners. Prizes
and ribbons will be given owners whose
horses finish second and third.
Athletic events will be staged during the
morning. In the evening interest will CEN
ter in the fireworks and moving picture
display on the Monument grounds.
Little Money, Few Fireworks.
Whether the committee will be able to
arrange for a mammoth pyrotechnical ex-
It'll <1n avtn IN
which the celebration fund is augmented
by subscriptions during the next few
days. The committee arranging for the
display Of historical moving pictures esti-
mates that the cost Of this feature will be
slight, SO that there is little doubt but
that it will form a part Of the general
program.
The committee, through Treasurer
Wolfe, yesterday made public the follow
ing list of subscribers to the Independ
ence day fund:
Evening Star Newspaper Company.
500; s. Kann, Sons & Co.. $50; Wood
ward & Lothrop. $50; German-Ameri-
can Fire Insurance Company, $25: Dis
trict National Bank. $26; Charles J.
Bell, $40; Cuno H. Rudolph. $40; Will
Hecht. $40; NJ: Philipsborn & Co., $40;
Joseph Strasburger Company. $40;
James Sharp. $40: Emile Berliner, $40;
E. f. Droop & Sons Co.. sic; John w.
Foster, $40; w. b. Moses & Sons. $40;
NJ. Goldenberg, $40; A. Lisner. $40; Nc
Kenney & F1annery. $40; Berry & Whit
more Company $40: William Hahn &
Co.. $40; E. NJ Merrick. $40: e. G.
Schafer & Co., $40; R. Harris & Co,
$40; Holmes & Son. Inc, $40; Terminal
Taxicab Company. $40; A. S. Pratt &
Sons. Inc $40; House & Hermann.
$40: John Joy Edison. $40; Theodore w.
Noyes. $40: George D. Horning. $40;
H. B. F. Mcfarland, $; Henry p Blair,
IS; William John Eynon. IS; William
Tindall, IS; DR.. w. H. Wilmer. IS; C.
NJ. Hendley. IS; w. A. Wimsatt, IS;
Charles Henry Butler. IS; Ward Saw
age. S.; Xander & Plugge. IS; A F. A.
King, S.: A. B. Hagner. IS; H. X.
Simpson. IS; A. NJ. Fishel. IS; A. Eber-
ly's Sons, Inc, IS: B. Rich's Sons. IS;
Miller Bros. Auto Company. IS; Samuel
Maddox. IS; Topham's. Inc. IS; Jules
A. Demonet, IS; A F. Fox, IS: Equi-
table Purchasing Company. IS; John c.
Let's Grocery Company. So; Barber &
Ross. IS; Byron 8. Adams, IS; Georgia
Robertson. 81; H. Zirkin. 81; Max
Cohen. 50; DR.. Charles Wood, $3.50;
Charles A. King. So; Franklin & Co.,
81; Winfield Jones. 81; Edward S.
Schmid, 81; Lewis M. Thayer. 81;
George A. Morgan. 81: c. S. Bundy. 81;
H. R. Howenstein, 81; total, s663.50.