Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-21
One Hundred Citizens Will Be
Asked to Raise $1,000
for Celebration.
PROGRAMS ANNOUNCED
FOR ATHLETIC EVENTS
Cups, Cash and Medals Are Offered
as Prizes in Various Con-
tests of Day.

| A whirlwind campaign to obtain $1,000
with which to complete the fund for
staging Washington's Fourth of July
celebration will be begun tomorrow with
the appointment by Commissioner New
man Of a committee of one hundred mem
bers, each of whom will be expected to
raise $40.
This plan yesterday was hit upon as
last resort. as subscriptions received to
date failed to give assurance that the
amount needed would be provided by the
public in response to the general appeal.
Commissioner Newman, 1t was stated
last night will appoint on the committee
representative citizens in all sections of
the District. In view of the fact that
the Fourth of July program is of a di-
verse nature, and will be entirely free
and accessible to all citizens and Wis
itors, it is believed that the raising of
the additional money to carry out the
program should be comparatively easy.
In the meantime those who desire to
contribute to the fund are asked to mail
their subscriptions to Treasurer E. S.
Wolfe. room 500 District building, or the
District National Bank.
Programs Are Complete.
Completed programs for the athletic
events to be staged the morning of
the Fourth. and the tournament to be
held at the Avenue of the Presidents
reservoir were made public yesterday by
Chairman Newman.
Beginning at $50 o'clock there will be
track and field events and swimming
grounds and at the swimming pools in
Potomac Park This feature is in charge
of a committee headed by c. Edward
Beckett. The events are open to all ANA
teurs in the District of Columbia. Entry
blanks may be obtained at Spaldings,
613 18th street. or the clerk at the mu-
nicipal bathing beach.
The Events of the Meet.
The events will be as follows:
1O0-yard dash. novice, scratch. for those
who have not won a prize in any rum
ming event in open games; 1OO-yard DASH
open to all competitors; 44O-yard run,
ssO-yard run. 1-mile run, running high
jump, running broad jump, putting r.
pound shot.
Relay races Of the championship ele-
mentary schools. Washington play
grounds. Relay teams must be composed
teams in the 1914 elementary schools
championship games. Relay races in the
following classes, teams composed of
four boys and two substitutes:
IS pounds. $50 yards: 100 pounds. 40
yards; lis pounds, 40 yards; unlimited
weight. $50 yards.
In all events contestants must be anna
tours, in accordance with the definition
used by all amateur athletic bodies. and
residents of the District of Columbia. No
entries must be handed in person at
Spaldings, 613 14th street, not later than
June q. The committee reserves the
right to reject any entry. Gold. silver
and bronze medals for each individual
event Silver medals for relay teams.
Swimming and diving contests, at IL
am. at Potomac Park:
Midget events. open to boys fourteen
years old and under-50-yard swim. tub
race, diving, plain front. plain oack'
Senior Events.
observation-disclosures swim, any stroke:
2aO-yard swim, any stroke; 440-yard
swim, any stroke; underwater swim;
plunge for distance; diving-plain front,
plain back, front with jump take of,
front jack knife. back jack knife. stand
ing. sitting standing, one-and-a-han
front, swan dive and one optional dive
Gold, silver and bronze medals for each
event.
In the senior events a solid gold medal
will be presented to the contestant max
ing the greatest number of points in the
six senior events. This medal In to be
competed for annually and shall become
the property of the person winning it
three times.
be held at the same hour on the campus
of the Howard University.
A community picnic will be the order
of the day at the Zoo and Rock Creek
Park. and. beginning at l pm. formal
exercises will be held. Music will be
furnished by the United States Marine
Band at the Flagstaff at the Zoo: by the
District Guard Band at Pierce Mill. and
the 9Th Cavalry Band at the tournament
grounds, adjoining the Avenue of the
Presidents reservoir. At all three points
there will be patriotic addresses by promi-
nent citizens, and the Declaration of In
dependence will be read by three high
school boys selected through merit. The
young men to whom this honor has been
accorded have already been selected.
They are w. l. Cleveland, q pupil Of the
Mckinley Manual Training School, resid-
ing at 5000 18th street northwest: Jo-
Business High School. residing at 1879
North Carolina avenue southeast. and
Elmer Kayser. a pupil of the Western
High School. residing at 1929 0 street
northwest.
Will Select Orators.
Commissioner Newman will select the
orators soon. One Of the big shows will
be the tournament, horse show, race
| meet and drill, beginning at 3 o'clock.
at the reservoir. This feature is in charge
Of committee headed by NJ C. Hazen
The committee has laid out show ring
and half-mile racecourse. which will be
inclosed with posts and ropes and deco
rated with flags. The program lis as fol-
lows:
Hunters open to ALL performance
only to count, over eight jumps: best
aaidla horse. Monies in harness twelve