The Washington times., 1915-07-03
Municipal and Community Ath.
Ietic Games and Exercises
to Mark Celebration.
PLENTY OF PYROTECHNICS
Safe and Sane Idea Turns Inde-
pendence Day Into One Of
Athletic Carnival.

With municipal and community athletic
games, patriotic and citizenship exer-
cises. and many other events listed for
the public parks and open spaces about
the city. all Washington is preparing for
the most widespread, II not the greatest.
Independence Day celebration In the
history of the National Capital.
Development of the safe and sane"
idea In Washington has turned the
Fourth Of July into a day Of athletic
and tennis. and many aquatic events
and a horse show. have been arranged
on every field from the Benning race
course to Fort Myer. ...
Tournaments are scheduled by all golf
and country clubs about the city. and
exercises. municipal and community.
will have q dual program Of athletics
and patriotism. Hundreds Of picnic
parties have been arranged.
- r.. Plenty of Fireworks.
There will be fireworks. too. plenty Of
them; but they will be Of the COM
munity sort The municipal display
will be at $3.50 on the Monument lot. as
usual. and citizens Of Petworth will
have a big display in Libby Park. Prac-
tically all the communities about Wash
ington, in Maryland and Virginia, will
hold exercises and have a fireworks
display. as will the amusement parks.
Junior Washington. however, will be
deprived of the Joy Of the tirecracker
and other explosives. Major Pullman.
chief Of police, has issued orders for
rigid enforcement OF the law in this
respect.
Despite the array of holiday attrac-
already. been begun for seaside ana
mountains. Thousands Of Washington
iuns are preparing to spend the long
est weekend, holiday of the season
train out of Washington today bound
FOR seashore or mountain resort. or to
the country. carried an enormous bur-
den of holiday makers.
DO. All Celebrations Monday.
All independence Day celebrations
will be confined to Monday. Tomorrow
will be quiet, with the amusement parks
and the open country beckoning. Fine
weather is promised for both days by
the local forecastcr. July will be a
general holiday, all departments bu-
reaus, and establishments of the Gov
ernmcnt and practically all the city's
business houses being closed
A list of hints for safe and sane con-
duct in celebrating The Fourth has
been issued by the District Health De-
pertinent Tne first advice Is to Keep
away from fireworks. as they cause te-
tanus, or just plain lockjaw. DO not.
tile list says. let the love of pyrotech-
n!cS entiCe you over the District line
INTO the small communities of Mary
land, where there Is no ban upon shoot
ing ones fingers of with cannon crack.
elders against spring and we'll water.
ana against rocking the boat on tho
river.
To Start at $3.50 A. Nj.
i The municipal celebration will begir
al $50 a. m. Monday. with open field
games for all junior Washington. Sue.
cessful contestants in every event will
y awarded medals in compliment to
their prowcss in open competition
There Will be two dashes. four running
races "a shot-putting contest and a re-
Icy race for tho elementary schoo,
championship.
All events will be held in Potomac
Park, near the bathing pools. All en-
tries are amateurs.
Swimming and diving events will be
held at the bathing pools at II. There
are more than a score of events for
graduated classes. beginning with the
60-yard swim for boys under fourteen,
and ending with a fancy diving CON
test. for seniors. Two, features will be
a tub race and all under water swim.
The officials for the municipal games
and swimming events are:
o,tNan Honorary referee, o,o Commissions, g
Beckett; Judges at finish. o. w. STRAIT
ton. Bryan Morse, and c. l.. Johnson;
timers, g. Edward Beckett. S. W. Fai-
coner, ". B. Young. and J. Mahoney;
field judges, Paul Obst. E. f. Hunsing-
er. and NJ. De Cast: clerk OF course, C.
Earl Smithson: assistant clerk OF
course. r. w. Wannan; starter, w. w
Tenney; inspectors. Karl Loche, A. l.
Murray, NJ. D.; ], A. HUFF, vnd r. J
Bardeman; scorer. c. W. Wannan; an,
raouncer. George NJ. Kirk: custodian OF
prizes, c. Y. Macdonald.
At ! o'clock there will be a work
horse parade through the streets oi
Washington, with prizes to be awarded
to the District animal with the bes,
appearance. and another to the bes
appearing Of any Washington business
house. The parade will make it's way
to Brightwood Park. where a horse