Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-05
THE FOURTH
WITH COMMUNITY PICNIC
Citizens Of Brookland and Univer-
sity Heights Hold 0ld-Fash-
toned Observance.

On the escarpment Of Fort Bunker
Hill the citizens Of Brookland and Uni-
versity Heights are today celebrating
the "Glorious Fourth" with an old
fashioned community picnic, at 18th
and Otis streets. Brookland.
This is the sixth annual patriotic
celebration thus observed by these
citizens associations. A band concert
by the Naval Gun Factory Band, read
ing of the Declaration of Independence
by DR.. Charles H. Mccarthy. professor
Of history in the Catholic University:
an address on the spirit of the day by
former Gov. Alexander M. Dockery Of
Missouri, the third assistant postmaster
general; athletic events. fireworks and
dancing are features Of the entertain
ment.
There are to be two fireworks dis
plays, the first at 2 pm. and the other
at pm. Dancing will be in order dur
ing the afternoon and evening. The
athletic events are open to competition
by residents of Brookland and Uni
versity Heights only.
Officials for Athletic Events.
The officials for the athletic events are
as follows:
Custodian and awarding OF prizes. DR..
William Turner; clerk of course. T. l..
Curran; official starter. franklin T!
Howe: assistant starter, Harry Il.
Brooks: announcers. S. w. Burgess,
John McCreight and F. G. Tansill,
scorers, A. Ormsby, A. A. Carpenter. j
T. Williams and Louis Crook: judges
at finish. "a to pick winner. T. v. Mur>
ply; (2) to pick second. D. H. oertlya'
go to pick third. 8. 8. symons: timer
w. g. Ayres; scorers of points. Lewit
Boss and w. R. Love.
The athletic events start with 6
Brookland Athletic Club and West
Brookland. The other events are,
Race for girls to years Of age. race
for girls to 10 years OF age. so-yard
race for boys Q to 8 years Of age. SO.
yard dash for boys to IL years Of
age, 220-yard dash for boys Is to Is
years of age, 50-yard dash for boys IL
to Il years of age, 60-yard dash for
boys 16 years Of age and over. b0-yard
dash for girls 10 years of age and over,
50-yard dash for men over 35 years OF
age, 220-yard dash (open) handicap. II
years of age and over: 440-yard run
Iopen) handicap, IA years of age and
over; ss0-yard run (open) handicap. II
wears of age and over; relay race (one)
mile) and running broad jump.
Committees in Charge.
The committees in charge of the Fort
Bunker Hill celebration are:
PROGRAMME. P. Judge. NJ. NJ. Mclean.
c. F. Tansill.. s. S. Symons.
Music-Paul Primm. e. L. Springer.
H. A. Leaf. Fred Tansill. William
Quinn.
Refreshments-willia McCoskey, A.
Ormsby, D. H. oertly, e. C. Saltz-
man. c. Z. Remsberg.
Public comfortable c. Brown. H. C.
Stroman, J. H. Houser. H. Leesnitzer,
FinapceMLee r. Wilson, B. e. Hut
Crimson, E. w. Turner. J. e. Roache.
o. D. stocking, M. E. Norwood, D. s.
Pollock. D. c. Fithian, W. McCreight,
Grounds-B. q. Hutchinson. J. T. will
Jams, william Bentssl. Alfred Jeffery.
= Decorations+s. D. Boss. Charles
Kracke, Leo Judge, Russell Hutchin-
ION, Harold Clayton.
Fireworks-F. T. Howe. S. W. Bur.
,ess, James Connor. Henry Brooks.
Advisory-Joseph e. Ralph. JOINT
NcPhaul. Rev. Ralph skinner, DR.. 3.
". Frischkorn, John B. Lord, J. D.
George L. Starkey, J. B.
Parker. c. v. Burnside, Joseph 9aumersk