The Washington times., 1915-07-03

show and tournament will be held yn;
der the auspices of a committee headed
by Melville G. Hazen. Mr.. Hazen pre-
diets the best exhibition in horseman-
ship ever sen In Washington.
A challenge mule race between paired
and John Martin. and Thomas Grant
and Chris J. Gockeler. will be a fea-
ture of the sixteen. events scheduled
There will be @ number of contests for
pected to produce some thrilling rid
Ing. The entry. list is nearly So. The
horse show and tournament VIII begin
At 8 p. m. four hundred children Of
tune will give a tableau play. and folk
dances at tho base of the Monument
The Marine band will play for them.
Fireworks Begins at $3.50
From $3.50 to S:15 there will be a
concert by the Engineer Band on the
Monument Grounds. and at S:3e, the
fireworks display will be-
gin. 1t is to be greater and grander
than ever. Most of the pieces will
be aerial ones that may be seen for
miles. -.
The Seventh Annual Indepence Day
celebration by the citizens Of Pet
worth and vicinity, under the auspices
of the Petworth Citizens Association,
will be the most extensive ever held
by this organization. There will be
patriotic parade. an ll-day picnic In
Libby Park. and patriotic exercises,
a band concert ana fireworks there.
Corp. James Tanner will deliver the
Grafton at the evening patriotic ex-
ercises. The parade. with 500 or more
children in line, and headed by the
Forest Glen Band, Is scheduled to
start from New Hampshire avenue and
Quincy street at 94S a. m. 1t will
grounds. entering the double gates on
Eighth street. Flag raising exercises
will be conducted at the school. with
exercises including a drill in costume
by pupils of the Park View School and
the presentation OF Uncle Sam and
Troop SO, will fire a union salute, when
"Uncle Sam will raise the flag.
Many Events In Libby Park.
Ice and icewater will be furnished
free. to everybody at the picnic
grounds in Libby Park, and at 2
o'clock an athletic program, with
events for both sexes Of all ages. with
sixteen events, will be held. At 4
o'clock there will be demonstration
by the boy scouts. Concerts will be
given all afternoon by the Forest
Glen Band.
It is planned to have a basket lunch
con In the park at o'clock: and at
6:15 the patriotic exercises will begin.
The program includes: Opening chorus,
America" led by DIR. Adam Geibel;
Of the Petworth Baptist Church; re-
marks by G. ]. James. president of the
Petworth Citizens Association; award
ing essay prizes: reading Of the declara-
ton Of Independence. the Rev. J. Alvin
Gnes OF male
tet. Henry o. Pekan. Chester A. Weav-
er, II. L. Woodward and Frank M.
Holiness: recitation. The American
Flag" Miss NJ. Herminia Ellis; reading
first prize essay. Our Country's Flag"
Q. ]. Randall; male quartet; Grafton:
Corporal Tanner; closing chorus. and
benediction.
There will be a fireworks display after
dark. and following this there will be
a final illumination of the park to show
all the paths and walks.
For New Citizens.
Sons Of the American Revolution will
Join In the nationwide citizenship cele-
bration on the Fifth and will hold
patriotic exercises at the foot of the
Monument, at which all foreign born
ictizens and aliens will be invited to
join and pledge their EFFORTS FOR q
united nation with one language and
no foreign alliances.
All naturalized citizens. and those
who have not taken out naturalization
papers. have been invited to attend.
. The principal address. including a
welcome to tho new American citizens.
will be made by Henry B. F. Macfar-
land. The Declaration of Independence
will be read by Hapson Gary. Of the
State Department. Music will be fur
nished by the Marine Band. The exer-
cises will be in charge of a committee
headed by Commander John II. Moore.
L. S. N.
Outing At Bunker Hill.
The sixth annual Bunker Hill Out
ing" and celebration OF the citizens
of the northeast suburbs will be held
at o'clock at Fort Bunker Hill,
and Otis streets northeast.
under the auspices of the Brookland
Heights and Rhode Island
Avenue Suburban Citizens Associa-
tions.
A program Of athletic events will
be run off, and there will be patriotic
exercises and a continuous band con-
cert by the Naval Gun Factory Band.
There will be afternoon as we'll as
night fireworks, and dancing.
Many events are scheduled for Ana
costa and nearby points in Maryland.
There will be horse racing at the