The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-05
events CROWD
FETE PROGRAM
Independence Day Schedule
Largest and Most Varied
in City's History.
ALIEN-BORN WILL MEET
Community Gatherings and Municipal
Tournament Will Be Followed
by Fireworks Display.
ALIEN-BORN WILL MEET
Weather Forecast: Showers.

Independence Day will be observed in
Washington today with the largest
| schedule OF municipal and community
events ever held in the city's history.
Beginning with athletic events for the
youngsters in Potomac Park at $50 this
| morning, there will be something doing
in every section of the city every min
ute of the day. The celebrations will
close with grand display of sky fire
works on the Monument Lot at SIS
o'clock in the evening. 1t is not be-
lieved that predicted showers will in
terfere seriously with the program.
Although many of the events will be
Of patriotic nature, with speaking.
there will be a score or more of old
time neighborhood outings. at which
the residents of certain sections of the
city will gather at some park or campus
and make merry throughout the day.
The principle ones of these neighbor-
hood outings will be at Fort Bunker
Hill.'' Thirteenth and Otis streets
northeast, and at Libby Park. Pet
worth.
Alien-BOrn to Meet.
At 10 o'clock this morning the foreign
born Americans of the District will be
honor guests at patriotic exercises at
the base of the Washington Monument
under auspices of the Sons of the Amer
lean Revolution. Henry B. F. Macfar-
land, former District Commissioner,
will address the new citizens on their
adopted country.
One of the big attractions of the da>
will be the municipal horse show and
tournament at Brightwood Park, begin
ming at 2:3O o'clock. Many exhibitions
of horsemanship will be given by caval-
rymen from Fort Myer, followed by a
mule race. The teams in this event will
be Charles Columbus and John Martin,
and Thomas Grant and c. J. Cooke
Ter.
The horse show will be preceded by 4
workhorse parade. scheduled to leave
Second and Pennsylvania avenue north
west at l o'clock, headed by a section
Of the Marine Band. The parade will
CONSIST OF the horses of the District
government and local business houses.
Prizes will be awarded the best APP
pearing horses. The parade will tor
nitrate at the horse show grounds at
Brightwood.
Children in Tableaux.
At 5 o'clock in the afternoon more than
400 children of the playground will
stage a tableau play and folk dances
at the base of the Washington Monu-
ment. A section of the Marine Band will
play. An all-day schedule of field
day events will be conducted at Bennins
race track for the benefit of the pro-
posed new Holy Rosary Church.
Members of Burnside Post. Legion OF
Loyal Women. will hold basket picnic
at Forest Glen, where they will be the
guests of Brainard II. Warner In the
afternoon, addresses will be delivered b.
Marion Butler and former Justice
S. ]. Peelle. Rev. DR.. Lucien Clark
will read the Declaration of Indepen-
dence
number of patriotic addresses will
feature an all-day picnic of the Associa-
ton Of Oldest Inhabitants at Friend
ship" the summer home of John r.
Mclean. in Wisconsin avenue northwest
The members and their families will go
to the grounds from Fifth and F streets
northwest The Young Women's He
brew Association will spend the day at
Great Falls. Va, with Mrs E. Simons
as chaperon. The Mothers Club of the
Lucretia Mott School will conduct a safe
and sane celebration at the school.
Fireworks mt Night.
Representatives of the Consolidated
Fireworks Company. of New York, who
arrived in Washington Saturday. assert
that they have planned for Washington
one of the most elaborate displays ever
staged in the United States. For nearly
two hours a steady stream of magnificent
rays of light will shoot into the air and
burst into a bevy Of colors and figures
In addition to the municipal display at
the Monument Lot. there will be an I'M
official display at Libby Park as a fea-
ture of the outing Of the residents Of
Petworth.
Maj. Raymond W. Pullman. superinten-
dent of police. has instructed his men
to inforce rigidly the regulations govern
ing the use of fireworks in the District
without making unnecessary arrests
Many small children. who secure fire
crackers and other explosives in spite
of the authorities will, as in past years,
be reported to their parents by the police
No mercy will be shown older. mis-
chievous' boys and men. however.
Commissioner Oliver P. Newman and
his coterie OF workers already are re-
ceiving congratulations upon the COM
prehensive program that has been ar
ranged In spite of a scarcity of funds.
VIII Raise New Flags.
Members Of William B. Cushing Camp.
No. 30. Division of Maryland, Sons OF
Veterans. together with local posts of
the Grand Army of the Republic and the
auxiliary bodies of both organizations
will go to Vienna Va, today and con-
building there. The men of the Con-
federate Veterans and their sons organ.
izations will participate in this service.
The days exercises will commence
early this morning with the raising of
three flags at the Union Station in Wash
ington by Col. Gustav E. Beckman's flag
committee. assisted by the drum corps
composed Of grandsons OF the veterans
under the command OF Capt. o. o. How
ard.
From Union Station they will march
to the Washington and Virginia Rail-
way Station at Twelfth street ana
Pennsylvania avenue northwest and
board cars for Vienna. The exercises
there will start at 10 a. m. with base
ball game. Later all will assemble at
the school building where the program
win be carried out under the guidance
Of Past Camp Commander Arthur B.
Barringer, Of Vienna. as master of cere-
monies. Mrs. Herbert Rutledge, divis.
ion president Of the Sons Of Veterans
auxiliary. will present the nag which IL
the Gift Of William B. Cushing Camp
Ladies' auxiliary. The banner will be
accepted by the mayor and the pres
dent Of the school board. Past Com
Maj. E. r. Campbeli
will raise the nag on the star while the
Vienna band IL playing 1.-THE Star Span.
gled BanneI." Past Commander Cur
non r. Scott win deliver an Grafton on
The Flag" and the principal Grafton
viii then be delivered by Past Division
Commander Silar e. Robb. Music and
benedtction win close the exercises
which win b followed. in the evening.
with fireworks and dancing.