Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-21
MONEYS NEEDED
FOR JULY 4FUND
Contract for Fireworks Dis
play DeIayed-0nIy S852.50
Raised So Far.

The fund being raised to defray the
expenses of the community celebration
July now stands at only sS52.50 and
there still is need for more money, ac-
cording to Commissioner oliver P.
Newman, chairman of the Independence
day committee. An appeal has been
sent out for additional subscriptions,
which should be sent to Commissioner
Newman at the District building or to
Edmund S. Wolfe at the District Ma
tional Bank.
With the independence day fund far
from completed the committee on fire.
works. E. c. Graham, chairman, finds
itself unable to proceed with the con-
tract for the big display for which it
desires to give a contract to one of the
most celebrated fireworks companies in
the United States.
The public is therefore asked to ex-
emplify the do it now" spirit by send
ing in a contribution at once tC Com
missioner Newman.
The following have already sub
scribed to the Independence day fund:
The Evening Star Newspaper Company,
500: H. 3. F. mcfarland. IS; Alice l..
George, 81; A Citizen. 81; W. H. Whit
aker. 81; r. C. Clafiin, 81; E. ]. L. Shane.
81; Lewis NJ. Thayer, 81: Edwin Callow.
81: c. w. Skinner. 81; w. E. Harvey, 81;
j. Harry Cunningham, 81; DR.. J. S. Ar
mold, 81; Thomas Armstrong. 81: Mrs. G.
H Sprague. So: II. Zirkin. 50; Louis F.
Zinkham. 81: w. G. Ladd, 81; Edward
S. Schmid. $3.50; Interstate Amuse-
ment Company. IS: Cosmos Theater
Company, IS; A. Brylawski. IS; Charles
]. Langmead. IS; Dulin & Martin Com
pany, Inc, IS; John Morris. So; George
s. King, IS; Estate James S. Topham. S.;
Lewis Holmes, So; Charles B. Bailey, So
Equitable Purchasing Company, So; 3.
Rich's Sons, IS; Ernest L. Thurston, So;
A H Snow. SIS: estate of Daniel s.
Jno. Eynon, IS: S. Gassenheimer. S.;
Isidore Freund SIS. W. A Wimsatt, S.;
Cuno II. Rudolph, IS; Xander & Plugge,
So: P. c. Gavan, IS; NJ. w. Johnson, So;
day. IS; Herman E. Gasch. IS; National
Mosaic Company, IS; NJ. PhiIipsborn &
Co. IS; B. S. Minor, So; Doubleday-Hill
Electric Company, IS; G. B. Miller, IS;
N. D. Rosenberg, IS; d. S. Porter. So;
r. p. Andrews Paper Company, S.;
Robert ]. Wynne. SIS; II. T. Wheeler, SIS !;
II. K. Simpson. SIS; Clark c. Griffith, IS;
w. A H. Church.. IS: Gustav Buchholz,
50: Swartzell, Rheem & Hensey Com
pany, IS; Samuel Maddox. SIS; Charles
W. Richardson. SIS; Thomas w. smith.
IS; NJ. Morris. s5: Adam A. Weschler,
50; William b. King, IS: Edward E.
Clements. IS: Samuel ]. Prescott, IS;
Lesser A. Barr. SO; Ernest A. Merrick,
$40; w. r. Fosbender. SO; Julius Gar
fink1e & Co, $40; John S. Barbour $40;
r. ]. Callan, $40: American Mosaic Com
pany. $40; National Electric Supply
Company, $40: Saks & Co., $40; NJ Col
denberg. $40: Lansburgh & Bro. $40:
House & Hermann. SO; James Sharp,
$40: Byron S. Adams. $40; NJ. A. Leese,
SO: Hugh Reilly Company. $40; George
ID. Horning, SO; d. J. Kaufman, In
corporated, $40; e. F. Droop & Sons
Co, $40; Barber & Ross, $50; W. B.
Hibbs Company. $50; John Joy Edison,
$50; Powhatan Hotel Company, $50:
Old Dutch Market. s25; Larz Anderson,
s25; c. Heurich. s25; Shoreham Hotel
Company. s25; S. Kann Sons & Co, $50:
Woodward & Lothrop. Incorporated.
$50.