The Washington herald., 1918-06-23
RUMANIANS
PLAN GREAT
JULY FOURTH
Prepare for Pageant with
National Songs and
Folk Dances.

Wake up. Rumania," the song TO
be sung by several hundred Ru-
manians at the Fourth Of July
Pageant. is to sound the war cry
Of their. great national protest
against the barbarism of the Huns.
Details of their preparations TO
|co-operate with the other twenty
one allies against savagTy develop
daily. DIR. Lucacin, the head OF the
Rumanian Patriotic National Mis-
sion, has been rehearsing Amerl-
can girls in the hora, the national
dance Of his country, at the Wilson
Normal School Brilliant and beau
tifuI costumes have been brought
here from Chicago. to be worn by
these girls, and by the RumAnian
girls who are to be brought for the
day.
From Other Cities.
Several hundred Rumanian men
and women from Trenton. n. j.,
New York, Philadelphia, Roebling.
y. J.. Florence, n. =. Baltimore.
Aurora, Ill. Indian Harbor. Ind,
Youngstown. Ohio. Detroit. Cleye-
land. Farrell. Pa. and Alliance.
Ohio. are to join in the demonstra-
ton. OF these interesting guests.
the women are TO be entertained in
homes OF Washingtonians; the men
are to be the guests OF the War
Camp Community Service. Mrs. w.
W. Bailey. chairman of the Hos
pitality committee, Is making the
arrangements.
Singers are 10 come from Balti-
more TO swell the chorus OF wake
up Rumania," and other national
songs. OF these. n. Jebelsan, a So
Ioist whose voice has been heard by
many in phonograph records. will
sing the solos.
Oppressed Peoples.
Mission is making this great as
sion for a great bringing together
of the Rumanian people in this
country that is likely TO be OF eN-
traordinary significance. Their
demonstration will not end with
the Fourth OF July. On the NTH
OF July. q solemn high mass will
be celebrated at the st. Patricks
Church. in which they will Join
with other races oppressed by Aus
tria. the Czecho-SlavE. the Jugo-
slavs. Serbianh. Italians. This is
to commemorate their $4,000 dead.
many OF them defenseIess civilians.
The Rumanians will remember their
$4,000 dead young girls tortured
and crucified with unspeakably
cruel barbarities. and the memory
will increase their resolution to de-
stroy the malign power that has
done these things.
Go to Nj. Vernon.
OF significance IS the fact tras
the Rumanian Mission has asked -
be allowed TO hold it's nattcnsi
meeting at the Franklin SehoS5 -
D. m. on the ffth OF July. q :
that day also. three cars are cha
tered to take them to our Nstior
Shrine at Mount Vernon. where -
ceremonies will dedicate them 3
to the fght for liberty. Th' d
Cross is to be asked to serve ..lHS-
witches and fruit 10 the p-~ty az
IL leaves for Mount Vernon
All RumRnians who wish tn corn
municate with their committss wiz
be able to reach them at thsi
headquarters at the National Pa
Hotel.
HaadePs sHallelutah.n
The "Hallelujah Chorus" will re-
hearse at Central High School EleV-
enth and Clifton streets. this after
noon at $50 o'clock The song, from
Handel's great oratorio. will be sung
on the east steps OF the Capitol as
one feature Of the celebration on the
Fourth OF July. Anybody who wishes
may come TO the rehearsal and JOIN
in the singing under Gilbert Wilson,
the song leader from ouantico.
The War Camp Community service
urges the choir singers who know this
inspiring music to lend their support
as a patriotic service at each Sunday
sing until the day Of the pageant
At a meeting of the Independence
committee several days ago Comnis-
sioner Brownlow was given power TO
appoint two committees. one on az
rangements and the other on ways
and means, to complete arrange