Evening star., 1918-06-22
TWO COMMITTEES
ON PAGEANT PLANS
Commissioner BroWnloW Ar
ranges for Special Inde-
pendence Day Feature.
TO COMPLETE DETAILS

Commissioner Louis BrownIow.
chairman Of the Independence day
celebration committee. has appointed
ments and the other on ways and
means, to complete details of the
international pageant, Democracy
Triumphant" to be staged in WASH
ington July 4.
John Barrett, director general Of
the Pan-American Union. is chairman
Of the subcommittee on arrange
ments, assisted by Col. c. s. Ridley.
Elliott Woods. Maj. Raymond w.
Pullman, Capt. Robert R. Glen Of the
British embassy. John J. Gregerivich,
William Knowles Cooper, Maj z. L.
Potter. Miss Cecil d. Morton and
Harold Keats.
Charles ]. Bell is chairman of the
subcommittee on ways and means. the
pr.scipal task Of which will be to
raise funds necessary to defray ex-
penses. Others on this subcommittee
are G.b.F 5GhP Poole a Letawich Iames a. sinelair NJ
A. Leese, Charles 8. Shreve. 2. c.
Graham, M. D. Rosenberg. Isaac Cans,
Judge Milton Strasburger, Robert N.
Harper, Capt. julius !. Peyser, y.
s. A.; Charles ]. Columbus and B. f.
Saul.
Mrs. Wilson Heads Committee.
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, wife of the
President, heads an advisory commit
tee composed of men and women who
viii lend their assistance in making
the pageant a success. The other
members of this committee are Mrs.
Champ Clark, Mrs. Newton D. Baker,
Mrs. William p. Borland, Mrs. 9: r.
Rhodes. Mrs: a; Hopkins. MIS-; M g.
Rafter, Mrs. w. C. De Lanoy, Mrs c.
F. Cook, Senator Thomas S. Martin,
senator John w. Smith, Representa-
tive Swager Sherley. Representa-
tive Ben johnson, Representative
Thomas y. sisson. supterintendent OF
Schools e. L. Thurston. Breckinridge
Long. George e. Hamilton. w: H.
Baldwin. G. A. Lyon and Percy Mac
Kaye.
Planning for the Tableaux.
With headquarters. in the Franklin
School, the community center workers
Of Washington are actively engaged on
plans for the tableaux which will go to
munity center in the city has been as
signed the task Of arranging the dem
onstration of one of the allied nations.
So far as Is possible, the performers in
each will be natives Of the country por-
trayed.
was announced today. will furnish the
setting for the tableaux Of Greece and
the background will be decorated IN old
and modern Greek fittings. Several
Greek paintings will go to make up the
Ths iea ding character of the Greek
episode will be Theodore Kolocotronis.
Fifty Greek women and girls of this
city will take part in various dances
of their native land, assisted by an equal
number of men of that country. The
dancers will give an exhibition OF the
Syrto, the national dance OF Greece.
Committee Makes Request.
In view Of the proportions which
the pageant program 10 assuming. 1t
is the desire Of the Independence day
celebration committee that no other
programs be arranged for the AFTER
noon Of the Fourth.
The pageant will not interfere,
however, with the Americanization
exercises Of the Sons Of the Revolu-
ton and the Sons OF the Americant
Revolution, held every Fourth or
July on the Monument grounds
These. Exercises will begin at 10
Members Of the diplomatic corps, the
cabinet, Senate and House Of Rep
resentatives have been invited to at
tend, An invitation also has been ex-
tended to Jugo-Slavs, Czechs and Bo-
hemians who are opposed to the war
aims Of Austria and Germany to be
present. Assistant Attorney General
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