The Washington herald., 1918-06-25
PAGEANT JULY
FOURTH PLANS
FINALLY LAID
10000 to Have Part in
Program Now Nearing
Perfection.

Final reports on the Democracy
Triumphant pageant to be given on
the Mall on the Fourth Of July were
taken up yesterday at the meeting Of
the subcommittee on arrangements Of
the Independence Day committee in
the office Of Chairman Barrett. direc-
tor general Of the Pan-Auerican
Union. J
The work Of the groups, which will
consist Of 10000 persons at least, was
said. to be In condition favorable to
producing the pageant without a
hitch on the fast approaching Fourti.
Aside from the chairman, the rnem-
bers Of the committee are Col e. =.
Ridley, Major r. w. Pullman, Capt.
r. r. Glenn. Of the British EMBASSY
John J. Grgurevich. representing the
Jugo-Slavs; William Knowles, general
secretary, Y. n. c. A.; Maj. z. L. Pot
ter. chief of the Health and Housing
division of the War Department; Mics
Cecil B. Norton, chairman Of the ex-
ecutive committee Of the pageant. and
Harold Keats. executive officer Of the
War Camp Community Service. There
were also present at the meeting A
z. Cook. of the Capitol staff; C. b. A.
Bryant, Of the Liberty Hut. and Marie
Moore Forrest. pageant master.
Committee To Meet Tomorrow.
The committee on mounting to pro-
vide horses will consist of the fol-
lowing: n. c. Hazen. chairman: Col.
T. II. Dillon. commandant. Fort
Myer; J. w. Beall. John o. Gheen,
Capt. George N. Oyster and John L.
Newbold
The committee to arrange adequate
platforms for the pageant at the
Capitol Il made up of Frederick d.
owen, representing Col c. 8. Ridley
and A. e. Cook
Much attention was also given to
the question of housing the visiting
groups Of Jugo-Slavs, French and
Cuban bands and other foreigners
who will be present.
The committees willsmeet again at
Mr.. Barrett's once tomorrow at L
Liberia as a great upward step in
the advance of freedom will be por-
trayed in the pageant by the negroes
of Washington and will commence at
p. m.
History Of Liberia.
The history of Liberia 10 the his
tory OF the freedom-loving members
Of the African race whom the slave
trade brought to America from their
native land Finding conditions for
freedom unpropitious In America,
they undertook q pilgrimage to their
native Africa and built q republic.
Liberals progress from the early
seventeenth century to the present
viii be shown. First. primitive ances-
tral life in West Africa, with q native
hut in the foreground.
The second scene portrays the car
rying OF the natives into slavery.
The third scene pictures groups OF
negroes in the cotton fields Of Amer
lea
The next scene Is the republic OF
Liberia, and the final scene the inde-
pendence fete in the little new re-
public.
Final Rehearsals.
The final rehearsa1s of the groups
which will sing or dance will be
held this week. and each Washing
tonian who IL to take part is asked
to note the following dates for the
rehearsals:
Sunday, June so. at $3.50 p. m, a
big rehearsal for singers and per-
formers at Dunbar High School.
At Miner Normal-Tuesday. June
25, at 7:30 p. m. for chorus and
dramatic action; Thursday. June 81
at 7:3O p. m; Sunday. June 80. al
1880 p. m.
At Randall Community Center
First and streets southwest
Tuesday. June IS. at s p. m; Tues,
day. July 2. at p. m; Thursday
June 81. at p. m.
At the Dunbar Community Cen.
ter-Monday. June "a. at $3.50 p. m.
for the choruses; Wednesday, June
26, and July 3. for children and per.
sons who will take part in tableaus
At the GARRETT School, Tenth ant
U streets northwest-Tuesday, June
25, at s p. m.
At the Birney Community Center
June Is, and July 2. al
$50 p. m, choruses; Wednesday
June 26, and July 3. at $50 p. m.
dramatic action.
At the Phillips School. N street
at Twenty-seventh and Twenty.
eighth streets northwest-Tuesday
June 25. and July 2, at 1880 p. m.
At the West Washington Com.
unity-Tuesday. June 25, at 1880 p
M, choruses; Thursday. June 81, al
1880 p. m, choruses.