Evening star., 1919-05-09
INDEPENDENCE DAY
OF BROADER SCOPE
1919 Celebration in Wash
ington to Emphasize Free
dom of World.
70 give independence day a new

To give Independence day a new
significance, Washington this year
Will stage the greatest of all its
-Four th of July programs-a program
symbolizing world freedom, which is
expected to be the keynote of every
municipal celebration in America.
District Commissioner Louis Brown
low is chairman of the committee
which will direct the undertaking, and
Franklin K. Lane, Secretary of the In
terror. honorary chairman. John Bar
rett heads the general program COM
Commissioner Gardiner compose a
third committee. which will call upon
President Wilson with a request that
he issue a proclamation for the day.
These appointments were an
nounced at preliminary meeting
held in the boardroom of the munich
pal building yesterday afternoon.
which was called by the war camp
community service. Secretary Lane
presided until the gathering unani-
mously approved his nomination of
Commissioner Brownlow for perma-
nent chairman.
Features of Program.
Pageantry. parade, fireworks and the
presentation of service medals to the
Districts participants in the war will
constitute the principal features of
the patriotic festival, according to
plans tentatively approved.
Mrs. Marie Moore Forrest, chairman
of the department of drama of the
War Camp Community Service. gave a
brief outline of the pageantry scheme.
This part of the general demonstra-
ton will be presented in three sec
| tions. The first will be known as the
| "Bugle Calls of Peace" 1t will depict
the returning to peace-time pursuits
of the men who have been mustered
out of military service. The second
section will consist of parade down
Pennsylvania avenue to the Capitol, in
| which there will be floats, represent
ing foreign nations. A pagent in front
of the Capitol. to be viewed by the
President and members Of his cabinet
will make up the third section.
Presentation of Medals to DC. Men
Robert N. Harper. chairman Of the
! home welcome committee, stated thai
the committee had selected July af
/ the most appropriate time for pre-
senting medals to the $4,000 Distric,
citizens who were in military service
during the war. The plan is to as.
semble the men before three review,
Ing stands. one. of which will be oc
cupied by the President and his cabi,
net; another by the Secretary of Wal
and his staff, and third by the Secre.
tary of the Navy and his staff. 1t is
proposed to have addresses by the
President and the War and Navy sec.
| retaries, after which Secretary Baker
and Secretary Daniels will present
medals to the captains Of the various
companies, who in turn will give them
| to the men.
In opening the meeting yesterday
| Secretary Lane stated that America
now has a larger independence to eel
ebrate. He expressed the hope that
| Washington would take the lead in
| formulating a Fourth of July program
symbolizing the progress of freedom
| throughout the world. which would
stimulate the nations to celebrate on
| a similar scale.
Commissioner Brownlow voiced the
| conviction that representatives in
| Washington Of foreign nations will
| be enthusiastic participants in the
celebration.
John Barrett urged the Importance
of the committees getting an early
start on their work. and G. A. Lyon
emphasized the desirability Of formu-
lating a program which could be
scheduled close to time and carried
out without delays.