The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-29
CELEBRATION
Of FOURTH TO
OUTSTR|P ALL
Even Inaugural PageantS to Be
Dimmed BY International
Peace Display Here.

Once more all roads will lead to
Washington next Friday when a
pageant Of proportions and splendor
probably never witnessed even in this
city. will be staged, in celebration Of
the signing of the peace treaty.
All plans have already been COM
pleted, it was said today at the Of
fees OF the War Camp Community
Service which has charge of the ar
engagements.
Representatives OF all the nations,
with the exception of our late enemies,
will take part. The pageant will be
international
President Can't Attend.
/ Although delay in the signing OF
the peace treaty has made it impos-'
sible for President Wilson to attend
in person, the pageant will lose moth
ing Of its splendor. 1t is possible the
Word is also expected from Marshal
Foch and General Pershing.
Those fortunate enough to have
seen a Presidential inauguration here
in past years may form an idea of the
+great crowds that will flock to Wash
ington from all parts of the country.
The streets will be just as crowded.
only more so. There will be more
military bands and the din and noise
and festivities will be greater. too.
Excitement will run higher. The blue
sky alone will be the limit.
The festival. which is in three di-
visions, was written and arranged by
Mrs. Marie Moore Forest, director Of
NJ ~ he
Camp Community Service, and general
director of the celebration. Her as
sistants are Miss Marjorie Day, Mrs.
Florence Lyon and Mrs. MaUde Howell
Smith. Associated with them is the.
following committee:
Mrs. Lyon, Miss Ruth Jane Bauske,
Miss Eunice Ensor, Mrs. Glenna
Smith Tinnin, Victor J. Evans, Mrs.
Genevieve Turner Holman, Mrs. Alice
Torbet, Miss Elizabeth Schreiner,
Denis ConneII, Miss Norma Schwen-
dener, Mrs. Corrine Lockman, Miss
Mary Ellen Glass. z. W. Bond. Miss
son, and Frank Wells. g..
The Call to the Service.
The first bugIe call will mark The
Call to the Service of Mankind" and
will be under the direction of Miss
Edna Heineman of New York. The
Red Cross, the Y. N. c. A, the 7. w.
c. A, knights Of Columbus, Jewish
Welfare Board, Girl Scouts, Boy
Scouts, Salvation Army, Associated
Charities, and the War Camp Com
munity Service will take part in ac-
companying marches and songs.
In front Of the D. A r. building the
choir from st. Alphonsus
Church of Baltimore will sing. fol-
lowed by folk dances OF one of the
young nations that have been estab- /
lished through the war.
At the Pan American Building com |
merce, business and the professions"
will make their appeal to the uni
formed men. The Japanese dancer, |
Michio Ito, will give two solo dances, |
and the Japanese prima donna, Mad !
anne Tamaki Miura, will sing.
One of the greatest spectacles OF 7
the pageant will be staged on the |
EIlipse, where gorgeous floats will be |
seen. Around the pageant's outelEl
circle a march Of organized labor"
will be held.
The Call Of Art.
The Call Of Art will be portrayed |
on the south front Of the Treasury |
BY the Rhythmic Players Club, IN
der the direction of Mrs. Tinnin.
The Department of Agriculture |
grounds will be the scene of the Call |
Of the Land" Girls will send forth I
the call of the goddess Ceres, PO-
mona and Flora
On the south front Of the New Mu-
scum building will be shown a pag-
cant called The Offering Of Peace" |
The second division of the festival |
will be a great float parade, showing
in different ways the offerings OF ,
peace of every nation in the world.
The parade will leave the south front
OF the Treasury at Z o'clock and the
floats will be preceded by the grand
Lieut.. Gen. Robert L. Bull
lard and his aides.
Five spectacles will make up the
third division Of the festival. The
greatest of them-and perhaps of the
entire celebration, for that matter,
will show the United States and the
countries Of the world under the do
minion of the Spirit of Love. This
chief character will be portrayed by
Flora McGnI Keefer.
FtrewOTk In EVeHinG.
In the evening, beginning at $50,
there will be a two-hour display OF
fireworks.
All OF which promises the coming
festival the greatest Fourth OF July !
celebration held.