The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-04
july 4th Celebration
To Be Greatest Fete
Ever Given in Capital

When the hands Of the clocks point
TO and tens Of thousands OF men,
women and children are gathered to-
day all over the Mall, blasts from
buRles will be heard all over the
downtown sections OF Washington.
These blasts will mark the beginning
of the greatest peace demonstration
ever held in the United States and
possibly in the world. Only for sew
eral seconds will these bugles blow
land after they cease Washington will
begin to celebrate Peace on Earth
Goodwill Toward Men"
The festival to be given this after
noon and evening is the largest and
most elaborate of its kind ever given
in washington. Mrs. Marie Moore
Forrest, Of the War Camp Community
Service, is directing the entire page
ant.
Mrs. Forrest has divided the festi-
val into three divisions. The hrst d.
vision will be six spectacIes, begin
ming at o'clock this afternoon and
held in various parts OF the Mall.
so Floats in Parade.
The second division will be the pa
rade Of nifty floats, which starts at
o'clock tonight from the south steps
Of the Treasury Department.
The third and last division is called
the March of Progress" and takes
place on the east front of the Capitol.
In this division there will be I'VE spec
tacles.
The entire program for the events
which are to occur this afternoon is
given in detail here:
On the east-front steps Of the Amer
icen Red Cross Building, at Seven
teenth and D streets northwest, a sec
oad bugle call, 1.-The Call to the Serv-
ice of Mankind" will be sounded.
This call will bring forth groups OF
girls who will depict the return Of
soldiers, sailors, and marines from the
war. It will tend to show the well
come they will receive and how man
kind will receive them. Many. in
fact, about all, OF these girls viii be
in uniforms. They are representing
these organizations. Young Womens
Christian Association. Young Mems
Christian Association, Red Cross,
Jewish Welfare Board, knights of Co
lumbus, War Camp Community Service,
Associated Charities. Boy Scouts. Girl
Scouts, and Salvation Army. Fur
nishing the music on this occasion
will be the Salvation Army band.
Edna Heineman is directing the spec
tscle at the Red Cross.
Spectacle At EIipse.
Going over only a short distance
spectacle on the Enipse can be seen.
This is the Call to Labor" and will
be participated in by WashingtOn'S
labor organizations. As no money
was appropriated by the American
Federation of Labor for the pageant
this part of the program will be small
and short
And at 5 o'clock also, Washington's
coIored people will gather on the
south front of the New National
Museum. At this place a spectacle
known as the Offering Of Peace" will
he shown. Assisted by Miller's band,
this spectacle will tend to welcome
home soldiers returned from the war.
This part of the program is spoken Of
by officials in this manner: This cpl
sode portrays the heart Of a people
who, having given their life blood in
loyal service to the cause Of the world
democracy, are returning to their
country with high spirits, hope and
courage"
A figure Of Columbia will be shown
welcoming the colored soldiers. She
will bestow rewards upon the re-
turned men.
The heroes kneel, rededicating
themselves to the tasks Of peace;
and this offering being gladly &C
cepted by their country, there enters
a procession displaying to Columbia
in symbolic form the talent that 12,-
100000 negroes have to offer her.
The main idea Of this part Of the
pageant is to show what part the
negroes will take in the reconstruc-
ton work. This was written by
Helen Irwin and this committee COM
pleted the plans; Frank Wells, d.
rector in charge; Carrie Watson, di-
rector of costumes; Josephine Worm
ley, director OF music; Virginia Will
liams. director OF music; Julia Brooks,
director OF dramatics; Ante J. TUr-
ner. director Of dances.
Music By Cavalry Band.
And at 8 80 on the East front steps
or the Pan-American building, Seven
teenth and B streets northwest will
be given a spectacle entitled Call Of
Commerce Business and Professions"
j is fitting that this should be given
at the Pan American building. 1t
is this building that represents most
II the countries in South America,
and II will tend to make the scene
more international than national. The
Eleventh United States Cavalry Band
will furnish the music.
Standing in the doors of the Pan
American building will be three girls,
one representing Commerce, another
Business. and the third Profession.
They will show what these three
things offer TO the returned soldiers.
and as they show what is offered