The Washington herald., 1920-07-06
Neighborhood Celebrations
Make Up in Pep" for Cays
Lack of July 4th Program

habitants Of the District Of colum-
threw open tse historic engine house
at Nineteenth and II streets and ex.
hibited the fire apparatus "nic,h
dates back to Lincoln's time. A
business meeting was held from
IL to - o'clock, followed by appro-
pirate exercises.
Col. Frederick c. Bryant Of the
District Board. the orstor Of the day.
said in part:
The American people today are
looking too much toward the gov
ernment and not enough to them
selves for the solution of their prob
lens.
I'VE have too many laws already,
many of which are not enforced.
Slowly we are drifting toward a
paternalistic government. Every
ione is running to the national leg
Iislature for regulation and sub
lsidization of this institution and
that. Congress can only accede to
the wishes OF the people and pass
more laws.
Points to Russia.
IF this sounds like fanciful pic
ture, consider Russia today with its
reign Of Bolshevism. But there Is
still hope; the man in this country
who has received the Presidential
nomination for harboring the same
ideas received his notification while
safely behind the bars of q Federal
prison.
I'VE hear complaints on every side
of the high cost Of living. Govern
| ment regulation Is the universal an
| swer. Our forefathers were not so
helpless. When carloads OF tea were
| held at prohibitive price in Boston
and Baltimore harbors, what did
| they do? They solved the cost OF
living by emptying them into the
bay. We, too. must cut this Gordian
knot ourselves. II luxuries are too
high. we can do without them. We
have the remedy in our own hands,
cut out the profiteer by refusing to
! buy his product"
! ISOLATION which preceded the pro-
gram the following new members
were admitted: Charles A. Venable.
| 1888 California street; Walter H.
Stevens, 304 H street; William Grow
| erman, 6305 Connecticut avenue
Among those who attended was the
oldest member. Baldwin d. Drane
| 5000 Fourteenth street, who is in his
ninety-fourth year. Benediction was
| pronounced by the chaplain, the
Rev. DR.. William Tayloe Snyder.
Miss Kane Reads Declaration.
I yesterday morning a large congre-
| cation assembled to hear Evelyn
! Curley Kane, dramatic reader,
whose Interpretation Of the Dec
laration of Independence was a
! feature of the patriotic program.
Citizens of Congress Heights held
a genuine neighborhood gathering,
everyone attending the celebration.
! Under the direction of the Congress
! Heights Citizens Association the
days of chtvalry were revived for
the afternoon In a grand tourna-
ment In which riders contended for
horsemanship prizes. The tourney
started at 3 o'clock. J. Henry Kir-
by. veteran horseman, was mar
shall.
d. A Edwards. president of the
Columbia Correspondence School
and formerly president of the Lin
coin Park Citizens Association. was
the orator. He spoke briefly on the
anomalous growth and DEVELOPMENT
Of the United States.
In the evening a supper was
served in the large pavilion, fol-
lowed by the, coronation Of the
Queen Of Love and Beauty at &
o'clock. The entertainment ended
with a pyrotechnic display at 8
o'clockS The proceeds of the enter
tainment will be divided among the
Methodist, Baptist, Episcopal ana
ICatholic churches. The COMMITTEES
in charge follows: Chairman. q. +
Newcomb; vice chairman. Gustavs
Bender; secretary. ]. A. Marceron.
treasurer. Sam Filipo. ]. I. Cusick
is chairman of the permanent com
mittee on entertainment.
Piney Branch whoops II Up.
According to citizens of Pinev
Branch Park, 1t may be a new dis
trtct. but 1t wants everyone to know
that 1t is on the map. "whoop Il
up" Is the slogan Of the Piney Branch
lCitizens' Association. At 6 O'CLOCK
last night the celebration started
with a children's parade in which
the tots appeared in a yariety az
loriginal costumes.
At Sis came the grand illumina-
tion OF the carnlVal court Of honor.
In which was held not only n dem'
onstration of patriotism but a riot
Of color and confetti. Balloon AZ.
tensions from the court followed
at s:45, and at 0 came the evsnt
of the celebration, to use the words
Of James M. Grimm, Chairman of
the committee on fireworks. .tn.
spectacular discharge of the most
stupendous display of briIlIsnce
ever witnessed. in Piney Branch
Park
|. Walter Reed General Ho.nit.,
yesterday inaugurated the secona
day of its celebration at 10 o'ciock
i with military parade, In whicn
patients, nurses and aides partici.
pated. led by the Department Of In
terror band. The procession was
reviewed by the commanding ON
Ger Of the hospital, Col. ]. d. Glen
non. U. s. A.. officers, and patients
who sat In gaily decorated Wheel
chairs. From the main building the
procession proceeded to the ath-
letic field. where twenty-five evnts
| were staged. Last night patients
! and their friends were entertained
with q Fourth Of July ball bv the
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