Evening star., 1922-07-04
ALL-DAY PROGRAM
At TAK|!0MA PARK
Celebration Ushered in With
Parade Will End With
Fireworks.

program starting with parade TINS
morning and concluding with balloon
ascensions and fireworks, The pro-
gram is under the auspices or the
Takema Park Citizens Association.
Following concert by the Takoma
Park Community Band. parade was
staged. The procession formed at
Tulip and Maple avenues and marched
through Tulip avenue to Willow ave
nue.. to Carroll avenue and thence
westwa ardly to Cedar street, 10 otu
street to Butternut street. to Piney
Branch road. to Dahlia street. dls-
banding in front OF the Takoma Pub
lie School. near the District l'ne.
Daylight fireworks were set on at
intervals. A water battle took place
on Willow avenue between Carroll
- and Tulip avenues. between members
Of the recently organized Takoma
Park volunteer fire department. over
on the Maryland side of the PARK;
This afternoon the married men ana
single men of Takoma Park Will
compete for honors in base bail
game on Shoemaker's field, Blair
road
Field Meet at 3 Pm.
An athletic field meet is scheduled
for 8 o'clock on Shoemaker's field.
From to 6 pm. picnic supper
Will be helu IN SHOtildhtl : SioN Z.
After supper patriotic exercises Will
be held in the grove.
At 6:45 the picnickerS VIII sing
America" followed by the Invocation
by Rev. William f. La Rue and the
reading of the Declaration of lnde-
pendence by William c. Beck. Sen
ator Blair Lee will deliver an ad-
dress Following the ascension OF
novelty balloons. there will be more
fireworks. a display of the hoats.
which were features in the morning
parade and finally the illumination
of the entire field for twenty minutes
Committees IN Charge.
The committees in charge of the
celebration were composed as follows:
Jesse c. Suter. general chairman;
DR.. William A. Hooker. vice chair
man: l.. NJ. Simpson. secretary: K I.
Lyddane. treasurer. Executive com
mittee-Walter c. Trey. LIE Blond Bur-
dett Wilmer q. Platt. Mrs. Alcena La
mond. Samuel {. Redman. Ben g. Da-
Wis. e. 2. Van Eseiton. Albert Brown
ing and DIR. c. {. Galloway Patrl-
otic parade-Dr. William a. Hooker
Browning. Christian HUFF, NJ. F. lTer-
son. Mrs. w. {. John, Mrs. f. ID. t.
Austin and Ms. A. l.. Barrows. Com
mittee-JameS NJ. r. Adams. Miss
katherine Austin. Mrs. Babceck. Mrs
Albert Browning. y. l.. Barrows. Wal
ter Beck. Miss Margaret Burdett. Mrs.
J. W. Coffman, Ms w. FL Dreihel-
beis Maj William F. Fischer. Mrs.
William F. Fischer. Miss Lola French.
DIR. c. c. Galloway, f L. Goli; l. w.
Christian Huff Mrs. j.. B.. X Lee. w.
W Lamond Mrs. Alfred Lindsey, F.. E.
Linton. F. l. Lewton. Mrs. F.. L. Lew
ton. J. w. Mace, Maj. Frank Moor
man. Mrs. Frank Moorman. Walter
Pack, Mrs. Walter Pack. Mrs. NJ. Par
Pierce Mrs r Onlnn. ID w.
Reavis. Mrs. d. n. Shoemaker, Mrs.
l.. NJ. Simpson. Mrs. c. B. Smith. r.
Dean Shure. Mrs. f. Dean Shure. Mrs.
c. j. Spencer, r. W. Tinsley. j. w
Wellington and A. B. Wheedon.
Patriotic eXercises-James l.. Will
meth. mayor of Takoma Park. chair
mar: H. F. Taft, vice chairman; L. k
Grabill. Wilmer G. Plat. Mrs. F. L.
Newton. Mrs. c. B. Smith. Mrs. AFRO j.
Cory and DR.. D. j. Mattingly. Ath
letics-John W. Conman. chairman
Maj. Frank Moorman. vice chairman
John r. Adams. A. B. Chalmers. Ray
Baker. j. Walter Dudley. Maj. Will
liam Fischer. David Findley. F. G.
Iverson. H. B. Reed. Alva 3. Wheedon
and Dr. Henry Swanson. Fireworks
c. r. Normandy. chairman: w. T. Sim
mons, Lloyd Gosorn, Roy Pierce. John
Findlay, Robert Dickens and Arthur
B. Foster. observation-disclosures l..
Coll, chairman: o. w. Ioungblood,
Lawrence L;trrpson and Fred L. Har-
ries. Illumina&on-Dr. D. n. Shoe
maker. chairman: H. {. Heffner. Fred
L. Harries. Chester HUM. r. L. Lew
ton. Homer Skeels. W. J. Morse. Rus
sell kraut and Herbert S. Lewis. -ic-
commodations-F. d. 3. Austin. chair
man; Martin iverson. r. w. Tins'ey.
II. B: Reed. F. L. Coll, l.. NJ. Simpson
and John Humphrey.
Finance-Dr. Guy Clinton. chair
man. District No. l. Southeast Ia
koma, Dr. u. y. Shoemaker, chairman;
Frank K. Skinner. Mrs f.. X. Nelson.
Mrs. James Lord. Mrs. Alcena Lamond,
Mrs Mary White. Dr. W. a Hooker.
81 INK. waldo Schmidt and John w.
Coffman. District No. 2. Central Ia
koma. Chester {. Waters, chairman:
Mrs. Frank Moornian, O. w. Young
blood. L. NJ Simpson. Clarence D.
Blachley. VIII Hayes. W. T. Simmons,
Mrs. William Stuart. Mrs. Al. Bar
lows. Mrs William -kroIl. Mrs r. D..
Lille Fl. 3. Reed. NJ. F.. Iverson. Mrs.
II. w. Hochbaun. Leroy S. Mann. Z.
z. lester. Frederick pearee and stan
ley Smith. District No. ). North Ia
koma. Mayor James l.. Wilmeth.
chairman; Mrs. Daniel Miller. Mrs. F.
l.. Lewton. Homer {. Skeels. Maj. w.
F. Fisher and Mrs. A. J. Cory. Dis
irict No. 4. Northwest Takoma. Pres
ton c. King. chairman = Il. w. Bond.
+. w. James. r: c. King. sjr.. and H.
q. King. DistrictasN No. 5. Southwest
Takoma. {. r. Novrla neAy.' chairman: ::
Samuel Scrivener. Roy Pierce. James
r. Hardesty. W. o. Little. II. c. Heff-
ner. Oscar Dietz. Mrs. James T. Greene
and H. G. Spencer. District No. 6.
Trans-Sligo 1ahoma, DR.. Ii. ". Miller.
chairman: c. 6. Gurnsey. r. l.. Powell
son and Miss Lucille Smith.
Reception-H. B. Hendrick. chairman,
Walter c. Trey. vice chairman; Mai. D..
s. Fletcher. F. w. Pearre. sr.::, John e.
.Donker. Harry Jfrmain.. Harry H. Mill
lard f. c. L.'ddahe. Mrs. Mary L.;
White. Prof. William Stuart, G. C. Royle'
Mrs. Otto Veerhoff. Mrs. James l.. Will
meth, Mrs. Jesse c. Suter. Mrs Fl. b.
Hendrick, Claude Livingston. William Z.
Dyre. Maj. J. B. *. Lee. Rev. w. f.
La Rue. Rev. c. NJ. Young. Rev. 7. {.
Clark, Rev b F. Bryan. Rev. c., S.
bongacre. J. Bond Smith, Roy T. Ferher,
Robert Dickens. Mrs. Preston c. King,
DIR. Charles Q. Townsend. Mrs LIE Blond
Burdett. Heber l.. Thornton, DR.. F.
Clyde Shade and Harry G. Heiges. First
aid-Col a. L. Miller. Nj. D., chair
man; DIR. A. V. Parsons. DR.. A B.
Little and DR.. +. J. Chopping. Auditors