The Washington times., 1923-01-14

gram an entire success.
The entertainment will be given
on earth. On the water, and In the
air. Washington harbor. one Of
the most picturesque III the coun.
try, win Be especially illuminated
BY hundreds Of noodligilts, and
D great fleet Or motor boats and
yachts win be assembled for the
pleasure Of the city,s guesta
Ii addition to the half score of
steamers from the nations largest
ports. . small fleet Of naval ves-
sells win probably Be brought II
washington a huge water car.
nival win be given. and boat
races, swimming races. ana water
sports Dc All kinds win Be under
wy every moment of the day.
GREAT TABLEsAU.
The plans already perfected IN
cIuds the greatest tableau ever
given in this country. &C the east
front Of the Capitol. The spectacle
viii exceed one given ct SAN
Francisco 1t . cost Of $4,000 :
night. and viii cover the progress
81 civilization III eli lands and M
times, with special stress 81 the
gYaWth ana important events Ii
the life Of George washington
and the National Capital named
for him.
The biggest dance III history on
q floor 3 mile long and with 80
bands to furnish the music. win
Be smother spectacle Cor the
amusement and delight cf tie
visitors. The entire length cf
Pennsylvania avenue. from the
Capitol to the Treasury, wiil be
utilized Grandstauds are 20 b
built On both sides Of the m
ti6nally famous tloroughfare over
this entire distance, and thou
sands upon thousands ot flares.
spotlights. and chains Of coIored
lights win turn the stretch into
u svsIrIing Kaleidoscope. The Ave
nue win Be divided into sections.
one Of which win be assigned to
each state and Territory ana one
to Canada. Each win Be the raj
lying place for the visitors and
the regular washington residents
from the respective States Each
State VIM vie with the others for
the honor Of furnishing the most
interesting entertainment In it,
respective section.
PLENTY or BANDS.
Through the fifty or more 80
tons will wlairl groups Of bril-
Iiantly costumed dancers. repre-
senting every nation on earth.
The brightly decorated cars Of
the imperial divan win RON slowly
from State to State, while the
merTymakers swirl around them.
Bands Of strilkingly cOsturned
''sons of the desert viii ride
through the crowd, mounted an
royalty caparisoned canaels and
noble Arabian horses
Shrine bands from the visiting
temples win Do stationed IL close
intervals along both sides Of the
thoroughfare, 50 that when the
public dancing begins there win.
be no lack Of music.
The Avenue VIII. OF course. first
be thoroughly cleaned, and toms
Of eornmeal and wax scattered TO
make q first-class dancing sun.
face.
A huge rodeo. typical Of the best
examples Of the far West, win be
provided. Negotiations are now
being made with the United States
Indian office to bring representa-.
tive Indian families from the Va.
rious reservations to this rodeo.
where they win pitch camp and
live as their forefathers lived BE-
fore the coming OF the white man.
A herd Of American bison prob
ably will be brought here, and
scores of the most skilled of the
Western cow punchers ana
broncho busters will come to show
the effete Fasteners a real touch
Of the old West.
Another feature win be the pro-
duction Of q typical American
opera. written entirely by an
American nbrettist and with the
music by an American composer.
The foremost singers win make up
the cast and the orchestra will be
made up Of skilled musicians
from the Shrine bands and or
chestras, under leadership OF John
Philip Sousa, a member of the
Almas Temple Band and concert
A massed hand OF more than
5000 pieces, the largest in the
history OF the world. has already
been planned. This huge band
will be made up Of All the Shrine
bands rolled into one and will be