The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-07-04
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BIRTHDAY OF
NATION
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Thousands Gather Throughout
City for Memorials and
Patriotic Fetes.
Continued from Page III

waters, A1DerL FeLter, w. &. Gray,
G. A. Magoon, w. ID. Kfieesi, Fred
G. Lutz, Harry c. Nickum, George
Riedel.
A tournament and ball game will
be+heid under auspices of the Chuscn
OF the Assumption, Congress Heights,
commencing at 2 O'Clock. 1 j !. C.ash
prizes amounting to $50 will be
given. Supper will be served and d
lawn fete will ensue, to continue
each evening through July IA. ~
The outstanding local event OF the
evening will be a better citizenship
celebration at 8 O'Clock at Central
High school, under, auspices of the
District Americanization school, the
Naturalization Bureau, the ID. A. r.,
the Federation of WomeTl's Clubs
and the American Womer's Legion.
Mccoy to Speak.
Chief Justice Walter /. Mccoy OF
the District Supreme Court viii pre-.
side. William Tyler Page will re.
cite his American Creed" There
will be three talks on Better Citi:
zenship," by Peter Chippouras, Miss
Molak Blandn1an and James Alex
ander. The program also schedules
an address by James b. Aswell jr.;
A Toast to the Flag. = by w. Pier:
son; @ recitation on Washington n
by Miss Grace Meyer, and d salute
to the flag by all new citizens. Ger,
tificateE of naturalization win be
presented to the students. ,by Us. Il.
Moore, of the naturalization bureau.
Flags will be presented /, to each
Of the newly naturRlizad citizens by
the Constitutional ChSpter Sc the s
D.a.A.a r. Patriotic music led by
Robert Lawrence win be one 81 the
principal features OF the ceIebra.
ton. 5000.
The federated committee arrang-
ing the program is composed Of Mics
M. e. Alton, Miss D. L. Donally. Miss
Grace Meyer, Raymond r. Crist. @.
7. Moore, Mrs. w. B. Hardy, Mr3.
Fl. B. Gauss, Mrs. J. r. Gross. Mrs.
j. w. Frizzell, Miss Mary e. Heyler,
Mrs. M. A. Wine, Miss M. II. Wtl-
hanson, Mrs. A. III. Williams, Mrs.
2. C. Chase. Mrs. E. c. Snyder, Mrs.
Jesse Cunningham, Miss Elizabeth
Eriss, Mrs. w. L. Finley, Mrs. Hilda
Mohler and Miss Emma Heck.
The Edgenoor Country Club will
entertain at supper, with fire
works and an athletic meet.
Fetes in Suburbs.
Citizens Of Takoma Park and
members Of the Brookland, Michi-
gan Park, and Rhode Island Avenue
Citizens Associations, the last three
named Jointly, will hold elaborate
lob AAAA
be found in. accompanying articles
In this issue Of The Washington
Times. ~. ~. Is ~
Out Petworth way, observance Of
the anniversary of the nations
There will be a. parade at 1880 this
partment Band; and prizes viii be
awarded to marchers. Flag-raising
exercises will follow In the after
noon there will be ball game, and
in the evening concert and fire.
works on the golf links ut Illinois
avenue and Criftenden street.
Not to be outdoTe by metropolitan
Washington, Arlington county will
put on the biggest celebration Of
independence Day in its history.
The scene will be the grounds ad-
joining the Fort Myer Heights
school. An automobile parade got
under way. at 8 this morning, With
prizes to be awarded A flag rails
ing, addresses and athletic contests
will ensue, together with a demon
stration by Boy Scouts,
Scouts Eat Camp Roosevelt, Cal
vert Cliffs, Md, will celebrate all
day. -.
Resorts Lure Thousands.
Resorts within a sixty-nile radius
of the city will be crowded. Special
attractions are on tap at Glen Echo.
Hundreds of motorists are expected
at Chesapeake Beach, in addition to
will take hundreds: to Colonial
Beach. -.
Record-breaking throngs are ex-
pected in all Washington parks and
hundreds Of picnics are scheduled
Dan Sullivan, major, and superin-
tendent Of police, aims at a safe
and sane celebration. There will be
strict compliance with, the statute
regarding the unlicensed use of ex-.
ploSives and pyrotechnics. Sparklers
are the only fireworks to be per.
mitted the populace.
Fifty newly-naturalized citizens
will take part in, the AmericaniZa-
ton ceremonies at Central High
School tonight. They are Alto di
Gregorio, Mrs. Bekie Honikman.
John Gotthold Lienhart, Vincent
Farrara. Benjamin Rachlin, John
Albert Armand Bose, Harry Kramer.
Jacob Minded, Isadore, Pesatsky.
John Mulvihill, Hilel Ronin, Thomas
Restifo, Morris Bragoff, Antonio
Magnatto, Miss Carrie Rosine
Klumpp, Walter HuIdreich Lutz;
Mrs. Katherine Mccoy, Joseph
Qstreich, Miss Molka Blendman,
Miss Sarah Walsh, Barney Wine
grad, James Alexander, Miss Anna
Bear, Abraham Non, Sol freedman,
Benjamin Weitzman, Joseph Rara-
mex, Antonio Baranca. Miss
Josephine Gray, Giovanni Malas-
pima, Miss Sadie Goldberg, Law
renee Vollario, Benjamin Port,
Nicholas Leventakey, Louis Kava-
kos James Wilt, Miss Genevieve
Galeotofiore, Martin Makosh, David
Ilevsky, Emil Novotny, Nasaret
Asdoor CarogIanian, Frederick Lo-
REM Peter Chipouras, Mecellea Di
Bari, Nathan MiIobSlx1y Aaron