Evening star., 1923-07-04
ALL-DAY PROGRAM
IN TAKOMA PARK
Celebration of Independence
Day Continues Until Late
at Night in Suburb.


The annual celebration Of Inde-
pendence day by the citizens OF Ia
koma Park Is being held today under
the auspices of the Takoma Park
Citizens Association.
The program opened with a young
America parade by the young folks
at $3.50 o'clock. Headed by the Navy
Yard Band. the parade marched from
Tulip and Maple avenues, in front of
the Maryland public school. to VIII
low avenue, thence to Carroll avenue
to Cedar street, to 9Th street. to But
ternut street. to Piney Branch Road.
to Dahlia street, disbanding at the
Takoma Park public school on the
District side. In the parade were
patriotic floats of every description,
the children playing the leading
characters
At 1o:45 there was fireworks dis
play and musical program by the
U. S. Navy Yard Band on the grounds
Of the Takoma Park public school.
The participants in the community
affair then proceeded to ShoemakePs
Field, on Blair road, north Of pro-
posed Geranium street, where at lao
o'clock athletic events took place.
Ball Game Fenture
One of the features was ball
the "Psmarties." The girls were
dressed in knickerbockers and the
boys in dresses. The other events
included a 4o-yard dash for boys un-
der 8: 40-yard dash for girls under
s; 50-yard dash for boys under IL;
50-yard dash for girls under IL: CO.
yard dash for boys under 16; 60-yard
dash for girls under 16; obstacle race
Of so yards for boys; Paul Revere
race of 100 yards, four horses to a
relay: three-legged race for boys;
race teams of six boys and six girls;
crab race for boys under II; tug of
war. open to teams Of eight men
mssches eaea IN saqre,s The I Boy seous
troops assisted in the field events,
administration. The prizes, which
consisted Of ribbons. were awarded to
winners of first. second and third
Of Takoma Park, Md. There were
Sc first prizes, 2S second prizes and
the same number Of third prizes.
Picnic In Evening.
The hour between and o'clock
will be devoted to an old-fashioned
picnic in the woods on Shoemaker's
Field. Everybody in the community
was invited to ENJOY supper with their
neighbor. Several organizations ar
ranged to sell box suppers on the
At 6:15 patriotic exercises will be
held in the grove on Shoemaker's
Field. A concert was rendered by the
Review and Herald Orchestra, direct
i I. e.. txyft
community singing between 6:15 and
$40 and again from 1880 to the con-
clusion OF the fireworks display:
The patriotic program included the
Rev. Christian Martin Young; reading
Of the Declaration of Independence
by william C. Beck; address by Theo-
dore G. Risley solicitor, United States
Department of Labor; solo, The Bat
tie Hymn Of the Republic" by Mrs.
the playing Of "The Star Spangled
Banner" by the Review and Herald
Orchestra.
The night display Of fireworks is
scheduled for 1880 this evening, being
interspersed with tableaux. to repre-
sent the most adaptable from the
parade. The fireworks will be fol-
lowed by a twenty-minute illumina-
ton to enable those attending the
celebration to find the paths and
walks Tor exit.
Of the celebration are:
General committee-Jesse c. Suter.
chairman; Chester. c.. Waters, Woe
chairman: John R. Adams. secre-
nG saTy IN s0I G snd Vice aSamen
Of the several committeea
Aocommodations-M F. Iver-
son, chairman; H. B. Reed. vice
GHslsmani fHsrson + e 5esss M,,ler. sarrows Henry
Athletics Charles v. johnson,
chairman; Maj: Frank Norman,
Clinton. =. p. Day, Maj. William F.
Martin F. Iverson. Mrs w. G. John,
Louis A. Jones, Miss Katherine Lacy,
Rev. w. E. La Rue. Fred w. Pearce,
sr.; E., 8. Quinn, H. B. Reed. H. r.
Shepard, Mrs. D. N. Shoemaker. Wal
ers. chairman; Mrs Lloyd Biddie,
vice chairman; Mrs. John coffman.
Mes Moe.a MRS 5ssss nrs n k william naa, MS
F. L. Lewton, Mra F. W. Pearce.
Mrs. G. A. Scott Miss Katherine
scrivener, Mrs Efle Tichernor.
man; !. N. r: Adams. J. asHs; ". cofrman, anaa
Frank L. Coll. r. C. Lyddane, Dun
oan Stuart. Mrs. William Stuart.
Finance-James o. Macallister.
chairman; Harry B. Hobart. vice
Takoma--Dr. d. N. Shoemaker, chair.
man; J. B. Derrick. John Findlay. 8,
D. Grove, r. L. Harries. Felix Plant
F. H. Lancaster, r. M. Shenk, Roger
Smith. District No. 2, central Ia.
koma-W. T. Simmons, chairman
John r. Adams. Mrs. A. L. Barrows
n. T. Dowsett, Charles s.. Eastwood
Roy Y. Ferner, Frank Hayes, Mrs
Maud II. Lawry. r. C. Lyddane, Mrs
Herbert w. Rutledge. Mrs. william
Stuart, c. G. Thomas. Mrs. Louis G.
Vogt. Mrs -. L. Wtnn. o. W. Young
blood. District No. 3, eastern Takoma
Lawrence v. Lampson, chairman,
]. 8. Barrows. Harold Dotterer, H. C.
Hefner, H. I. Houston. Mrs. Walton
q. Johns, G. v. johnson. Mrs. 6. v
johnson, Leroy Mann, w. G. Metz
Mrs. W. c. Metz. Harry MiIIard
Charles q. Royle. L. NJ. Simpson, G.
c. Waters. District No. 4. north Ta-
koma-E. v. Crittenden, chairman;
w. F. Fischer. J. w. Hite, L. T. Hen.
drick. Harold Seaman. Mrs. r. L. Lew
ton, Mrs. e. c. Cory, q. w. Bond. Dis
/ trict No. s. northwest Takoma-
Preston c. King, chairman; Raymond
Fletcher. Hubert King, Frank Pratt
p. c. King, jr. District No. 9, south
west Takoma--C. R. Normandy, chair.
man; William G. Book, Mr.. Black,
C. B. Caywood, 8. ]. Dennis, Oscar