The Washington times., 1923-06-05

This desire has become a guiding
thought in the minds Of the men
who act as hosts to this huge
throng. No effort is spared to
insure that the visitors viii return
home with a greater pride in their
nation and the seat Of its Govern
ment. Every phase of the enter
tainment will directly or indirectly
bear upon this theme. Many OF
the browning events which loom
!, above the steam Of his orical oc-
,curences in the life Of the nation
viii be reproduced.
George Washington, Abraham
lincoln, and other renowned fig
ures of the past will again tread
the streets Of the Capital. What is
said to be the most imposing his
torical pageant ever witnessed in
America is being created under the
guidance Of the city's leading his
torians and dramatists. One Of
the salient features Of the session
viii be the dedication Of the mag
nificent three-million-dollar Ma
sonic memorial to George Wash
ington, now being erected on the
little hilltop originally selected by
Thomas Jefferson and James Mon
roe as the site for the United
States Capitol. This knoll is just
north of historic Alexandria, Va,
and commands a view OF the en-
tire city of Washington and
the beautiful stretches Of the head
Of the tidewater Potomac.
DANCE OF STATES"
One of the most spectacular
single features of the session
Thursday night, 1.-THE Dance of
the States" will be an allegorical
picture of the United States as
the trainers of the Constitution
Visualized it in their dreams, a
vast people dwelling in peace and
harmony under the benevolent
guidance of kindly Government.
This dance, in which nearly
100000 people are expected to
take part, will be held on Penn
sylvania avenue from the Capitol
to the Treasury. This huge ball
ROOM" one mile long and 100
feet wide, will be apportioned
among the States and the people
visitors and residents of the Capt.
tai from the States-will be re-
united in the section allotted to
the States from which they come.
The various State societies in
Washington have assisted in deco
rating their portions of the Ave-
stationed in front of the White
House Wal be carried by amplifiers
TO every portion of the Avenue.
Batteries of spotlights and strings
OF many colored bulbs will turn
the famous thoroughfare into q
flood of brilliant, shifting light.
At one end will CLEAN the stately
dome of the Capitol, standing out
boldly in the glare of hundreds
of searchlights, against the dark
sky, representing the legislative
rower of the Government. At the
other extremity will stand the
White House, symbolizing the
Executive arm. Between. to the
same music, the people, of the
forty-eight States will move in
step.
CONGRESS OF SEAS"
Colorful beyond any event Of it's
kind, the Congress Of the Seas"
depicting the progress Of man on
the water from the dawn of civil
Xation to the present day, will close
witnthe spectacle of a triumphant
America. The pageant will be led
by Neptune and his court. The
skin canoe of the first riverman
will be followed in turn by the
many-oared Phoenecian and Ro-
5"AiOyoB NiAS AS6y pNAoA OoA &c
Of Cleopatra, the ancient galloon,
ships from the Spanish Armada,
the caravels of Columbus. the old
square rigger, the first steamboat,
early sidewheel and screw pro-
PEELED vessels, and finally, the
modern steamboat, eighty mile an
hour sea sled, flying boat, and the
most modern of the lighter types
of naval Observation-Disclosures, de-
stroyer, and possibly a light
cruiser or two.
The Western pioneer period of
the country's growth will be repre-.
scented by great rodeo, similar to
the widely celebrated annual events
at Cheyenne and Albuquerque
This will be produced under the
leadership Of members Of AlkdaE