Evening star., 1923-08-02

er Rudolph. addresses were made by
| Maj. Gen. Lansing H Beach. chief OF
| engineers. U. $. A.; Maj. j. A. oCon-
nor. District engineer in charge OF the
| reclamation OF the Anacostia flats,
| and DIR. George G. Hayenner. presi-
dent of the Anacostia Citizens AS
sociation.
There was singing by those as
Sc embled of national airs. and there
| was playing of stirring music by the
Army Music School Band under the
personal direction of w. j. Stannard,
director. Immediately after these
| formal exercises, an entertainment
program, including athletic contests,
| water pageant. baby and automobile
! parade and an air demonstration, all
| CT which is scheduled to run up until
o'clock tonight, when the judges VIII
! award prizes to the winners OF the
various events. was entered upon.
| Col Sheriff.. who in cooperation
with the Anacostia Citizens Associa-
! ton arranged the details of the cere-
! monies. opened the exercises and pre-
sided throughout. Rev. +. +. Rich
ardson. pastor of Congress Heights
! BAPTIST Church. gave the Invocation
and Rev. Joseph V. Buckley. assistant
pastor of St. Teresa's Church, Ana
costa, pronounced benediction.
! The actual ground breaking was
| done by Acting Secretary Davis. Gen
Beach, Col. Sheriff.. Commissicneer
Rudolph, Or. Hayenner. Rev: Kichard1 N d
l.
! Hazelton. The decorations were made
under the direction Of Frederick y.
/ owen. engineer, of the office of public
| buildings and grounds.
Committee Personnel.
! Members of the various committees
were: Reception. C. A. Barker. r. F.
Brandbury and f. p. Hazelton; ex-
ecutive. C H. Weiss. Rev George NJ
Cummings, Frank L. Earnshaw, Rev.
Francis G. Ilsley. Rev. c. II. Lambdin.
| William ]. Latimer, Mrs. Mary J.
| McGrath, l.. w. Thompson and y. $.
Healy; sports. DR.. r. X. Hollings-
worth, Ernesto r. Beyers. A. IA;
| Blakeslee. Samuel Hubacher and
Julian A. Marceron; decorations,
Frederick D. Owen. J. T: Herbert, DR..
r. X. Hollingsworth and S. r. Camp
bell; finance, Robert Thompson, G. A
Barker, r.; F. Eradbury; F. Tracy ,a
tin, Mrs. c. G.. Smith, William Wal
ther and George A. Williams; parades.
S. d. Frazier. Sergt. +. NJ. Dent. lr-
vim F. Bury, George Hanes, Thomas
F. Murray, s, W. Humphrey and Capt
Martin Reilly: judges. automobile
+. Thompson and w. Pearce Rayner;
baby parade. Rev. George VI. Cum
mings. Rev Francis G. Ilsley and
Mrs, Joseph Peacock; aquatic parades
commissioner of lighthouses; ID.
iB. Carson, commissioner of naviga-
ton; Capt. Redmond d. Stephens, as
sistant to director of the budget;
Capt Il. l. Faris. assistant director
coast and geodetic survey.
The land, water and air pageants
and contests are scheduled to begin
at O'Clock, and are arranged in the
following order: pm. - Athletic
parade, in front of the speakers
istand donation of shrubs and flowers
by children from the several churches
in Anacostia; foot races. in front OF
the speakers stand; placing of his
ttoric stone, DR.. James A. Watson
(stone from powder magazine, Fort
Stanton. Anacostia): golf; tennis
base ball; the planting of four his.
toric trees along proposed Riverside
Drive. 4:3O pm. Air exhibition
Army aviators. Boiling Field, Capt
Robert L. Walsh. commanding. sac
ip.m-Motor boat parade. pm
Canoe parade. $50 p.m.-Canoe and
boat races. Z pm.-Baby parade
is p.m.-Automobile parade. pm
Awarding of prizes.
The baby parade will form on Min
nesota avenue-head on Good Hope