Evening star., 1925-07-04
PETWORTH PARADE
IS COLORFUL SCENE
Children in Colonial Garb and
Dressed as Flowers March.
Fireworks Tonight.

With a setting of historical events
as background the entire citizenry
of the PetYorth section turned out
today to join in a July celebration
Under the auspices of the Petworth
Citizens Association a program of
events is being held all day, to con-
clude about $50 o'clock tonight with
a display of fireworks.
The opening event of the Petworth
celebration was a parade with seven
units participating, which formed on
New Hampshire avenue near Quincy
street, marched north on New Hamp
shire avenue, around Grant Circle
and back to the point of formation,
where 1t disbanded Most of the
paraders were children, dressed in
colonial costume, and other costumes
portraying the growth of the Republic
from Revolutionary period to the
present day.
The units in the parade were a
newsboys' band, the Petworth Home
and School Association, the Petworth
Baptist Sunday School, presenting
American historical events: the Wal
lace Memorial Summer Bible School,
the Vipivoce Music Study Club, the
Petworth Woman's Club and the Pet
worth Flower Garden.
Flower Garden on March.
Historical characters of Revolution
ary days were portrayed in the unit
of the Petworth Baptist Sunday
school. Children garbed to represent
Betsy Ross, George Washington, Rev
olutionary soldiers, Indians and other
characters of $50 years ago made the
unit a colorful spectacle. The Pet
worth Flower Garden exhibit was a
group Of children dressed as flowers
their costumes representing roses.
tulips, bees and daffodils. The pa
rade was led by William J. Arm
strong, general chairman of the COM
At noon today flag raising exercises
were conducted at Grant Circle, with
the flag raised by Elizabeth and
James Armstrong, dressed as a CO.
lonial boy and Columbia, with d
salute by a naval gun crew.
Athletic events are scheduled to
start shortly before o'clock this
afternoon on Tenley Field. New
Hampshire and Concord avenues.
One of the events is a base ball
game between the Petworth \ c.
and the Maryland A. c. Various run
ming events were scheduled for boys
and girls. with RAGS for fat men,
married men, a sack race, a three
legged race for boys and an egg race
for women.
Fireworks Tonight.
Patriotic exercises will be held at
6:45 o'clock this evening on Tenley
Field. with the Rev. Edward Hayes
presiding. The principal address will
be delivered by Rev. H. c. Stein
heimer of China, while the invocation
will be delivered by Rev. Henry J.
Smith, pastor of the Baptist Church
and Rev. C. E. Hawthorne, pastor of
the Wallace Memorial Church The
pyrotechnic exhibitions will begin
Immediately after the close of the
evening exercises.
The general committee in charge of
the Independence day celebration is
composed of William j. Armstrong,
general chairman; w. r. Robertson,
vice chairman; Joseph A. Wright,
treasurer, aDd Margaret A. Lentz,
secretary. Other committees are as
follows: Finance, w. c. Butler, chair
man; public comfort, Raymond Stack
house. chairman; first aid, DR.. Alfred
c. Norcross, chairman; DIR. William D.
Goodman, vice chairman; DR.. w. P.
Burns, DR.. H. H. Leff1er and DR..
Howard F. Cane; publicity, Mrs.
Estelle B. Schwartz, chairman; parade.
Mrs. Horace j. Phelps, chairman;
printing, Irving w. Hitchcock, chair
man.