Evening star., 1925-07-05
FIREWORKS CLOSE
TWO CELEBRATIONS
Takoma Park and PetWorth
0bServances Attract
Large Crowds.

Takoma Park and Petworth ended
their July Fourth celebrations with
fireworks displays last night, which
were witnessed by a considerable pro-
portion of the population of both
communities.
Z Both celebrations had continued
through the day At Takoma Park
reveille was sounded at s am. This
was followed by, an official flag rails
ing, and then the principal event of
the day, historical parade, made UP
as follows:
The United States Army Band, the
National Colors, Veterans of Foreign
Wars: Uncle Sam donald Holmes)
and Young Takoma Dorothea John
of the Pilgrims. Willow avenue, Mrs.
Charles r. Stark; John Alden and
Priscilla, Brenton Stark and Helen
Pattie:-5 Pocahontas and John Smith,
Dorothy Fess and Jane Roller the
Dutch Settle Manhattan, Chestnut
avenue, Mrs. F. l.. Lewton: William
Penn Signs Peace with Indians, Chill
dren Pine Crest, John Findlay; the
Boston Tea Party. Baltimore avenue.
and the Cherry Tree, John Taylor; the
Birth of the Flag. Margaret Speir as
Betsy Ross; Washington's Reception
to Lafayette, Trinity Sunday School,
Edith Baldwin: In the Days Of the
Covered Wagon. the Mothers Clubs
Wagon No. 1, Circle No. 1, Mrs. T. c.
Jeffers; Wagon No. 2, Circle No. 2,
Mrs. r. A. Simons; Wagon No. 8, Cir
Gle No. 8. Mrs. c. c. Thomas; Wagon
No. 4. Circle No. 4. Mrs. r. T. Cot
ton; Wagon No. 8. Circle No. 5, Mrs.
l.. c. Kuhn.
Pioneer characters-Senior depart
ment Trinity Episcopal Church-Jesse
B. K. Lee. The California Gold Rush
Boys Maple avenue-Mrs. I. Is.
Holmes. BE Kind to Animals''-Girls
Maple avenue-Mrs. G. NJ. Kiefer.
Admiral Perry Opens the Door of
Japan-Civic Study Club-Mrs. ]. T.
Allen. The Open Bible"-Presby-
terian Sunday school-Mrs. B. f.
Children of Pine Crest-Mrs. r. c.
Yates. Takona in Indian Days
Home Interest Club-Mrs. D. n. Shoe
maker. Miss Takoma Mary Eliza
beth Cady) and her maids mary
Bertha Shure and June SMITH. Our
Own Young Takoma of the Present.
The Boy Scouts of Takoma Park, The
Camp Fire Girls of Takoma Park. The
Statue of Liberty-Marian Quinter.
World War Refugees-Fortnigh
Book Club-Mrs. A. NJ. Bunten. France
Welcomes President Wilson-Mrs. w.
J. Hughes. The American Red Cross
Girls Maryland School-Community
League. The Junior Boys Choir
Trinity Sunday school-Mrs. Karl
Krumke. "In Flanders Fields'-Ta-
koma Park Horticultural Club. on
GERS and men of the Army of the
United States, veterans of all wars
and Defense day volunteers. Takoma
Park Veterans Fire Department, l..
NJ. +. Adams.
Exercises on Playground.
There We're athletic events in the
afternoon. and last evening at $50
o'clock patriotic exercises were held
program included: Invocation by Rev.
Thomas c. Clark. d. D., pastor of
the Takoma Park Presbyterian
Church, followed by presentation of
colors by Takoma Post, No. $50, Vet
Grams OF Foreign Wars; singing of
The Star Spangled Banner" by the
audience; reading of the Declaration
of Independence, by w. C. Beck; sing
ing of MY Own United States" by
the Takoma Male Quartet; address by
Theodore G.. 'Risley, solicitor, United
States Department of Labor; singing
of Battle Hymn of Republic" by
Mrs. E. Clyde Shade; singing of
America" by the audience; the pro-
gram concluding by the retiring of the
colors by Takoma Post. No. $50. The
national male quartet was composed
of c. ". Smith, j. W. kearns, W. o.
Little and F. Z. Skinner, with Mrs.
@. L. Seaman as accompanist.
The general committee in charge
of the Takoma Park celebration was
as follows: Charles V. Johnson, gen.
eral chairman; Charles r. Stark, jr,
vice chairman; John r. Adams, secre-
tary; Oscar E. Dietz, treasurer; Wal
ter c. Trey, auditor, and the chair
men and vice chairmen of the sew
eral committees.
Petworth Parade.
The opening event of the Petworth
celebration was a parade with seven
units participating.
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,
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