Evening star., 1925-07-04

mic display at night.
Reveille was sounded at s o'clock
this morning, followed by the raising
of the American flag and the national
salute on the grounds of the Takoma
Park public school on the District side.
At $50 o'clock the historical pageant
of America and various organizations
started from the intersection of Tulip
and Maple avenues and marched
through Maple avenues to Carroll
street, to Cedar street, to Piney Branch
road, to Dahlia street, disbanding at
the public school grounds at this point
The parade was headed by the United
States Army Band, commanded by
Capt. r. G. sherman, with Capt. w. j.
Stannard, director and w. s. Ross,
drum major.
Makeup of Parade.
The units of the parade and pageant
appeared in the following order:
The United States Army Band, the
National Colors, Veterans of Foreign
Wars: Uncle Sam donald HolmeS)
and Young Takoma Dorothea Johnson
and Wilton kieferl; the Landing of the
Pilgrims, Willow avenue, Mrs. Charles
r. Stark; John Alden and Priscilla,
Brenton Stark and Helen Pattie; Poca-
hontas and John Smith, Dorothy Fess
and Jane Roller; the Dutch Settle Man
II. \
Lewton; William Penn Signs Peace
with Indians, Children Pine Crest,
John Findlay; the Boston Tea Party,
Baltimore avenue Eldeane Seaman;
George Washington 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 Bald
win: In the Days of the Covered Wag
No I
Circle No. /. Mrs. T. c. Jeffers; Wag
on No. 2, Circle No. ?, Mrs. r. A.
simons; Wagon No. 3, Circle No. 3,
Mrs. c. c. Thomas; Wagon No. 4,
Circle No. 4, Mrs. r. T. Cotton
Wagon No. 5, 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. /. K.
Holmes. BE Kind TO Animals"-Girls
Maple aveBue-Mrs. c. NJ. Kiefer.
Admiral Perry Opens the Door of
Japan-Civic Study Club-Mrs. J. T.
Allen. THE Open Bible"-Presby
terian Sunday School-Mrs. B. F.
Lacy. Discovery of North Pole
Children of Pine Crest-Mrs r. c.
Yates. Takoma 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-Fort
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. Off
GERS and men of the Army of the
United States, veterans of all wars
and Defense day volunteers Takoma
Park Veterans Fire Department.
Band Concert Given.
At the conclusion of the parade a
display of daylight fireworks took
place, followed at IL o'clock by a
patriotic band concert by the United
States Army Band on the grounds of
the Trinity Episcopal parish.
The first of the athletic events fol-
lowed, over on the Maryland side, at
the intersection of Maple and Phila-
delphia avenues, when a water battle
took place with the members of the
Takoma Park Volunteer Fire De-
partment as participants. At
o'clock the spectators assembled on
Hodges Field, where a base ball
game between the Takoma Tigers
and the Takoma Athletic Club base
ball teams was staged.
At 2 o'clock the boys and girls of
Takoma Park participated in an ath-
lectic program on the Municipal play
grounds, at the intersection of Phila-
delphia and Maple avenues. The
events on the program included a
40-yard dash for boys and girls
under years of age, sack race. So
yard dash for boys and girls under
II years of age, 3-legged race,
60-yard dash for boys and girls
under 16 years of age, hoop race,
shoe race, leap-frog race, rooster
fight, potato race. and a peg race
Ribbons will be awarded for first.
second and third places and will be
presented by Mayor H. F. Taft of
TakOma Park at the conclusion of the
events.
Evening Program Planned.
The municipal Fairgrounds will also
he the scene of patriotic exercises
starting at $50 o'clock this evening
with Herbert d. Lawson as master of
ceremonies. The program includes in
vocation by Rev. Thomas G.. Clark
D. D., pastor of the Takoma Park
Presbyterian Church, followed by
presentation of colors by Takoma
Post, No. $50, Veterans of Foreign
Wars: singing of THE Star Spangled
Banner" by the audience; reading of
the Declaration of independence, by
W. &. Beck: singing of My Own
United States" by the Takoma Male
Quartet; address by Theodore G..
Risley, solicitor, United States Depart
ment of Labor; singing of Battle
Hymn of Republic" by Mrs. +. Clyde
Shade singing of America" by the
audience; the program concluding by
the retairing of the national colors
by Takoma Post, No. $50. The male
quartet was composed of {. W. Smith,
!. w. Kerns, w. O. Little and +. f..
Skinner, with Mrs. G.. L. Seaman as
accompanist.
The sunset gun will be fired at 7:30
o'clock this evening, retreat sounded
and the colors lowered, this event to
take place on the Maryland School
grounds.
She night display of fireworks will
take place at 8 o'clock on the Munich
pal grounds, the tableauX VivantS,
from the historical pageant, to be pre-
sented at intervals with the fire
works
The following members of the com
munity center defense day COMMITTEES
were present at the parade-pagea.- t
this morning: Isaac Cans, Harry G.
kimball, Edward D. Shaw, Brig. Gen
S. d. Rockenbach, Maj. Gen. Anton
stephan. Lieut.. Col. John Scott, Maj.
r. A. Wheeler and Capt. K. j. Fielder
Committees i'm Charge
The committees in charge of the
celebration were as follows:
General committee - Charles V
Johnson, general chairman; Charles r.