Evening star., 1925-06-28
ABUNDANT THRILLS
ASSURED FOR 4TH
Defense Day Aerial Program
to Be Spectacular, With
Plenty of Noise.

Washington will not want for either
military panoply or ear-splitting noise
on the Fourth of July this year if the
War Department program for defense
test exercises Is carried out as now
presented.
Aside from the military demonstra-
tions to be presented in the morning,
when the reserve officers and men as
semble at their appointed places TO
renew their pledge of allegiance to the
United States, plans for the aerial
demonstration at Boiling Field consti-
tute one of the most pretentiouS such
shows" ever seen in this country.
The exhibition will begin promptly
at O'Clock and is expected to attract
thousands of visitors to Washington
from Baltimore, Richmond and other
nearby cities. 1t will not only give
the visitors an opportunity of seeing
airplanes operating under wartime
conditions, but those who wish to ex-
perience the thrill of having part in
the maneuvers will get their oppor-
tunity.
Among the exhibitions thus far
planned by the flying corps are the
following:
To Seek Enemy"
crosS-country observation flight
to be participated in by about 20 re
serve officers, who will endeavor TO
locate at various places an imaginary
enemy to be outlined with Air Serv-
ice panels. This event will be COM
petitive and the winner will be pre-
sented a suitable trophy.
d. II. Formation.-This will be
formation flying. with approximately
six planes in each formation. 1t is
hoped that the crack National Guard
flyers of Baltimore will be present to
compete with the Regular Army
flyers in this event.
Photography. = An Army photo
graphic plane and two planes of the
Fairchild Co. will take off. photo
graph the crowd. the Capitol. Army
War College and other prominent
buildings: will then land and develop
the pictures and distribute them TO
the public before the program is COM
pleted.
Balloon Sniping-This event will
consist of chasing toy balloons in the
airplaneS and bursting them with
machine gun fire.
Parachute Jumping will be
made to make this event very spec
tacular Due to the smallness of the
field it requires experienced jumpers.
Exhibition Flying.-Special P.W.-s
planes have been secured for this
event and all of the twists. turns
loops and dives known to aeronauticts
will be shown.
Will Bomb Village.
Destruction of Enemy Village by
Bombs-This event will consist of
bombing a dummy village from Martin
bombers.
Smoke Screen.-A curtain of smoke
will be laid across the field to show
the ease with which objects can be
hidden by this screen.
Review of Aircraft-1n addition to
the stunts enumerated, there will be
many other interesting types of planes
on exhibition. The new Douglas
transport which carries eight men and
the Boston-2 which finished the last
lap of the Around the W orld flight,
will be among those displayed.
At o'clock in the evening the Com
munity Center Department of the pub
lie schools will present their program
in two parts in the stadium of Central
High School. The tentative program
for the first part. beginning promptly
at o'clock. follows:
Special concert, including patriotic
music by the United States Marine
Band. Patriotic message to the citi-
zens of the District of Columbia as
sembled, by Edgar c. Snyder, chair
man, Community Center Council.
Oath of citizenship to the new citi-
zens, led by Commissioner Cuno II.
Rudolph. Presentation of a copy of
the Constitution of the United States
to the new citizens assembled by
Jesse C. Suter. president of the Fed
Grafton of Citizens Associations of the
District of Columbia.
Historical Pantomimes.
Part II, beginning at 9 o'clock, his,
torical pantomimes and marches
March of Yesterday" music by
United States Marine Band. Co.
lonial march around the stadium of
all participants in the colonial scene
led by District of Columbia. Mrs.
Maude Howell Smith carrying flag
with District of Columbia seal. now
being made by the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association.
Pantomimic scenes of colonial his
tory, Indian frontier raid, 1775; sign
ing of the Declaration of Independ
ence, Winter at Valley Force, Benja-
min Franklin at the Court of France
inauguration of Gen. Washington Al
President, New York, April 80. 1889
Federal Hall.
Flag march of today, participated ir
by any citizen who wishes to follow
the flag. 1.-THE only requisite being 3
white suit or white dress with shoui
der sash of red, either crepe paper OIL
ribbon.
The Star Spangled Banner" United
States Marine Band Fireworks.
Reserve officers of the District ant
vicinity will assemble in the Wash
ington Auditorium at 8 o'clock on the
morning of the Fourth for muster anC
their annual participation in Defense
day. At the conclusion of the usua
registration, Brig. Gen. Hugh A
Drum, in charge of operations ant
training division of the general staff
will address the reserve officers. Tht
band of the 343d Engineers. itself
purely a reserve organiza ton, will fur
piSh music