Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-05
PARADE
DEPICTS HISTORY
Citizens Celebration In
CIudeS Exercises Presided
Over by Col. Bell.

The Independence day celebration
staged by the Petworth Citizens AS
ISOLATION this morning was featured
by a parade of automobile floats de
plotting historical events and platform
exercises at which Col. j. Franklin
Bell, Engineer Commissioner of the
District of Columbia, awarded prizes
to the entries. Irving w. Hitchcock
was general chairman Of the Celebra-
ton.
The procession, headed by the
Soldiers Home Band and a police es-
cort from No. 10 precinct, formed at
the corner Of Seventh and Shepherd
streets, marched east on Shepherd to
Third to Webster, on Fourth to
Taylor to New Hampshire avenue, to
and around Grant circle to Narnum
street. to Seventh to Allison to
Eighth to Emerson, to Ninth to Up
shur to New Hampshire avenue to
Grant Circle, past the judges stand.
to Illinois avenue to Sherman Circle.
Boy Scouts of Troop "a. under the
charge of Scoutmaster c. B. Hillyard,
assisted in carrying out the program
which included an invocation by Rev.
Henry j. Smith, the reading of the
Declaration of Independence by c. ].
James. and the Americans Greed by
Miss Frances Gutelius, the presenta-
ton of Betsy Ross by Mrs. Georgia
Klare, and Uncle Sam by J. n. Stew
enson. the unfurling of the American
flag by the Girl Scouts, a salute by a
Navy gun crew. and the singing of
THE Star Spangled Banner" by the
assemblage.
Committee i'm Charge.
The committees in charge of the
Petworth celebration were headed by
Irving W. Hitchcock, as general chair
man, and included the following: Cele-
brations committee-Lyster III. Dewey,
Capt. j. F. Newport. Horace G..
Phelps. A d. Sartwell, George H.
Fred Z. Blood, William J. Armstrong,
John T. Thomas, Mrs. Harriet NJ.
Stonier, E.. l.. Griffin, c. J. James,
Clyde J. Nichols, r. J.. F. McElroy
John N. Stevenson and E. C.. Magde-
burger
Subcommittee on finance. F.
Newport, finance Director vice chair
men, E. c. Magdeburger, John T.
Thomas. Leland P. Shidy: division
captains, H. c. Grove. Lyster H.
Dewey, Harriet NJ. Stonier, James
n. Kline: district captains, John It.
Thomas. Lester d. O'Flaherty, Fred
w. Blood, Jesse Langley, Arthur G..
Cole.
The floats were as follows:
The Landing of Columbus-Mrs. j.
/. Jackson, for Petworth Weman's
Club. ~
Captain John Smith and Pocahon-
tas-Mrs. Raymond Hart, for Pet
worth Woman's Club.
The Pilgrims Going to Church
Mrs. D. H. Sibbett, for Wallace Mem.
orial Church.
First Thanksgfving-Mrs j. c. Fir
min, for Petworth Baptist Church.
Boston Tea Party-Mrs. Lyster
Dewey, for Wa Wa Su Campfire Girls.
Paul Revere's Ride--Mrs. Alfred
Norcrosse. for Petworth Woman's
Club.
The Spirit of '76-W. d. Beller, for
ST. GabriePs Church.
Modern Spirit Of '76-Betty Ray
mond private exhibit.
Sesquicentennial Of Signing of the
Declaration Of Independence-Mrs. T.
S. Tincher, for the Petworth Woman's
Club.
Mrs. A. FAINT, for Home and School
Association.
The Liberty Bell-Morris Cafritz-
c. A. Adler, manager; and Russell
Monkey.
Daily Vacation Bible School. Private
exhibit of Wallace Memorial Church.
Athletic tournament, Edward
Kemb, chairman. Assemble at Iowa
Avenue playground at 2 pm. Races
for boys and girls, men and women
and base ball game. Prizes will be
awarded successful contestants.
The parade judges were: Col. J..
Franklin Bell, Mrs. Virginia White
Speel, president District Of Columbia
Federation of Women's Club, and DIR.
E. G.. Kimball, supervising principal
of District public schools.
This afternoon an athletic meet was
scheduled at the Iowa Avenue play
ground under the direction of Ed
ward Kremb.