Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-04
Members of Patriotic
Societies to Figure
In Historic Pageant
Brilliant Scene to Be De-
picted on Capitol's East
Front Monday.

Officials of the national and city
Government. members of the diplo-
matte corps. Senators and Repre-
sentatives and prominent Washing
tonians will attend the official cere-
monies at the east front of the Capt.
toll Monday night as guests of the
committee on arrangements, of which
Mr.. Edgar G.. Snyder Is chairman,
having been appointed by the Board
of commissioners to arrange for the
celebration here OF the 150th anniver-
sary of American independence.
The District of Columbia chapters
of the Daughters of the American
Revolution, Sons Of the American
Revolution and Children of the
American Revolution will present
scenes of historic interest and inn
portance in the STORY of America"
pageant, Monday night, in connection
with the Capital City's celebration.
The Sons will be seen in the Signing
of the Declaration of Independence,
with Mr.. Arthur ID. Call. as Thomas
jefferson: Col. AlonZo Gray as James
Madison; s. $. Williamson as James
Monroe, and other members appearing
as prominent American statesmen.
The Daughters will appear in the
scene of General Washington resign.
ing his commission to the Continental
Congress. which is being given by the
Sons and by the Minute Men, with
Col NJ, A. Winter as George Washing
ton and Maj. Ralph Case as Gen.
Mifflin
Mrs. Cary II. Brown, wife of Maj.
Brown. L. :. A. of the Office buildings
and public parks OF the National CAPT
tai, will appear as Mrs. Washington
in this scene. Mrs. Charles j. New
hard, vice regent of Little John Boy.
den Chapter. Is chairman for the
Daughters, and Col. Alonzo Gray for
the Sons.
The Capital Society and the Gov.
Thomas Welles Society of the G. A. r..
under the direction of Mrs. Henry
Fenno Sawtelle and Mrs. Clayton F..
Enig, will present the early Presi-
dents and their families. Elizabeth
Washington, daughter of Thomas
Washington, and niece of the Presi-
dent, was a great belle and a friend
of Martha jefferson Randolph The
former Will be presented by Miss Nir-
ginia Boyd. her great great grand
daughter. who will wear her ances-
tress' dress, and the latter by Miss
Gertrude Hunter with Perry Doing
appearing as little James Madison
Randolph. first child born in the
White House
President John Adams and his wife.
Abigail, and Susanna Adams. their
crandChild, will be played by Eugene
Hawley. Cary Aal. and Adelaide
Beard; President James Madison. Dol
~ Madison. and the child of the latter,
by Edgar l.. Thompson. Mary Marga-
ret Henry and John AfileCk President
James Monroe. Mrs. Monroe and their
daughter. Maria Hester. will be played
by John Wackerman, Jane Duval and
Louise Sladen. with Daniel Wacker-
man as Lawrence GouVerneur whose
wedding to Maria Hester was the first
TO take place there. following the res
toration of the White House after its
destruction by the British.
President John Quincy Adams and
Mrs. Adams. John Quincy Adams. jr,
and hiSA wife. Helen jackson. and
George Washington Adams. will be
presented by Richard Reidel. Nellie +.
Moore. Robert Dove. Amalie Walker
and Richard Reinohl. President An
drew Jackson will be impersonated by
Francis Hoffheins, and the ladies Of
his household by Virginia Alexander,
Sydney Alexander and Virginia Thomp-
son; Andrew Jackson, jr., by William
Dunno. and the Presidents grand
children by Mary Scott, Elgin Scott
Virginia Scott. Marguerite Eliza bet
tockerille. Helen Aifleck and Belle
Morgan Van Hoesen. The admins
tration of President Martin Van Buren,
Will be represented by NeSbitt Morri-
son as the President. Elizab beth Ward
as Angelina Singleton. who married
the Presidents son, Maj Abram Van
Buren,, played by Jack Mcdonnell