Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-04
ALL-DAY PROGRAM
At TAK0MA PARK
Community Celebration Be-
gins at Sunrise Tomorrow
and Ends in Evening.

The citizens of Takoma Park will
celebrate the sesquicentennial ami
versary of Independence day with a
community affair extending from sun
rise to sunset tomorrow, starting with
the hosting of the National emblem
ct sunrise.
The Young America Parade de
plotting the immigration and progress
of Americanism, will start promptly
at $50 o'clock from Park and Carroll
avenues. The route will be Carroll
avenue to Carroll street, to Cedar
street. to Piney Branch road, to
Dahlia street. to the TakOma Public
School grounds, where it will disband.
The parade will be headed by the
United States Army Band, Capt. X.
G. Sherman commanding, Capt. w.
j. Stannard. director. and w. s. Ross,
drum ma or. The parade will be
divided into five sections as follows;
America in the Making" THE Birth
of the Nation westward EXpan-
sion," Forces Working for 'Ameri-
canism" and Future immigration"
Other Features Announced.
At 1870 o'clock patriotic exercises
will be held at Piney Branch road and
Dahlia street, with Herbert D. Law
conclude at noon with the assembly
singing the National anthem and day
light fireworks. consisting of salutes
and feature shells.
The athletic program Will start at
2 o'clock on the field at the lnterSec-
ton of Maple and Philadelphia ave
nues. The program consists OF a tug
o war. open to teams of eight men
each and eight girls each; 30-yard
dash for boys and girls under years,
5o-yard dash for boys and girls under
~ years. 60-yard dash for boys and
girls under 16 years, competition
events by Boy Scouts, making of fire
with flint and steel. etc; sack race,
three-legged race, competition between
Camp Fire Girls and Girl Scouts, hoop
race, shoe race, standing broad jump
and concluding with a relay race for
girls and boys between II and 10
years of age.
A burlesque base ball game will be
staged at 2:2O O'Clock on Hodges field.
At 2:30 o'clock a horseshoe pitching
contest will take place between lndl-
viduals and teams of four each.
The annual water battle, which al
ways has proved feature of the cele-
bration, is scheduled, and, according
to the committee in charge, it will be
word 1t will be between members
of the Takoma Park Volunteer Fire
Department and will take place at the
Intersection of Maple and Philadelphia
avenues.
At O'Clock the field events will
be resumed and at the conclusion or
the last event ribbons for first, second
and third winners will be presented by
Mayor Ben G. Davis and Maj. William
F. Fischer.
Program for Evening.
In the evening at o'clock and
continuing until $50 o'clock a band
concert will be rendered by the Mont
romery County Community Band, I'M
der the direction of Albert Browning.
on the Takoma Park, Md, Municipal
Fairgrounds. Night fireworks and
historical tableaux from the pageant
will be presented at intervals with the
fireworks. The night display will con-
sist of a grand salute of aerial ma
rooms, illumination Of the grounds.
1926 aerial bouquet. radiant glory.
variegated meteors. mystic wheel
shell. morning rainbow, japanese
blossoms and many other interesting
displays.
The police and public order will be
under the supervision of Preston c.
King and John r. Adams. The fire
prevention detail will be from the
Takoma Park Volunteer Fire Depart
ment.
The community celebration COM
mittee has extended an invitation to
the public to participate in the cele-
bration throughout the day. Auto
mobiles may be parked on Chestnut.
Philadelphia. Maple, Park and Den
wood avenues as designated by the
police The committee also makes
general request that the American
flag be flown by every home owner
In Takoma Park.
The general committee in charge
of the celebration is composed of the
following: Capt. Charles V. Johnson
and Dr. E. Clyde Shade. honorary
chairmen; DIR. William A. Hooker,
general chairman: John w. Coffman,
DR.. A. Owen Penney, vice chairmen:
Ralph E. Gould, secretary and prop
erty custodian; Oscar E. Dietz. treas
urer; DR.. Guy Clinton and Winn I.
Simmons, auditors; Rudolph Wilson,
Christian Huff, electricians, and the
chairmen and vice Chairmen of the