Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-04
Thousands Join in Safe and
Sane Celebration-Pro-
grams Are Varied.
SUBURBAN COMMUNITIES
HOLD C0L0RFUL DISPLAYS
Climax Will Be Reached in Annual
Exercises at Base of
Monument.

Inspired with a patriotic urge, the
citizenry of the National Capital Joined
with the rest Of the Nation today in
observing wholeheartedly the 152d an
niversary of the birth of American in.
dependence.
Amid gayly decorated surroundings.
under sweltering sun that banished
fears OF possible afternoon showers,
thousands in all sections of the Dis
trict and outlying regions followed the
dictates OF a safe-and-sane celebration.
featured by street parades, community
exercises and the renewal of the pledge
OF allegiance to the flag and the prirl-
ciples OF freedom and equality for which
1t stands. Other thousands. seeking re-
Lief from the heat of the city. joined
In an exodus to the country and near
by resorts.
Celebration Tonight.
While each community had its own
special program, the climax of the
general observance In the National Cap-
ltal VIII come tonight at the base of
the Washington Monument under ans
pices of the committee appointed bv
the District Commissioners. STARTING
at 1880 o'clock with a concert by tf,e
United States Marine Band at the
sylvan Theater, the official program
VIII cuImInate in spectacular aerial
attack over the Monument and a bril-
nant display OF community fireworks
Practically every patriotic, educational
and veteran organization In the District
Is participating In the general obsery-
ance, some with exercises Of their own
others cooperating with the officiai
committee. Maj. Gen. Charles p. S,lm-
meral, chief Of staff Of the United
states Army, was the orator at the
Fourth OF July exercises held by the
ASSOCIATION OF Oldest Inhabitants Of the
Iistrlcs o. Columbia in the old Union
Engine House at noon
The model yacht regatta this morn
ing at the Lincoln Memorial refecfinr
pool was one center of interest
while the various community programs
throughout the city and SUBURBS held
attention IN those communities. At
Takona and PetwOrth hundreds mar
ticipated in the colorfni parades ar
ranged and IN the athletic pro9ranns
and exercises that continued through
out the day and VIII be In progress
again tonight. More than 500 school
children OF Petworth. competing for
some 1z awards, joined In the parade
through the streets Of that district.
Not to be outdone by the residents
OF these two sections. the Rhode Island
Avenue Citizens Association sponsored
celebration in Woodbridge on the new
~ acquired nine-acre tract OF land
north OF Otis street between EIGHTEENTH
and Twentieth streets northeast. one
OF the city's latest Fairgrounds. Resi-
dents of that section viii witness 4
spectacular display of fireworks there
tonight.
Townships Have Programs.
Likewise in other communities Of the
Greater Washington area. the citizens
joined In the usual form of exercises
and civic programs. The townships Of
Capitol Heights. Whitemarsh. Sherwood
Forest. Baden and Iceland. in Mary
land, to which many WashingtunianS
motored. also joined IN their own cele-
hratiolis
Nearer the District the Lyon village
community was planning q celebration
tonight at which Representative r..
Walton Moore, and State Senator Frank
l. Ball win be the orators. At Battery
Park the residents devoted themselves
70 continuous program that viii eui-
inmate In fireworks and dancing at
their clubhouse tonight.
Other sections. such as HyattsvfIle.
Riverdale and the communities in Sil-
yer Spring and Rockville. attracted
numerous Washingtonians. who wished
to escape the heat Of the city The
communities Of Foxhall, Potomac
Heights and Potomac Palisades win
unite for their celebration on the
grounds OF the Reservoir School. com
ct $50 o'clock with commu-
nity singing.
offlcial attention to the holiday OBJ
servance was directed at noon by the
booming naticrai salute Of 4S guns
ared from the Army War College Po-
fomac Park and Haines Point drew
spectators for this feature, and many
Il them remained for their picnic
uncheons and others for suppers 50 as
% attend the official exercises later
0night
Trafiic arrangements for the celehra-
ion at the Sylvan Theater this eve
ling were announced from the once
Il public buildings and public parks
After . o'clock the Monument
Grounds win be closed to yehicular
rafiic. with the exception Of the road
ray leading In from Fourteenth street
'orth Of tho old Bureau Of Engraying
nd Printing.
Autos bearing the ofleial cards Of
he Fourth Of July committee win be
arked on the roadway south OF the
'ylvan Theater. Other cars win be
urned south on Fifteenth street and
IN park along the Fifteenth street
oadway,
Parking Rules
Parking win be permitted on all
ON Potomac Park and Seven
aenth street, 1t was said and arrange
lents have been made 20 turn over
D public use parking space used hy
napl0yes OF the Navy and Munitions
nildings. In the rear 0f those build
lgS, Cars VIII enter the latter space
y way OF Nineteenth and b streets
nd Twenty-tirst and b streets. leav-
& IN the same direction.
Mai. Gen. Anton Stephan. chairman
the oficial Fourth Of July commit
Y. win preside at the SYLVAN Thea
Ter exercises The audience viii IN
ude ofiieials Of the Federal and
10 diplomatic corps, officers of All the
aiding patriotic. civic. veteran and
her local bodies, the 500 Invitations
mt out hy the committee having been
tcepted hy larger number of diStin-
lished persons in the city than here
fore,
A patriotic concert ~ the United
ate Marine Band, conducted hy Capt.
aylor BfanS0n. VIII open the program
1850 O'Clock, Rfllaank vari-colored
akchllgheS viii nlumiiA the shaft of
o Monument, having been loaned Nv
Z 2Nth Engineers nf Fort HNmDAfeVS