Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-01
PLANS FOR FOURTH
CELEBRATION MADE
Various Groups of Citizens
Complete Arrangements
for Holiday Observance.

With citizen committees engaged
this week in pushing their individual
plans TO celebrate the Fourth of July.
the grand climax Of the patriotic o.
servances in the National Capital Will
come Wednesday night at the base
Of the Washington Monument, where
a general community program q
pageantry. aerial demonstrations and
fireworks viii be carried out in the
presence of maSSed thousands.
The committee appointed by the
Commissioners Of the District. in CO.
operation with the Army. Navy and
Marine Corps and other governmental
and civic agencies, has practically COM
pleted arrangements for the general
observance in the National Capital
Those communities in the city end
suburbs which have not already ar
ranged their programs will co SO BE-
tween now and Tuesday
While President Coolidge aud some
Of the members of his cabinet will BE-
absent from the city. the Republican
nominee for the presidency. Secretary
Hoover. at least. is expected to remain
here at his home.
Potomac Park Events.
During the day Potomac PARK viii
be the scene of special events herc,
featured by a model yacht regatta IN
the morning on the Lincoln Memorial
Rejecting Pool under auspices Of the
Model Yacht Club. with the co-opera-
ton of the Community Center Depart
ment A special feature of the regatta
will be a miniature hydroairplane con-
test for the hronZe cup designed By
Henry X Bush Brown.
The fund for tbs fireworks display al
night. following the program at the
Sylvan Theater on the Monument
grounds and preceded by patriotic
concert by the United States Marine
Band, has been raised with the eX-
ception of $3.50. 1t is hoped that this
slight deficit viii be made by tomorrow.
Contributions To the fund, which now
insureS an unusually elaborate display,
are still being received daily by the
committee on finance. headed by Isaac
Cans. The committee has expressed
itself as much gratifled at the re-
Spouse of citizens and organizations to
its appeal for money.
Seats will be reserved in the Sylvan
Theater for leading Government Off
Gals. members of the diplomatic corps
and for representatives of the various
organizations, who have been invited
formally to attend the official cere-
monies in the evening Plans in con-
nsction with the fireworks display call
for an aerial attack over the Washing
ton Monument. augmented by great
searclaiights. Full details of the plans
are 10 be announced by the committee
later.
AT noon there will be the official
firing of the Fourth of July salute of
IS guns at the Army War College.
Mai Gen. Anton Stephan is chair
man of the committee in charge Of the
Official observance. which includes
representatives from all civic, education
al and patriotic organizations of prom
inence in the District. Miss Sibyl Baker.
director Of the community center de-
partnlent, is secretary Of the committee.
Others on Committee.
Other organizations ere represented
as follows;
District of Columbia public schools,
DR.. Frank w. BaIlou. superintendent:
District of Columbia Girl Scouts. Mrs.
= Joseph H. Bradley, commissioner;
Daughters Of the American Revolution,
Mrs. David Caldwell. State regent:
Board of Eeucatt ton. Charles F. Carusi.
president; Children of the American
Revolution. Mrs Richard e. Claugh-
ton. State regent. Grand Army of
the Republic, Gen John Glen. in
the absence of William Bobb. COM
mander, Board of Trade w. w.
Everett president: Community Center
Council, Edwin G. Graham, chairman;
Public Buildings and Public Parks IN
the National Capital, Lieut. Col. u. S.
Grant Sd, director: District OF Column
bis Boz Scouts. George z. Hamilton.
president; American Legion, District OF
Columbia Department. j. Miller Ken
yon: Citizens Advisory Council, w. H.
Lewis. jr: District of Columbia Fed
Grafton OF wonen's Clubs, Mrs. Edgar
Merritt, president: Sons Of the Revolu-
ton, Brig. Gen. George Richards:
municipal Fairgrounds, Mrs. Susie.
Root Rhodes. supervisor; Society OF
Oldest Inhabitants. Washington Top
ham. serving In place of Theodore w.
Moves. president: Sons of the American
Revolution. Kenneth S. Wales, pres
ident: Chamber of Commerce, Ivan c.
Weld. president; Federation Of Civic
Associations, Dr. @. H. Richardson,
president: Federation Of Citizens AS
S0ciations. James O. Yaden. president;
Miss Mabel Boardman, former District
of Columbia Commissioner; Isaac Cans
of the Board Of Education. United
g.. States Marshal E. c. Snyder. Mrs L.
w Hardy. community center depart
ment. and Mrs Gabrielle Pelham, COM
nlunity center department.
subcommittee appointed by Chair
man Stephan include Programme. r.
CaruSi. Washington Tophan1. w. II.
Lewis, jr; Miss Boa-dman. Mrs
Rhodes Arrangenents-G Stephan,
Mrs Bradley. George z. Hamilton. E.
C. Graham. Finance-Isaac Cans, Ivan
Weld. w w. Everett. Mrs. Hardy.
Crounds-Col Grant Military coop
eration-Gen. Charles r. Summeral,
Admiral Hughes Gen. Lejeune. Col.
Brfnton Invitations and seating-E.
C Snyder, Mrs z. z Hunter. Mrs. Pei
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