Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-15
fAKOMA c. OF c.
PLANS PROGRAM
Second Annual Civic CeIebra.
F. ton to Start Tuesday.
and End Thursday.

A baby parade and contest, parade
OF floats and popularity contest to
select Miss Takoma" viii be features
Of the second annual civic celebration
Of the Takoma Park Chamber of Com
merce Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day. Prizes valued at more than $500
will be awarded.
On Tuesday night the decorated
floats parade will assemble at o'clock
fete. At 1880 pm. the parade will move
north on Fourth street to Cedar street.
to Carroll street, to Carroll avenue, to
Sherman avenue and disband. The
parade will pass in review before dis
tinguished guests and -pfncials OF the
Chamber Of Commerce. There will be
seven bands in the parade, and at this
have been assigned positions IN the
parade by DR.. ]. w. Dudley, chairman
of the parade committee.
Musical Organizations.
The musical organizations partici-
pating Tuesday night are Boys Band
of st. Mary's Industrial School, Balti-
tory Post, American Legion, Drug and
Bugle Corps; Kings Valley Band.
GAINESVILLE, Md; Overseas Drum and
Bugle Corps, v. F. W.. Washington: Sill
yer Spring Community Band and the
Review and Herald Band Of Takoma
Park.
The miss Takoma" popularity con-
test Is developing into real battle for
votes. Ten young women Of Takoma
Park have entered in the event. They
are Dorothy Skinner, Genevieve Moore,
Naomi Weaver, Katherine Tippett,
Phoebe Tauberschmidt, Myra Hirst,
Hilda Smith, Seona Shenk, Helen Cruit,
Irina Dudley and Ethel Jean Lamond.
Miss Skinner and Miss Moore have been
alternating in occupying the lead po-
sition.
Announcement of the winner will be
made Thursday night, and the prize,
silver cup, will be awarded. H. L.
Thornton, president of the Chamber OF
Commerce, is the donor of the cup.
Wednesday night, decorated baby car
riage parade will be held at Carroll and
Laurel avenues and will pass in review
of the judges, who will be on the stand
at Carroll and Willow avenues. A sill
yer cup, donated by DR.. w. A. Shannon,
will be awarded the winning carriage.
Following the baby parade, best baby
contest will be held at the reviewing
stand, and five silver cups, donated by
Gordon w. Bonnette, will be awarded
st-icted to Takoma Park. In addition
to the five. cups silver baby spoon will
be given each entrant in the decorated
baby carriage parade and in the best
baby contest.
Flags to Be Given Library.
Following the baby contests, BLACK
berry pie eating contest will be staged.
David Feldman will donate prizes.
Just before the award in the Miss
Takoma" contest is made Thursday
night, there will be a ceremony Of
presentation of two American flags to
the Takona Park branch Of the Public
Library, by DR.. Horace W. Whitaker,
representing the civic organizations OF
Takoma Park, which donateds one nag,
and by H. L. Thornton, president of the
Takoma Park Chamber of Commerce,
who will present the flag donated by the
business mems organization. Miss Re-
becca Warner will accept the flags in
behalf of DR.. George. w. Bowerman,
librarian.
An athletic carnival will be staged on
Thursday night, beginning at z o'clock.
A feature will be a rolling pin throwing
contest for women. The principal
event will be Smile race, for which
a silver cup has been donated by r.
Harris, jewellers, of Washington. Med
ais andSother pixies will be awarded the
WlIIlCIS VI dOIAACtAS CNCAOo.
The officers of the Takoma Park
Chamber of Commerce are: H. L.
Thornton, president; H. B. Hendrick,
vice president; Albany D. Grub, secre-
tary; j. Milton Derrick, treasurer. Cor
don w. Bonnette Is general chairman
Of the committee arranging the second
annual celebration. assisted by the fol-
lowing: H. H. Votaw, reception; DR.. ].
w. Dudley, parade; H. B. Hendrick,
speakers; DR.. j. w. Voelker, program;
A. D. Grubb, finance; DR.. w. A. Shan
non, baby events; David Feldman. Miss
Takoma" popularity contest; DR.. H. w.
Whitaker, civic groups; Ralph c: Mil
Ter, prizes; Oliver w: Youngblood.
Judges j. Milton Derrick, decorations;
r. L. McDormand, illumination; Charles
H. Gaskins, music; H. L. Thornton, per-
mits and police; Louis Sherman, grab
bag: M. F. Iverson, property, and John
w. Coffman, publicity.
Band concerts will intersperse events
each night and will begin at $50
O'Clock.