Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-05
10000 SEE DISPLAY
Of FIREWORKS AND
HEAR 1882 OUTLINE
Senator FesS Predicts Sur
passing Celebration for
Washington BiCentennlaI.
THOUSANDS VISIT CITY
FROM NEARBY STATES
Flare Dropped by Airplane Injuries
Policeman-Radio Takes
Program Afar.

the washington Monument last night
for the official Independence day cere-
monies and spectacular display Of FIRE
works that climaxed for the National
Capital a colorful all-day celebration
of the l54th anniversary of the Declare
ton of independence.
An unseen audience from coast 10
coast listened in on the formal exer-
CiSes he'd at the Sylvan Theater under
authority of the District Commissioners
and heard Senator Simeon d. FeSs OF
Ohio, vice chairman of the Washington
BiCentennial Commission. outline plans
of the Federal Government to make the
observance two years hence the greatest
tribute TO a national hero the world has
ever known.
Immediately after the exercises and
the parade of the colors" between lines
of flaming red torches, anti-aircraft
guns of the District National Guard
belChed fire and smoke as lone Army
plane lodged in and out between the
long shafts of light from sweeping
Searchlights. There was only one
casualty from this aerial attack upon
the Capital and policeman. who was
enjoying the scene with countless thou
sands, was the unlucky victim.
He was struck by a flare dropped
from the plane that fell into the midst
of the great crowd near the Monument
when it's parachute failed to work. The
policeman, T. A. Schultz of the first
precinct, who was "off duty" was taken
to Emergency Hospital. He was still
there today suffering from burns on his
back.
Great Crowd Assemblies.
Washington police and park officials
were taking stock today of what was
considered to have been perhaps the
A,rA 1ToI. 1F ft,n - AA
Capital has ever witnessed. A check
on hospitals fixed the total casualties"
for the day and night at about go per-
sons and 16 arrests we're made in cases
where persons failed to observe the
strict iniunctions of safe and sane"
celebration.
Early this morning crew of work
men began removing the thousands Of
newspapers that Uttered the grounds in
the immediate vicinity of the Monu-
ment and otherwise obliterating the
traces left by one of the greatest crowds
that ever assembled on the grounds. It
was estimated by tourist agencies that
approximately $4,000 visitors came to
Washington yesterday from nearby sec
tions. On the whole, however, the city's
celebration was quiet and orderly enough
and we'll directed lanes of traffic soon
cleared the congestion of cars in Poto-
mac Park.
Many of the special guests invited to
witness the municipal exercises in the
block of seats reserved for them became
lost in the general crush of humanity
that preceded the fireworks display and
were unable to gain their way to the
reserved section at the foot of the
Monument lot on the north side. 1t
was case Of the survival Of the fittest
and those who we're "fit" were able
finally to squeeze their way through
the crowds t. the reserved seats, most
of which had been occupied an hour
or more by holders of tickets.
The exercises at the Sylvan Theater,
beginning at 1880 O'Clock with half
hour concert by the United States Ma
rine Band were heard by thousands
through means of amplifiers supplied
by the United States Army Signal Corps.
One of the two sets of amplihers, how
ever, failed to function properly.
E. j. Murphy, chairman of the citi-
zens' committee in charge of the cele-
bration, who presided introduced Rev
John C Palmer, who delivered the in
vocation, and Commissioner Luther H.
Reichelderfer, who made brief address
OF welcome.
Thousands Sing america"
Mai Lee Tillotson, u. S. A., and the
America, in which thousands joined,
and Prof. w. Hayes Yeager of George
Washington University then read the
Declaration of Independence.
In his address, broadcast over a Ma
tion-wide hook-up of National Broad
casting Co. stations, Senator FesS char
acterized the Declaration of Independ-
encc as the greatest document of its
kind known to history. He emphasized
that it was an indictment of George III
of England, and not of the people, as
all but l of its % counts of special
grievances were directed at the King.
Senator Fess declared the Bicenten-
NAL Commission has agreed on three
permanent memorials to commemorate
the 200th anniversary of the birth of
George Washington in 1882. The first
of these he explained is taking the form
of the Mount Vernon boulevard, the
second will be the restoration of Wash
ingtons birthplace at Wakefield, and the
first volume Of a set of 27, containing
approximately 5000 unpublished writ
ingS dealing with Washington, is soon
20 come off the presses.
The Mount Vernon Boulevard, link
ing with the monumental buildings in
the Mall and the Lincoln Memorial,
Senator FesS declared, will be the great
est boulevard in the world More peo-
pie will travel this road to Mount
Vernon, he predicted, than now traverse
the great boulevard in Paris to the
tomb of Napoleon.
At the conclusion of Senator Tess
address the great crowd joined in pledg-
ing allegiance to the United States, led
by Mai Gen. Amos A. Fries, and Rev.
Francis J., Hurney delivered the bene-
diction.
Pledge of Allegiance.
The pledge of allegiance followed the
spectacular pageant of the massing of
the colors participated in by various
patriotic and veteran organizations, as
well as Boy and Girl Scouts. They
were led by Army Navy, Marine Corps
and Coast Guard color guards.
After an unexplained delay, salute
of 81 nine-inch aerial maroons gave
the signal for the start of the fire.
works display as Lieut.. w. A. r. Rob-
ertson in Boiling Field plane played
tag in the air with the Searchlights
manned by National Guardsmen of the
260th Artillery and the ground rocked
with the vibration of anti-air craft
guns.
Some unusual novelties. comical COM
cts that did strange antics in the air,
lighted pictures of George Washington,
Herbert Hoover, the Statue of Liberty
and Betsy Ross, featured one of the
best fireworks display Washington has
witnessed N years. Among the nov
elites was "U. S. N. dirigible" that
had fire-shooting propeller that moved
in q straight line for distance of 100
yards. The grand finale came with a
deafening roar of rockets. flares and
colored lights that lit the sky for miles
around.
Arrangements for the aerial display
were under the direction of Mai. Gen.
Anton Stephen, Col. Peyton G. hewitt,
Maj. w. w. Burns, Capt. Louis Gosorn