Evening star., 1930-06-22
INDEPENDENCE DAY
DISPLAY PLANNED.
Fireworks at Monument
Grounds Provided by
Civic Fund.

Wsshington's celebration of Inde-
pendence day will culminate in perhaps
the most spectacular display of fire.
works at the Monument Grounds the
evening Of July that people of the
National Capital have witnessed for
years. Plans for the display are now
being perfected by the subcommittee in
charge Of fireworks, of which E. K.
Shipe Is chairman, in connection with
the municipal observance of the ma
tional holiday
For the first time at such displays
In Washington. the committee is ar
ranging for seats to be placed on the
north side of the Washington Monu-
ment so that those who may desire,
may avoid standing or sitting on the
ground to witness the fireworks.
Seat Sale to Aid With Expenses.
This plan will be made possible, it
was said. by the National Capital Civic
Fund, organized for the purpose of pro-
viding funds for civic celebrations in
the District Of Columbia The. trustees
of this fund, including E. F. Colladay.
Frederic A. Delano, Joshua Evans. jr.;
Robert v. Fleming, E. C. Graham
Frank r. Jelleff. William Montgomery,
E. j. Murphy, Newbold Noyes, Julius I
Peyser and Mrs. Philip Sidney Smith.
have agreed to permit the sale of
tickets for certain number of seats to
be placed on the north side of the
Monument provided that the proceeds
be used to defray the expenses of the
fireworks and the actual placing of the
seats and that the balance, If any. be
turned into the National Capital Civic
Fund for future. civic celebrations. The
Office of Public Buildings and Public
Parks in the National Capital will also
agree to this new plan, with the under
standing that the seats will be placed
In such position as will not interfere
in any way with the view of the dis
play-to those standing or sitting on the
grass. -.
1t is planned to provide bleacher
seats at the top of the hillside. at the
Monument, at 25 cents each. and to
provide chairs at so cents each near
the bottom Of the hillside, with plenty
OF intervening space for the MANY
thousands of persons who will not oc-
cupy seats.
Tickets for the chairs Will be placed
on sale at convenient places through
out the city beginning about the middle
OF this week. Due announcement with
IN the next day or two will be made of
the various. locations selected for the
sale of tickets.
The formal official ceremonies which
precede the fireworks the evening of
the fourth at the Sylvan Theater on
the south side of the Monument
Grounds will begin at 7:3O O'Clock with
q patriotic concert and following the
patriotic program of the reading of the
Declaration of Independence and other
features will close with some inspira-
tlonal feature such as the masSine of
the colors, as in previous years. Seats
on, the south side for this ceremony
will be placed there for the representa-
tives Of the Government and for in
Uted guests of the city. and will, of
course, not be on sale.
Patriotic Groups to Meet.
In preparation for these ceremonies
a meeting of all patriotic and veteran
organizations in the National Capital
Is called for Tuesday at 4:45 O'Clock in
the board room of the Franklin Admin
lstration Building in order to secure
the fullest possible participation In the
official exercises. Mai. Gen. Amos A.
Fries, retired, is chairman of the com
mittee on patriotic and veteran orgaili-
cations and will preside at the meeting.
Miss Helen Harman, State regent of
the Daughters Of the American Revolu-
tion, and Capt. Charles ]. Painter of
the American Legion are the two vice
chairmen of the comAaittee which in
cludes in its membership the following:
Maj. w. w. Burns, washington Chap
ter No. 3, National Sotourners:, Mrs;
Pedro Rodriguez, Daeghters OF Ameri-
can Colonists; Roscoe g. s. Dorsey.
Society of the Order of the Founders
and Patriots Of America Ely M. Selden.
Sons of the American Revolution; Can't.
Louis NJ. Gosorn: National Guard: Miss
Dorothy Greene Gin Scouts: Mrs
James Henry Harper, Children of the
American Revolution: Brig. Gen. Frank
r. Keefer, Red Cross A. G. .Liebman.
Military Order of Loyal Legion of the
United States; Edward F. Locker, So
ciety of Sons of the Revolution: Col.
w. n. McKelvy, Army and Navy Union:
Samuel j. McWilliams, jr.. United
Spanish War Veterans: Ben de Mier
Miller, Colonial Wars; Barry Monun.
Boy Scouts; Mrs Bryan K. Ogden.
Women's Overseas Service League
Judge John H. Shepherd, Grand Army
OF the Republic; L. Harold Sothoron,
Disabled American Veterans: ]. Frank
lin Wilson, American Legion. z. J..
Murphy is general chairman OF the
celebration.