Evening star., 1931-06-26
Nearly Every Patriotic Group
in City Will Join
Ceremonies.
COLORS TO BE MASSED
AT SYLVAN THEATER
Pageant to Precede Annual Fire
works Display-Music
by Marine Band.

More than $50 patriotic and veterans
organizations will participate in inn
pressive pageantry incident to the Mass
ing of the Colors, one OF the July
Fourth features at the Sylvan Theater
under the direction of the Citizens
Committee appointed by the District
Commissioners. Thomas p. Lttlepage
is chairman of the committee.
A color guard and color bearers from
nearly every patriotic group in the
Capital will take part IN the event, with
the United States Marine Band furnish
ing music.
Accepting Reservations.
The pageant will precede the annual
fireworks display on the Monument
Grounds. Reservations for viewing the
demonstration are being accepted.
Claude w. Owen is heading the COM
mittee planning the pyrotechnic exhibit.
The subcommittee Of the Citizens
Committee arranging the event Is
headed by DR.. B. c. MacNeil, chairman.
Others on the group include Charles G.
Allies, vice chairman; Maj. Charles
Demonet, vice chairman; Capt. Edwin
S. Bethlehem. jr.: Lieut.. Col. Thomas
w. Stanton and Maj Walter w. Burns.
Groups which will participate in the
massing Of colors spectacle include:
All posts of the American Legion
in this city, Almas Legion of Honor.
A. A. o. N. M s.; American Gold Star
Mothers. American Red Gross, American
War Mothers, American Women's
Legion, Army and Navy Union, Auxiliary
to Sons of Union Veterans Of the Civil
War, Aztec Club OF l847, Boy Scouts
of America, Capitol Society, Children OF
the American Revolution. Colonial
Danes Of America, Danes Of the Loyal
Legion. Daughters of American Colo
nists, D. c. Society, Daughters OF the
American Revolution; Daughters OF the
Cincinnati, Daughters of Founders and
Patriots of America. Daughters Of Union
Veterans of the Civil War.
Disabled Veterans Listed.
Disabled American Veterans Of the
World War, Disabled Emergency ON
GERS of the World War; Federation OF
Women's Clubs OF D. c.: First Division
Veterans, Fleet Reserve Association; (;
Fourth Division Veterans; First D. c:
Volunteer Infantry; Fraternal Order OF
Eagles. General Federation Of Women's
Clubs of America, Girl Scouts of Amer
lea. Grand Army of the Republic, Qua
daloupe Club of 1848. Heroes Of '76,
High School Cadets. Huguenot Society
of Washington, Women's Relief Corps,
Knights of Malta, Veterans OF Foreign
Wars of the United States tall auxil-
iaries), United Spanish War Veterans
Ladies Auxiliary. Ladies Of the g.
A. R.. Lineal Society Of the Spanish
American War.
Military Order Of the Carabao. Mill
tary order of Foreign Wars, Military
Order Of the Loyal Legion Of the United
States, Military Order of the World
War of the United States: District Of
Columbia National Guard, National
Patriotic Council, Sons of the Ameri-
can Revolution, National Sojourners,
Order of the Cincinnati. Order Of De-
Molay, Indian War Veterans, Scions OF
Colonial Cavaliers, also Rainbow Divi-
sion Veterans. Reserve Ohicers' Asso-
| citation. Society of the War Of 1872
Society of Descendants of Signers OF
the Declaration of Independence, Sons
of the Revolution, Spanish American
War Nurses, United Daughters of the
Confederacy and Women'S Overseas
Service League.