Evening star., 1932-07-05
DAY
/. SANELY OBSERVED.
Montgomery Officials Report
Celebration Unmarried
by Casualties.

Several thousand residents of Mont
gomery County, their ardor dampened
only slightly by early morning rains
and overcast skies, joined with volun-
teer fire companies and civic organiza-
tions in celebrating the 156th anniver-
sary of the Nations birth in program
that opened yesterday afternoon with
series of parades, carnivals and athletic
contests and closed at late hour last
night with numerous dances and man.
moth displays of fireworks.
Rain threatened for time to force
cancellation of the entire holiday pro-
gram, but finally abated and the sched-
ule was carried out with only one i'm
portant change postponement until
today of the parade that was to have
been staged as a feature of the joint
Independence day observance planned
in the Maryland and District OF Column
bia sections of Takoma Park.
Safe and Sane Celebration.
The remainder of the program at Ia
koma Park and the community feteS
sponsored by the fire departments at
Cabin John Park and KenSington and
by civic clubs at Damascus and Battery
Park was run off as arranged.
County officials declared the celebra-
ton was the safest and sanest 4th of
July observance in the history of the
county. The day was unmarried by
either fireworks or traffic accident cas-
ualties, while only three violations of
fireworks ordinances were reported
The rain yesterday morning delayed
for more than an hour the parade at
Cabin John Park, but the downpour
finally halted and the march got under
way, with a motorcycle escort formed
by Sergt. Leroy Rodgers and Pvt. j. F.
McAuliffe of the Bethesda substation
and the Potomac Band in the lead.
ID. of A. Float Wins Prize.
First prize of IS for the best appear
ing float was won by Tomlinson Coun-
Gil, No. los, Daughters of America,
while second prize of $3.50 went to the
Cabin John Park Volunteer Fire De-
partment's float
Rockville, Kensington, Glen Echo and
the Cabin John Park Volunteer Fire
Departments, the Glen Echo Fourth
Girls Club and the Cabin John Park
troop of Boy Scouts also took part in
the parade, which got under way at
the Cabin John departments quarters
and moved over Conduit road to the
District line and back to Great Falls
and Potomac.
Following the parade a chicken din
ner was held at the fire house, while a
horseshoe-pitching tournament, carni-
val features and dance completed the
program. David Tuchey was general
chairman OF the celebration.
Bethesda Scores Twice.
The Bethesda Volunteer Fire Depart-
ment scored twice in the tenth annual
celebration OF the Kensington Fire De-
partment, capturing the silver loving
cups offered for the best appearing
company In the parade and the winner
OF the tug o war. Rockville won the
engine hook-up contest trophy,
Ihe parade, led by Motor Cycle Po-
ncemen windsor Poole, John Butts and
Z. II. Jones, wended its way over the
principal streets of the town and back
10 the frehouse and carnival grounds,
Wnere a gallery Of several thousand peo-
PIE witnessed the running hook-up con-
tes9 ana tug-of-War and later attended
dance in the evening.
The Purdum Band, Kensineton Re-
thesda, Rockville, Glen Echo. Gathers
burg Washington Grove, Cabin John
PARK Silver Spring and Hyattstown Fire
departments took part in the march.
Four departments Wed for honors in
the hook-up contest. The Rockville
team turned in a 50-second perform
ance, kensington was second with a
tlne OF 80 seconds, Bethesda third with
oS ana Cabin John Park fourth with 73.
capt r. d. Crompton of No, % En-
glhe Company, and Lieut.. C. w. Rice or
NO. ii Truck Company, District of CO.
iumbia Fire Department, were Judges of
the various contests.
Lewis Speaks at Damascus.
Inc Damascus celebration was staged
as JOINT George Washington Bicenten-
MAJ and Independence day observance
On the grounds Of the Damascus High
ocnool. Representative David ]. Lewis
OF Maryland was the principal speaker.
Inc battery Park Civic Association
neIo atn4euc contests and a children's
parade in the afternoon in which so
1hy tots took part, while a dance and
nIeWoE.-s display in the evening wound
up tne program. A tennis tournament
scneouie2 as part of the celebration
was called Of because of wet grounds.
Largo Store Robbed.
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