Evening star., 1933-07-03
CAPITAL TO MARK
INDEPENDENCE DAY
Fireworks Display at Monu-
ment Will Climax CeIebra-
ton Tomorrow Night.

With traditional fanfare and cere-
mony, the citizenry Of the Capital will
join with the people Of the Nation to-
morrow in the annual celebration Of
independence day
Fair and warmer" was the weather
mans prediction for the glorious fourth
as arrangements were completed in
every community for fitting festivities,
climaxing tomorrow night with the
gigantic fireworks display and official
program at the Washington Monument.
Claude w. Owen, chairman Of the
Citizens Committee in charge Of the
July 4th celebration, announced today
the program would get under way
at the Sylvan Theater, Monument
Grounds, promptly at 7:15 o'clock.
The opening number on the program
will be concert by the United States
Marine Band, conducted by Capt Tay-
lor Branson. Six thousand chairs will
be made available on the north slopes
OF the Monument Grounds for the
ceremonies. at which Senator William
H. King Of Utah will be the principal
speaker.
Massing Of Colors to Feature.
At the conclusion of the band con-
cert massing of the colors, partici-
pafed in by veteran and patriotic
organizations from all over the city,
Will take place. The flag professional
will be formed and marshalled by on
GERS Of the District National Guard.
Rev. Joseph R. Sizoo, pastor of the
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church,
Will deliver the invocation at 7:55
o'clock, Immediately following which
Chairman Owen will introduce the
speaker, Senator King The Senator's
talk will be carried over q Nationwide
network of the Columbia Broadcasting
System.
The remainder Of the program in
cludes the reading Of the Declaration
OF Independence by Judge Robert E.
Mattingly, and an Grafton on Thomas
Jefferson, the Founder of Constitutional
Democracy" by Miss Grace Colliflower
who recently won second place in the
National Oratorical Contest held here.
Bomb to Open Fireworks.
As the specchmaking is concluded,
100 torchbearers will march to the
platform accompanied by the Drum and
Bugle Corps of the Victory Post, Amer
ican Legion. The colors will be pre-
sented by soldier, a sailor and Ma
rine, with 13 Boy Scouts representing
the 13 original States Of the Union.
Buglers will then sound Retreat"
and as the flag IS slowly lowered to the
strains of The Star Spangled Banner"
the orbearers will form q procession
up the roadway to the Washington
Monument At this point the first of
the aerial bombs will announce the be-
ginning of the fireworks display.
Cabinet officers, members of the
diplomatic corps, District Commission
ers and other high ranking officials, as
well as other distinguished guests, are
expected to attend the ceremonies.
A parade, patriotic exercises and
athletic events will mark the Takoma
Park celebration tomorrow. The usual
fireworks display will be omitted this
year.
T. p. Littlepage Is Speaker.
The parade will start at $50 am.
from Ethan Allen avenue, and pro-
coed along Carroll avenue to Cedar
street, thence on Piney Branch road
to Dahlia street. disbanding on the
grounds OF the Takoma Park public
school. The exercises, with Thomas P.
Littlepage,. president of the Washing
ton Chamber Of Commerce, as speaker,
Will take place in the auditorium of the
school after the parade.
The parade will be headed BY q detail
OF police from the Maryland and Dis.
trict Police Departments as it swings
through the Maryland section of the
town ove- into the District. Following
Will be the United States Army Band.
under the direction Of Capt. ]. w.
Stannard, and Mayor Frederick L.
Lewton, who Is grand marshal Of the
parade. In the line of march will be
3 company from the 121st Engineers
OF the District Of Columbia National
Guard, company Of Infantry from
silver Spring, Md. Of the Maryland
National Guard, and detachment
from Walter Reed Hospital Medical
Center.
Allied Flags to Be Displayed.
Takoma Park Post, No. 2S, American
Legion, will lead the veteran section
and will display for the first time in
public the large collection Of flags do
mated by the allied countries In the
World War, which they are authorized
to carry as representatives of the ma
tions they represent In line also will
be members Of Takoma Park Post, No.
$50, Veterans Of Foreign Wars, and the
auxiliaries Of the American Legion and
Veterans Of Foreign Wars, together with
the several Boy Scout troops in Takoma
Park, Girl Scouts and local schoolboy
patrols.
The various civic organizations will
include the Takoma Park Citizens As
sociafion, the Citizens Association Of
Takoma. D. c.; Community League of
Takoma Park, the Young Mems Demo-
Club and the Takoma Park Chamber Of
Commerce.