Evening star., 1934-07-04
HOLIDAY PROGRAM.
CLIMAX TONIGHT.
Fireworks Display Expected
to Draw $4,000 to Mon
ument Grounds.
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tCOnIlnueo from FlrSL rage
Park Police. His force will be sup
plemented by so United States build
ing guards. This group, under COM
mand of Lieut.. Charles Craig, will be
sworn in as special police to handle
the people. but not to direct trsffic.
Parking for the public desiring TO
watch the fireworks will be available
at the real OF the Navy and NUM-
tions Buildings after pm, entering
from Constitution avenue. of Nine
Carroll declared
An emergency parking ban will be
invoked after 5 pm. on Constitution
avenue between Fifteenth and Seven
teenth streets. on Sixteenth street
south Of Constitution avenue and
around the Monument and sdjoin-
ing Mall and park areas.
Boxes seating six persons each and
8 500 chairs have been provided for
spectators. Ticket booths have been
installed on the grounds and tickets
will be on sale there all day under
direction OF Harry n. r. Helwlg and
his committee Tickets for chairs.
at 25 cents each, and boxes, at SIS
per box, also are obtainsble AT The
Willard, Washington and Mayf1ower
Hotels and at the American Auto
mobile Association headquarters.
The fireworks display will begin
about $50 pm. with a sslVo of bombs
and star shells and the lighting of
huge fireworks portraits of President
Roosevelt and George Washington
Then a great figure of Miss Column
bia" ssLrioe q horse will ride across
the field. as myriads Of colored shells
and stars begin a 45-minute pyro-
technical display
~ Set Pieces Planned.
There are 10 be more than ~ set
pieces and more than 500 shells of all
varieties The climax of the celebra-
Jion will be the battle of Yorktown
in set pieces sno fireworks. cuIminat-
ing in finale which it is promised
will be the most spectacular in the
series OF local civic celebrations.
One of the important events OF this
morning was the presents tion in the
, memory Of the Unknown Soldier of q
plaque which will become part of the
permanent collection at the Arlington
National Cemetery. This plaque was
! presented in an impressive ceremony
at Arlington Amphitheater by the
Jewish War Veterans of the United
States.
Senator Tydings OF Maryland was
the principal speaker Short sd-
! dresses lso were made by Rev. Jo-
! Seph r SiZoo OF the New York ave-
nue. Presbyterian Church and Capt
Watson B. Miller. chairman OF the
National Rehabilitation Committee OF
the American Legion The plaque
was presented by William Berman.
commander i'll chief OF the Jewish
Veterans. DR. Ivy Pelzmsn COM
mander of Washington Post. No So,
| presided Music was by the Navy
Band and Miss Dorothy Reddish
The Jewish War Veterans oIgsni-
"a Lion was founded by surviving vet
ersns OF the Civil War and includes
/ i'll its membership veterans Of the
/ Spa niSh- American snd World Wars.
eldest Inh. bit2nts Meet.
Another important observance thls
morning was the annual celebration
( by the Association of Oldest Inhs bi-
| tantS. st the Old Union Engine House
/ Nineteenth and II streets. A pstri-
| otic address by Rice HoOe. attorney
was the main feature of q program
| which began with an invocation by
! Rev. John Edward Fort of Union
Methodist Episcopal Church, and the
reading OF the Declaration of Inde-
/ pendence by G. e. Dunkum. The
musical program included selections
by Frank Ssnderson. baritone. &C.
: compsnied by Mrs. Ssnderson; E. c
Palmer, violinist. and George E. Hels-
; ley. pianist. J Eliot Wright. record
! ing secretary of the ssSocia IIon. was
! in charge OF arrangements. The
( celebration was preceded by a ousl-
! ness meeting.
! A l0-mile open mara thon for the
| District of Columbia A A. u. cham
! pionship is TO be run for the sixth
consecutive year this afternoon. be-
| ginning on the Memorial Boulevard
and finishing al the Takoma Park
| Playground. Fourth and Whittier
streets. at about 2:3O pm. A FIRE
works display will be given at pm
| Games, track and field events also
will be held at the playground as part
of the major Fourth of July program
held annually by residents of Takoms,
D. C. The Takoms program includes
! a pageant and parade depicting The
Tercentensry of Maryland and IJs
History" The celebrations there con-
tinue through the day, the Army Band
| leading the parade.
! The Commissioners Civic Commit