Evening star., 1934-07-05
Former Governor Brough of
Arkansas LaudS Success
of Administration.
NIGHT EXERCISES
LED BY ARMY BAND
Pictures of President and Gen.
Washington and Salvo Of Bombs
Signal 45-Minute Display.

Nearly 100000 Washingtonians and
visitors, gathered around the slopes OF
the Washington Monument GROUNDS
last night to witness the display OF
fireworks, heard former Gov. Charles
Hillman Brough of Arkansas predict
that the last experiment OF the
greatest democratic government on
the face of the globe" Will result IN
greater glorleS IN the future than any
in the previous history of the Nation.
Without mishap, despite the gather
ing OF the greatest throng ever TO wit
ness the annual civic independence
day celebration, last nights display
and pageantry provided a coIortuI cll-
max to the Capitals celebration OF the
l58th anniversary OF the birth OF the
Nation.
Gov Brough, the chief speaker at
the exercises, reminded the great
gathering that the United States Is
today the leader in world affairs;
happy at home and respected abroad.
not because of our tremendous wealth
and infinite resources, aggregatlng
$3.50 ,000, 600, 900, or a per capita OF
81, ,98l in 1882, before any semplance
of national recovery and reconstruc-
ton promoted by our great President
during the past is months, but be-
cause 100000 OF the American
peoples have regarded liberty. Ideal
ism. robust manhood and cultured
wornanhood as sacred trusts confided
to their keeping by the fathers OF our
Republic"
John Livingston's Record.
Mrs. Roosevelt's ancestor, John Liv-
ingston, Gov. Brough said, is the only
man who signed his name to all five
OF the great documents of Colonial
and Revolutionary days-the Articles
of Confederation, the Declaration of
independence, the Edict of Religious
Liberty, the Constitution of the United
States and the Louisiana Purchase.
The ceremonies at the Monument
began with haL-hour patriotic con-
cert by the Army Band. At the con-
clusion of the concert there was
rattle of a drum, the shrill piping of a
fife and down the slope of the north
Monument Grounds marched the
grandfather, father and son of the
famous painting. The Spirit of '76, I"
portrayed by David Flax, Elmer Kla-
vens and Austin Roe of the George
Washington University.
Behind the 3 marched Is picked
Eagle Scouts carrying the flags of the
13 Colonies, and then from right and
left appeared long professions of color
guards bearing the flags of nearly so
local military, patriotic and veteran
organizations, which were massed
about the speakers stand.
The brief program at the stand in
cluded an invocation by Rev. Benja-
min Meeks, District superintendent of
the Methodist Episcopal Church: a
welcome and introduction by James G.
Yaden, vice chairman of the Fourth of
July Committee, who presided; the
reading of the Declaration of indie
pendence by Col. Edwin Halsey, secre-
tary of the Senate, and the address
by Gov. Brough.
AS the former Governor concluded
his speech the lights were dimmed, a
bugle sounded the retreat and the
color guards retired At the same
time a great salvo of bombs and star
shells and the lighting of huge fire.
works pictures of President Roosevelt
and George Washington Signaled the
beginning of a 45-minute display Of
fireworks, leading up to a crashing
finale in a pyrotechnical representa-
ton of the storming of the British re-
doubts at Yorktown.
Hour of Traffic SnarI.
So great was the jam around the
Monument that an hour was required
to untangle the last of the traffic
snarl In the vicinity. Capt P. J.
Carroll of the Park Police pressed into
service 10 park police and so Govern
ment building guards to handle the
crowds and traffic. No miShaps were
reported and five children who strayed
away in the crowd we're found and re-
stored to their parents.
Senator Tydings of Maryland was
the speaker at special exercises in
Arlington National Cemetery yester-
day in connection with the presenta-
ton by the Jewish War Veterans of
the United States of special memo
rial plaque in honor of the Unknown
Soldier
Senator Tydings declared that mot
since the World War drew to a close
on November IL, 1918, have there
been so many portents of war and
decay as confronts us today"
Truly" ne said. the world has
moved but little way forward on the
pathway of civilization since the
World War hang my head in
shame and regretfully state that the
craftsmanship of peace seems miser-
ahla in cc,r,nra r.iccr, rrrith the harnin