Evening star., 1935-07-03
CoIorfuI Fireworks to eli.
max Events Beginning
at Dawn.
PARADES AND SPEECHES
LISTED ON PROGRAMS
Seats for Pyrotechnic Exhibition,
Starting at 1886, on Sale
at rs Cents.

of the Declaration of independence
tomorrow with one of the most elab,
crate programs in years.
Numerous community celebrations
with sports and athletic contests a!
features, will precede the grand climax
that evening when thousands will
gather at the Washington Monument
Grounds to witness the gigantic fire.
works display. Eight thousand chair.
will be provided on the north slope.
Senator Harry Flood Byrd of Vir'
ginia will deliver the principal ad'
dress. which will be broadcast, shortly
after 8 O'Clock. The program officially
opens at tbs pm. with Marine Banc
concert and procession of flags at Six
teenth street and Constitution avenue
Tifty-tvo organizations will partici.
pate in the flag ceremonies. The
spectacular fireworks display begins
at S:35 pm.
Oldest Inhabitants to Celebrate.
The annual celebration arranged by
the Association of Oldest Inhabitant:
will take place at 1890 am. at the
associations headquarters, Old Unior
Engine House.
Tentative plans. Secretary j. Elliott
Wright, jr., explained, include pa
triotic address by Col. Francis Scott
Key-Smith and a reading of the Dec
laration of independence by William
Spencer Armstrong. Selections by
Miss Dorothy Sherman Pierson. So
prano, accompanied by Miss Katherine
cullen. and the reading of an orig.
inal poem by John Clagett Proctor
will be features of the program.
Civic. veteran and business organiza.
tons will participate in the all-day
program at Takoma Park. which viii
start with the booming of cannon al
sunrise and end with fireworks pro-
gram at sundown.
The elaborate Takoma program call:
for a street parade in the morning
hag raising and dedication Of the new
municipal Fairgrounds on the Mary:
land side Of the town. lying In Mont.
gomery County, and athletic field
contests and swimming meets through.
out the afternoon. The finish of tht
1o-mile marathon for The Evening
Star trophy is included in the sport:
program. The run will end at tht
Takoma Recreation Center at 23(
pm.
Army Band in Parade.
The United States Army Band
under direction of Lieut.. Thomas F
Darcy. will lead the parade, scheduled
to start at $50 am. from the Mary
land portal of the Piney Branch Park.
way. Other activities intersperse the
day, with sports program at pm.
presentation of awards at 4:30 pm
and fireworks at o'clock on the
Maryland municipal Fairgrounds or
Philadelphia avenue. Judge Herman
C. Heffner is chairman of the Ar.
rangements Committee. Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts and community official.
also will take part.
Senator Bennett Champ Clark will
be guest speaker at services planned by
the Jewish War Veterans and District
Citizens Committee at the Arlington
National Cemetery amphitheater at II
am.
Capt. William Berman, commander
in chief of the Jewish War Veteran.
of the United States, also will speak
The United States Navy Band will
present a concert. Others participat
ing in the program will be Rabbi Sol
omon H. Metz, Ivy A. Pelzman, com
mander Washington Post, No. 58, j
w. ": Miss Dorothy Reddish, Rev
John c. Palmer and Col. Julian E
Yates, chaplain, Fort Myer, Va.
Portraits in Fire.
The Monument Grounds firework
display will be featured by some in.
tricate pyrotechnic portraiture o.
George Washington and Presiden
Roosevelt.
It Is expected the President and hi
family will witness the colorful sigh
from the south portico of the Whit
House.
Bombs, rockets and shells of multi
pie colored smoke and fire will b.
hurled high into the air and can b
seen for miles.
Heading the Fireworks COMMITTEE
is Edgar Morris, assisted by Fred A
Smith. Harry H. r. Helwig, Wallac
Robinson, Thomas L. Eagan and Johl
Scharf.
Speakers and honor guests will oc
cupy stands already completed on tn
North Monument Grounds. The Dis
trict Commissioners, a number o
Senators and Representatives an
members of the Presidents cabine
have been invited to witness the dis
play.
The Marine Band will play AM
the Drum and Bugle Corps of Cos
tello Post, American Legion, will per
form intricate drill maneuvers.
Is Cents for Seats.
Seats for the public will cost q
cents apiece. Tickets are available a
downtown department stores, hotels
newspaper offices and at the Com
munity Center Department, Franklin
School Building. They may also b
purchased at the Monument Ground
tomorrow morning.
Ushers and aides for the evening
ceremonies will be District Of Colum
bia National Guardsmen. under di
rection of Maj, Ralph Childs.
Besides Senator Byrd. who will b
introduced by c. Melvin Sharpe
executive secretary of the Potoma
Electric Power Co.. Col. Edwin A
Halsey, secretary of the Senate, vii
read the Declaration of Independ
ence." Sharpe is president of tn
Citizens Fourth of July Committee.
Rev. Arthur A. O'Leary, new presi
dent of Georgetown University, vii
deliver the invocation before the fes
tivtS;es commence.