Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-30
TAK0MA TO HAVE
DAWN-TO-SUNSET
JULY 4 PROGRAM
Parade, FIag-Raising and
Athletics Included in
Festivities.

Independence day will be appro-
priately celebrated again Thursday In
Takoma Park, with every civic. veter-
an and business organization partici-
pating in the all-day community pro-
gram. which will start al sunrise with
the booming of cannon and will end
with a fireworks display at shutdown.
The elaborate program includes a
street parade in the morning, flag
raising and dedication of the new
municipal Fairgrounds On the Mary
land side of the town, lying in Mont
gomery County; athletic field contests
and swimming contests throughout
the afternoon. Included in the days
sport, for which provision has been
made by the committee, will be the
finish Of the l0-mile marathon for
The Evening Star trophy at the Ia
koma Recr cation Center.
The United States Army Band. I'M
der direction of Lieut.. Thomas F..
Darcy, will lead the parade. which is
scheduled to start at $50 am. from
the Maryland portal of the Piney
Branch Parkway. The route will be
southwark to Cedar street, thence
easterly to Carroll street. Carroll ave-
hue. turning left in front of the Ia
koma Park Volunteer Fire Depart
ment building. into Denwood; thence
to Philadelphia and Holly avenues. to
the Maryland municipal Fairgrounds.
where 1t will disband.
Flag to Be Raised.
At II am. large American flag,
donated by Takoma Park Post, No.
%, Department of Maryland, Amerl-
can Legion. will be hoisted to the top
of a new 50-foot fagrole and Post
Comdr. E. Brooke Fetty will lead
with the military honors. The dedi-
catory address will be delivered by
Councilman John r. Adams, followed
by musical program and selections
by the Army Band.
In the line of march Of the parade
will be the official police escort OF
District and Maryland police; Mayor
Frederick L. Lewton and members
of the Town Council: Judge Herman
c. Heffner, general chairman Of the
celebration, and his staff; a detach-
ment of soldiers from Walter Reed
Hospital veterans of the Civil. Span
ish and World Wars. and numerous
floats. The parade will comprise four
divisions and in addition to the Army
Band other musical organizations
will include the Fort Stevens Drum
and Buele Corps of the District de-
partment. Squadron No %. Sons OF
the American Legion Drum and Bugle
Corps, department of Maryland:
Prince Georges County Drum and Blu
gle Corps and the Review and Herald
Band.
The various churches in Takoma
Park will be represented with floats
and units In the parade; Boy and Girl
Scout troops In Takoma Park; various
clubs and the Takoma Park Volun-
teer Fire Department.
Athletic Events Listed.
At | pm the scenes of activity VIII
be transferred to the District side Of
the town, where water polo match;
tug-of-war and other water contests
will take place. At 2:30 pm the nm
ish of the marathon will be witnessed
by the spectators and at 3 pm. the
athletic program will be resumed on
the Whittier street Fairgrounds. These
events will include horseshoe tour
nament. boxing and wrestling matches
and at 4:30 O'Clock the presentation OF
awards will be made to the winners Of
the various athletic events. At 8
rv,;l
clude the program on the Maryland
municipal Fairgrounds on Philadel-
phia avenue.
The committee in charge OF the
general details of the celebration are:
Chairman. Judge Heffner, who is pres
ident of the Community League; vice
chairman, Walter Trey. president of
the Takoma Park Citizens Association;
Wallace c. Magathan. president of the
Citizens Association of Takoma, D. c.;
Mrs. B. NJ Coon. president of the
Womens Club: secretary. Hardin c.
Waters: treasurer, Robert M. Lyon.
Chairmen of the subcommittee in
clude: Athletics, Arthur Kriemel-
never: Badges. Ralph E. Gould;
Budget and Audit. Mrs Mary Lamond
White; Police and Traffic, Preston c.
King, ST.: Fireworks, Freedom r. Lee
man; Invitations. DR.. William A.
Hooker; Sound Equipment. Albert A.
Spear; Parade, E. Brooke Fetty;
Printing and Publicity. Mr.. Trey; Dec
orations, Burt w. Andrews; Hospital
lty, Mrs. Coon; Marathon. Judge Her.
man c. Heffner; Concessions. William
H. Parsons; First Aid. DR.. Francis H.
Richardson; Grounds, Councilman
Adams; Reception. Maj. c. Leonard
Boyer; Patriotic Exercises. Col A. L.
Conger; Finance, DR.. N. E. McIndoo.