Evening star., 1935-07-04
TAKOMA STAGES
COL0RFUL PARADE
Dedication of Fairgrounds
and Athletic Events Fol-
low in Celebration.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


159th anniversary of the signing of
the Declaration of Independence
opened here this morning with the
booming of cannon, followed by col
orful street parade at $50 o'clock and
dedication of the new municipal play
grounds. The line of march was re-
versed over previous years and con-
siderably longer.
The route of the parade was from
the Maryland portal of the Piney
Branch Parkway, southwark to Cedar
street to Carroll street, Carroll avenue,
turning in front of the Takoma Park
Volunteer Fire Department Building,
where the reviewing stand was located;
along Denwood avenue to the mu-
nicipal Fairgrounds at Philadelphia
and Holly avenues. American Legion
Post Comdr. E. Brook Fetty of Takoma
Park was grand marshal.
Following the District and Mary
land police escorts came Mayor Fred
erick L. Lewton and members of the
Town Council, Judge Herman c. Heff-
ner, general chairman Of the COM
munity celebration, and his staff, past
general chairmen and the United
States Army Band. under the direc-
ton of Capt. Thomas F. Darcy, Jr.
Next in line was detachment OF
soldiers from Walter Reed Hospital;
John E. Moorhead, representing
Uncle Sam; Miss Carolyn Davis, at
tired as the Goddess of Liberty:
veterans of the Civil. Spanish Amer
lean and World Wars and auxiliaries
and the Drum and Bugle Corps OF
Fort Stevens Post; District OF Co.
lumbia Veterans of Foreign Wars; the
American Legion and American Legion
Post members, which completed the
first division.
Second Division.
Leading the second division was
Miss Betty Cavanaugh. drum major,
and the Takoma Park Squadron. Sons
of the American Legion Drum and
Bugle Corps, followed by Takoma Park
American Legion Post, the official nag
post of the Department of Maryland.
After the massed colors came another
massed formation of the 40 colors
presented to the post by the allies
of the World War. Then came the
auxiliary of Takoma Park Post, Boy
Scout Troop No. 33, Boy Scout Troop
No. So, Boy Scout Troop No. 38, Girl
Scout Troop, Prince Georges County
Drum and Bugle Corps and a large
American flag carried by group un-
der the direction of Mrs. Anna U.
Lingle
The Young Mems Democratic Club
was next in the line of march, after
which came costumed marchers from
Silver Spring Public Health Lay Com
mittee. The Whittier Street Play
grounds Boy and Girl Patrol was
headed by Miss Elizabeth Jones, fol-
lowed by costumed children from the
Philadelphia avenue. Elm avenue and
Takoma avenue municipal Fairgrounds,
in charge of Miss Norma Lewton and
Miss Virginia White, supervisors In
the front line of the unit was the uni
formed Takoma Park Playground base
ball team.
The Review and Herald Band led
the third division, followed closely by
a float from the Bliss Electrical
School, in charge of E. W. Bond; float
of Our Lady of Sorrows Church. in
charge of Mrs. H. P. Ware; marching
unit from Trinity Episcopal Church,
float of the kindergarten Of Mrs. A.
c. Lyddane-Wilson, float of Pansy's
beauty shop and float, Lest We For
get" by the Sons of the American Le-
gion. A four-float train represented
tom Thumbs Wedding Party" ar
ranged by Miss A. Alberta Heale and
Maj. c. Leonard Boyer and conducted
by mothers of the children on the
train. A float from the Washington
Sanitarium, in charge Of G. c. Pulver
concluded this division.
Firemen Lead Section.
The Takoma Park Volunteer Fire
Department occupied the front ranks
of the last division, with a float in
charge of Mrs. C. J. Spencer, repre-
senting the auxiliary of the Fire De-
partment. Next came displays of the
Dome Oil Co., Park and Manor phar-
macies, float, Indian Rock Garden"
by Rufus M. Shenk; Takoma Motor
Co. and float by Nick's delicatessen.
A Continental soldier, represented by
William Beale, stood at attention be-
fore Betsy Ross, represented by Miss
A. Alberta Heale, who was seated,
holding flag, which later was hoisted
to the top Of the 50-foot f1agpole on
the Maryland Municipal Fairgrounds
at the dedication exercises.
On arriving at the Fairgrounds on
Philadelphia avenue a program of
patriotic exercises took place at II
O'Clock In connection with the dedica-
ton Of the new municipal playground
The exercises opened with a selection
by the United States Army Band and
the presentation of large American
flag, donated by Takoma Park Post
and accepted by Mayor Frederick L.
Lewton. Military honors TO the flag
were then led by Post Comdr Fetty,
followed by bugle call, ITO the
CoiorS," and 21-gun salute to the
flag. At the base of the fiagpole stood
Boy and Girl Scouts, uniformed mem
bers of the Takoma Park Playground
base ball team and other children's
units. Miss Clara Mae Tarbett sang
. solo and Councilman John r. Adams
delivered the dedicatory address.
Greetings were extended by DR.. Ed
win W. Broome, superintendent of
schools, on behalf of the Montgomery
County Board of Education.
Athletic Events Set.
At o'clock the activities were re-
sumed on the District side of the town,
where swimming meet for boys and
girls of Takoma Park only was to be
staged. The events were to- include
several Is and so yard races in the
new swimming pool on the Takoma
Recreational Center and at O'Clock
q water polo match between the Van
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