Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-08-27
PARADE TO CLIMAX
"ANACOST|A DAY.
Celebration Today Includes
Many Athletic Events
and Dance.

Three and a quarter centuries Of
Anacostia history, since Capt. John
Smith landed on its site on July IA,
1912, are being traced in the annual
celebration today of Greater Ana
costa field day.
The celebration will reach a climax
this evening in decorated street
parade, one of the features of which
will be float depicting the Ana
costa of 300 years ago. The parade
will move at 7:30 pm. from the as
sembly area at Thirteenth and S
streets southeast through the Ana
costa business section.
The celebration. sponsored by the
Southeast -Communities Citizens
Associations, Anacostia Lions Club
and AnacoStia Business Mems Asso-
citation, began this morning with
track and athletic contests in Ana
costa Park The 12-hour program
listed a basket picnic luncheon al
1890, a baby parade at 2 pm, nov
city field events at 2:3o pm, a band
concert at 4:30 pm, competitive
soft ball games between citizens as
sociations of Congress Heights, Hill
crest. Randle Highlands and Ana
costa at pm; the evening parade
at 1870. and a street dance at $50.
Baby Parade Planned.
The baby parade was open tc
youngsters up to years of age
Judges were to be Washington news
paper women-Miss Elizabeth Young
the washington Post; Miss Mary
Padgett, the Washington Times; Mis-.
Martha Strayer, the Daily News. anc
Miss Frances Lide. The Evening Star
Presentation of the baby parade prize:
were to be made by Isaac Cans.
A bronze trophy has been offered a:
an award to the winning team in the
soft ball games. Any team winning
the trophy for three consecutive years
will win it permanently. After the
ball games there will be tug -o-wai
contest, with members of the variou:
citizens associations competing, anc
q horseshoe pitching contest.
There will be many floats and deco.
rated automobiles and trucks in thu
evening parade. The line of march
will be from Thirteenth and S street:
southeast east on S to Sixteenth stree
to w street. to Nichols avenue, to Gooc
Hope road and east to Minnesota
avenue, where the reviewing stand i!
located. Prizes will be publicly
awarded at the reviewing stand in &C
cordance with the decisions of the
judges: William Maio. president o.
the Southeast Council Citizens Asso-
citation: A. j. Driscoll. president of the
Mid-City Citizens Association; Insp
L. I. H. Edwards. assistant superin'
tendent of the Metropolitan Police
Department, and J. Frank Campbell
president of the Anacostia Bank.
Historical Float.
Capt. F. M. Dent will lead thu
parade as grand marshal. He will b.
followed by officers of the sponsoring
organizations. On the historical fioa
depicting the Anacostia Of three cen
turtles ago will ride Miss Ira Bell
Culbertson McAbee of Lorens, S. c.
in the role of Princess Patowomeke.
The parade will be in two divisions
The first, led by Commissioner Melvin
c. Hazen, will include the Fire De
partment Band, invited guests ant
decorated private cars. The secont
division will include Miss Congress
Heights" and her escort, the ST
Theresa Drum Corps. Boy Scout, "Olt
Tom" the only surviving veteran o
horse-drawn fire apparatus in tn
District: Fire Department entries. tn
Elks' band. decorated commercial
floats and comic features.
Private cars will form on T street
facing east; commercial cars on Rigg'
place, facing east.
The program will close with thu
street dance on Minnesota avenue a
Good Hope road. There will be en-
tertainment during dance intermis
sions by Anacostia talent.