Evening star., 1936-06-28
-FOUR COMMUNITY
FETES ON JULY 4
William Mex. Clayton to
Speak at Celebration OF
Oldest inhabitants.

Through the action OF local CIVIC
groups, four areas will hold their own
July 4 celebration as their part in the
city-wide program scheduled Satur-
day.
Aside from the general downtown
celebration on the Monument grounds,
programs have been arranged by the
Association of Oldest Inhabitants, the
American University Park Citizens
Association, the Northeast Suburban
independence Day Committee, includ-
ing the Rhode Island Avenue and
Burroughs Citizens Associations, and
the Takoma Park Citizens Association
and the Citizens Association of Ia
koma. D. c.
The traditional celebration by the
Oldest Inhabitants of the District will
be held at 10 am. Saturday at the Old
Union Engine House, Nineteenth and
H streets.
William Nick Clayton, prominent
civic leader, who has been active for
years in the Federation Of Citizens
Associations, will deliver the principal
address.
The program includes two parts
first, a business session for the aSso-
citation to dispose of its regular
monthly business; second, the patriotic
celebration to follow Immediately
thereafter.
The invocation will be by Rev. John
E. Fort and the Declaration of Inde-
pendence read by Horace j. Phelps.
John Clagett Proctor will read an
original poem. A musical program
will include singing Of America" by
the assemblage and vocal solos by
Mrs Dorothy Sherman Pierson. Re
freshments will be served following
the program.
The Committee on arrangements in
eludes Elra C. Palmer, chairman, j.
Eliot Wright, assistant chairman;
Frank W. Bowling, Fred A. Emery,
Proctor James F. Duhamel and Ben
iamin F. McCaully. The Oldest In
habitants group has been celebrating
the anniversary of the birth OF the
Nation longer than any other civic
body in the District
The program in Northeast is to be
at the Taft Recreation Center, Wilbur
S. Finch, chairman of the committee,
announced yesterday, Beside the
Burroughs and Rhode Island Avenue
associations. the Brookland-Wood-
ridge Business Association and the
Bunker Hill Post of the American
Legion are also members of the Cele-
bration Committee.
A parade will begin at 10 am, con-
sisting of military and fraternal band
marching units, drum and bugle
corps, business floats and decorated
cars. The assembly will be at Twelfth
and Lawrence streets northeast and
the approximately 2-mile route will
he as follows:
North on Twelfth to Newton street
east to Eighteenth. south to Irving
east to Rhode Island avenue. east to
Twenty-second street, north to South
Dakota avenue, north to Otis street
west to the Taft Center. Flag raising
exercises and military and Boy Scout
demonstrations will then follow the
parade until about noon.
At o'clock athletic events and pie
eating, rolling pin and other contests
will be held Medals and other prizes
of household use will be awarded.
At $50 o'clock a base ball game
between the Police Boys Club of No. )
precinct and the Taft Athletic Club
will be held. A $40 cash team prize
will be awarded for this event.
A concert by the Police Boys Club
Band will be played at until pm,
after which outside motion pictures
will follow for another hour. The
climaxing display of fireworks is
promised for o'clock
Serving with Finch on the commit
tee are T. A. Bean, vice chairman OF
the legion: David Babp, president OF
Burroughs association; Clayton c.
Marsh, president of the Rhode Island
avenue association, and Mrs. Cleo
Mardfeldt of the business association.
Prizes for the parade units will be
awarded during the evening band con-
cert, while athletic prizes will be
awarded after each event during the
afternoon.
The program of American University
Park will be from to pm, and
will not interfere with plans to attend
the larger celebration down town, Mrs.
Anna 3. Smith, chairman, declared.
The afternoon of fun will include
the many humorous contests, such as
suit case race, rolling pin contest and
many others for which awards will be
made. Medals will go to the victors
of the serious athletic events, which
take place on Fessenden street, which
is to be rcped off adjacent to Fort
Bayard Park. A pet show is also to be
featured on the entertainment bill. A
picnic supper will be held at pm.
Many groups contribute to the Ia
koma Park program. which includes,
besides the two citizens associations,
the Community League OF Takoma
Park, Takoma Park Town Council,
the Maryland and District Chambers
Of Commerce, Volunteer Fire Depart
ment and several churches, Walter
Trey, chairman, announced.
Parade assembly will be held at
am. at Chestnut avenue and Piney
Branch road, and the route to be fol-
lowed will be announced this week.
In the triangle at the intersection
OF Denwood, Philadelphia and Maple
avenues the rest of the days program
will be held.
The program which is being ar
ranged includes patriotic exercises and
addresses concert by the Army Band,
patriotic pageant, Boy and Girl Scout
demonstrations.
The high light athletic event of the
day will be marathon from the Dis
trict Building down town to the Ia
koma Park playground.
The climax of the evening will be a
fireworks display at 8 pm. Posters
drawn by children in the local schools
have been displayed for the past few
days advertising the event.