Evening star., 1937-05-29
.2,ODOSCOUTSG GIVEN
JULY FOURTH DUTY
Celebration Program In
c|udes Patrol by Portion
of Jamboree Visitors.

About 1000 OF the 10000 Boy Scouts
| expected here for the Jamboree be-
| ginning June 80 will be invited to
| patrol the Watergate balustrade and
| Arlington Memorial Bridge approach
during the Fourth Of July celebration,
which will be held this year on Mon
day, July 5, instead of on Sunday.
The decision to invite group OF
the Scouts was made yesterday at
luncheon meeting Of the Fourth of
July Celebration Committee, held at
the Harrington Hotel. A preliminary
QUESTIONABLE sent to several Scouts
indicated they would rather attend
the celebration at the Watergate than
have one Of their own, it was pointed
out.
| Change in Location.
| Because portion OF the visiting
Scouts are to be accommodated on
the Monument Grounds, where the
celebration customarily is held. the
,, location was changed this year to the
river front site.
A heated protest against holding the
celebration at the Watergate was made
by Capt. Patrick j. Carroll Of the park
police who is vice chairman Of the
Traffic and Public Safety Committee.
Capt. Carroll declared the balustrade
around the Watergate would be great
safety hazard to boys and girls at
tending the celebration and that the
traffic situation would be badly COM
plicated by the closing of Memorial
Bridge.
The police captain said he had not
been consulted when the change was
agreed to. He pointed out that the
big crowd undoubtedly would damage
the shrubbery around Lincoln Me-
mortal. The committee took no action
on Capt. Carroll's protest except to
suggest that Boy Scouts be invited to
patrol the balustrade as safety
measure.
The program Is to begin with a
band concert from 7:15 to 7:45 pm.
Several speakers will address the gath
ering from to $50 pm, with the
fireworks scheduled from $50 to 9
pm. The fireworks display has been
arranged to flt the landing schedules
Of two transport planes. which are
due to arrive at about $50 pm on
their REGULAR schedule Their course in
landing depending on the wind, prob
ably would be up the river directly
across from where the sky rockets and
Roman candles would be fired II
necessary, the fireworks program will
be held up until the planes have
landed
About 10000 seats will be set up
for the program, and approximately
$4,000 persons are expected to attend
Maj. Edwin S. Bethlehem, vice chair
man OF the Tickets and Seating Com
mittee, announced that members OF
patriotic and veterans organizations
can now obtain reserved seats at the
Offices of the Military Order Of the
World War, 1700 I street. Reserved
seat tickets also will be on sale at two
ticket booths at the Watergate be-
ginning at 8 am. the day of the cele-
bration.
Mrs. Elizabeth K. Peoples, committee
secretary, reported the cost of thi.
years celebration is not expected tt
exceed the $2,346 spent last year.
All churches, schools, clubs anc
other organizations who expect K
sponsor programs on the Fourth an
asked to send an outline OF thei,
events for inclusion in the program
. letters, 1,500 of which are to be dis
| tributed throughout the city. Tht
information should be sent to Thomas
E. Lodge, chairman of the Community
Participation Committee.
} Invitations have been sent to 81
marathon runners to participate in thu
|. 10-mile run which has become q fea.
ture event Of the days celebration.
Memorial Bridge is to be closed t
automobile traffic throughout the
, Water Gate program, 1t was an
nOunced.