Evening star., 1937-06-13
TAKOMA PLANNING
| FETE FOR JULY )
Parade, Exercises, Athletics
and Fireworks to Fill
Days Program.

The Takoma Park. Md. G. Cit-
zens' Association. the Manor Park
Citizens Association and the Citi.
zens' Association Of Takoma. D. c.,
are participating this year with other
civic organizations in the Takoma area
in the annual community Independ-
ence day celebration TO be staged in
Takoma Park Monday, July S.
The committee in charge is COM
pleting details for an all-day cele-
bration. which is expected to surpass
any held in previous years. One OF
the features will be pageant-parade
with 20 floats which will fit in with
the pageantry theme now being
worked out by Mrs. Margaret Petty
Dodge, Mrs. Frederick L. Pratt and
Mrs. Harry DIETRICH, members OF her
committee. The parade will start
| from Carroll, Park and DenUood ave-
nues, pass through the business sec
| ton of Takoma Park via Cedar street
and Piney Branch road, disbanding IN
| the public park on Takoma avenue in
| North Takoma E. Brooke Fetty is
grand marshal Of the parade and
chairman of the Parade Committee.
| This event will start at $50 a m. and
will be headed by detachments from
both the Maryland and District Police
Departments.
Exercises at IL AM.
At II am. patriotic exercises will
be held in the public park in North
| Takoma and will be in charge OF Capt.
| Harold w. Orcutt, a member OF the
Town Council of Takoma Park. Nd.
Assisting on the committee will be
DR.. William A. Hooker, Mrs. Albert
F. Lingle, Frederick De Moll and Dr..
Albert A. Spear.
At pm. the scene Of activities will
be shifted to the District side, where
athletic and field events will be staged
on the Municipal Fairgrounds at
Fourth and Whittier streets. These
events will be in charge of the fol-
lowing committee members: Crescent
Bride, chairman; Arthur Kriemel-
meyer, vice chairman: E Quinn,
Ralph L. Harries, Larry Williams,
Archibald Sills, Mrs. Louise Raines.
Mrs. Ida Fisher Miss Edith Hazard
and Miss Edith Mccullough.
One Of the outstanding events in
connection with the athletic program
will be the finish Of the l0-mile modi-
fed marathon for The Evening Star
trophy at the south entrance to the
Fairgrounds on Van Buren street.
opposite the Takoma Recreational
Centel swimming pool. Walter Trey
has been appointed chairman Of this
committee in Takoma Park. The
start will be across the Memorial
Bridge in Virginia and will be under
auspices Of the District A. A. u, with
| medals for the winners. The usual
route will be followed, via Thirteenth
street, Vermont and Georgia avenues,
turning east at Van Buren street from
Georgia avenue.
Fireworks in District.
Instead OF holding the pyrotechnical
display on the MARYLAND side as in
prior years, efforts are being made to
secure permission from the District
|
8 o'clock on the Takoma Recreational
Center. The Fireworks Display Com
mittee includes Lieut.. Col. William F.
Fischer, chairman; Freedom Leaman
and Joseph A. Kurz. Maj. c. Leonard
Boyer Will be in charge Of the music
details and decorations, Judge Her
man c. Heffner, chairman; F. A. Lin
gle and Ralph E. Gould. Phillip w.
Huck is chairman of the Hospitality
Committee; First Aid Committee, DR..
G. B. Queen.
Mayor John R. Adams of Takoma
Park, Md, has been elected general
chairman, with the following as vice
chairmen on this committee: Mr.. Trey,
Takoma Park Citizens Association /:
Wallace c. Magathan. president, Citi-
zens' Association of Takoma D. c.:
John H. Stephenson. Manor Park
Citizens Association; Mrs Byron M.
Coon, Takoma Park Womens Club
Judge Herman c. Heffner. Community
League of Takoma Park; secretary.
Hardin c. Waters; treasurer, Robert
NJ Lyon.
Subcommittee announces BY
Mayor Adams include the following:
Reception, DR.. Chester c. Waters,
chairman; Wallace C. Magathan, E.
Brooke Fetty; publicity, Mrs. Frank
S. Harris, chairman; L. V. Iampson,
Lieut.. Howard S. Fisk, Mrs. E. Fran
els McDevitt, Phillip J. Austensen:
police and traffic. Fred C. Duehring.
| chairman. DR. Preston g KING
grounds, Lieut.. Col. William F. Fischer.
chairman; Harold A. AXtell, vice
chairman; j. Roger Hodges, Judge
Herman c. Heffner; programs. M G..
Phoebus, chairman; John Meikle John :.
finance. w. H Parsons. Oliver W.
Youngblood. John Walker; auditors.
Mrs. Mary Lamond White, L. Martin
Simpson, jr.