Evening star., 1937-04-08

will be turned On the cherry trees,
enhancing their brilliant colors.
In the event OF inclement weather
Queen Sakiko and her attendants
will wear capes, spotted with orange
blossoms. Otherwise the queen will
wear an American-styie dress of blue
organdie and her attendants pink
organdie.
After her coronation, the Blossom
Queen will make brief address over
Nationwide radio hook-up.
Dancers Again to Perform.
For the pleasure Of the Queen and
the thousands of visitors expected to
witness the coronation exercises, Miss
Evelyn Davis and her dance group
will again perform.
The dances will precede an elaborate
fireworks display beginning at pm
and climaxing in the blossoming of
cherry tree in flames.
Principal dancers at both the per-
formances this morning and the one
this evening are Miss Davis, Elizabeth
Jenkins, Dorothy Ross, Betty Ward
well. Lois Bowen and Mary Happier
The dancers are performing under
sponsorship of the Community Center
Department and the Office Of the
National Capital Parks. Their pro-
gram tonight will include a Dance
OF Greeting" to be followed by
Court Dance" and an Interpretation
of the Legend Of the Cherry Bios
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Over 5000 Seats Placed.
More than 5000 seats will be placed
on the north basin slope near the
Queen float. If any seats remain un-
sold by nightfall, they will be placed
on sale at the scene
Tickets for the reserved seats were
on sale today in all large downtown
hotels at 25 cents apiece A sellout
was predicted.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt have
been invited to witness the events, but
it is not known whether they will be
able to attend. The japanese Ambas-
sador and his staff are scheduled to be
present.
Queen Sakiko and her sister, Mas
sake, also will be guests at a party
this afternoon at the Wardman Park
Hotel.
A children's festival Is planned for
tomorrow as part of the festival
week program.
Approximately 400 children Of the
third, fourth and fifth grades Of the
Wheatley School will present q dance
festival at pm. beneath the cherry
trees at the Tidal Basin.
The youngsters will perform in
Japanese costumes designed by
themselves.
The huge, flower-bedecked swan
which will carry Queen Sakiko on her
basin trip met with a slight accident
last night when L. j. Louistro, 80, q
National Park Service engineer, was
overcome by fumes from it's gasoline
engines during rehearsal. The young
queen was not aboard, nor was she
frightened when it struck the basin
wall after Louistro collapsed.
Craft Is Repaired.
Louistro was removed from the en-
gine room and taken to Casualty Hos
pital, where he was released after
treatment. Efforts Of fellow workmen
to revive him had been futile. The
slight damage to the craft was re-
paired last night.
The Capital Transit Co. will run q
special bus service from the south
side Of the Treasury Department
Building to the blossom area all day
today until 1880 o'clock tonight.
Additional street cars also will be
placed in service, company officials
announced, in calling attention that
Route SO cars, operating on Four
teenth street, will take passengers
directly to the northwest end of the
Tidal Basin, at the Bureau of En-
craving and Printing.
The entire Basin roadway system
will be closed to vehicular trafnc at
O'Clock. Special details Of police
men will be on hand to direct visitor
and to see that sightseers do not pici
blossoms or sprigs from the trees.
The Basin road along the east side
will be closed and used as 4 park.
ing area. Only cars with parking
Stickers will be admitted.
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