Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-07-04

with the firing of salute at SUM-
rise,a four division parade, patriotic
exercises, athletic events and
pyrotechnic display at shutdown fea-
tured the Independence Day COM
munity celebration at Takoma Park
The parade started at $50
o'clock from the intersection of Car
roll and Ethan Allen avenues, moved
through the town and disbanded at
the North Takoma municipal play
ground.
A combined motorcycle escort of
District and Maryland police led the
parade, followed by police officials,
Mayor John R. Adams and members
of the Town Council, officials of the
District government, commissioners
of Montgomery and Prince Georges
Counties. committee chairmen and
guests. E. Brook Fetty was gram
marshal
Military in First Division.
The first division comprised mill
tary and veteran, headed by the
Fort Stevens Drum and Bugle Corps
Of the American Legion of the Dis
trlct. Assistant marshals were
George B. Kissinger, Maj. C. Leon
ard Boyer and G. G. SWard. Next
in line was detachment from the
Army Medical Center at Walter
Reed Hospital. Col. John w. Och
man and staff of the District Ma
tional Guard. veterans of the Span
ish War, with Department Comdr.
c. B. Emmons of Virginia; Takoma
Park Post, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, Comdr Harry Dobbs; Ia
koma Park Post of the American
Legion with allied colors, led by
Comdr. George Kissinger; Bethesda
Chevy Chase Post, American Lee
gion, Leslie B. Bell, commander:
Clssel-Saxon Post, American Legion
OF Silver Spring, Md. Comdr.
George A. Hood; Snyder-Farmer
Post, American Legion, Hyattsville.
Md, under Comdr. Samuel H. Har-
vey; Barber-Briggs Post, American
Legion, Comdr. G. Leslie Ward: Re-
view and Herald Band of Takoma
Park, Military Order of the Purple
Heart, department of the District of
Columbia, Ladies Auxiliary. Ia
koma V. F. W.. led by Miss Frederi-
ca carleton, president: Ladies Aux
lllary, Takoma Post, American Le-
gion, Mrs. D. NJ Abercrombie. presi-
dent.
Mrs. Alice M. Lyddane was CAP
Tain OF the second division, COM
posed OF youths and children. They
included the Montgomery County
Elementary School Band, which led
the division; Jobs Daughters of
Mount Rainier, Md: Sons of Vet
Grams OF Foreign Wars Post No. $50.
Sons OF American Legion Squadrons
Nos. 70 and Al; Boy Scout Troop No.
80, Army Coleman, scoutmaster.
Boy Scout Troop No. 80. Newton
Magness, scoutmaster; Girl Scouts,
led by Marinette Scouts from VAN
daria Ship; Girl Scout Troop No.
l02 (fioat), Mrs. George Titterington.
Scout leader; large American flag
carried by children, in charge of Mrs.
Albert F. Lingle; bicycle cavalcade;
doll carriage parade; parade of
mixed pets, Soap Box Derby en-
trants; Thelma Carey directing a
dance group Junior Auxiliary,
American Legion Unit No. %, Anna
Cavanaugh, president and a float,
Lest We Forget" Sons of American
Legion Squadron No. %.
Pageant Included.
A pageant section comprised d.
vision 3, in charge of Crescent j.
Bride. In this division the Gathers
burg Drum and Bugle Corps, under
the direction of Ira Darby, furnished
music. In line were children from
the j. Enos Ray School, the Phila-
delphla avenue playground, and
from the North Takoma playground
Leo R. Hubbard captained the
fourth division, sponsored by the Ia
koma Park Chamber of Commerce
Music was furnished by the Com
munity Band Of Sandy Spring, Md
Oliver w. Youngblood, president of
the organization, led the long line
of commercial floats and exhibits
which also included the Washington
Sanltarium and Hospital Takoma
Park Volunteer Fire Department and
auxiliary and the Silver Spring (Md.)
Volunteer Fire Department..
This afternoon prizes will be
awarded for the best float in the
parade the hest costume opd the
organization with the greatest num-
Der of marchers in the parade. The
judges are James Blaine Fitzgerald
Walter Trey and Mrs. Walter p
Hartman.
Scouts Salute Flag.
The patriotic exercises were held
on the North Takoma playground,
with Capt. H. W. circuit, member
Of the Town Council. As master of