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ers of the Evelyn Davis School, who
will present series of American
folk dances. Beginning at $50 pm
a ''streamlined' version of Sigmund
Romberg's Blossom Time" will be
enacted by the Columbia Light
Opera Company.
Fireworks for Finale.
The singing of THE Star Span
gled Banner by the entire assem-
bly, and a display of fireworks will
conclude the evenings program A
concert of the Metropolitan Police
Boys Club Band opens the pro-
gram tomorrow at pm
Miss Collif1ower will have in at
tendance Princesses Helen Snyder
American University: Shirley Tho
len, Chevy Chase Junior College:
Alice Betty Nichols, National Park
Seminary: Grace Dexter, Holton
Arms School: Mary Jane Harring-
ton, University of Maryland: Mary
Irving Corbett, Georgetown Vista
ton Convent; Jane Winchester,
Marjorie Webster School; Rosemary
Burns, Martha Washington Semi
nary: Nora Stuart, Immaculate
Junior College. and Caroline Wad-
den, George Washington University
The queens barge" will be towed
by Red Cross swimmers in eight
surf boats and escorted by eight
decorated paddle boats containing
Is pretty girls and eight additional
canoes with occupants carrying
flares. ,ns
This escort will lead the Queen
across the water in similar fashion
Sunday evening. when the Marine
Band. the Evelyn Davis Dancers
and the light opera group will re-
peat their performances.
No-Parking Areas.
Police announced that during the
festival no automobile parking would
be permitted on Fourteenth street
between Pennsylvania and Maine
avenues and on the east side of Sew
enteenth street between Constitu-
ton and Pennsylvania avenues.
The fourth precinct, it was said
will be assigned 10 additional men
to handle the extra burden of traf-
fic. Metropolitan Police have can
celed all days off originally sched-
uled for Sunday and for those as
signed to the pm. to midnight
shift tomorrow. Park police can
celed all leave for the next three
days.
Police officials estimated that the
crowds will reach a peak Sunday If
the weather is good.
The festival is sponsored by the
Board of Trade and its Greater
National Capital Committee, the
Hotel Mems Association, the Res
taurant Mems Association and the
Merchants and Manufacturers AS
Sociation.
The program scheduled follows:
TOMORROW:
400 p.m.-Concert by the Metropol.
ltan Police Boys Clut
Band. under direction ol
Clifton Brown, jr.
1880 p.m.-Arrival by swan boat o.
the queen and her court
with torchlighted watel
escort.
7:45 p.m.-Address of welcome b,
General Chairman Edgal
Morris.
1850 p.m.-Coronation of the queer
by Commissioner Nc.
Coach.
8:l5 p.m.-Playing of the feStiva
theme song by the United
States Marine Band, as
sisted by a chorus of th'
Columbia Light Opera
Company.
$40 p.m.-American folk dances b,
the Evelyn Davis Dancers
$3.50 p.m.-Presentation of Blossom
Time by the light opers
group.
SUNDAY.
400 p.m.-Concert by the McKinle!
High School Band
1880 p.m.-Arrival of the queen b!
swan boat with escort.
7:35 p.m.-Greetings by Chairman
Morris
7:4G p.m.-Playing of the them'
song by the Marine Band
7:45 p.m.-American folk dances.
1855 p.m.-Second presentation O
Blossom Time" Fire
works follow.
Chile will spend nearly SIC, 900 ,00(
in constructing l0W-coSt housing.