Evening star., 1944-07-05

Moment Of Peril.
But for one brief interlude the
rowd was well hammered. They had
'ome to see q show and they saw q
rood one. They witnessed the best
display Of fireworks ever to be shown
md they applauded the many Holly
wood celebrities taking part.
The incident that occurred to mar
The evening was when about 5000
persons, consisting chiefly of chill
dren, broke through barriers and
advanced toward the stage.
This happened when Dennis
OKeefe, screen actor, who was act.
ing as master of ceremonies, sud.
denly yelled through the micro
phone:
Maj. Clark Gable is somewhere
in the audience, I've just been told"
Hundreds craned their necks and
It was then the break-through oc.
CURED. When Mr.. OKeefe saw the
excitement he had caused he said:
That was bum steer. meant
Maj. Gable was in Seattle, Wash"
Success in Bond Sales.
From the War Bond standpoint
the afiair was a complete success.
Original estimates we're that II ST..
600 900 In bonds were sold, the event
could be considered a success. Sales
were well over that figure, officials
agreed.
One of the most impressive events
Of the evening was the "Massing of
Colors" in which 10 patriotic, veteran
and citizens associations partici-
pated, together with members of the
armed forces.
The marchers paraded down
through the center aisle carrying
flags and their individual banners.
They lined up, facing the audience,
in front of the stage while the flag
ceremony took place.
Marine Band Concert.
This was proceeded by a 30-min-
ute concert by the United States
Marine Band and was followed by
the introduction of the principal
speakers by John A. Reilly, chair.
man OF the Executive Committee.
The invocation was given by DR.,
John w. Rustin, pastor of the Mount
Vernon Place Methodist Church.
Edward M. Curran, United States
attorney for the District, read the
Declaration of Independence.
One of the principal addresses
was given by 1t. Comdr. James H.
Hunt, group commander of the
combat transport Samuel Chase. He
has seen action in the Mediterra.
mean. Africa, Sicily and Salerno,
A two-minute period OF silence was
then observed in honor of the war
dead and the occasional of flags
followed.
Fireworks End Show.
The show then swung into the last
two phases of the program, the Of
ferings of the Hollywood stars and
the fireworks, which concluded the
affair.
In quick succession, Gil Lamb,
Pvt. John Payne, Paul Whiteman.
Rosemary Lane, Marlene Dietrich.
Dennis OKeefe, 1t. William Holden,
Mischa Auer, Red Skelton, Ellen
Woods and Ethel Norman made
their appearances in a parade Of
5eeps which had started at the
Mayf1ower Hotel.
BY the time Of their arrival, the
Army Air Corps Band of the Train
ing Command, under the command
OF Capt. Robert Jennings and con.
Quoted by Master Sergt. Harry Blue
stone, had assembled on the STAGE
and the entertainment went on.
The fireworks display lasted ap-
proximately 30 minutes. giving
Washington q realistic taste of the
noise Of q bombardment. Aerial
rockets, mock battles and displays
of President Roosevelt and Gen,
Eisenhower were among the pyro-
technics.
Judge Prescott Speaks.
At Takoma Park, Judge Stedman
Prescott of the Montgomery County
Circuit Court told an audience Of
several hundred citizens that .'the
people Of America should rededicate
themselves to the job of fostering
and encouraging the American way
of life"
Corpl. Charles Goodman, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Goodman,
Takoma Park, who was wounded ut
Guadalcanal, called for whole
hearted participation In the Fifth
War Loan drive.
A feature of the celebration was
the dedication Of the community's
roll Of honor containing the names
Of 7l3 men and women from the
Takoma Park area now serving in
the armed forces.
The exercises were held at Carroll
and Willow avenues, with Mayor
Oliver w. Youngblood giving the ad-
dress Of welcome. Music was fur
nished by the Washington Mission
AIRY College Band under the direction
Of George Wargo.
NneVefly dol0S h3uy.
approximately 400 Cheverly resi-
dents participated in q celebration
and "eet-together" program spon-
sored by the Cheverly Citizens As.
sociation and other community
groups in the town park.
The program opened with presen.
tation Of the colors by Cheverly Post,
No. 100, Of the American Legion; the
women auxiliary Of the post and
Boy and Girl Scouts.
Entertainment was furnished by
the choir Of the Cheverly Commu-
nifty Church and by q group Of
Mexicans employed by the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad at Tuxedo. A skit
was presented by the Cheverly
Woman's Club.
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