Evening star., 1945-07-04
War 10 Be Won
Stressed as DC.
Marks Fourth
Truman Proclamation
Coils on Americans
To Honor Its Fighters


fourth wartime independence Da.
today-although the first since vic
tory in Europe-with most of it
workers, the Federal employees, a
their desks mindful Of the war still
to be won in the Pacific.
As celebration of the European
victory, however, they'll gather Al
7:3o o'clock tonight at the Wash.
ington Monument Grounds to SCI
the Cavalcade of Freedom, featuring
n giant fireworks display and ga.
laxy of Hollywood stars Even thil
entertainment will have its empha.
sis on the war-it is the concluding
feature of the Districts Mighty
Seventh" War Loan drive. Seats fol
the occasion will be reserved fol
bond buyers.
President Truman, in issuing tn,
official holiday declaration yeSter.
day, said the Nation is entitled X
take pride in the success in Europe
But he called upon. all Americana
to mark the historic day by honor.
ing Americas fighting men with
continued homefront effort. He
like other Government employees
win spend the day at his desk
District Workers Have Holiday.
Most District workers will have 6
holiday, with only skeleton crew.
OF maintenance men, guards anC
service department operating.
The weatherman promised a con-
tinuation of yesterdays fair and
pleasant" weather, with maximum
forecast In the middle SOS this aft
ernoon.
There was to be no mail delivery
today although the main post Of
fice, Benjamin Franklin Station
National Airport Station, Pentagor
Branch and Treasury Station will
remain open. Deliveries will be
made to all Federal agencies, and
mail will be collected from street
letter boxes on curtailed schedule
+ District Library Open.
The District Public Library al
Eighth and K streets NV. will bt
open from ! to 8 pm, but al
branch libraries will be closed.
A real, old-tine Fourth celebra'
ton is scheduled for several hun
dred convalescent soldiers from
Forest Glen and Walter Reed Hos.
pital. The Red Cross Motor Corp,
announced 1t will take a grouE
from both hospitals to ,ViEginis
homes, where celebrations will in.
clade a picnic lunch, games, out.
door sports and movies.
Soldiers who must remain at thu
hospitals will be visited by enter.
tainers throughout the day, 1t wa.
announced.
Services Set at Walter Reed.
Religious services will be held al
Walter Reed, and raising of the
largest of the three flags at the
hospital will start the day for the
wounded men there. Twenty-three
arm amputees from the hospital will
compete in a Fourth of July bike
race, part Of an ali-day outing
sponsored by the Silver Spring
Board of Trade.
t;Even the leg amputees want tc
try it, but the doctors wouldn't lei
them," one Board of Trade oficial
said.
Servicemen in town will find en-
tertainment at almost all use
clubs. Some clubs will celebrate with
dances, picnics and special pro-
grams. Others will carry on theil
usual wednesday schedules.
The Navy Band will play for ar
informal dance at the USO-YWCA
Penthouse, Seventeenth and x
streets NV, at $3.50 pm. The USO-
NCCS Club, 1914 N street NV, will
have a special dance from 8 to II
pm, while Negro service personne
and war workers will dance tonight
on the patio Of the USO-YWCA-
YMCA Club, 2o11 Georgia avenue
INV.
gf Judge Hosts Party.
A house party, sponsored by the
USO-Jewish Welfare Board Club
VIII begin tonight at the home oi
Judge Harry Clayton, 1904 Macomt
street NV. A picnic supper will bt
held in the patio of the USO-
YWCA-NCCS CLUB at 1911 H street
NV, and a hiking party to Rock
Greek Park at pm. will be the fea-
tured activity of the USO-YWCA
Club, 901 Rhode Island avenue NV
The USO-NCCS Club, 918 Tenth
street NV. viii be closed as usual
tonight.
The Association of Oldest Inhab.
itapts of the District of Columbia
Will ring the fire bell at the Ole
onion Engine House, Nineteenth
end H streets NV, promptly al
noon. Ceremonies around this an
nual ritual will open with an invo-
CATION by the Rev. C. Stewart Nc
Kenzie, minister of Western Pres
bgterian Church, and a renewal OF
tpe pledge of allegiance to the flag
Takoma Park, Md, planned a
epnmunity-wide celebration. Ac-
1xities win include the dedication oi
4 new service flag and f1agpole al
ESQ pm. in Triangle Park, Carroll
md Willow avenues. Chief Judge
CHARLES w. Woodward Of the sixth
Maryland judicial circuit win make
the, address. There also will be ar
open-air dance on the tennis court.
a. the Takoma Recreation Center
hird and Van Buren, streets NV
Walter p. Elliott, general manage
d. the Review and Herald Publish
ing Association, will present a stYi,
az land to the community to b,
ii$ed for the erection of a new rol
of honor for community service
Il1en. Martin r. Iverson. commando
az American Legion Takonna Parl
Ebst No. 2s, viii preside.
Recreation Program Planned.
EA Fourth of July program to In
dIsade foot races, pie-eating con
tssts, baseball games and patrioti
sNxvices has been planned for to
dxy by civic associations in tn
Wpodridge area.
Beginning at 10 an. dual ath
Nfac programs are scheduled a
Tt Taft Recreation Center ant
Ingdon Park and viii consist o
Y&fes, pie-eating contests and nov
s3&S events. Activities will opel