The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-08
Tar Heels Take Part In July
Fourth Celebration AT CAPITAL

you were still in q mood to cele-
brate further, there Was the man.
moth display of rockets looming
up in the black curve overhead,
to splash thrilling patterns and col
ors across the sky, and rain fire
over the crowded Monument
Grounds, while gaily uniformed
bands played patriotic music.
But this veal - as on the past
three July Fourths, virtually all cd
the Fireworks are in the South
Pacific, where our American lads
are staging e, real and thunderous
independence Day celebration
with tons upon tons Of flares,
bombs and "Roman Candles the
kind those dreadful little Nipponese
are likely to NEVER forget. Here,
at home, in the nations capital,
North Carolinisns observed the dav
with others, in line with the mo
holiday but Christmas first, and
went about the usual household, So
cial or office duties that will hasten
the end of the wan.
By night, however, the capital
took on some semblance of the old
time Glorious Fourth, with more
than 100000 persons turning out on
the grassy slopes about the monu-
ment for almost a square mile, to
see and hear stirring pageantry
of Americas Calvacade of Free
dom. AS daylight waned, there was
the massing OF colors by represen-
tatives of some so or more patri-
otto groups with ex-servicemen Tar
Heel Brice Anderson, Joe Leonard
and Clarence w. Henderson among
the leaders. Auxiliry members
participating were Misses Glenna
Barnes, Alb arta Reese, Mrs. David
Arnold, Mrs. Ruth Hicks Evans
and Mrs. Charles ]. Morton, who
learned their Auxiliary ABCs in
North Carolina Auxiliary circles.
Also witnessing the spectacular
show that featured a galaxy of
Hollywood stars were Mrs. Frances
Abernethy Hardenburgh, who
learned a thing or two about mas
sing colors in European countries,
when the Legion went beck in '27,
Col. and Mrs. Judson DeRamus,
who have always been active in
veteran circles-the tall and blonde
"Tommie', being an active men,
Der Of the Drill Patrol that led the
North Carolina contingent down the
Champs Elysees. Still another par
ticipant was Col. Edwin Boyette,
also one of the voyagers to the
Paris convention on the Carolina
famous SIS. Pennland.
Pleasant substitutes for the ira
ditional July Fourth picnics this
year was the Al .resco watermelon
party given Thursday night after
the "Cavalcade" entertainment by
Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Oliver, whose
wide terraces across the river over
look the Monument Grounds. The
clever young hosts who left on
Thursday for holiday at Mays
Head and Wrightsvil1e Beach in
cluded a dozen or more North Car
olinians in the thirty five guests
invited to partake of The juicy mel
ons from the home-state.
President Truman, appearing be-
fore the Senate Monday at noon
set the keynote Of Patriotism fo~
the week, with literally every one
in and about Washington c1amor.
ing for the little pieces of past.
board that would admit one to tha
very limited space Of the Senate
Chamber to hear him urge that +ho
World Charter be ratified without
delay. Adding to the historic inter
est of the event were tie costume,
of the Spectator femmes. manv ~
whom have a North Carolina baov
ground. Perhaps it is more fin ~
90 without 4 hat-or TO t,1c1,
flower in ones curls. But the trons
here. at the moment is IN 10y
picture hats and Mrs. Joserh,e,
y Continued on Page Thirteen,