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


today-although the first since VIC
tory in Europe-with most Of its
workers, the Federal employees, al
their desks mindful of the war still
to be won in the Pacific.
AS a celebration of the European
victory, however, they'll gather at
7:30 O'Clock tonight at the Wash
ington Monument Grounds to see
the Cavalcade of Freedom, featuring
a giant fireworks display and ga
lsxy of Hollywood stars. Even this
entertainment will have its empha-
sis on the war-it is the concluding
feature of the Districts Mighty
Seventh" War Loan drive. Seats for
the occasion will be reserved for
bond buyers.
President Truman, in issuing the
official holiday declaration yester-
day, said the Nation is entitled tc
take pride in the success in Europe
But he called upon all Americans
to mark the historic day by honor
ing Americas fighting men with
continued homefront effort. He
like other Government employees
will spend the day at his desk.
District Workers Have Holiday.
Most District workers will have a
holiday, with only skeleton crews
OF maintenance men, guards and
service department operating.
The weatherman promised con-
tinuation of yesterdays fair and
pleasant" weather, with a maximum
forecast in the middle sos this aft
ernoon.
There was to be no mail delivery
today although the main post Of
fee, Benjamin Franklin Station,
National Airport Station, Pentagon
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 a curtailed schedule.
District Library Open.
The District Public Library at
Eighth and K streets NV. will be
open from / to pm, but all
branch libraries will be closed.
A real, old-time Fourth celebra-
ton is scheduled for several hun
dred convaleScent soldiers from
Forest Glen and Walter Reed Hos
pital. The Red Cross Motor Corps
announced it will take group
from both hospitals to Virginia
homes, where celebrations will in
clude a picnic lunch, games, out
door sports and movies.
Soldiers who must remain at the
hospitals will be visited by enter
tainers throughout the day, it was
announced.
Services Set at Walter Reed.
Religious services will be held at
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 all-day outing
sponsored by the Silver Spring
Board of Trade.
Even the leg amputees want to
try it, but the doctors wouldn't let
them," one Board of Trade Official
said.
Servicemen in town will find en-
tertainment at almost all USO
clubs. Some clubs will celebrate with
dances, picnics and special pro-
grams. Others will carry on their
usual Wednesday schedules.
The Navy Band will play for an
informal dance at the USO-YWCA
Penthouse, Seventeenth and K
streets NV, at $3.50 pm. The USO-
NCCS Club, 1914 N street NV, will
have special dance from 8 to II
pm, while Negro service personnel
and war workers will dance tonight
on the patio of the USO-YWCA-
YMCA Club, POLL Georgia avenue
NV.
a Judge Hosts Party.
VI A house party, sponsored by the
USO-Jewish Welfare Board Club,
will begin tonight at the home of
Judge Harry Clayton, 1904 Macomb
street NV. A picnic supper will be
held in the patio of the USO-
YWCA-NCCS Club at 1911 H street
NV. and a hiking party to Rock
Greek Park at 7 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. will be closed as usual
tonight.
II Takoma Park, Md, planned a
community wide celebration. Ac-
tivities will include the dedication of
a new service flag and f1agpole at
$50 pm. in Triangle Park, Carroll
and Willow avenues. Chief Judge
Charles W. Woodward of the sixth
Maryland judicial circuit will make
the address. There also will be an
open-air dance on the tennis courts
of the Takoma Recreation Center.
Third and Van Buren streets NV.
Walter P. Elliott, general manager
Of the Review and Herald Publish
ing Association, will present a strip
of land to the community to be
used for the erection of a new roll
of honor for community service
men. Martin F. Iverson, commander
Of American Legion Takoma Park
Post No. 28, will preside.
Recreation Program Planned.
"A Fourth of July program to in
clude foot races, pie-eating con-
tests, baseball games and patriotic
services has been planned for to-
day by civic associations in the
Woodbridge area.
Beginning at 10 am, dual ath-
letic programs are scheduled at
the Taft Recreation Center and
.Langoon Park and will consist of
RACES, pie-eating contests and nov
city events. Activities will open
with flag raising conducted by
the Woodbridge Post, American Le-
gion; Follow Me Defense Post, Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars, and Boy
and Girl Scouts.
Softball games for men and
women will be played between citi-
zens' associations of the area be-
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