Evening star., 1947-07-04
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.AsD. {. Marks
Fourth Of July
Throngs Leove City
As Others Arrive
For Sightseeing

Flags flew under sunny skies
throughout Washington today,
and neighborhood observances
were in progress, as the Capital
marked independence Day.
Thousands of District residents
had left the city to spend the holi-
day week end elsewhere, but other
thousands had arrived by train,
plane, bus and automobile to pass
the historic anniversary in sight
seeing.
President Truman was in Char
lottesville, Va. He was scheduled
to speak at 1:30 pm. high lighting
an observance at Monticello, home
of Thomas jefferson.
The Weather Bureau promised
clear weather throughout the day
and tonight and the forecaster said
it would continue sunny tomorrow
A high temperature of about 81
degrees was predicted for this after
noon. The mercury will drop to
about 81 during the night, but to-
morrow will be somewhat warmer
than today, the forecaster added.
100000 Expected.
The local program will reach its
climax tonight on the Washington
Monument Grounds, where 100000
persons are expected to assemble
for patriotic addresses, pageantry
music and fireworks display her
aided as the largest ever offered
here on July T.
There will be speeches by Ad-
miral Chester w. Nimitz, chief of
naval operations, and Senator
Dworshak, Republican, of Idaho.
There also will be recitations OF
great American poems with a mu-
sical background, a Navy tableau
based Oil incidents in the career OF
John Paul Jones and musical inter-
ludes by the Navy, Marine and Army
Air Forces Bands.
The program will begin at I
o'clock with a half-hour of recorded
music. The fireworks will start at
9:29.
Police Inspector Arthur E. Miller
in charge of traffic, asked that per-
sons having official car parking
stickers enter the reserved area from
E street at either Fifteenth OF
Seventeenth street.
Hundreds of homes and business
places were displaying flags today
in accordance with a request of the
Commissioners.
The largest flag array, however
will be presented during the Monu-
ment Grounds celebration, when
more than 300 are massed.
An all-day celebration was in
progress in the Takoma Park area
Arranged by organizations on both
sides of the District line it began
this morning with parade which
had as it's motif, The United
Nations-an Instrument of Peace
Floats Portray U. N. Aims.
John J. Bruff, parade marshal
and Mayor Oliver w. Youngblood
of Takoma Park headed the column
Aims of the United Nations were
portrayed on floats. Virtually all
veteran, civic and business groups
of the community participated.
Maj. Gen. Orval f Cook, chief
of the Procurement Division of the
Army, was principal speaker at ex-
ercises on the north Takoma Munic-
ipal playground Councilman John
T. Parkerson presided.
The invocation was by the Rev
James F. King, pastor of Our Lady
of Sorrows Catholic Church Music
was by the Washington Missionary
College Band.
Athletic events for children were
to be held at pm. at the Takoma
Playground and softball game was
to follow at pm. at the Takoma
Recreation Center.
There will be a concert by the
Maritime Commission Band at the
recreation center at $3.50 o'clock
tonight, and a fireworks show will be
presented at 9 o'clock.
General Chairman Willard D.
Normandy said the community OBJ
servance would end at 10 o'clock
(See JULY FOURTH, Page A-5.)