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Big Turnout Expected
For District Areas
July 4th Programs
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at 1880 o'clock on the Monument
grounds.
The principal speaker will be
John Foster Dulles. Secretary Of
State Acheson's Republican ad-
wiser. Mr.. Dulles, who returned
last week from Japan. personally
assured the South Koreans Of
American support only few days
before the Reds from the North
invaded their small Republic.
In connection with the Fourth
of July celebration, the Sesqui-
centennial Commission is giving
Washington residents and visitors.
as well as school children through
out the country. a chance to try
their hand at reproducing John
Hancock's signature.
The contest closes at 2 pm.
tomorrow. Contestants here can
write the signatures at a special
trailer-booth near the commits
sion's headquarters at 1400 Penn
sylvania avenue NV. School
children throughout the country
have been invited to mail entries
to the Commission here,
Truman. Issues Proclamation.
President Truman in . Fourth
Of July proclamation told the
Nation the occasion OF the capitals
150th anniversary year, affords an
opportunity to demonstrate our
belief in the democratic govern
rflent of a free people. !"
The program at the Monument
Grounds will sbe. led of by the
Army; Navy and Marine Bands.
Ii will include al chorus. of 1901
voices. q massing of colots cere-
mony, an historical pageant and
other entertainment numbers cli-
NAKED by fireworks display set
for 8:55 pm.
Washingtonians will have OPP
portunity to see,S If not to visit.
the battle-tested destroyer Borie,
which pulled into the Naval Ord
nance Plant at Alexandria for a
four-day visit. The destroyer
came back fighting from a flaming
''Kamikaze" attack and partici-
pated in the first anti-shipping
sweep Of Tokyo Bay.
The Library Of Congress will
commemorate the 174th anniver-
sary Of the signing of the Declara-
tion of independence with a week.
long display Of the Book of Signers.
The exhibit, which opened yester-
day, will be on display from 1880
am. to 10 pm. Tuesday.
Other Holiday Programs.
Holiday programs have been
planned for the Fourth at a dozen
recreation centers operated by the
District Recreation Department.
These include parades, baby shows,
games and sports, hobby and
flower shows and at least one fish,
ing contest. los
The Association Of soldest In
habitants' will hold patriotic ex-
efcises from IL am. to noon in
the Old Union Engine House at
Nineteenth and H Streets NV.
An all-day program highlighted
by a parade and a talk by Gov
erpor Lane will feature. the, ceie-
bration in Prince Georges County!
Principal activities will be held
at Magruder Park, HyattsyiIle. |
The. parade will start at East
ern1a1 Rhode Island aRehiies /
Mount Rainier. at 5 pm. MOTOR
tied units will proceed north on
Rhode Island avenue, left on
Thirty-fourth street to Rainier
avenue and then lover Upshur
street, Thirtieth street and Queens
Chapel el'road until it,reaches Coles
vile road in Riverdale.
GoOernor Slated to Talk.
At Colesville road and the Balti- !
more boulevard, foot units will |
join the parade. which will con-
tinue south on the boulevard
through Riverdale and Hyattsville |
to Farragut street. The route |
then will follow over Farragut
street, Forty-second avenue and
Hamilton street until 1t reaches
Magruder Park.
Civilian and service bands, bugle
and drum corps, colored guards
and special drill teams from the
Army, Navy, Marines and Air
Force will participate in the pa
rade.
Gov. Lane is slated to speak
during patriotic exercises at the
park at 8 pm. The program also
includes introduction of Miss
Ethel Ann Murray as Miss In
dependence" and awarding of
prizes to winners of a school essay
contest on Independence Day. An
hour-long fireworks display will
conclude the program
Earlier in the day. tennis tour
nament will be held at the Univer-
sity Of Maryland and a horseshoe
pitching tournament at Magruder
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