Evening star., 1953-07-03
Prayer, Fro|n
And dFireworks
To Mark4th
Holiday TroveI
Expected to Be
Below 1925

WaSnlngConlanS Will greet the
Fourth of July tomorrow with
fireworks. frolicS, prayer and
trips out of town.
Those who leave will be re-
placed by holiday visitors. Travel
will be heavy, but nowhere near
. that OF last Independence Day,
when a three-day week end 1ured
a mass exodus, transportation
companies reported.
About 20 extra trains will run
from Washington and an equal
number into Washington, Union
Station officials estimated.
AlrllneS reported space avail
able on most flights, except those
this afternoon, when the travel
is expected to be heaviest.
Less Auto Traffic.
The American Automobile As
Sociation said car traffic will be
less than last year, with most in
terest being expressed in nearby
beaches and State Parks. Sky
line Drive is also a popular tour
1st goal for the holiday.
The traditional fireworks pro-
gram on the Washington Monu-
ment grounds will start at 8 pm.
tomorrow. The Army, Navy, Ma
rlne and Air Force Bands will
provide music.
Secretary of the Interior Nc
Kay and Brig. Gen. Louis W.
PrentiSS. Engineer Commissioner. |
Will speak. Commissioner Renah |
Camalier, will read excerpts
from the Declaration of Inde-
pendence.
D:15.
Acting on suggestions of Pres
ident Eisenhower, the Most Rev.
Patrick A. O'Boyle, Archbishop
OF Washington, has designated
tomorrow a day of prayer and
penance.
Special Mass.
The archbishop will say a spe-
clal mass for independence Day
at 8 ann at st. Matthew'S Ca
thedral, asking Gods blessing on
the President and his advisers.
Similar masses will be said in
all churches and chapels of the
archdiocese.
A special service of interces-
sion for the Nation will be held |
In the National Presbyterian
Church, Connecticut avenue and |
N street NV. from 1890 to 12:45
pm. The Rev. DR.. Edward L. r.
Elson will officiate.
Other Observances Set.
A pageant, "a Free People,"
honoring George Mason, author
of the Virginia declaration of |
rights, will be held at his historic |
home, Gunston Hall. tomorrow.
Two performances, at II am.
and 2 pm, are scheduled, unless
rain forces postponement until
Sunday. More than 70 Alex
andria organizations will partic-
ipate in the event sponsored by |
the Alexandria Gazette.
Independence Day obServances |
will be held in neighborng COM
munities. including q Takoma
Park and Hyattsville, Md, and
Alexandria, Va.
The Central Library. and all |
branches, will be closed for the
day.
The carlton of the Church of |
the Epiphany, 1877 G street NV. |
will play the Star Spangled
Banner" at noon and at 5:45 pm.
The Capitol Hill Southeast |!
Citizens Association will hold a
picnic from 3 to 7 pm. in Fort |
Dupont Park.
Navy Ships to Visit.
Two Navy ships were to arrive
today at Municipal Pier S, Maine
avenue and M street S.W., for
holiday visiting.
The seaplane tender U. S. S. |
Duxbury Bay and the submarine
rescue ship U. S. S. KittiWake |
will be open to the public from
8 to II am. and l to 4 pm.
tomorrow. Open house Sunday
will run from noon to 4 pm.
Two Navy ships also will dock
at Alexandria for public inspec-
ton tomorrow and Sunday.
The U. S. S. Sirago, a submar-
Inc. and the U. S. S. Pigeon.
minesweeper. are due to make
port today at the Franklin street
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