Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-01
Big Fireworks
Show to Sturt
Long Week End

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the l8lst year.
Traditional fireworks displays
land other commemorative pro-
grams will mark the occasion
here. The usual display of fire.
works on the Monument Grounds
will get the four-day week end
of to booming start.
! The Monument program will
include patriotic speeches. the
United States Marine Band, the
Nays Sea Chanters and other
entertainment to be announced
later.
Tickets for a closeup view
LOT the proceedings are available
at various locations including
Offices of the Greater National
Capital Committee. Cost is so
cents. with children admitted at
half price.
The Washington area will add
its share to the estimated As
million cars expected to be
moving on the highways over
the week end. National traffic
authorities added their pre-
diction of traffic death tolls-75O
over this holiday.
| Thursday in Washington will
find most of the stores closed.
A number, however, will remain
open tonight to compensate for
the lost July 4 shopping day.
Destroyer to Visit
Among the features of the To-
cal celebration will be visit by
four Navy destroyers. Two, the
Lowry and Laffey. will dock at
the Naval Gun Factory. The
other pair. the Fox and Stormes,
will tie up at Municipal Pier 5.
All will be open to public inspec-
ton from Wednesday through
next Monday daily from 8 am.
to 1880 am. and from / pm.
to 4:30 pm.
At 10 am. July 4, the Sons Of
the American Revolution will
conduct brief memorial services
at the Congressional Cemetery
grave OF Elbridge Gerry, the only
signer Of the Declaration of In
dependence who is buried in the
District. A color guard and firing
squad from the Potomac River
Naval Command and a detach-
ment from the Third "Old
Guard" Infantry Regiment will
participate.
! Area celebrations will include
a big parade starting at 2 pm.
in Falls Church and holiday out
, ings in Silver Spring at Sligo
Greek Park and in Hyattsville at
Magruder Park.
Covered wagons, Indians.
colonial ladies. Confederate
maids, and tobacco hogsheads
ION the Rolling Road" will be
accompanied by Army. Air Force
and Marine Corps troops in the
Falls Church spectacle. Army
hel1copters will fly overhead. and
an exhibition of new defense
arms will be held.
The 200th anniversary of one
of the oldest settled places in
Northern Virginia is being OBJ
served by Falls Church residents.
Six convertibles will carry prin-
ceSSes running for selection as
Queen of the 200th Anniversary
celebration.
Silver Spring celebration in
Sligo Creek Park near Omaha
Beach drive is expected to get
underway with arrival of fam
lilies for an afternoon of pic
nicking and recreation at 2 pm.
The program will begin about
pm. with recreation and sports.
and a big fireworks display will
start about 8 pm.
Day-LOng Event Set
Day-long festivities are PLAN
ned for Prince Georges County's
annual celebration starting at
10 am. in Magruder Park. Nit
Jones is general chairman.
The parade will start at 1870
pm, with motorized units as
sembling on the grounds Of
Northwestern High School and
proceeding to Magruder Park.
Representative Landlord, DEM
ocrat of Maryland, will be prin-
cipal speaker at patriotic exer-
cises starting at 8 pm. Fire.
works will begin at 9 pm.
At Tokoma Park more than
200 groups will parade in the an
nual celebration starting at 10
a m. Thursday. Brig. Gen. Rich
ard @. Mangrum. Marine Corps
Deputy Chief of Staff. will be
honorary grand marshal OF the
parade.
Cantor TO Sing
Cantor Sholem Katz Of Beth
Sholem Congregation, Washing
ton. will be featured soloist at
patriotic exercises at 7:l5 pm.
at the recreation center near
West Grant and Holly avenues.
Assistant Secretary Of the
Navy j. Sinclair Armstrong will
speak after remarks by Takoma
Park Mayor George M. Miller.
A fireworks display at 8 pm.
will climax the days activities.
| H. c. tCurley) Byrd, former
president of the University OF
Maryland and currently Demo-
cratic candidate for the Mary
land Governorship, will be the
guest Of the Greenbelt Fire De-
partment and Rescue Squads
annual Fourth Of July celebra-
ton.
A parade will start the fest.
vities at IL am. in the center
OF town and will terminate at
the Greenbelt lake, where awards
will be made IN fire denartunent