Evening Star Newspaper, June 16, 1931, Page 23

PLANS BEING MADE FORJULY 4,182 Independence Day (:elebrai- tion in Bicentennial Year to Be Big Event. As a forerunner of the Bicentennial celebration, the District of Columbia is planning for a patriotic celebration of Independence day on July 4 that will excel previous observances in its patriotic phases. A 100 per cent display of the Amer- ican flag on business houses, stores, homes and office buildings is included in the plan of the Community Partici- pation Committee headed by Dr. George C. Havenner, one of the numer- ous subcommittees of the Citizens’ Com- mittee appointed by the District Com- missioners to arrange for the observ- ance. Under the auspices of Dr. Hav- enner’s committee, neighborhood cele- brations will be arranged in addition to the official ceremonies at the Sylvan ‘Theater and the big display of fire- works on the Monument Grounds. Give Neighborhood Plans. At the meeting of the committee yes- terday in the board room of the Dis- trict Building, a number of these neigh- borhood celebrations were announced. In addition to the usual big event at ‘Takoma Park, there will be a joint ob- servance at the Taft Recreation Cen- ter, in Northeast Washington, in which five neighborhoods will join under the auspices of the Rhode Island Avenue, Dahigren Terrace, Brookland, Burroughs and Michigan Park Citizens’ Associa- tions. The usual meeting of the As- sociation of Oldest Inhabitants will take place in Western Presbyterian Church at noon on the Fourth, a program in which the Society of Natives of Wash- ington also will participate. _Athletic events throughout the ecity will be featured during the afternoon, it was reported by Winfree E. Johnson of the Welfare and Recreatie) Associa- tion of the Office of Public Bulldings and Parks. The athletic program will include a canoe regatta on the Tidal Basin, tennis matches and swimming meets, in various parts of the city. Representatives Present. Among those present at yesterday's meeting, were representatives of out- standing civic organizations as follows: Burroughs Citizens’ Association, Ken- neth P. Armstrong; Citizens' Forum, B. W. Payne; Conduit Road Citizens’ Association, Ernest R. Hobbs; Congress Heights Citizens' Association, M. Richardson; District of Columbia National Guard, Peyton G. Nevitt; Deahigren Terrace Citizens’ Association, William J. Weber: District of Calumbia Federation of Women's Clubs, Mrs. Edgar B. Merritt; Kenilworth Citizens’ Association, John S. Driggers; Lincoln Park Citizens’ Association, William A. Carlin; Lions Club of Washington, John L. Mitchell; Mid-City Citizens’ Associa- tion, Mrs. Alice C. Driscol North Cleveland Park_Citizens’ Association, Mrs. M. Z. Baughman; Northeast Suburban Independence Day Commit- tee, R. L. Gilbert; Oldest Inhabitants Association, Mr. Duhamel; Rhode Island Avenue Citizens’ Association, George L. Gee: Round Table Club, N. K. Gardner; Society of Natives, Fred A. Emery,; Twentieth Century Club, Mrs. Charles 'T. Watson, and Welfare and Recreation Association of Public Buildings and Parks, Winfree E. Johnson. Miss Etfa L. Taggart and Miss Sibyl Baker, representing the Executive Come mittee of the celebration were also present. ~Miss Baker explained in detail the plans of the Executive Committee. $1,000 Bond Is Plxgd in Crash Fatal to Wagon Driver. Hugh M. Ritterbush, remanded to the grand jury yesterday by a coroner’s Jury investigating the death Sunday of James B. Lovelace, 70, of Benning, was released under $1,000 bond on a manslaughter charge shortly after the inquest held at the District Morgue. itterbush, 27 years old, of the 1400 block Irving street, was the driver of an automobile which crashed into a| wagon Lovelace was driving at West | Vi and Florida avenues northeast early Wednesday. _H as arrested by | Patrolman W. J. Perkins of the ninth precinct station. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. TODAY. Dinner meeting, Georgetown Clinical Bociety, Hamilton Hotel, 7:30 p.m. Meeting, Gold Star Mothers, Hamil- ton Hotel, 8 p.m. Meeting, Vincent B. Costello Post, No. 15, American Legion, board room, Dis- trict Building, 8 p.m. Card party, St. Vincent de Paul So- clety, St. James’ Catholic Church, ‘Twenty-seventh street and Rhode Is- land avenue, 8 p.m. Card party, Nativity Hall, 6000 Geor- ia avenue, 8:30 p.m. Card party, Daughters of Isabella, Circle No. 178, Shoreham Hotel, 8:30 p.m. FUTURE. Luncheon, Optimist Club, Hamilton Hotel, tomorrow, noon. Luncheon, Monarch Club, Hamilton Hotel, tomorrow, noon. Meeting, Board of Education of the United Lutheran Church, Hamilton Hotel, tomorrow, 9 a.m. Luncheon, Rotary Club, Willard Ho- tel, tomorrow, 12:30 p.m. Luncheon, D. C. Bankers’ Association, ‘Willard Hotel, tomorrow, 12:45 p.m. Luncheon, Lions Club, Mayflower Hotel, tomorrow, 12:30 p.m. Luncheon, Exchange Club, Carlton Hotel, tomorrow, 12:30 p.m. Luncheon, Zonta Ciub, Ralcigh Hot®, tomorrow, 1 p.m. THe earliest use of “oisons by man appears to have been for tre purpose of | pi envenoming arrow and spear heads in order to make the wounds inflicted by them more deadly. | Reupholstering s ‘Supernatural Light Theory Is Advanced . By British Savaint gel of Resurrection y been the manifestation of some supernatural light of which sci- ence knows nothing, was ad- vanced yesterday by Sir John A pearing on "Light, hich 'on""".. iom ol he E' ;ne of the world’s authori- e A. proceed from combustion, incan- descence or phosphorescence of ordinary matter, but which could under some conditions affect many human eyes at once, and therefore was not merely a sub- regard these manifestations as events wholly fictitious.” 20BOVS ERADUATE AT PHELPS SCAOL Class Completes Courses in Five Trades—Colie El- liot Is Honor Student. Twenty boys who have completed courses in five trades were given diplo- mas of graduation by the Phelps Vo- cation School this afternoon. . Colle Frank Elliott was presented with the | medal for highest scholastic attain- ment, while the James E. Walker Memorial Medal for athletic lchleve-l ment was awarded to Eugene Taylor. Mrs. William C. McNeill, member of the Board of Educatidn, presided over the exercises. Capt. Arthur C. New- man delivered the address and Garnet C. Wilkinson, first assistant superin- tendent in charge of colored schools, also spoke briefly. F. E. Parks awarded the medals to the two honor graduates. A ql‘nmt of graduates provided vocal music. 0 l'}'na graduates, according to course, ollow: 3 Auto mechanics — Cornelius Wilson Jordan, Albert Bailey Thompson, Cas- sel Jones, Harry Charles Johnson, Carlos Austin Roberson, Mack Benja- min Allen, Willlam Foster Waring and Colie Frank Elliott. Bricklaying—Thomas Edward Davis, Benjamin Thomas Gantt, Roscoe Rid- ley, John Lorenza Slaughter and James Stevens Wright. Carpentry — James Elsworth FPrye, Leon Randall, James Fairfax Simpson and Eugene Edward Taylor. Machine shop practice — George Lincoln Lucas and Thomas Joseph Fryer, jr. Printing—Joseph Hamilton Hall. One hundred years ago the United States was engaged In the Sac and Fox Indian War. 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