Organisers ron Ov OWN Comesrosoene Washington, Aug. 16, An entertaining controversy has teen' filing the. columns of the press.
It hinged upon the delicate bioblem of whether oF no the trish would be offended if the surrender of Lord Cornwallis was factually represented in the pageant planned in honour of the sesquicentennial of his defeat at Yorktown Jon October 17 by Franco-Am troops.
Certain people considered that it would be far more tactful if some other scene were substituted, such fas a parade of ladies costume, Absurd, none louder than Representative Sol Blum, head George Washington Bicentennial Commission: "As
lout the Prince well, might one play Hamlet with: very essential purpose of calling nation wide attention to a celebration which exciting domestic. and international issues had forced into the background, it was settled by. the overwhelming victory of the inclusionists. Cornwallis, or rather General O'Hara for Lord Cornwallis Was "indisposed," will be shown, handing over his sword in token of surrender.
The Yorktown pageant will act raiser for the been issuing its reports, Bicentennial Celebrations of the against Crime" has been birth of George Washington, which proceeding in some of the larger will last from February "22 to On has been the sentencing of "Legs" Washington's Birthday a grand open Jair ceremony will be held at the Washington Monument, The 'My. Country tis of Th be cartied throughout, the country lover both the major radio networks, while attempts will also be made arrange intercontinental hookups 0 that Americans, no matter where they be, can all' join in the demonstration.
Tt will be noted that "America" and, not the "Star Spangled Bane ner," which the last Congress voted the: official Anthem of the United States, will be sung on this occasion, The true reason probably is that the tune of "God Save the King" is a much easier one than that of "To Anacreon in Heaven," which has a treacherous high note in the elosi That night Washington will be the scene of a Colonial Costume Bai to which two million persons fre to be invited, Apa {enacting some of the atti Washington's life with nts of former President. taking ing. roles. willie with the far more elaborate pageant, play which will be performed from June 22 to 25 in the open alr the base of the Washington mot ment. The cast will number at Toast" 5,000, inclu to play the role of Gear Washington. Not only must resemble physically the Father of his Country, the Bleentennial Commi Pi the Soviets petrol industry includes of Professor iatnikoff relative to the exhaustion of ancient petro! wells in Russia, pointing out the unsuccessful result of the recent exploration works and the necessity to look for new petrol basins. At the Conference of leading view to stimulate individual initiative, the Soviet Government resolved "to abandon its former methods of excessive control, leave to the enterprises the benefit of their according to a report in "North-China Daily Me Merchants Desirous of Meeting The Best Buyers are cordially invited to make their acquaintance through the advertising columns of the "North-China Daily News, which not only reaches the largest number of readers in Shanghai but those readers who represent the largest purchasing power of China, "North-China Daily News"
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