Show reliving re living L life ite in patre pageantry an t ry the ile united state states george wash ington bicentennial commission bean gan its lt work of planning inning pl the celebration of M washington ashington i two hundredth birthday AnzA mnary in 1932 with the aim alm ot of earning carrying this celebration to the people rather ban than staging some one extensive cent central m I 1 celebration in lin with his this aim alm the commission cart aro ar ranged the writing and publication as well as the selection of plays and nd pageants pege anti for groupe groups and corn com all covili the united states nothing helps more mare to an under tanin of the facts of 0 history and he the thes of great men than to see striking incident incidents in their careen career re e enacted participation in these vents events intensifies intensities interest and en n and makes more real md and sincere the honor that Is be ing n accorded in arranging these plays play ets lets and pageants the bicentennial commission has aimed to make hem them accurate yet simple so hat that any ny and all members of a community may hate ft a part ard thus actually participate in the celbra ion As study and can care no needed to insure asure accuracy and completeness in n these dramatizations ot of agton s life and times mach nought thought has rt tit to be to put PA upon them but already the experts n by the bicentennial cornis cor nis lon sion have received a great crest number of requests for ahse plays and pageants it Is gratifying gratify in eri evidence dence of the nation wide interest already awakened in this commemoration of george washington tv T keep this interest alive and growing it Is the desire of percy J burrell the authority on pageants page anta engaged by the united state states washington commission to direct ite its depart mont of pageantry that all per sons or group in the united states wherever they are should notify this department of their plans so thal helpful matral nat ral may be sent them as toon soon as it Is U ready members of various com are writing original piari and pageants tf this splendid plen did wit alive the united states george washington bicentennial commission ashes to entourage to the utmost tte ite names and a drew dresses of these people are wanted at once the c ne caution urged Is that this from the bicentennial cornei commission ion be not expected before next autumn aj as time Is re quiren in its preparation and or COUtIn continued ue d on an pf mine liadel re living gons life in pageantry paye atry continued from pw one every E try care for ex pie pit li is being exercised in arder t that ha for or costumes and settings shall be curate to the last detail 1110 same attention Is being paid to the dramatic material itse I 1 all summer the artists and others in the pageant deput ment will be engaged in ill vils ork so that thia all that pertains to presenting pa career in pageant form may be complete and available in plenty of time for rehearsal and re leme aa curing during the bicentennial year by ausmun of 1931 all gal instructions regarding the various uniforms of the revolutionary anny amy and slid the costumes worn by the women ot of the time 14 be ready in acau accurately ate colored plates together with pat patterns for the mating of 0 this apparel nothing will be overlooked in assisting auis ting toward the presentation of 0 these enactments of denti dents and events of 0 these bomer fomer colorful days even hen this pege page ant ina marbal artal has been distributed and placed 1 a rehearsal the experts 0 f the united states george washington bicentennial commission wll will be ready at all times to offer sug and advice helpful nu numeral nut ertl terAl pertain N i to the proper staging of these rev isais of 0 historic people and scenes will hp b available in such quantity that ro school church bodely club community group or ott r gathering to enter |