Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-21
wAsHINGTON's BIRTHDAY.
How the Holiday VIII BE Observed in This
City.


City.
The memory Of our first President will be
kept green tomorrow. By wise legislative
provision the anniversary Of his birth is set
apart for this purpose and is made legal holi-
day. His birthday means holiday, and even
those who are no: greatly moved by patriotic
impulses feel grateful to the immortal George
for this fact and regard him as a benefactor Of
his country. He is not entirely left out of the
observance OF the day. The custom is still kept
up throughout the country of reading his fare
well address and the forcible diction in which
1t Is clothed and the patriotic sentiment ex-
pressed give it perennial interest.
The address will be read in the Senate of the
United States tomorrow and at the special
meeting which the Oldest Inhabitants Associa-
ton OF this city holds in celebra ton Of the day.
Two patriotic associations which aim TO keep
alive the valor and the deeds of the fathers who
fought for American freedom in the revolution
airy war will observe the day. The National
Society Of the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton will begin the sessions of the second con-
tinental congress at the Church of Our Father.
18th and l. streets, tomorrow morning. The
Society Of the Sons Of the Revolution will hold
religious service in the afternoon at Epiphany
Church.
The further celebration of the day locally
will be mainly in the form of military parades.
The Washington Light Infantry will parade and
SO will the High School Cadets.
The Old Guard, in company with the National
Rifles, will also turn out. and troop A Of the
District militia expect to make an appearance
on the streets.
IL the weather is fine great many will go
out In the country on excursions, and alto
gether the holiday will be enjoyed by the thou
sands who will be free from the grind of every
day duties.
The Sons of the Revolution.
The Sons of the Revolution will observe the
22d day of February by service at the Epiph-
any Church at $3.50 p. m. The general public.
the Sons and Daughters of the American Revo-
luton have also been invited. The exercises
will consist of music and an address by the
Rev. DIR. Randolph Harrison McKim the chap
lain Of the society. The following members of
the sons have been invited to act as ushers:
Albion K. Paris, D. Lewis Rackford, Capt.
Oscar F. Long, Pickering Dodge. Gaillard
Hunt, Barry Buckley. Il. Peyton Legare. Alex.
B. Legare. f. A. Bowers. Carroll Mercer, G. b.
Anderson and I. c. Trescot.
The Oldest Inhabitants.
The Oldest Inhabitants Society will cele-
brate Washington's birthday at their room in
the Corcoran building, where the public are
invited, commencing at II o'clock noon. A.
II. Raglan, a member of the society, will read
Washington's farewell address and the Rev. DR..
Corey will deliver an Grafton. A routine bust
ness meeting will be held at 1870 clock a IN.
Parade of the High School Cadets.
Should the weather permit the High School
regiment will parade tomorrow, giving its first
public exhibition of the present school year.
The first and second battalons will rendez-
vous at Isl. street and Pennsylvania avenue at
2:30 pm. The line of march will be as follows,
beginning at 3 o'clock: To 18th, Pennsylvania
avenue, to Sd street; countermarching. Pennsyl-
vania avenue to 18th street, to X street. to 18th
street, to Petnsylvan a avenue, to Isl. street,
to the Arlington Hotel, where an exhibition
drill and reefmental dress parade will be given
at about 400
The boys are anxious for good weather to
show what has been done by the winter drills.
Through the kindness of Gen. Albert Ordway
the organization has had the use of the great
hall over the X street market for battalion and
regimental practice during the weather when
outdoor drilling would have been impossible.
As result OF this courtesy the cadets are in add
vance OF the proficiency usually attained at this
time in the school year and expect to win some
laurels both on the ODD and also on the 4th of
March.
Pentalpha Lodge. No. 90. F. A. A. NJ, will
honor the day by comforting the NJ. NJ. degree
at II o'clock a. m. The lodge will have as
guests Alexandria Washington Lodge of Alex
andria, Va. of which the ilustrious George was
". NJ. After the comforting of the degree a
luncheon will be served and appropriate re-
marks on the day will be made by Mr. X.
Kemper of Alexandria and Messrs. ]. VI.
IZnaga, A. A. Brney, VI. Trimble. T. i. Hay,
". r. Singleton, A. q. Heylmun and others of
this city.