Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-23
FRIDAY wAsHINGroN's BIRTHDAY.
From the Beginning Notably For
tunate Day in American History.

From the New York sun.
To the Editor Of the Sun-Sir: Washing
toms birthday occurs this year on Friday,
the same day OF the week on which he was
born. His life and the important and for
tunate- events connected with it might safe
Iy be commended for instruction to the SUI
perstitious. especially To those superstition
has induced to regard Friday as an UNI
lucky day. at least for Americans.
Friday May l.. 1715. The Americans cap
tured Crown Point. Friday. May ~, 1TI3.
the American colonies united to resist Great
Britain in the revolutionary contest. Fri
day, June Z, 1TI6, Richard Henry Lee, III
the Continental Congress, made the motion
that the colonies declare themselves indie
pendent. and il was carried on July t. fol-
lowing Friday, June ~. 1IIG. occurred the
American victory at Fort MoultTie: on FIJI
day. August =, 1IIG, the first four delegates
affixed their names TO the Declaration oil
Independence on Friday. January 3 HI
occurred the American victory al Princeton.
Friday. August. = 17fI, the stars ana
StrpeS'-our present national ensiSn.Was
first hOiSted and displayed at Fort Schuy-
ler now Rome \. Y. Friday, September
10 1TT1, occurred the American victory at
Bemis Heights. Friday, October IL, 1iii, at
Saratoga the British General Burgoyne ana
his whole army surrendered as prisoners of
war. giving the American cause prestige
that secured an alliance from France ana
practically assured ultimate success
ON FRIDAY, september 1iSb lilt Il SSi1Oii
of Benedict Arnold was fortunately discov-
cred and it's object thwarted. Friday, Oc-
tuber 10 1871. Washington, in personal COM
Inand on the field, at Yorktown. received
the surrender of the British General Corn
wallis and his whole army as prisoners OF
war which closed the revolutionary strug-
gle in transcendent triumph.
other great and fortunate events IN
American history on Friday have been as
remarkable. ION Friday, August ~. 1492
Columbus sailed from Palos on his first yoy-
age in pursuit OF a new world, ana on trl-
day October II following. he discovered
America: Friday. September Ito, 1Sl3 occur
red Perrys victory on Lake Erie, celebrat-
ed in the popular song of seventy years ago.
The tenth of September
Let us all remember,
A. long the world on its axis goes rouilu
our tars and marines
On Lake Erie were seen
To make the proud flag of Great Britain
come down.
Friday May 5, 1916, occurred General
- Y,ylor'- victory at Palo Alto, Friday. Au-
gust ~. 1s4T. General SCOTS victories at
t'ontreras Cherubusco and San Antonio.
and in two other MINOR engagements salu
to be the greatest number OF SUCCESSIVE
victories in one day Friday, July -, loo"'
fh,. Union victory at Gettysburg and on the
same day negotiations for the surrender OF
Vick-burg by the confederates were con-
summated and realized the next day' praG
tically assuring Union success In the ciNl'
war Gettysburg and VicksburS, say
the confederate historian, Mr. Pollard
were twin victories for the federals-IW11l
disasters for the confederates- Ihey
marked the line where the war turned ana
the fortunes of the southern confederacy
declined ,..,
the negotiations by correspondence that
resulted in the surrender of General Lee:
April =. 1860
General. The result of the last week
must convince you of the hopelessness OIL
future resistance on the part of the army OIL
Northern Virginia in this struggle. leei
that it IS so. and regard it as my duty 10
shift from myself the responsibility OF any
further effusion of blood by asking OF you
the surrender Of that portion OF the con-
rederate states army known as the army
of Northern Virginia.
L S GRANT,
CO.. y L Lee Lieutenant General.
Friday has been a very fortunate DAY IN
American affairs and one of the best or all
DAYS on which to celebrate the anniversary
of Wa shiugtons birth.
WILLIAM r. BALDWIN.