Evening star., 1902-02-22
Local Celebration Of Wash
ingten's Birthday.
PATRIOTIC ADDRESSES
EXERCISES WELL ATTENDED AND
ENTHUSIAsM DISPLAYED.
Sons Of Revolution, Sons Of American
Revolution and Other So
cieties Celebrate.

series of public meetings. all marked
by the utmost enthusiasm and addresses
of eloquent praise for the first President,
and a parade OF the Improved Order
Of Red Men were the most notable
features Of the celebration Of George
Washington's birthday in the city which
bears his name. Everywhere the attend
ance. although smaller than in previous
years because of the forbidding weather
mas been sufficient to fill the meeting
places comfortably. and the meetings were
quite as remarkable for patriotic enthusi-
asm as those OF other years. All of the
offices were closed.
The Sons of the Revolution regularly OBJ
serve Washingtons birthday with public
meeting in one of the theaters, where an ad-
dress Is made on the life OF Washington
and patriotic selections are rendered by
the Marine Band. This year their meeting
was held In the New National Theater and
was largely attended The Sons of the
American Revolution also followed a Gus
tom OF many years and held their annual
election OF officers at RauScherS Ihere
were no addresses or exercises in addition
to the regular election. The Oldest Inhab-
itants held public session in Carroll In
stitute Hall. The Red Men meet tonight
in Masonic Temple. where actresses on the
life of Washington will be delivered and ma
cnal songs will be sung.
Commissioner Macfariand speaks tais
afternoon to the faculty and students OF the
Catholic University Metropolitan NJ. E.
Church has arranged special program for
meeting this evening. The Washington
Light Infantry will also hold special meet
ing In observance of the day.
Congress regularly marks the day by the
reading Of Washingtons Farewell Address
in the Senate chamber, and Senator Bur-
rows of Michigan performed that service
this year.
Appropriate exercises are being held this
afternoon by the National Council Of Wo-
men. The other woman's organization OF
women now in session nere-the Daughters
of the American RevolutiOn-vOted at Its
last congress not to interrunpt its sessions
for special exercises. Accordingly 1t con-
tinued to transact its regular business to-
day without any special addresses or other
WashingtOns birthday program.
Sons Of American Revolution.
An audience of notable size, composed
largely of the Sons Of the Revolution resi-
dent in the capital. and many Daughters Of
the Revolution now visiting here, assem-
bled at the New National Theater this
morning for the annual exercises commem-
oratiye of Washingtons birthday ami
VerSary. The program, which was In
charge of the Sons of the Revolution. In
cluded an address by Gen. CHARLES H.
GrosSenor, the reading of General Henry
Lees eulosum on the occasion of Wash
ington's funeral, by Mr. Barry Bulkley.
and series OF musical selections by the
Marine Band. The meeting was remark
able as a continued demonstration of pa
triOtism and reverend regard for the ma
tons first president.
Boxes had been set aside by the general
committee for Gen. T.. w. Torrance com
mander in chief of the Grand Army of the
Republic Mrs Grosvenor, who was at
tended by large party: Mrs Archibald
Hopkins wife Of the president of the local
chapter Of Sons of the Revolution; Mrs.
Charles H. Campbell. Mr.. W. L. Thomas
and Mr.. Thomas +. Walsh.
On the stage sat Gen. GrosvenOr. r.
Buckley Rev. Alexander Mackay-Smth
and Mr.. Archibald Hopkins, who presided.
of the stage. and in its blue uniforms. be-
fore one of the pastoral scenes from Ben
Hur' added gre atty to the picturesque am
patriotic decorations Of the hall
The Opening Address.
Mr.. Hopkins spoke very briefly In conven-
ing the assemblage. The audience present.
he said, bore witness to the wonderful fact
that while the country had expanded
twenty-foId since the death Of him In whose
honor 1t had assembled, with all it's growth
in numbers. power and riches there still
lowered over American history the majestic
figure Of George Washington. In the speak
erS Judgment the time would never come
when Washington. as grateful city, would
cease to do honor to the memory of its
founder by appropriate services on his
birthday anniversary. Mr.. Hopkins then in
troduced Gen Grosvenor
At the outset Of his address Gen. Grosvc-
nor explained that he meant to develop
only two thoughts-that Washington had
no intention Of writing into the Constitu-
tion rule against a third term for the
national executive; that the first Presi-
dent had not intended to preclude the Uni
ted States from all alliances with foreign
powers In discussing these propositions
however. the speaker found time to advert
to such other matters as the conduct of
American soldiers In the Philippines, the