Evening star., 1902-02-19
Celebration Of Washington's
Birthday Anniversary.
A GENERAL HOLIDAY
LOCAL PATRIOTIC SOCIETIES TO
HAVE FORMAL CEREMONIES.
Exercises Friday in the Public Schools
Under Direction Of the
Board Of Trade.

The celebration Of Washington's birth
day In this city will be as usual this year
quite general. The feature OF public meet
ings will perhaps be more common. as sew
eral organizations have adopted that form
Of celebrating the event which the day
commentaries. In addition to what may
be termed the formal celebration, the day
win be observed as holiday In the District
by general suspension Of business.
The patriotic organizations will be much
In evidence in the public exercises of the
day. while following the custom which they
established many years ago and maintained
when 1t was not as usual as 1t Is today the
Oldest Inhabitants Association will meet
and will celebrate the virtues Of the first
President of the United States.
A meeting under the auspices Of the Sons
of the Revolution will be held at 1915
o'clock at the National Theater. Saturday
morning, to which admission Will be by
tickets distributed by the secretary, Mr..
Barry Bulkley. Music will be furnished by
the Marine Band and the program arranged
Is as follows:
Overture. "The Invincible Eagle" Sousa:
invocation. Rev. Mackay-Smit chaplain
Sons of the Revolution. District Of Colum-
bla: music "Salome." Lorraine; Grafton on
THE Star Spangled Banner" Key: Grafton
on Gen. Henry Lee. Barry Bulkley: music.
'The Star Spangled Banner Key; address.
by Representative Charles H. Grosyenor;
music, "Marseillaise." Rouget de TIsle; mu-
benediction. Rev. DR.. Mackay- Smith, chap
lain Sons of the Revolution District OF CO.
lumbia: music, Our Glorious City," San
telmann.
Sons Of American Revolution.
The Sons Of the American Revolution will
hold meeting at Rauscher's, beginning at
IL o'clock. At that session the business
affairs Of the organization will be consid-
cred through the reports made by the off,
GERS. and the other details Of an annual
meeting Of society Of such proportions
will come up. The annual election Of off,
GERS will take place. and as the honors of
such selections are not slightingly regarded.
the annual event Is always of much inter-
est. 1t Isl likely that this year will be no
exception to the rule and the choice OF off,
GERS is likely to be the result OF strong con-
test.
A feature Of special interest of the meet
ing will be the report of the committee that
has arranged for the sessions Of the annual
body, which Is to be held In this city begin
ming the 3Oth Of April. The headquarters
of the national organization will be at the
New Willard. and 1t Is intended to make the
stay of the national delegates here as pleas
ant and profitable as possible.
In the Public Schools.
The celebration OF Washington's birthday
anniversary will be held in the public
schools Of the District Friday. the last
school day Of the week AS has been the
custom for years past. the speakers as
well as the presiding officers. for the gath
erings in the various school buildings will
be supplied by committee Of the Wash
ington Board of Trade. Through the un-
firing zeal Of the chairman of that COM
mittee, DR.. A. p. Pardon 1t Is possible to
carry out this arrangement this year. 1t
involves much careful attention to details
and q large amount Of correspondence.
Columbia Historical Society.
The Columbia Historical Society will cele-
brate the day by a social meeting of the men,
bers at the Shoreham from 2 to o'clock.
Owing to the increase in the membership
of the society 1t is found necessary to limit
the invitations for this occasion strictly to
the members OF the society. Refreshments
are to be served, and the members have
been asked to notify Mr.. Lewis j. Davis,
who has made the arrangements for the at
fair, as to whether or not they can attend.
In one sense this reception will be contin
uing pleasing custom which was main-
tained by the late DR.. Toner for SO many
years, and then, after his death. by Mr..
Lewis J. Davis. The latter. who enter
tanned on two occasions the members of
the Columbia Historical Society. found that
the membership had outgrown the capacity
OF private house, and was obliged to
abandon 1t.