Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-01
JEFFERsON'S BIRTHDAY
Anniversary TO BE CELEBRAT-
ED IN CHARLOTTESVILLE.
Prominent Citizens to Participate
Pilgrimage to Observation-Disclosures
in This City.

Extensive preparations are being made In
Charlottesville. Va, to celebrate April Ii,
the birthday of Thomas Jefferson. In an ap-
propriate manner. Exercises will be held
at the University of Virginia under the
auspices Of the faculty Of the university,
the local chapter of the Virginia organiza-
ton of the Daughters of the American
Revolution and the municipal authorities
Of the town of Charlottesville. During the
course of the exercises at the university
eulogy of Jefferson viii be delivered by
some prominent speaker. and afterward the
people attending the exercises will make a
pilgrimage to Monticello. the old home OF
Jefferson. for the purpose of laying wreaths
and floral tributes on his tomb.
This is the first time that exercises of
this nature have been held in Charlottes-
vile. and 1t is intended that 1t shall be an
annual affair. Invitations have been sent
all over the country inviting the persons
addressed to send wreaths or other tributes
to be placed on the tomb, and the replies
received Indicate that the invitations will
be responded to In q generous manner.
There will probably be a floral piece sent
from the White House and the Thomas
Jefferson Memorial Association. which has
its headquarters here, will certainly send
piece.
Preparing for Banquet.
Active preparations are being made for
the banquet to be given in this city April
IS, in celebration of Jefferson's birthday,
under the auspices of the Thomas Jefferson
Memorial Association. There will be a SOU
venir menu card that will. in addition to
the bill Of fare. contain appropriate senti-
ments culled from the works and letters of
Jefferson, and number Of prominent men,
including Senator Hoar. President Need
ham of Columbian University, Mr.. Charles
Emory Smith, ex-Postmaster General: Gov.
Montague of Virvinia. Rev. D. J. Stafford,
D. D.. Of this city. and Mr.. William J.
Bryan of Nebraska will probably respond
to them.
The officers of the association have re-
ceived number of favorable replies to the
invitation addressed to theatrical man.
ayers, to devote per cent Of the receipts
from performances, April 49, to the fund
Of the association. Mr.. Joseph Jefferson
will open his season that day, it is stated,
and in letter to Mr.. w. s. Mexican, Sec
rotary of the association, he expressed his
thanks for the opportunity given him to
contribute to the fund in such manner
and expressed the hope that the opening
performance would be the best attended of
the season.
Replies of a similar nature have been re-
cefved from number of out of town the
atrical managers and from two of the local
managers.
In addition to the regular performances
at the theaters. Lieut.. Santelmann OF the
Marine Band has written a march which
he has dedicated to the association. and
which it is hoped to have published before
April ID. If satisfactory arrangements can
be made orchestral scores will be distrib-
uted throughout the country. and theatrical
managers will be requested to have their
orchestras play the march during the week
beginning April ID. The march has been
in the hands Of the publishers several
weeks, and the piano score, with the proof
of the orchestral score, has already been
finished.
The Governors to Meet.
A meeting of the board of governors Of
the association will be held in this city
April 3D. during the course Of which it is
hoped to arrive at some definite conclusion
as to the form of memorial the association
Is to erect. The pervading sentiment is: for
building Of classic design, but the wishes
of all the members of the board have not
yet been consulted The board includes
the governors Of all the states and terri
tories and prominent persons from each
state. 1t Is expected that majority of the
members of the board will attend the meet
In