Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-19
PATRIOTIC SOCIETIES
Celebration Of Washington's
Birthday Anniversary.
PROGRAMS OUTLINED
SONS OF THE REVOLUTION AT
NEW WILLARD.
Exercises in the Public Schools Under
Arrangements Made by Board
Of Trade.

Washington's birthday anniversary oc-
! ours this year on Sunday. and arrange
| ments have been made for the celebration
| of the event in the city which bears ms
| name. This Is an occasion when the whole
| country, without a dissenting voice OF
| spirit joins in paying tribute to the mem
| ory of one of its greatest heroes and pa
triots. Connected with this event no sec
tional differences are recalled no unpleas-
ant things of the past need be shielded oy
the screen of forgetfulness. but all the peo-
pie, north, south, east and west, WITHIN the
borders Of the United States give express
sion to sentiments of loyalty and patriotic
devotion especially characteristic of Amer
leans in paying their tributes OF respect 10
the father of his country"
The public schools, the Sons OF the Revo-
luton, the Daughters of the American
Revolution, the Children Of the American
Revolution and kindred patriotic societies
have arranged elaborate programs for ceie-
brating the event. while several OF the
churches will hold services Of patriotic
character commemorative of the occasion.
Sons Of the Revolution.
The Sons of the Revolution Of the Dis
trict of Columbia will celebrate Washing
toms birthday anniversary Monday In the
banquet hall Of the New Willard Hotel.
The meeting will be presided over by Mr..
F. P. B. Sands, vice president OF the local
chapter, and music will be furnished by the
United States Marine Band, under the d.
rection of Lieut.. w. H. Santlemann. Inc
program, prepared for the meeting will In
cude an invocation by Rev. Randolph H.
McKim chaplain Of the District OF Column
bia Sons of the Revolution; an Grafton on
Washington by Mr.. Barry Buckley and an
address by Rev. T. E. Green, general chap
lain of the Sons Of the Revolution. the
benediction will be pronounced by DR.. NC
Kim.
Members of the Sons of the Revolution
can procure tickets for the meeting from
Mr.. Barry Buckley at the Bond building.
The banquet hall at the New Willard mas
been loaned to the society by Mr.. F. 5.
Hight, manager of the hotel. The commit
tee in charge of the celebration includes
Charles H. Campbell, chairman; N. Barry
Buckley, secretary, and Mark B. Hatch, Or.
H. L. E. Johnson, Benjamin Miller, X. w.
Buckley, A. F. Marsh, H. w. Reed and b.
B. Wilson.
A reception in honor of Washington's
birthday anniversary will be held by the
Daughters of the American Revolution Sat
urday night at the Riggs House, when it Is
expected that all the members of the organ
ization in the city, many of whom will be
from abroad, will be in attendance. A de-
tachment Of Minute Men of the District OF
Columbia under the command Of Col. NJ. A.
Winter will also be present.
Features Of Program.
The principal features of the program will
be an address by Representative albert j.
Hopkins, senator-elect from Illinois; quar-
tet by Minute Men, solo by F. ]. Woodman,
plano solo by Lieut.. E. P. Paul. recitation
by Miss A. NJ. Fauntleroy, and a talk by
Col. Thomas H. Mckee on "Gleanings and
Glimpses Of Patriotism" Assistant Post
master General E. c: Madden will relate
the story of how Martha Washingtons por-
trait came to be used on the postage
stamps. and Sergt. N. r. Wood, ornitholo-
gist Of the National Museum, will give imi-
tations Of birds and animals.
A special patriotic and religious service
will also be held at the First Baptist
Church Sunday morning, when the ma
tional officers of the D. A. r. will attend in
body. Rev. DR.. c. F. Winbigler, the pas
tor, will deliver the sermon on the subject
washington, the Man, the Christian
At the Church Of the Covenant Sunday
afternoon at 4 o'clock the Children Of the
American Revolution will hold a service
when several addresses will be given on
appropriate subjects. Monday February
%, members of the society will visit Mount
Vernon to participate in exercises around
the tree planted by the Children Of the
American Revolution.
The members of the P. o. s. of A will
celebrate the occasion next Monday even
ing In the halls Of Washington Camp, No
L, diiA " oSiiilStoii Sdupp NO. respect
lively
The city Of Alexandria has made extern
slve preparations for observing the event
by general celebration Monday. 1t is ex-
pected that a large number of residents of
Washington will witness the exercises in
the city across the Potomac
All the public schools Of the District have
prepared to hold special exercises in honor
Of Washington'S birthday tomorrow after
noon at 80 o'clock. The celebration In the
public schools has been arranged under the
auspices Of the Washington Board of Trade
by Its committee on public schools
Chairmen and Speakers Designated.
Mr.. A. P. Pardon, chairman Of the COM
mittee on public schools, has designated
chairmen and speakers, respectively, for
the schools named below, the chairmen be-
ing those first mentioned:
High sehools-Gentral, John w Douglass,
Henry L. West; Eastern, DR.. A. P. Pardon,
Henry B. F. Mcfarland; Western, Thos
w. Smith. James T. Du Bots; Business,
George Truesdell, E. Southland Parker; Nc
H. Rudolph, william II. Singleton: M.
Street High School. Charles B. Purvis,
DR.: Robert Reyburn: Armstrong Man
a sads rr W. School, IL ha W Miner H sa Rsh
Jos. r. Miller, John c. Dancy
First division-Franklin, John Joy Edison,
Rev. Donald c. McLeou; Berret, Rear Ad-
son; Dennison. Samuel W. Curriden, J. D.
Croissant; Adams, Albert M. Read, G. W.
F. Swartzell; Force, John S. Barker, Rev
Teunis s. Hamlin; Phelps, Robt. A. Phillips,
Miss Emma M. Gillett; Harrison, Captain
Thos. F. Jewell. U. s. NJ. Percy s. Foster;
Hubbard, Fulton Lewis, Rev. Ross Fish
burn; Johnson, Benz. P. Davis, Ernest Will
kinson; Morgan, Thos. P. Morgan, Rev. E.
Lawrence Hunt
Second division-Seaton, Isaac Cans, F.
A. Fleming; Henry, VIM. J. Rhese, Rev E.
L. Hubbard: Webster. 7. fanny Brown,
VIM. Frey White; Abbott, VIM. v. Cox, Ly-
man L. Pierce: Morse. Chas. F. Hendler,
jackson H. Ralston: Polk. Justin Morrill,
Chamberlin. Rev. Geo. P. Wilson; Twining,
John Doyle Carmody. Rev. J. J. Muir; Eek
ington VIM. A. Boss, Rev. w. Taliaferro
Thompson; Emory. Ralph A. Severn, Rev