Evening star., 1904-02-23
LIFE OF WASHINGTON
Phases Of His Character Sub
ject Of Addresse
AT TAX Ma PARK
MOTHER AND WIFE OF FIRST
PRESIDENT EULoGIzED.
Business Meetings of the Citizens As
sociation Precedes the Pa
triotic Exercises.

washington s birthday was celebrated by
the citizens of Takoma Park last night. at
o CLOCK, in Takoma Hall, on the occasion
o1 the regular monthly meeting of the Ia
koma Park Citizens Association The ex-
crosses were held at the conclusion of the
regular business The meeting was called
to order by Prof B. T. Galloway. president
of the association, and Mr.. Horace q CO.
sorn recorded the minutes
In response to a communication to tho
District Commissioners from the associa
tlon' letter was read by the secretary
relative to the new Takoma public school
Accompanying the letter was a report of
the inspector of buildings, in which he
stated that the contract dated September
., 1903, contemplated the use of the first
story OF the school within six weeks after
GATE OF contract The contract for the
balance OF the building, he said did not ex-
pire until March 10. 1904. The coInfnun. ca
tlons were referred to the school commit
tee.
+ A resolution was adopted by the assoc;a-
t1on, which practically indorses similar
resolution adopted by the Columbia Heights
tluZens Association February last 1t
states in part that it commends the recon-
mendation of the Commissioners to Con-
giess, repeated in their annual report, that
a permanent and businesslike settlement of
the current District finances be made at this
appropriations for extraordinary projects of
Improvement be distinguished from appro-
prlatlonS for current needs the Districts
snare OF the cost of extraordinary projects
OF improvements TO be prov, ded for by ad-
vaDees from the United States treasury to
be repaid annually.
Program Of Entertainment.
The president of the association then an
nounced the work of the entertainment
committee and the patriotic program which
had been arranged for the evening in honor
of the 1I2d anniversary of the birth of Gen.
George Washington. Prof Galloway acted
as master of ceremonies and following the
singing of The Recessonal," by the Ia
koma chorus, introduced the first speaker
of the evening, Col. G. c. kniffin. Col
Knif1in spoke of THE Military Career of
Washington. In his Introduction he said
it would be impossible to trace the events
that filled the years from 1776 TO 1883, and
he would only cite the prominent points
that indicate the military genius of Wash
ington.
difficulty that conf. onts the studen
of the military history of the revolut on s
to find q war with which to COMPARE it.
The qualities that would have brought sue
cess to soldier of the tyae; OF. &c asir or
would have failed tremendously in the
American colonies. The rulers first men
toned had supreme authority to impress
the male population into the service. There
lives of their subjects. Vast armies were
raised. equipped and marched to the scene
of hostiiities by comm nd of the severe gn.
The revolution war was undertaken
against the will of a majority of the colo
nists. 1t was considered by thousands of
good citizens to be unnecessary, wicked
and doomed to failure. There was larger
proportion of men of fighting age, to the
population, who never took up arms for
the colonies against Great Britain than
could be found in the south outside of the
confederate army. Yet volunteers focked
to the standard, imhued by a love of liberty
inherent in the Anglo Saxon race. They
came from the farm and the workshop the
men of Drawn and courage; und iunted they
willingly lent themselves to the hard school
ing of the soldier; plow boys exchanged
their slouching gait for an erect military
carriage and camps became the scene OF
activity and patriotic jealous perform
ance of soldierly duty. 1t was to such a
camp of instruction that Wash ngton came
to take command on that memorable day
in July 1918, VIXEN he received his little
army under the elm In Cambridge. The
wonderful influence of Washingto on over
the minds and hearts of his soldiers was
unequaled by that of any general of whom
history gives any account.
His Views of the Great West Discussed
Dr. E..V Wilcox followed Colonel knit
fin, and discussed 'Washingtons Views as
to the Great West His reIna: ks We're IL
lustrated by the use of a descriptive map,
winch WdS Q-SpldyeU upoI lHt jiilIOiI III ou
which the speaker was standing.
In the course of his remarks he said that
a committee of Congress. consisting of Mr..
Jefferson Mr.. Chase and Mr.. Howell, re-
ported plan for the temporary govern
ment of the western territory, which was
taken into consideration the 18th of April,
1884
According to this plan. the territory was
to be divided into ten states, by parallels
of latitude and meridian lines. The set
Love of oah ct to urny To fa1r for
rary government for themselves, according
to certain prescribed regulations, till their
number should be equal to that of the in
habitants of the smallest state in the con-
federation, when they were to be taken into |
the Union, and to enjoy all the privileges
of the original states. The territorial gov
ernments were to be established by the set |
tiers on condition that they should forever
remain a part of the United States of Amer |
ica that in their persons, property and |
territory they should be subject to the gov |
ernment of the United States in Congress |
assembled, and to the articles of confedera- |
ton, in all those cases In which the original |
states shall be so subject; that they should |
be subject to pay part of the federal |
debts contracted or to be contracted, ap- |
portiOned according to the common rule |
and measure by which apportionments |
thereof shall be made on the other states; |
that their respective governments should |
be republican in form, and should admit |
no person to be citizen who holds any |
title; that after the year 1900 /
Of the Christian era there should be neither |
slavery nor Involuntary servitude in any of |
the states otherwise than in punishment OF |
crimes, whereof the party shall have been |
duly convicted to have been personally |
guilty.
The names of the ten new states begin |
ming at the northwest and proceeding south |
wardly, were to be Sylvania, Michigania, |
Ghsrsonesss, G, Assenisipia; Metropotamia,
tarafa Pelisipia The report Of tho COM