The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-22
HONOR THE BIRTH
OF WASHINGTON
Alexandria Folk Observe
the Day in Fitting
Manner.
Services Held in Church
Where Washington
Worshiped.
MaSOnS and Fire Company
Hold BanquetS This
Evening.
WASHINGTON TINES BUREAU.
ALEXANDRIA. VA. FER %

A4AE&ANDhlA, VA. FEB. p.
The birthday OF George Washington.
the citizen" Is being observed in Alex
andria, his home town. today in "A fitting
manner. The celebration this year did
not take the form OF parade, but con-
sisted Of religious services. band con-
certs' and banquets.
The celebration of the day began at
1O;SO O'Clock this morning, when a com
mittee OF the Birthday Association, con-
slsting of Mayor f. J. Pan. l.. T. Down
nam. G B. Marshall, Hubert Snowden.
n kemper, Peter Won de Westlaken. r
N Graham, Harry Hammond, George
r Aitcheson, O. II. Kirk. Thomas
Chauncey. w. r. Hamilton. r. S. Jones
Joseph Colvin. Judge r. T. w. Duke If
w A Smoot, jr.. John II. Trimyer. 7. c..
Howard. J. Y. Williams. A. d Bracket.
W. NJ. Smith, w. McA. Green I'D =
"a Latham. took the palace car
Mount Vernon" at the corner OF King
ana washington streets and made
Tip 10 Mt Vernon, where a wreath of
MOVERS was placed on the tomb OF
Washington
Services in Christ Church.
Al II o'clock this morning services
were held at the old historic Cbrist
church, where Washington worshiped
under the auspices Of the Mt. Vernon
chapter. Daughters of the American
revolution. The services were attend
90 py the members of the Daughters
OF lhe revolution Of Washington. Right
rev. Bishop Gibson. Of Virginia de-
lNered an interesting address on Wash
iington. During the services a col
lection was taken up for the benefit
OF Old Pohlck Church.
AZ the banquet this afternoon Presf-
zen "a, a u. brockett was POSTMASTER,
toasts: The Rev c. ID. RuIia nae.or
OF the Methodist Episcopal Church
south. George Washington" Judge q
5 ~ N,lcoi, The NeiGhboring Countless"
1haTleS :. Carlin. Alexandra" Judge
X u. W. Duke, jr., Of Charlottesville.
The day has been kept as a holiday.
the schools, banks. and public Offices
being closed, and the postoffice mas kent
sunday hours. This afternoon nearly
All the business houses closed their
U T,,jtb an anu the streets were thrOnged
win persons, many visitors being IN
the crowd which filled King and Wash
lngtOn streets.
Masons Banquet This Evening.
This evening Alexandria Washington
Lodge Of Masons wiz hold banquet
N their temple, at which the following
gentlemen will respond to tuasts:
Alexandria washington Lodge. No
y, Right Worshipful w. NJ smith. NJ
y, Of this city George Washington
Representative Charles A. Towne of
New York; Liberty Lodge. Of Beverly.
Mass Eugene J. Y. Huigfnn of Rev
erly. Mass; THE Grand Lodge of Vfr-
ginia,' Most WorshIpful Judge r. T.
w. Duke, of Charlottesville. Va .sTbe
Old Dominion" Representative II. u
Flood. Of Roanoke; Andrew Jacks0n
Lodge J. Johnson Green, Of this city;
The Tenets of Freemasonry." X
kemper, Of this city
Afternoon Band Concert.
This afternoon at I o'clock a band con-
cert was held at the corner Of Wash
ington and Cameron streets by the
Naval Gun Factory Band under the
direction Of Bandmaster Jacob G.. Moody.
The band occupied the stand which had
been erected at the intersection Of the
two streets. The following program was
rendered; March, The Diplomat"
SOusa; Oyerture.I ''Tannhauser' Wag-
ner' waltz, Moonlight on the Hudson
hermann: trombone solo. Worlds Fair
Polka (Marsh). Albert Schlenker;
grand fantasia on My Old Kentucky
Home variations for all Instruments
Dalbey; Medley, George Washington
America Forever" Theo. Moses-To-
bani march, Brooks Chicago Marine
Band SeitZ; overture. Poet and Peas
set Hall medley overture, When : f fFla
WhipPOoTwill Sings Marguerite" HeIf
ana Hagel; selections from opera "II
Troyatore," Verdi; march comiaue. "OId
Settlers on Parade" Verdi: Star
Spangled Banner"
This afternoon those who attend the
banquet TO be given by the Birthday
Association I'm McBurneys Han win I
meet ct the rooms of the Chamber OF
Commerce, at the corner OF King and
Washington streets, and will march 10
me nall The hall has been deliberately |
decorated for the occasion, and a sunni !
tuous banquet has been prepared by
RaIDmell Brothers.