The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-02
May Attend Alexandria Cele-
bratiOn February %.
HONOR wAsHINGTON's MEMORY
Special Features Planned for Oh
servance of Anniversary of Birth
quet to Be Held i'm Afternoon and
Flowers viii BE Laid on Tomb.
WASHINGTON HERALD RuREAu.
0Bell Telephone ll3l
Conner Of Prince aud Royal Street


Alexandria, Va, Feb. president
! Roosevelt will be invited to attend a ban
quet to be given under the auspices Of the
/ Washington Birthday Association in this
/ city February 2 in celebration of the an
niversary of the birth Of General Wash
| ingtOn, At a meeting of the executive
committee Of the association in the old
/ Friendship fire engine-house this evening
| Il was decided to take steps tomorrow
with a view Of bringing the invitation be-
| fore the President at an early date An
! endeavor will be made tomorrow 10
make arrangements through Secretary
/ Loeb to have a committee call at the
/ White House in a few days in the interest
Of the matter.
/ President A. d. Brockett named the fol-
| lowing to serve on the committee: Mayor
/ Frederick j. Paff. Judge Louis c. Barley,
/ former Mayor e T. Downham, Capt
/ William B. SmOot. Col. James r, Cation,
| Capt. Herbert Bryant. Mai William NJ
Smith, Col John T. Trimyer, Charles
/ King, c. G. Carlin, Julian T. Burke. Jul
| Ian Y. Williams. W a. Smoot, jr. Peter
/ W. van de Westerlaken. and Clifton T.
| Howard. As head Of the association, Mr.
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| committee.
| A programme Of patriotic exercises. in
addition to the banquet, was outlined in a
! general way. the details 10 be arranged
/ later. For reasons of convenience. the
/ banquet viii be held at O'Clock in the
afternoon. There will be band concerts
| the principal one 10 take place at o'clock
/ ia the evening at the intersection Of King
and Washington streets II is the inten-
/ tiOn TO have the music for this occasion
furnished by the Greater Washington
/ Band.
VIII Decorate WashingtOn's Tomb.
Another feature Of the celebration will
/ the tomb Of Washington. This office will
/ be performed by committee of members
/ of the association, who will go to Mount
Vernon on an electric train. Gen Wash
/ ington's Farewell Address will be read.
either at the banquet OF at the evening
! concert
/ A unique event Of the days programme
viii be an exhibition Of the work Of the
ancient hand engine which was presented
| to the Friendship Fire Engine Company
/ by Gen. Washington. who was himself an
active member OF the company. The ven
cradle apparatus. appropriately bedecked
with bunting, WIN be drawn to a point on
! King street and will there be put into ac-
/ ton. The plan Is 20 exhibit the working
powers Of the historic apparatus in as
/ realistic manner as possible.
/ Although there viii be no street parade.
as was the case last year there will be
no lack of spirit and patriotic enthusiasm
/ In the coming celebration. All the prin-
! cipal streets Of the city will Re decorated
with the national coiors. business viii be
suspended. and in many ways the home
/ town of Washington will do honor to his
memory At u o'clock on the morning Of
I February p services appropriate TO the
/ anniversary will ne held in Christ Epis-
/ copal Church. under the auspices OF
/ Mount Vernon Chapter. Daughters Of
/ the American Revolution. Following its
/ time-honored custom. Alexandria Wash
/ ingtOn Lodge Of Mas1ns viii give a ban
quet in the evening in observance OF the
/ anniversary.