Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-21
IS FIRST IN HEARTS
General Observance Tomorrow
of Washington's Birthday.
TAFT TO VISIT TOMB
President Will Place a Wreath at
Mount Vernon Shrine.
SOCIETIES WILL CELEBRATE
Many Banquets and Meetings Of
Patriotic Character Planned to
Take Place Tomorrow.
WILL CELEBRATE

AS Is customary in the nations capital,
the observance of Washington's birthday
| tomorrow in this city will be general,
and few of the many patriotic, military,
religious or social organizations Of the
| city will fail to observe, in some man
ner, the 1SOth anniversary of the birth
| of the father of his country.
President Taft, it is announced, will
accompany the members of the Wash
| ington Masonic National Memorial AS
ISOLATION to Mount Vernon, where for the
| second time, he will place a wreath on
| the tomb of Washington.
The President, accompanied by Sena-
tors Swanson and Martin, Representative
Carlin and high officials of the Alexan-
dria Masonic lodge, will leave Washing
| ton at 2:1O tomorrow afternoon, in q
special car over the Washington, Alex
andria and Mount Vernon electric line,
| and will return to the White House i'm
| mediately after the ceremonies at the
tomb of Washington.
Impressive Annual Ceremony.
This annual ceremony, in which the
President of the United States usual
| ly participates, is perhaps the most i'm
pressive feature Of the anniversary OBJ
servances, the vault at Mount Vernon
being opened for a short time while trib-
ute is paid to the memory of the man
inferred within, and Wreaths are placed
upon the tomb which encloses his ashes.
The annual meeting Of the Washington
National Monument Society will be held
at the residence of Adds B. Browne at l
o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
The Association of Oldest Inhabitants
will meet tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock
at the old engine house, corner Of 10Th
and IL streets northwest. The principal
address will be by Rev. Charles L. Pate
| of DumbartOn Avenue NJ E. Church.
Southern Society Dinner.
| At the first annual dinner of the South
ern Society of Washington. to be given
at the New Raleigh tomorrow evening,
two southern girls Miss Anna Vernon
| Dorsey of Maryland and Miss Edna Dun
| ham Of Virginia, each of whom has
achieved distinction in other lands, the
| first as reader and singer of southern
dialect and ante-bellum folk songs, and
the latter as a soprano soloist. have sig
nified their intention to be present and to
entertain the diners with songs and reci-
| tatiOnS of the southland.
A large number of southern representa-
tives In Congress and other prominent ma
| lives of Dixie resident in Washington
| will make short addresses.
| The Senate's celebration of the ami
versary of the birth of the first President
will consist of the reading of Washing
| toms farewell address. SENATOR John
| Worth Kern Of Indiana has been sdesig-
| mated by Vice President Sherman for the
honor of reading the address. and it Will
take place Immediately after the Senate
meets for the day.
| In selecting Senator Kern to read the
Washington address the Vice President
| paid fine courtesy to the Indiana solon
| 1t will be remembered that Senator Kern
| was defeated for the vice presidency by
Mr.. Sherman.
Statue Presentation in Mexico.
| In Mexico City tomorrow afternoon
President Madero will be present, cir
! cumstances permitting, at the presenta-
ton of the statue Of Gen. Washington
to the republic Of Mexico. The princi-
pal address will be delivered by Henry
Lane Wilson, American minister to
| Mexico. and the response will be made
| by President Madero in behalf of the
government Of Mexico. The presenta-
| ton ceremonies are in charge Of a
| committee of Americans living in Mex
leo City. and all foreign representatives
| and diplomats have been invited to
participate.
| At the Catholic University of Amer
| lea DR.. Hannis Taylor. Ii. D., will
lecture on George Washington and
being given in the assembly room of
McMahon Hall at 1870 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon.
| The baraca and philatIea classes of
| the Fifth Baptist Sunday School will
observe the birthday of Washington with
| an evening of music and recitation.
Among those to take part are Misses
Hattie tMcGinness, Ann Suter, Eunice
Wilson, Marion Fouke Mrs. George Stat
| ford, Messrs. Brewer, Weber, Garner
and Japhet.
/ DR.. H L. E. Johnson, president of the
| District Of Columbia Society. Sons of the
| Revolution, will preside at the meeting
| of the society at the New Willard at 2
| o'clock tomorrow afternoon. The princi-
pal speaker will be Representative N. E.
Kendall of Iowa, whose topic will be
Patriotism in Politics" The meeting will
| be preceded by a buffet luncheon in the
small ballroom of the hotel
Special Drill at Fort Myer.
At Fort Myer tomorrow afternoon a
| special exhibition drill will be given for
the benefit Of the post athletic fund and
the Army Y. M. c.. A. The band Of the
l 10Th Cavalry will play during the entire
drill, the program Of events being grand
melee and review Of participants; tan
dem driving, Troop C. 18th Cavalry. Capt.
| Warren Dean, cofnmandings bareback
riding, Troop B, 18th Cavalry. First
Lieut.. W. w. Overton, commanding: bat
i terry drill Battery D, Sd Field Artillery,
First Lieut. W. III. Shepherd, command