The Washington herald., 1913-02-21
CAPITAL 10PAY
FATHER Homage
Patriotic Exercises WI Be
Held In All Public
Schools To-day.
MANY MASONIC SERVICES
ID. A. R., Sons Of the Revolution, and
Other Societies Have Arranged
Elaborate Pregrannes.
George Washington"

| George Washington"
This is the name that Is foremost In
the minds Of $4,000 school children Of
the District. who will to-day celebrate
the birthday of the Father of His
Country" The anniversary of his birth.
February %, falling on Saturday. the
youngsters will hold their celebration
to-day in the various public school
buildings. Patriotic songs Will be
sung, recitations and drills will be
given, and addresses will be made at
several of the schools by men promi-
nent in public life.
| All during the past week young
America has been diligently studying
the life of Washington, and their young
nerves are keyed high to pay him
| tribute
Among the speakers who will to-day
| tell of the deeds of valor and unblem-
ished life Of Washington are DR.. Har-
vey ". Wiley. weightman School: Julius
H. Peyser Webster School; Rev. DR..
Earle Wiley, joint exercises of Thorn
son and Franklin Schools: Rev. w. p.
Wedderspoon, Adams School: Henry p.
Blair, Carbery School; Rev. DR.. Donald
Macleod, Towers School: Col A. s.
Perham and Senator Obadiah Gardner.
Grover Cleveland School: DR.. w. s..
Small Ross School; Ernest H. Daniel
Hubbard School, and Z. W. Roberts.
Force School
Celebration exercises will be held at
o'clock to-day in the Jefferson School.
The Daughters Of the American Revolu-
ton will present to the school picture
Of the desiging OF the American flag.
Adult America will celebrate Washing
toms Birthday to-day and tomorrow.
Patriotic societies and civic organiza-
tions, as well as the Masonic and other
fraternal orders. have made elaborate
plans for the observance OF the day. AL
though no large general obseryance has
been planned. the holiday will be gen.
eyally celebrated throughout the District.
Services in Alexandria.
The usual Masonic ceremonies at Old
Christ Church in Alexandria and at
Mount Vernon will attract large crowds.
President Taft will participate in the
exercises to be held In Alexandra to-
night.
Exercises will be held at the twenty
fourth annual meeting Of the Sons of the
Revolution tomorrow morning at IL
o clock at the Columbia Theater.
The programme will be opened with
THE Star Spangled Banner" by the
Marine Band. Rev. Dr. Randolph II. Nc
Kim. president of the society. will call the
meeting to order, and the invocation Will
be pronounced by the chaplain. Rev. DIR.
John Van Schaick. tr. Robert z. Lee,
tr.. will read Washingtcn's Farewell Ad-
dress, and Senator Burton Of Ohio will
deliver an address on IF Washington
Were Living To-day" Senator McCum-
ber of North Dakota will discuss The
Construction OF Our Treaties with Great
Britain and Our Duty to Submit Ques-
tions of Differences to Arbitration
Appropriate exercises commemorating
the birth Of Washington will mark the
meeting OF the Association of the Oldest
Inhabitants in the old engine house. cor
ner Of Nineteenth and II Streets North
west. tomorrow morning at 1890 o'clock.
The business meeting will continue from
l0:30 O'Clock until noon. following which
the Washington Birthday exercises will
be held.
One Of the most elaborate programmes
for observance Of the day has been pre-
pared by the Daughters of the American
Revolution. to be held tomorrow night
at O'Clock in Continental Memorial Hall.
The exercises will be under the auspices
OF the International Peace Arbitration
Committee of the N. S. d. A. R., Of
which Mrs. Claude A. Swanson, wife of
Senator Swanson of Virginia, is chair
man
The address OF the evening will be
delivered by Thomas Nelson Page, who
will speak on Henry Clay and the
Treaty of Ghent" reception to MEM
bers of the various patriotic socities OF
the District will follow the lecture.
George Washington and His Times"
will be the subject OF a lecture to be
delivered tonight by Joseph L Keefer,
at a meeting Of the California State Asso-
citation at the Public Library.
Following a long established custom,
the knights of Columbus will take part
in annual memorial mass tomorrow
morning at the Catholic University.
Solemn requiem mass will be celebrated
for the deceased members of the order
In honor Of Washington's birthday the
Order of Washington will hold its an
nual ladies' night tonight at Rauscher's
An elaborate programme has been ar
ranged. The principal address will be
delivered by Senator Fletcher of Florida.
The subject Of Senator Fletchers address
will be Then and Now Others who
will make short addresses will be Rear
Admiral Charles Fl. Stockton, U. g. N.
(retireO. and William De Hertburn
Washington. of New York.
To Read Washfn Eton's Addres..
A lecture will be delivered tomorrow
afternoon by Charles H. Mccarthy in
Mcmahon Hall. at the Catholic Uaiver-
sity. The subject OF his lecture will be
tue DtBlnnlnRS OF Our
Government"
The annual banquet and meeting of
the North Dakota Association will be
held tomorrow night at the National
Hotel. A special feature of the pro-
gramme will be an address by Edward
Miller Deming, the cowboy artist and
sculptor"
Announcement was made yesterday
that the Public Library holiday service
divisions would be open from O'Clock
until 10 o'clock p. m. All of the govern
ment departments will be closed all day
tomorrow.
The Senate will meet tomorrow at 2
o'clock and Senator Brandegee Of Con-
necticut will read Washington's Farewell
Address
The increasing esteem in which the
memory of George Washington is held
by his country Is reflected in the action
of practically all of the retail merchants
of the city closing their establishments
at / o'clock tomorrow.
DEATH RECORD.