Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-19
Georgetown Plans Celebration
in Montrose Park and In
vites Washington.
PRESIDENT IS EXPECTED
TO GRACE THE OCCASION
Ceremonies in Part to Commemorate
Arrival of President John Adams
in Georgetown.

Addresses by Senator Gallinger. Johr
Barrett director of the Pan-Americar
Union: Henry B. +. Macfarland for
mer Commissioner of the District OF
Columbia. and others are to feature the
celebration to be held in Montrose
Park. Georgetown. June ., according
TO plans now being perfected by resi-
dents OF Georgetown and Washington.
President Wilson is to be invited to
attend the celebration and to deliver
an address.
The celebration Is to be a fourfold
affair. as planned. being the observ-
ance. month in advance, of the
Fourth of July. and concentrating
the 114th anniversary of the arrival in
Georgetown of John Adams second
President of the United States; his re-
ception by the people of Georgetown
and his reception by the people of
Washington. Adams reached George
town, June 8. 1900: was given pub
lie reception by the residents June 4.
and listened to the address of vel
come in behalf of the people of
Washington June 5. ....
lt is planned to hold the celebration
on the afternoon of June 5 other fea-
.uIes OF the affair being a program Of
patr1otc songs by big chorus Of Young
women and men of Georgetown and a
concert by the Marine Band.
Outline of Program.
Miss Louisa Rittenhouse. who has been
leading spirit in planning for the
celebration. today gave The Star the
following outline OF the proposed quad
ripple observance:
In olden time. soon after the close of
the revolution and almost to the begin
ming OF the civil war the Fourth of July
was celebrated with great enthusiasm
IN Georgetown, when there were orations
and singing after the booming of cannon
led all up the hill to PARROTS woods,
and the sixteen-acre park was originally
a part OF that beautiful woodland. Now
Georgetown cannot have that date as
washington absorbs all patriotism and
FUNDS. SO Georgetown proposes to have
some spread-eagliSm at her own ex-
pense and invites all Washington over
to enjoy, anticipating the Fourth by a
month. also celebrating the arrival OF
the second President of the United
States. Georgetown people were the first
dates can be celebrated in one, the
Fourth of July, month in advance;
President Adams arrival in Georgetown
ia years ago, June 3, his reception, with
an ADDRESS OF welcome by the people on
the Fourth. and his reception by the
people of Washington on the 5th when,
OF course, all Georgetown went across
TO hear that address and make visible
assemblage. for in 1890 few were to be
iound in Washington.
An extract from the diary of Mrs
Thornton. the wife of DR.. William
Thornton, architect of the Capitol is
interesting:
June we heard the President John
Adams) has arrived in Georgetown Dr.
Thornton went over at ! o'clock to wait
on the President The President
intends staying to receive an address
from the inhabitants of Georgetown to-
morrow. On the 4th DIR. Thornton and
other gentlemen on horseback escorted
him TO the Capitol about 3 o'clock, stop
ping first at his house the White Housed
and the Treasury Office. He travels in
chariot and four: is going to lodge at
Tunniclif's Tavern on Capitol Hill.
The 9Th. a fine day. Dr. T., about
noon. went to the tavern. and with Mr..
Dalton walked to the Capitol with the
President The address was presented by
Mr. Dalton
Cuttings From History.