Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-19

welcome to the twenty-eighth Presldent
of the greatest nation of the earth, ano
that all the countries of this western
hemisphere Ms are republics, or Or a s.p3eihs
1T is planned to have four brlel ao-
dresses of ten minutes duration, hne
singing by a chorus Of young women
and men Of Georgetown. the Marine e
Band in full force. for we must nave
Uncle Sans very own to honor the ola
town that helped SO generously, when
he was 50 poor and struggling to gam
foothold among the nations, and they
determined he should not Then the
last hour the fine band will play fine
music (for old Georgetown could not
stand modern ragtime stuff) and there
will be a promenade concert. giving the
the exceeding beauty of the northern
half of the sixteen acres. the wonderful
slopes to the brook below. and Rock
creek. the lovely inland view. the great
variety Of trees-and there are $50 oaks;
one of the pecan nut trees was de-
molished in the summer storm.
I'VE are hoping our President will feel
inclined to make a brief address. though
we only invite him to come and listen,
like John Adams.
Senator Gallinger as Speaker.
Then all Georgetown people are most
anxious to have the true friend of the
District. Senator Gallinger, address them,
and consider it most appropriate to have
the director general of the Pap-American
Union tell the people about Georgetown's
extensive commerce with South America
and the West Indies in the early days
and Of present day increase of trade be-
tween those countries and our own. for
Mr.. John Barrett Is the greatest apostle
of commerce Of this western hemisphere.
Our former District of Columbia
Commissioned. for three terms of
office. H. 3. F. Mcfarland, has prom
ised to be one of the speakers, for
whom all Georgetown has great regard.
to the Senate District of Columbia
committee, of which Senator Gallinger
was chairman SO long. when they pre-
sented their petition. signed by 215
women. pleading for the park. the Q
street bridge and redemption Of Rock
Creek valley and banks, when both
gentlemen were most DESTROYS their
two bills should become acts of the
Fifty-eighth Congress, but which for
mer Speaker Cannon held up in the
House six sessions of Congress, until
the insurgents arose in the first ses-
sion of the Sixty-first Congress and.
his power curtailed. their park bill
passing the first session and the @
street bridge bill the second session.
The Georgetown man to speak is the
Kew Freeiand Peter. representing the
fifth generation from Martha Washing
ton. Some of his ancestors welcomed
John Adams. His grandmother. Mrs.
Beverley Kennons. signature was the
first obtained on the petition. written in
a firm. clear hand at ninety years of
age. The only distinction made in secur-
ing was just to have the names OF the
six eldest ladies aged ninety, or ap-
preaching ninety.
Announcements will be made from
time to time as the date approaches so
that Washington people will make no en-
gagement for June from 40 to $780,
We have ascertained there is to be no
function at the White House June to
require the band and we hope announce
ment can be made in case the 9Th should
be Indictment, We can have 1t for the
afternoon of the 9Th. after all our prera-
ration. for the date preferred was the
4th. but all the chairs available 5000,
and the band are required at Arlington =,