Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-20
Extensive Program for OBJ
servance of Washington's
Birthday Anniversary.
PRESIDENT is TO SPEAK
AT CONTINENTAL HALL
The Government Departments and
Schools Are to Be Closed for
the Holiday.

Residents of the District of Column
bia have made extensive preparations
Tor observing. next Tuesday, the an
niversary of the birth of George wash
ington. Events are scheduled for the
morning, afternoon and evening hours.
IN fact, In sense, the celebration
will begin today. as patriotic sermons
VIII be delivered in more than thirty
OF the capitals churches, in accordance
with a special request made by a Joint
committee which arranging for the an
nual celebration at Memorial Continental
Hall. President Wilson is to deliver
an address at the latter celebration,
which will take place at 1880 am,
and he will also deliver to Miss Ina
NJ Lawrence of Eastern High School
a gold medal, won by her in a his
torical essay contest with other school
pupils.
Under D. A. B. Auspices.
This celebration will be held under
the auspices of the Daughters of the
American Revolution, the Sons of the
revolution and the Sons of the Ameri-
can Revolution jointly. and because
OF the fact that the President is to
speak 1t probably will be the most
important celebration of the day.
IN addition. however. the Association
OF Oldest Inhabitants will hold its
FEBRUARY meeting at its hall, 18th and
q streets northwest. between II and
II O'Clock. when Washington's fare
Wen address will be read and other
patriotic exercises will be held; and
the Washington National Monument
society viii hold its annual meeting
w Noyes. 1880 New Hampshire ave-
nue., followed by reception given by
MI. Noyes. in honor of the members OF
the society. The annual banquet of
the Oroer OF Washington WILL % held
al O'Clock at night at the Army and
navy Club: the Knights of Menus will
mold their annual banquet at the same
hour at the Raleigh Hotel; the North
Dakota Society will hold a banquet at
and there will be other important cele-
brations.
Departments to Be Closed.
Tuesday will mark the 1S5th ami
versary of the birth of Washington,
The government departments Will he
closed. some of them all day, others
after 1890 O'clock ana sp -
rangements have been made by mem.
bers of the Army and Na.y. L... ..e
Grand Army of the Republic. Confed-
crate Veterans, Spanish War Veterans
and Veterans of Foreign Wars to at
tend exercises to be held at Arlington
In connection with the anniversary of
the sinking of the battleship Maine
me schools viii! be closed and ad-
dresses will be delivered at most of the
school buildings and patriotic songs
ana Rotations made part of the pro-
grams at exercises to be held tomor-
row. Graduation exercises for the
midyear graduating class of George
Washington University will be held i'm
connection with the winter convocation
OF the University in the assembly hall
OF the arts and sciences building, 2O23
q street northwest.
A neighborhood celebration will he
held at Takoma Park PRESBYTERIAN
church. under the auspices of the Ia
Roma Park Citizens Association, with
Joseph w. Folk. chief counsel for the
commerce commission as the
principal speaker: and an American
izatlon" meeting. under the auspices of
the chamber OF commerce. wn.c., IS M
tended to draw together all the aliens
trail High School at o'clock in the
afternoon. Justice Ashley M Gould OF
the supreme Court of the District Of
Columbia and I. v. tomue., : ,u.
department ~ OF Labor having promised
10 speak. In addition, at this meeting
there are to be addresses in modern
Greek. Italian. Russian and other for
eign languages.
Princeton Alumni Celebration.
Washington alumni of Princeton ITnj.
versity have arranged to go back to
thelr alma mater to take part in a
celebration to be held there Tuesday
or aluhni day." Men from all over
Maryland and the District of Column,
have arranged to come to WASHINGTON
TUESDAY to attend a meeting of the
District Assembly OF r4- go, -,
columbus to be held here.
DtHe4 ent pa ties o. the Washington
mixers who have distinguished them
selves during the past year by their
other name of "Wanderlusters" will
follow well beaten trails along the
Potomac river in the morning, using
the electric cars part o. the way on
the way to Mount Vernon, where there
is to be campfire luncheon.
The Washington branch of the AS
ISOLATION for the Preservation of Vir-
ton at Octagon House from to 6
o clock.St
At the exercises at Memorial Cont
mental Hall James Mortimer Mont
yomery of New York, general president
of the National Society of the Sons of
the Revolution, will preside. The
Marine Band is to be present and play
FOR the first time a new march, COM
posed by Sousa. entitled America
FIRST This march was inspired by
President Wilson in Memorial Conti-
rental Hall October II, last. when he
lugurated the phrase, America first"
which has since gone all over the
The march is dedicated to
Mrs. William Cumming Story. presi-