Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-22
TTY PAYS HONOR
TO WASHINGTON
observance of Birthday of
Father of His Country
Unusually Fervid
FLAGS SEEN EVERYWHERE
patriotic Demonstration Equals
Outburst on Eve of War
With Spain

NJ, since February 80. 1898 when flags,
..,,.masted in tribute to the martyrs of
~ Maine. we're flung again to pole-top
over a war-apprehensive city. has Philade
ah,a witnessed such a patriotic observance
~ washington's Birthday as that which
Sawned this morning.
over municipal buildings, on Govern
uent structures and ships of war, from
huslness and private houses. the stars and
s,rpes today noated in trl-colored glory.
nraned in windows or festooned about
nictures Of the Father of His Country the
national emblem met the gaze of every
phlladephan and inspired his patriotism.
\ on the trembling verge of one of those
"entangling alliances" against which the
anal public utterance of the first President
, warned his hearers and their posterity the
symbol of government of the people.
by the people and for the people" typifed in
a specal manner the universal and out
spoken reverence of patriotic city to him
who for seven years it. had been proud to
call its First Citizen
HOLIDAY GENERALLY OBSERVED
Philadelphia is not confining its COM
memoration of Washington's Birthday to
4 mere avishness of red. white and blue
hunting As a general holiday the occas on
Is being observed. Banking houses and
stock exchanges are closed, while the hum
Of industry is stiled In the schools, both
publc and private. exercises of a patriotic
character are instillng into youthful minds
the lessons and precepts Of him who was,
and more than ever is first in war first
In peace and first in the hearts of his
countrymen
The Boy Scouts with the early training
of Washington as one of their organiza-
tons aims and his life as an example, next
Saturday will make their annual pilgrim
age to the scene of Washington's greatest
trial the Valley Forge camp ground
Among the children of larger growth"
the University Day exercises in the
Academy of Music hold first place in Phila.
! delphia's commemorative program. The
First city Troop, pioneer of American mill
tary bodies. will parade afoot late today
over its historic route. the annual Wash
ingtons Birthday dinner following their re-
turn to the armory.
The Grand Army posts throughout the
CITY, assisted by camps of the Sons of Vet
Grams, will hold exercises in their halls
while the Society of the Cincinnati, founded
by Washington and his officers. will give
dinner A reception by the Sons of the
Revolution at the Historical Society of
Pennsylvania this evening will draw many
citizens of note to join in the days OBJ
Grvances.
Local celebrations by the Patriotic order
Sons of America will be a feature of the
day in various sections of the city in which
the headquarters of the subordinate camps
are located.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
OF all the events scheduled for tonight that
Of the knights of Columbus to be held in
the Metropolitan Opera House promises to
stand most prominent Judge Thomas II,
Dowd. OF the Municipal Court of Massa-
chusetts, will be the orator, and the at
tendance of more than 500 city officials,
Judges and prominent citizens has been
sured in addition to the members OF the
various Philadelphia Councils of tn
Knights
This feature of the celebration of Wash
ington's Birthday is nationwide in it's
observance similar exercises being held to-
day In thirty-fve principal cities of the
Union under the auspices of the fourth
degree of the Knights of Columbus.
Dinner at the Hotel Walton will afford
the live wires of the Jovian League their
opportunity to join in the more festive side
Of the holiday, while numerous other social
affairs have been scheduled by patriotic and
fraternal organizations