The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-21
CITY TOHONOR
1STPRES|DENT
Appropriate Exercises Will Mark
188th Anniversary Of Pa
triot's Birthday.

Public exercises commemoratinB
the 1Ssth anniversary of the birthday
OF Gen. George Washington are TO
be held Monday In various parts OF
the city with appropriate programs:
Some church programs Will be heid
tomorrow.
All department stores in Washing
ton will be closed for half day Mon
day. Government departments VIII
remain closed throughout the DAY
The Public Library will open AZ the
usual hour, o a. m, and will be
closed at 0 p. m.
The National Society. Daughters or
the American Revolution. Sons OF the
Revolution In the District OF Column
bia and District Of Columbia Society
Sons of the American Revolution. are
to hold a joint observance In Memoir
ial Continental Hall at 1880 o'clock
Monday with Mrs. George Thatcher
Guernsey. president general. Daugh-
tiers Of the American Revolution, pre-
siding.
MT. Vernon Exercises.
Tho principal address OF the oc-
CASTOR will be delivered by Justice
Wendell p. Stafford. of the District
Supreme Court. and William Tyler
Page, of Baltimore, will read "The
Americans Creed" Of which he Is tho
author. The invocation will be made
by Bishop John w. Hamilton. OF the
American University, while the bene-
diction will be pronounced by the
Rev. william J. Morton. rector OF
Christ Episcopal Church, OF Alexan-
dria, Va.
The Southern Society plans a no
table gathering at Mt. Vernon at
o'clock Monday afternoon.
Those who leave by train. II Is
announced. should start between i
and 2 o'clock, while those who go by
automobile plan to leave the White
House elipse at o'clock. By per
mission of the regent of the Mt. YER
non Ladies' Association a wreath will
be placed on Washington's tomb, and
addresses delivered.
A special memorial mass will be
held on Monday at 3 o'clock IN the
Church of the Sacred Heart. as the
nnual observance of the Knights OF
Columbus.
Memorial Mass.
The celebrant Of the mass will be
he Rev. p. G. Gavan, while the Rev.
ynatius Fealy. chaplain OF the army,
i'll serve as deacon, and the Rev. F.
Cavanaugh will be the subdeacon.
The sermon of the occasion will be
special musical program will be
ndered. Arrangements have been
lade for seats for $500 members of
organization.
Former Chief Justice Covington of
District Supreme Court Is to ad-
ress a meeting of the Oldest In
abitants of the District at the old
MON Engine House, Nineteenth and
streets. at IL o'clock Monday.
nj oh 10 n
Id by the Sons of the American
evolution tomorrow afternoon at 4
clock in the Church of the Epiphany,
While a Masonic memorial service is
be held in Trinity Episcopal
hurch in the evening at s o'clock.
he doors will he open at o'clock
nd an organ recital will be given
rom 1880 o'clock to the opening hour.
vi ticket reservations will be void
fter 1855 o'clock, 1t Is announced.
Order of Washington.
A special George Washington Birth
lay celebration will be held tomor-
'ow afternoon at 3 o'clock at the
tudio Of Miss Byrd Mock, at THE
ign OF the Mocking Bird" 81 First
treet northeast
The Order OF Washington, of which
lear Admiral Charles Herbert Stock
on, u. s. N, retired. is the command
IT. and which has, heretofore. always
leld it's annual banquet on February
%, has announced that the annual
flair this year will be held on Feo-
'uary 25 at Hotel Lafayette at s
o'clock in the evening.
Neyle Colquitt is chairman OF the
ommittee in charge OF the program
4 the occasion, and 1t is expected
hat speaker of national promi-
hence will be heard at the banquet
the opening hour has been set at.
o'clock.
DR.. Joseph G.. b. Bulloch, chancellor
General of the order. Is chairman OF
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