Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-02-26
Virginian Speaks at Ami
|. versary Of Washington's
Birthday
QUOTES FROM LODGE
Endorses Eloquent Remarks on the
Late Lawrence Washington by Mr..
SIonahan, of Wisconsin.

In the House of Representatives
on Monday, the proceedings Of which
were in connection with the anniver-
sary of Washington's birthday, Hon.
z. Walton Moore, of the Eighth
i (Aiexandria) Congressional District
said:
"Nr. Speaker, there are many IN
Virginia ard clsewhere-his relatives
hand friends-who' will be deeply.
grateful for the. tribute to the late.
Nh. Lawrence Washington in the,
Eloquent remarks Of the gentleman.
4 from Wisconsin. Mr.. Monchan.
/ During the centuries in which it
/ is traceahle. there seems nearly al
ways to have been d Lawrence IN
/ the Washington line.
/ 81 recall on perfect summer day
ylsit:ng in Northamptonshire. which
! is the county of the Franklins as
! wcll as the Washingt0ns, the village
of Little Brington. That was the
,.one of a Lawrence Washington who
vas five, generations back of his
! descendant Of Mount Vernon. There,
built flush with the highway and
/ apparently not since altered, is the
lnpretentious house where that
/! Washington took up his abode the
very year the first jamestown expe-
dition set sail from London. There
! ne lived part of the very period in
which. across the county line N
Warwickshire. Shakespeare was
weaving his genius into the PLAYS
and sonnets that are immortal.
I Net far from the house stands a
stately ancient church in the midst
Of q most beautiful country. 1t is
the country where they tell US the
! iWashingtons fought in the fierce
civil struggles that from time tt
time swept over that portion OF
England. The scene of one of the
battles Of the War cf the Roses is
IN view, ard within few miles IS
the memorable Field Of Naseby.
Tie day was there, as far as the
eye could reach the golden crops, in
| the, peaceful sunshine, were ripcnlng
ito.thc harvest.
"Iawrence Washington. the long
ago ancestor Of General Washington.
is buried in the aislc OF the church.
The tergcr ";n1rv"d the outer stone
from above the grave. and on the
marble slab beneath could be read.
thc ram1 and the dates. Carved
upon the slab also are the arms of
"hc Washington family, the escutch-
aon bearing stars and stripes. There
are these who believe that in that
device is fc::.nd the >oriein of the
American flag. the flag of our hearts
a,d hopes. the flag that We trust
,vill never cease to represent the
'ibcrt:cs. the ideals, and the insti-
.ut;cns .hc fcur:!cr c. the Republic
lid so much to establish. (Applause)
Mr.. Speaker, as we commence
rate rcw me mighty career of the
virginian, who is the greatest man
in all the tide of time. it is not un-
fitting that the final eulogy Of this
hour should be the deliberate .esti-
mate of Washington expressed by
an eminent citizen of your own
State of Massachusetts. to which
Washington vas bound by 50 many
, Impressive ties. I4quote the con-
, cluding words of the brilliant biog-
! raphy of Washington in the Ameri-
t can Statesmen Series by Senator
Lodge:
AS bring these volumes to q
close I an conscious that they speak
sn far as'they speak at all, in a
+ tone of ;r,n,ost unbroken praise OF
] the great man they attempt to per,
!, trar;. If this be so, it is because
1 G., MD come to no other conclu'
sicns. For many years have stud
led minutely the career of Washing
ton, and with every step the great
ness Of the man, has grown upon me
+ for analysis las failed to discove7
! the act ct MS life, which. under th'
t cenlitions of the time. I could un
e hesitatire.y pronounce to have beer
). All erIor.. Such has been my eS
8 perience, and although M deduc
o tioms may be wrong, they at leas
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