Evening star., 1920-02-22
TRIBUTE IN MEMORY
Of WASHINGTON TO
Be PAID IN THE D. c..
188th Anniversary of First
Presidents Birthday VIII
Be Observed.

1sSth anniversary of the birth OF
George Washington are to be held to.
CIy and tomorrow by the various pa.
triotic organizations of the District OF
Columbia and by a number OF civic
associations as well.
Because Washington's birthday this
year falls on Sunday many of the ex-
ercises are to be held tomorrow. when
all of the departments of the federal
and District governments will be
closed.
Joint Exercises, Feature.
AS usual, the chief observance Of
the day will be the joint exercises of
the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton the Sons of the Revolution in
the District of Columbia and the Dis
trict of Columbia Society, Sons of
d. the American Revolution, to be held
at 1880 o'clock tomorrow morning in
Memorial Continental Hall. Mrs.
George Thacher Guernsey. president
general of the Daughters of the Amer
lean Revolution: Brig. Gen. George
Richards. president of the Sons of
the Revolution in the District of
Columbia. and David Jayne Hill, presi-
dent of the District of Columbia
Society, Sons of the American Revolu-
tion, are 10 preside at the exercises.
The invocation is to be by Rt. Rev.
John William Hamilton, who is to de-
liver a prayer by George Washington.
The presentation of the colors will be
made to THE Stars and Stripes For
ever" played by the United States
Marine Band. The Americans Creed
Is to be read by it's author. William
Tyler Page of Maryland.
Essay Medal to Charles Lanham.
Z Dr. Marcus Benjamin. chairman of
the committee of judges of the Sons
of the Revolution, is to present the
society's gold medal to Charles Lam
{ ham of Eastern High School for his
essay on What the United States
Owes to France" following which
Lieut.. Jean ]. Labat. formerly of the
French military mission. is to render
THE Marseillaise."
Col. Frederick c. Bryan. past presi-
dent of the District of Columbia So
ciety, Sons of the American Revolu
tion. will read from papers of George
Washington. The Battle Hymn of
the Republic is to be sung by ]. NJ.
Curtin.
Justice Wendell P. STAFFORD of the
District of Columbia Supreme Court is
to deliver an address and the audi
ence Is to sing America" the sing
ing to be led by Mr.. Curtin. Rev. DR..
William ]. Morton. rector of the old
Christ Church. Alexandria, where
George Washington was a pewholder.
is to pronounce the benediction. The
closing number will be Hands Across
the Sea-" by the Marine Band.
Arrangements for the Joint exer-
cises were made by a committee COM
posed of Mrs. George Thacher Guern-
eey. Miss Emma l. Crowell. recording
secretary general, and Miss Grace NJ.
Pierce. register general, Daughters
of the American Revolutions; DR.. Mar
Gus Benjamin, vice president, and
Charles P. Light. secretary, Sons of
IA Pnyplntinn navid Hill
president. and Col. Frederick c.
Bryan. Sons of the American Revolu-
ton; with John B. Torbert of the Sons
of the American Revolution as treas
urer and Brig. Gen. George Richards.
Sons of the Revolution. as secretary.
Oldest Hnhabitants' Celebration.
The annual washington's birthday
meeting of the Association of Oldest
Inhabitants of the District of Column
bia is to be held at II O'Clock tomor-
row morning at the associations
rooms in the old Union engine house,
southeast corner of 19th<and H streets
Justice willis Van Devanter, acting
president of the National Washing
ton Monument Society, is to be host
at the annual meeting, luncheon and
reception Of the society at l o'clock
tomorrow afternoon at his home, 1928
18th street northwest
Annual exercises commemorative of
the anniversary of Washington's
birthday are to be held at the Church
of the Epiphany at o'clock this aft
ernoon ny the Society of the Sons of
the Revolution. Rev. Randolph H. Nc
kim, rector of the church and chap
lain of the society, is to be in charge.
assisted by Rev. DIR. Roland Cotton
Smith, Rev William Tayloe Snyder
and Rev. Percy Foster Hall.
The speaker is to be Rev. q. B. T.
Phillips, rector of st. Peters Church,
st. Louis. Mo. Music is to be in charge
of Adolph Torovsky. choirmaster and
any, assisted by the full vested choir
A color guard is to present the So
ciety's standard of colors, and Brig.
: Gen. George Richards is to read the
obituary announcements for the past
year. The musical portion of the exer-
ctses will conclude with Reginald De
koven's "Recessional."
The committee in charge of arrange
ments includes DIR. Marcus Benjamin,
DIR. Ralph Jenkins. Thomas w. Lock-
wood, Beale r. Howard and A. X.
Paris.
Washington Masons will observe
Washington's birthday with exercises
TO be held at o'clock tonight in
Trinity Church, Sd and C streets
Pilgrimage to Mount Vernon.
Members of George Washington
Post, No. /, American Legion, will
observe the day with a pilgrimage to
Mount Vernon, the home and tomb of
Washington. The members of the
post will leave the Office of Post Com
mander McRae. room 3O3. 734 18th
street northwest, at 10 o'clock this
morning. Arrangements have been
put in charge of Commander McRae
and Comrades T. Murphy, r. Winton,
f. Sloan and Steve F. Tillman. All
members of the American Legion are
invited to join the members of George
Washington Post in the pilgrimage to
Mount Vernon.
Champ Clark, former Speaker of the
House. is to be the orator at exer-
cises to be held at Mount Vernon at
o'clock tomorrow afternoon under
the auspices of the Southern Society
of Washington. Members of the So
ciety, with their guests, will go to
Mount Vernon in automobiles and on
the electric line. autos to assemble
at the Ellipse to start at 2 o'clock.
Clarence J. owens, president of the
southern Society, is to preside. The
invocation will be by Rev. Dr. Ran
dolph II. Mckim and the benediction
by Rev. William Tayloe Snyder The
members of the society will Join in
an impressive ceremony interpreta-
tive of the life and character of
Washington.
Washington's birthday will be OBJ
served with an "at home" by the board
of directors of the Y. w. c. A. at
Headquarters, 1893 street, from to
o'clock tomorrow afternoon An
orchestra is to play during the aft
ernoon, and the entire building will
be open to visitors. The affair is to
be a revival Of the annual open
house" of the Y. w. C. A., discontin-
ued during the war.
Redistribution commissioners will
work all day tomorrow, while other
p employees will have a holiday. While