Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-21
CITY TO CELEBRATE
WASH|NGTON'S BIRTH
Begins Tonight at Public Build
inRs and Continues Through
out Tomorrow.

The city's celebration of Wanhinp-
TOMS birthday will be more varied this
year than ever before. Tonight. Mt
In the Public Building there. will be
music. tableaux and dancing. Some or
ganizations have been observing the
event since last Thursday night. when
Waphington's address was rend TO the
members Of Council. In many churches
last night. the sermons ceutered on the
life of Washington. and In the schoola
today. appropriate exercises were held.
Judge George Gray was the speaker ~
the High Schools celebration this morn
ing. the life of Washington being hig
theme.
The celebration tonight VIII be in
charge of the Drama League Of the
New Century Club. embracing Miss +.
*. Vrooman. Mrs. Frank s. Garrett.
Mrs. William Blatz. Mrs. Edgar Fell
Mrs. Edgar Hare and Miss Frances l..
Range Mrs. Garrett Is chairman.
The program will include musical
selections by quartet from the t1r
pheus club. seven tableaux. The first
viii be The Landing Of the Pilgrims
followed by a Dutch dance by the Girls
Friendly Society. Of Old swedca Church:
Treaty with Indian Chief Massasoit." :"
presented by members Of Usage Tribe.
|. q. r. NJ. In uniform. and several
mon dressed as Puritaua The Birth
of Old Glory. Colonial Garden Tarty"
Colonial Miuuet". Camp sicenc-Boys
Of CT" will be given by q a. r. vet
Grams. America Triumphant" with
IIeuriette Stadeiman aa Columbia
Charles Z. Ernst as George Washing
ton and Paul iinard as Uncle sam
a public dance VIII follow the re-
ception. \ committee from the Park
aide Athletic club viii act AS ushers
and a committee from the southaido-
Eden Athlete club will dp The checking
Tomorrow'- Program.
The celebration viii be continued to
morrow morning In the queen Theatre
between 10 and II. when orchestral
selections will be given by the Blue Hen
Orchestra. eyrrciaea hy the Children RI
the American Revolution tableau by
the Drama League. stories by Charles
= Ernest. and community singing led
hy William =. White. 4 Dutch dance
viii be given by girls frem Gtd Swedea
4 niuuot ~ members ~ The Madison
Neirhborhood Association and flag
drill ~ children from thr public pvi-
yate and pnrorhiaI schools.
! ne t-lA5 ifH 4%fFkFfHff ftff}'1 AAAfff'ift-
tlon wil hold n celebration in the PARK
Theatre from II 70 - o'clock tomorrow
morning md viii hold open house ln
the Union Fire Company hall in tho
evening. with music and STORY telling
The Benevolent Pioneer Literary Asso-
citation viii celebrate tomorrow evening
Tho people of the neighborhood Will
be entertained by the Coyne Commun-
ity League iu tho Independent Fire
Company'H halt The Pine Eeighbor-
hood will entertain children in the
sntro building from 70 2 and grown
ups from ? 70 IL dance wilt bs
given by the $500" Club in the s. u
H. a. auditorium The Eualness anc
Professional Wonen'a Club wiH cele-
brate in their ciuhroom from 2 70 2
o'clock The Madison NeiRhborhood
Association viii hold open house To-
morrow evening. Tho day will also b
observed at the Peoples Settlement
Hagley Community House. Eastern
Star. American Legion. 7. -. and Y. ".
C. a and Italian Neighborhood House.
At o'clock on Thursday evening. m
open house community n.nsical and so
cial meeting viii he held.