Evening star., 1921-02-20
DISTRICT WILL PAY HOMAGE
TO MEMORY OF WASHINGTON
Patriotic Organizations, Churches and
Citizens to Honor Birthday of First i.
President on Tuesday.

All Washington will join Tuesday
in celebrating the lS9th anniversary
of the birth of George Washington.
The day will be a legal holiday. with
the departments, schools and places
of business closed. while the national
emblem will be displayed everywhere.
The celebration this year has marked
interest, owing to the approaching IN
auguration of another President of the
United States
Sounding the colors" at the Wash
ington Monument, when forty-eight
flags will be flung to the breeze in a
circle around the great shaft, VIII
take place at 9 o'clock Tuesday morn
ing.
This unusual event. with three bu-
glers sounding the colors," will be
under direction of Col. c. $. Ridley,
superintendent of public buildings and
grounds. He is to be assisted by pa
triotic societies and representatives
of the various wars of the country.
High school cadets will participate.
Chief among the memorial meetings
Tuesday is to be the seventh joint
celebration of the District of Colum
bia 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 the
American Revolution.
VIII Award Essay Medal.
Memorial Continental Hall will be
the scene of ceremonies. James Fl.
Preston, president general of the Ma
tional Society, Sons of the Revolution,
will preside and make the address of
greeting. The exercises will begin at
1890 am.
Addresses will be delivered by Rep
resentative Simeon D. Fess of Ohio
and by NJ. Jean Jules Jusserand. the
French ambassador. Col. Henry &.
, eckenridge, president of the Navy
League of the United States, will read
extracts from the state papers of
! George Washington.
The music for the occasion will be
furnished by the Marine Band. The
invocation will be delivered by Rev.
James +. Freeman of the Church of
the Epiphany, and the benediction by
Rev. Wallace Radcliffe of the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church.
The representatives of the three So
cieties on the joint committee of ar
rangements follow: Sons of the Amer
lean Revolution. Col. Frederick c.
Bryan, Albert D. Spangler. William A.
Miller: Daughters of the America n
Revolution. Mrs. Francis st. Clair,
! Mrs. G. Wallace w. niger, Mrs.
Howard l.. Hodgkips: sons of the
Revolution in the District of Column
bia. Brig. Gen. George Richards.
Charles i. Light, br. MARCUS behJd-
min.
Victor p. Reich. student at the Nc
Kinley Memorial Manual Training
School, has been awarded the gold
medal presented by the Sons of the
Revolution and the Sons of the Ameri-
can Revolution to the writer of the
best essay on "The Work of the Wom-
en- of the Revolution" Miss Lucy de
Graffenreid Woolley of Gunston Hall
and Miss Nellie Z. Weishaupt of the
Eastern High School are commended
for their essays: The medal is to be
delivered at the exercises at the
Memorial Continental Hall.
James T. Lloyd, former representa-
tive from Missouri, is to address the
Association of Oldest Inhabitants at
a meeting to be held at IL o'clock
Tuesday morning at the old Union
engine house, 18th and II streets.
Following the regular business meet
ing there will be exercises approprf-
ate to Washington's birthday. and at
these Mr., Lloyd will speak.
Annual meeting of the Washington
National Monument society Is to be
held at l o'clock Tuesday afternoon at
the residence of Justice Willis Van
devanter 1928 18th street. Following
election of officers and other business
Justice Vandevanter will entertain
the members Of the society at lunch
con.
Special Church Services.
The annual meeting Of the District
Of Columbia Society. Sons Of the Ameri-