The Washington times., 1922-02-19
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TODD HONOR To
FOUNDERS DAY.
Sons of Revolution, Masonic
Fraternity, and K. of c. to
Celebrate Wednesday.
BIG PROGRAMS ARRANGED
Prize for Patriotic Essay to Be
Awarded at Central
High School.

Washington is preparing to do
honor next Wednesday to the man
for whom the city is named. Local
civic. patriotic and fraternal organ
izations are completing plans for i'm
pressive memorial exercises.
One of the most important ceremo-
MES, an annual event here, will be
the presentation by the Sons OF the
Revolution and the Sons Of the
American Revolution of the District
of Columbia, of an award for the best
essay on patriotic subjects. at Cen
trail High School at 1890 o'clock
wednesday morning. Karl G. Pear
son, student at Eastern High
School has been adjudged winner and
will be presented a gold medal.
Pearson's topic was The Expedi-
ton OF George Rogers Clark, 177S."
The committee of judges included
William S. Parks chairman; Mrs.
Howard l.. Hodgkins, and Henry
White Draper.
James Mortimer Montgomery, Of
New York City, general president Of
the Sons of the Revolution, will pre-
side at the presentation ceremony.
The invocation will be pronounced by
the Rev. William S. Alternately, of
Calvary Baptist Church. The ad-
dress will be by DIR. Thomas Edward
Green, director of the speaking SER
vice OF the Red Cross. The Rev.
William Taylor Snyder will give the
benediction. The Marine Band will
play.
Noted ParS;chants
The committee on arrangements
Is headed by Brig. Gen. George
Richards, chairman; and includes
DIR. Marcus Benjamin and Charles
p. Light, Sons of the Revolution;
Mrs. Francis A. st. Clair, Mrs. G.
Wallace w. Hanger, and Mrs. How
ard l.. Hodgkins. Of the Daughters
of the American Revolution; and
Col. Frederick c. Bryan, Albert d.
Spangler, and William A. Miller, of
the Sons of the American Revolu-
ton.
The Masonic memorial services in
honor of George Washington will be
held in Trinity Civic and Community
Church, Third and c streets north
west, at 8 o'clock tonight. Begin
ming at 1880 there will be an organ
recital and music by the Grotto
Band. The services will be conduct
ed by the Rev. David Ransome Co
veil. assistant chaplain to the Grand
Lodge
Washington's Insignia.
The special guests will be the Mas
ter and members of George Wash
tngton's own lodge, known as Wash
ington-Alexandria Lodge, who will
bring with them the trowel used by
Washington in laying the corner
stone OF the Capitol building, the
three lesser lights, the Bible, the
hour glass. and the Masters apron.
Potomac Lodge No. s. OF George
town, will bring the Washington
gavel and the apron worn by its
master at the laying of the Capitol
cornerstone.
Merton l.. Person. dean Of the
George Washington University Law
School, will speak on George Wash
ington's Dominant Passion" Special
music will be rendered by Meyer
Goldman, the Grotto band, and the
Trinity double quartet
Knights of Columbus councils will
celebrate the day as American His
tory Day, by command of Supreme
Knight James A. Flaherty, of Phila-
delphia- The day will also be made
the occasion for the final call for
the submission of manuscripts to
the K of C.. $500 history contest.
The Takoma Park Citizens Asso-
citation will hold a community cele.
bration OF Washington's birthday M
10 o'clock Wednesday morning In
Takoma Park Episcopalian PARISH
Hall, Piney Branch road and Dahlia
street.
The speakers will be Mayor James
l.. Wilmeth, Congressman Ira G..
Hersey and William J. Graham and
Senator Edwin +. Ladd. The Takoma
Post Of Veterans of the Foreign
Wars, Boy Scout Troops 21 and 80,
the Camp Fire Girls and the Girl
Scout Troop will take part.
Mrs. Horace w. Whitaker and d.
r. Clyde Shade, chairman and vice
chairman of the entertainment rom
mittee OF the association, will be- tr
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