Evening star., 1922-02-21
PATRIOTIC EVENTS
TO MARK HOLIDAY
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! in the Union. will be raised around
the Washington Monument base at
| o'clock sharp tomorrow morning.
| Wreaths will be placed, following
\ salute to the colors. by the various
! organizations represented. Frederick
| d. Owen Of the Office of public build
| ings and grounds will have charge
! of the ceremonies.
| High school cadets will assist as
| guard of honor. under command of
| Col. Wallace NJ. Craigie. Thirteen
| buglers from Fort Myer. one for each
I of the original states of the Union.
will attend and open the ceremony.
| +. l. Harvey. secretary Of the w ash
ington National Monument Society.
| will present the wreath in behalf OF
| that society.
| Other organizations. which will
! place wreaths at the base of the
| monument, follow:
! The Association of the Oldest In
| habitants, the George Washington
University. DR. Howard L. Hodgkins'
PRESIDENT; the National Society of the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
/ ton, the National Society of the Sons
| of the American Revolution, the Com
imissioners of the District of Colum-
| bia. the executive departments, the
office of public buildings and grounds.
John McElroy: the Spanish War Vet
Grams, c. w. McCaffrey: the American
LIE gion, James a. Drain, chairman
executive committee; Veterans OF
Foreign Wars. S. II. Jacobson; the
George Washington Memorial Asso-
ciation, Mrs. H. F. Dimock, president:
Cyrus c. Coombs. grand master oi
! Masonic fraternity; the local 7. ~. Z.
A. through Secretary cooper; an 10
| cal citizens association, through the
presidents: the local Chamber of COM
merce, the hoard of Trade and city
Club and the public generally:
Ceremonte. Mt Memorial Site.
Following the ceremonies at the
Monument the participants will leave
about $40 o'clock and go to 9th ana
b streets northwest, where United
States flag will be raised over the
corner stone of the contemplated
George Washington Victory Memorial
building.
! The eighty-eighth annual meeting
of the Washington National Monu-
f; ment Society will be held at noon to-
morrow at the home of Charles c.
Glover, second vice president. 1908 X
street.
Following the regular business Of
| the society, the most important busi-
! ness Of which is the reading by Mr..
| Harvey of his report as secretary, the
society will adjourn for luncheon and
| a reception. This is the first recep-
i tion held by the society in fiVe years,
i and it is expected that members of the
| cabinet, the District Commissioners,
members Of Congress and other Off
cials will be present.
! New members will be elected to fill
MIA
/ of Henry B. F. Macfarland, William
lCorcoran Eustis and Henry Kirk Por-
tier. Resolutions Of regret upon the
death of these three members will be
adopted.
! Central High Exercises.
! DR.. Thomas Edward Green. director
of the speaking service. American Red
Cross, will give the address at the
Joint exercises to be held at 10:3O
O'Clock at the Central High School au-
ditorium. James Mortimer Montgom-
cry of New York city, president Of the
+! Sons of the Revolution, will preside.
! A feature of the exercises will be the
presentation OF a gold medal to Karl G.
! pearson. a student of Eastern High
! School. for the best essay on a pa
triotic subject.
| The Association Of Oldest Inhah-
| itants of the District is to hold it's an
| nual celebration of WAshington's
| birthday at noon tomorrow at the old
engine house. 18th and H streets
northwest, The regular monthly
| meeting will be held at IL o'clock and
| afterward the patriotic exercises will
T! follow.
! cation by Rev. William Tayloe Snyder.
| recitation of 1.-The Americans creed"
| by the association. singing of amer
| ica' by the membership, reading of
Washington's FareWen Address by
noem by j. Clagett Proctor, singing
pf ."rhe Star Spangled Banner" by
the association, address by Theodore
G. Risley, solicitor for the Department
! Of Labor, and .sInsiat;ogn sinsiing gf Aud Lang
THE ARRANGEMENTS for the patriotic
exercises have been completed under
the direction of Washington Topham,
chairman of the entertainment COM
mittee. The association takes pride
c;ty Ia have annually a public meet
ing in honor of Washington on his
or a luncheon will follow the exer-
cises.
Fakema Park Celebration.
washinston's birthday will be cele-
brated with appropriate exercises at
II o'clock tomorrow morning at Ia
koma Park parish hall. A concert by
the band of the community will pre-
cede the exercises. the CONCERT to be-
gin at 10 o'clock.
president H. B. Hendrick Of the
Takoma Park Citizens Association IL
to be in charge. Rev: G: NJ. Young.
Clark, pastor of the Takoma Park
Presbyterian Church. and Rev. B.
FRANKLIN Bryan, pastor of the Tako-
ma park Ssventh-day Adventist Church,
are to read selections from Scripture.
Following the singing of "fhe Star
suangled Hammer" addresses are to
Be made by ~ Mayor sSnt,, James i'.da L VII VII
resentative Ira G. Hersey and Rep
resentative William ]. Graham.
Miss Frances SchaIger 10 to sing.
by Mrs. 3. W. Alderman.
Takoua Past, Veterans Of FAEetaA