The New York herald., 1922-02-23
WASHINGTONS FAME
EXTOLLED over CITY
Noted Most for His Lofty
Character, Asserts Col.
Parsons.
SERVICES IN CHURCHES
Bishop Manning Demands
Return to Old Time
Morality.
VETERAN FIREMEN OUT
Bishop Burgess Attacks States
men Who Think Only of
Careers.
VETERAN FIREMEN OUT

In keeping with a custom estab-
lished In the church a quarter of a
century ago. special Washington Day
services, with an attendance largely
made up Of representatives of patriotic
societies. were held yesterday in the
Church Of the Holy Communion, at
Sixth avenue and Twentieth street.
Twenty-six societies were repre-
sented. among tnem the Society of the
Cincinnati, the Sons Of the American
Revolution. the Colonial Danes, the
society of Colcaial Wars, the Loyal
4xegion and the Roosevelt Memorial
association.
The services were conducted by the
sas.or, the Rev. Henry Mottet, and
srfe principal address was delivered by
Col. William Barclay Parsons. He
stressed the point that it was Wash
ington's lofty character, rather than
his achievements either as a soldier
or statesman, which made him first in
the hearts Of his countrymen and kept
his memory as an inspiration and ex
ample. He said:
"a character such as Washington's
never dies; his nobility. his sense Of
duty to country and his conception and
practice of justice are still ours-a living
inspiration to US just as they were to
his men who followed him. 1t was
Washington's character that saved the
Revolution. 1t is his character which
has ever actuated our national life and
is and always will be our priceless her
itage."
Services Mt st. Pau1's.
The American Sulgrave Institution,
which Is custodian Of the home Of WASH
ington's ancestors at Sulgrave. England.
held a service in st. Pauls Chapel, where
Washington worshiped when he was
resident of this city. Washington's pew
was draped and had In II wreath of
oak and laurel from Sulgrave. The
services were conducted by the Rev.
Joseph P. McComas. vicar of st. PauPs,
and Bishop Frederick Burgess of the
diocese of Long Island made an address.
The Bishop declared that the lessons
Of Washington's life are especially
needed by q class of statesmen active
to-day. who are above the class of mere
politicians in ability but think little OF
The right or wrong of legislation pro-
posed to them and are content IL they
vote in what they deem to be the right
direction for the good of their own po-
ltical futures.
One of the chief features of the day
In Brooklyn. as 1t has been on Washing
toms Birthday for many years. was the
parade OF the Kings County Volunteer
Firemens Association, most of whose
members are we'll beyond 20 and whose
march" now is made up Of a slow NOV
ing line of automobiles trailing behind
the old hand engines used fifty years
ago.
Ruloff Lott, es. and William Gregory,
%, were the oldest OF the men who
turned out. the boy of the aggregation
being John r. Byrne. clerk Of the Ap-
pellate Division of the Supreme Court
in Brooklyn and president OF the old
,lremen's association. The average age
Of those in line was so years.
After the parade William H. Todd.
president of the Todd Shipyard Cor
poration, gave reception for the
paraders at the Bossert. The shipyard
band led the parade. which started at
II O'Clock at Pierrepont and Henry
-treets and marched past Borough Hail.
where il was reviewed by city Of
ficials. to Clinton avenue, where It dis
handed.