New-York tribune., 1922-02-23
Tributes Paid 10 Founder
Of Country III Churches
aud a, Public Meetings
or His I90th Birthday
Senator Willis q Speaker
Bishop Manning and Others
Point to inspiration i'm
Life Of First President

at public meetings tributes were paid
to his memory.
The Independence won by the sword
ot Washington must never. never be
igned away hy the pen Of any Of his
Frank f. Willis. cf Ohio, declared st
the annual celebration of the Sons Of
the Revolution held ~ Carnegie Hall
yesterday morning
"Thc difference between the Ncr-
sailles Treaty and the work of tho dis
armament conference IS the same as
the difference between factory and
repair shop" ho continued TO make
the world run again rops irer. not Il
wreckor. is needed The armament
conference played The rolo Of &c.
psirer. lnder Tho four- power treaty
there is no yielding of sovoroignty. no
surrender Of INDEPENDENCE"
Senator Willis declared that the
work Of the Disarmament conference
is Americas 5 answer 10 "A world CRYING
for relief: humanity's challenge to the
war god. There viii be nagging. criti-
cism aud obstruction. but i'm the end
fna seal Of approval viii he placed
on the greatest guarantee of peace
and good understanding among tho
nations that The world has yct seen"
ne pfOnneSl &c
Washington As a Citizen
Senator Willis paid tribute to Wash
ington, declaring that tho greatest
service he rendered was not a. Prcsi-
dent or i general, but as q private
citizen when under his counsel and
good advice The Republic was made
possible. Ile reminded his audience Of
Washineton's 's warming to avoid foreign
entaneling alliances.
Bishop William It. Manning was the
prlncipal speaker at WASHINGTON
Birthday service OF the brotherhood Of
St. Andrew in the Synod Hall Of tho
cathedral. Tie made a plea for more
Christianity 'n the naNonai life. saying
that 1T was discouragiue to consider
how many there arc i'm thia country
who do not acknO0lcdgn connections
with any form Of organized religion.
All Of us know that tho only founda-
ton for the life Of democracy is
religion he declared. "Our laws, our
courts, all Our institutions Of govern
ment. the whole fabric Of our national
Life. dopend or the right sentiment and
mora prime plo of tho people. We all
have reverence 1or.tAe Constitution Of
the United States. but there is some
thing hgher than this Constitution.
Bishop Manning sand If was n great
thing to have tho tolic ministry
and the clerggmen g. they were handed
down by Christ, but that they would
have little influence on the world IN
less the laymon and clergy Of The
church showed IN their lives that thet
have the mind and spirit Of Christ. lie
said there would bo no lack Of cendi
dates for the ministry If this were so
The American Sulerave 1nstitution
home at Sulgrave, England, hold ia
annual servlce commemorative of the
birth of Washington i'm ST. Pauls
Chapel Il wa here that V Washington
worshipped when resident OF New
Yore 4 wreath made OF osk and
laurel from the grounds Of his an
cestrsl home was placed on his pew.
Essmpe for Men Of To-day
The Rt Re- Frederick burgess.
Bishop OF Long Island, praised Wash-
ingtoN FOR his sterling Craftsmanship.
adding that men Of his type we've badly
needed to-day. Men ~ public once
are too much concerned with their
future vellheing in the realm Of
politics 10 give the'r constituents the
thought and attention which their
office requires, he declared He pre-
dlcted great good u-ould come from the
arms conference. Bishop Burgess de-
tended the morality Of Washington
saying he did not wish to portray him
as saint. because he was "too fond
of wine TO be twentieth century
saint.
More than tvo hundred repyesenta g
tives of patriotic societies marched II a
body to the Church of The Holy Com.
munon. headed b thirty veterans Of
the Civil Wsr IN uniform. The nixec
choir Of sixty voices was supplemented
bv q choir Of children wearing Puritan
vestments Of Blue cloth vith whl4t
caps
The societies represented included
the Sons OF the American Revolution
the COLONEL Danes, the Sons anc
Daughters of the Cincinnati. the So
ciety Of American War, the Loyal Le
gion of the United states, the Crane
Army Of the Republic. the American
leg on, the Roosevelt Memorial Asso
citation. the Central Mercantile Associa
tlon. he New England Historic Genoa
logical Society the Washington Head
quarters Association. Sergeant Hamil
ton Fish Camp. United Spanish Wa,
Veterans; the Huguenot Society Of
America, the New York Commanderv OF
the Naval Order Of the United States
the Daughters Of Holland Danes. New
York County United Spanish War Vet.
erans, the Patriotic Order Sons OF
America, State Camp Of New York
the New York Historical Society. New
York County Commandery. American
Legion: American Historical Associa
ton, the Society Of American Wars
Commandery of the State Of New York
New York Division, Sons Of Veteran
of the United States; Citizens Union
and the Society of Nayfower Descend
ants.
Exercises In commemoration OF
Washington's Birthday were held AZ
the Jumel Mansion under The auspices
of the Washington Headquarters AS
sociatlon, Daughters of the American
Revolution. Addresses were made br
j. j. Ryan. secretary to Park Comm;s-
sioner GAllatin, Major Adam Z. Potts,
Of the United States Military Academy
and the Rev Anthony Il Evans, chap
lain Of the association Brigadier Gen
eral Oliver b. Bridgman president Of
! the New York Chapter, Sons Of the
American Revolution, who was to have
made speech, was unable to do so on
account Of d recent operation, which
forced him to contine himself to d brief
greeting to the meeting, al which about
one hundred persons were present.
Mass at st. Patricks
For the first time Washincton's
/ Birthday was indirectly observed yes
terday with q pontrcal high mass at
s. Patrick's Cathedral The Right Rev.
John j. Dunn, Auxiliary Bishop Of New
Yerk, was the celebrant in the absence
Of Archbishop Hayes. who is making