The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-21
CAPITAL HONORS
To FIRST j. 5.
PRES|DEN 7
Washington's Birth Anniver-
sary to Be deliberately ceIe-
brated Here.

With sunny skies and fair weather
promised for the 191st anniversary
Of the birth of George Washington
'omorrow, the Nations Capital is
today preparing for a gigantic cele-
bration in honor of the First Presi.
dent.
With it's base heaped with memo
rial wreaths and flags of the forty
eight States suspended from it, the
washington Monument will be the
scene of general exercises which will
begin tomorrow morning promptly
at o'clock.
Business houses throughout the
city will observe the day, many Of
them remaining closed all day. The
Merchants and Manufacturers As
ISOLATION announced today that It's
membership would close their places
at o'clock.
Lieut.. Col. C. o. Sheriff., in charge
of the public buildings and grounds,
under whose direction the cere.
monies will be held, today urged the
public to attend these ceremonies
and pay tribute to the memory of
the Father OF Our Country.
Guard Of School Cadets.
High Government officials, patri.
otto societies, and the Washington
National Monument Society will be
high school cadets will assist as
guard Of honor under Col. Wallace
M. Craigie, commanding. The cere-
monies will be opened by salute
to the colors.
Music will be furnished by the
Third Battalion, Twelfth Infantry
band from Fort Washington, Md,
and after the wreaths have been
placed, medley Of patriotic tunes
will be rendered.
AS has been the custom for many
years, both Houses of Congress-
will observe the day by reading
Washington's Farewell Address.
Washington Boy Scouts, at least
500 of them, will meet at the
Alexandria station on the avenue
tomorrow morning and go to Mt.
Vernon, where they will place q
wreath at the tomb of Washington.
This observance was started by
the boys last year, and It proved
so popular that they plan to make
it an annual custom.
When the boys arrive at Mt.
Vernon they will march in columns
of two to the tomb, to the strains
of their own forty.piece fife and
drum scorps.
The Association Of Oldest In.
habitants Of the District OF Column
bia will hold exercises at noon to-
morrow in the Old Union Engine
House, Nineteenth and H streets
northwest.
HNIan.n o-o~oj.nn -,xiYI - .n~nnn1aS
by business meeting at IL o'clock.
The Rev. Harry Dawson Mitchell
will pronounce the invocation at
noon. Washington Topham will
read Washington's farewell address.
Luncheon will be served following
the exercises.
A joint celebration will be held
at 1890 o'clock in the Memorial
Continental Hall, under the auspices
Of the Daughters of the American
Revolution, the Sons Of the Revo-
luton and the Sons Of the Amer
lean Revolution. Galleries will be
open to the general public.
COnvocatiOn at University.
Tomorrow afternoon the midwin-
ter convocation OF George washing
ton University will be held at 3
the usual academic procession, con-
ferring of degrees and a patriotic
address by a speaker of national
reputation. About sixty degrees
will be conferred.
A Mardi Gras ball is planned for
tomorrow night by the Kentucky
State Society of Washington in
honor of the members Of Congress
from that State. The Franklin
Square Hotel bathrooms will be used
for the event. and in the receiving
line will be Mrs CantriIl, Mrs. Bark
ley, Mrs. Edwards, Mrs. Kincheloe,
Mrs. Adams and others.
Special features will be arranged
for the entertainment Of the guests,
and Congressman Gilbert. president
Of the society. will preside. All Ken
tuckians are invited. There will he
dancing.
A Joint celebration Of the colored
residents of the city will be held
tomorrow at the Cosmopolitan Bap-
fist Church. There will be pageant
Of 191 colored children, one for each
year of the anniversary. Bishop
Isaiah p. Brooks, president of the
Ministers and Deacons Union, will
be the principal speaker at services
tomorrow night.
Many Social Functions.
Among the various important so.
cial functions slated for tomorrow
night will be the colonial dance to
be held by the Kallipolis Grotto Band
and Drill Corps at the New Willard.
Wear your fez and bring your
smile" is the admonition of the com.
mittee in charge, who announce con.
tinuous dancing and prizes for CO.
lonial dress.
Members of the Boys Club will
be busy tomorrow putting on their
pet show at the clubhouse, Third
and G streets northwest. Prize
ribbons will be presented to the
winning animals and a nominal adj
mission of 10 cents will be charged.
The Kiwanis Club will hold it's
regular weekly luncheon as usual
tomorrow at 1890 on the roof
garden of the Hotel Washington.
Washington will have to vie with
Alexandria tomorrow for holding
the center Of attraction as the lat
ter city is outdoing itself on this
occasion, but from a survey of the
various activities planned in the
District it would appear that this
city will be able to hold it's own.
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