Evening star., 1924-09-06
HONOR TO MEMORY
OF GEN. LAFAYETTE.
Impressive Ceremonies Com
memorate Birth of Famous
French Patriot.

Impressive ceremonies in com
memoration of the hundred and
sixty-seventh anniversary of the
birth Of the Marquis de Lafayette,
close associate of George Washington
and major general in the American
Revolutionary Army, We're held this
morning before the Lafayette Statue,
Pennsylvania avenue and Madison
place, under the auspices of the Sons
of the Revolution in the District of
Columbia. The occasion also marked
the tenth anniversary of the first bat
tie or the Marine and the ceremonies
became dual observance.
Almost every hereditary patriotic,
civic and kindered organization in
the District of Columbia was rep
resented at the ceremonies. which
were opened with the playing of The
Star Spangled Banner by the United
States Navy Band. under the direc-
ton of Leader Charles L. Benter.
Divine blessing was invoked by Rev.
l'r. William. l.. Darby, secretary of
the Washington Federation of
Churches.
President Sends Floral Tribute,
The ceremony of placing floral trib-
uteS at the base of the monument was
the most impressive part of the ex-
in position was one from President
Coolidge, which was placed by Brig
Gen. George Richards of the Marine
Corps, president of the Sons of the
Revolution. Then came the tributes
of the participating societies. in the
order named:
The Order of Lafayette. Capt Paul
Anderson. chairman; District of CO.
lumbia Daughters of the American
Rnvnlnftnn
chairman; District of Columbia So
ciety, Sons of the American Revolu-
tion, Selden NJ. Ely, chairman;
Descendants OF the Signers of the
Secret Pact. Mrs. Paul Anderson.
chairman: Society of Descendants of
Signers of the Declaration of 1nde-
pendence, Mrs. A. G. Draper. chair
man; Club of Colonial DANES, Mrs.
Murray Addison. chairman; Scions of
Colonial Cavaliers, David Smith
Gordon, chairman: Grand Lodge of
Masons Of the District of Columbia,
J. Claude keifer, chairman; State
Council, Knights of Columbus, Mr.
James A. Sullivan. chairman.
Daughters of Founders in Line.
District of Columbia Society,
Daughters of Founders and Patriots
of America; District of Columbia
Society, Daughtrs of American Col
onists, and District of Columbia So
ciety, United States Daughters of
1912. Mrs. Francis A. St Clair. chair
man; District of Columbia Depart
ment. Veterans of Foreign Wars of
the United States, Maj. Gen. John A.
Lejeune. commandant, L. S. Marine
Corps, chairman; Aztec Club of 1S47.
Brig. Gen. Charles H. Martin. L. $.
Army, chairman: National Society,
Danes of the Loyal Legion, Mrs
Mary Logan Tucker. chairman: Mill
tary Order of the Loyal Legion of
the United States, Maj. Gen. Charles
F. Humphrey, L. S. Army, retired,
chairman; the Naval and Military
Order of the ,Spanish-American War,
Capt. Sheridan Ferree. chairman; !;
Military Order of the Caraboo, Col
Nathaniel F. Mcclure, U. S. Army,
chairman; Department of the Dis
trict of Columbia, National Chapter,
No. 1, the American Legion, Mr..
Frank L. Peckham, chairman.
District of Columbia Chapter,
American Red Cross. Mrs. Harry
Barnes, chairman; the International
American Society, Mrs. Francois b.
Moran, chairman.
Civic Bodies Represented.
Washington Chamber of Commerce,
Isaac Cans, chairman; Washington
Board of Trade, E. c. Brandenburg,
chairman. The wreath from the Sons
of the Revolution was placed by
Cuno H. Rudolph, president Of the
Board of Commissioners of the Dis
trict of Columbia
The Society of the Cincinnati, not
having an organization in the Dis
trict of Columbia, was not officially
represented. However, some MEM
bers of that society throughout the
Thirteen Original States, being pres.
ent in the city today, took this occa-
sion to attend the ceremonies and
pay homage to the memory of Gen.
Lafayette.
Capt. E. Lombard, assistant mill
tary attache French Embassy, repre-
sented the Republic of France, as
our only ally.
While the wreaths were being
placed a guard of honor from the Ma
rine Corps, immaculate in dress uni
forms, stood at present arms. Army
color bearers held a position directly
in front of the Lafayette statue, and
grouped around the national emblem
were the standards of the various so
cieties represented, including replicas
of the first flag of the Continental
Army, the royal Bourbon colors, un-
der which the French army of Comte
De Rochambeau fought during the
Revolution, and the Cambridge flag,
under which Washington accepted
command of the first American Army.
The exercises closed with the play
ing Of the "Marseilles" by the Navy
Band.