Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-28
THOUSANDS TO Join
IN WILSON TRIBUTE
Simultaneous Dinners in
Many Cities in Radio Link
to Pay Homage.

simultaneously at s:l5 O'Clock to-
night the Nation will stand by for
the observance of the birthday of
Woodrow Wilson broadcast from a
network of radio stations spread
throughout the United States The
occasion also marks the first Wood
row Wilson Foundation award to the
Right Hon. Viscount Cecil OF Chelwood,
England, for the most conspicuous
contribution to world peace.
The District of Columbia's part in
the giant celebration Is in the form
of a dinner TO be held at the New
willard Hotel tonight The guests,
several hundred of them, including
members of Congress, Government
officials and other prominent persons
of the District, will hear, through a
local radio station, the speeches
broadcast from New York City.
woodrow Wilson Foundation, Will
preside over the New York meeting
while Huston Thompson will preside
at the Willard dinner. The speaker
OF the local branch will be former
Senator Gilbert NJ. Hitchcock of
Nebraska. Niscount Cecil Will speak
at the banquet in New York and will
be heard in Philadelphia, Washing
ton, Boston, Atlanta and San Fran
cisco, where branches OF the founda-
ton are holding dinners. Millions
of radio fans will tune in on the
ceremony, which will be sent into the
air from e:15 o'clock until 1890, in
hundreds of other cities.
Local. Committee Named.
The committee on arrangements
for the local dinner is in charge of
Mrs. Kate Trenholm Abrams. Others
on the committee are Mrs. Blair Ban
mister, Mrs. John 3. Kendrick, Hus-
ton Thompson, Mrs. II. E. G. Bryant.
Mrs. Wilbur Hubbard. Mrs. Joseph
T. Robinson and Mrs. Ed Cooper.
Among the hostesses will be Mr. and
Mrs. George A. Kicker, Miss X. f. NJ.
Dumbell, Mrs. Louis Pennington, Mrs.
J. W. Burns, Senator and Mrs. Carter
Glass, Senator and Mrs. John B. Ken
drick, Senator and Mrs. Pat Harrison,
Representative and Mrs. James +.
Byrnes. Mrs. Wilbur Hubbard and
Mrs. L. w. Coles.
Among the guests who will attend
the ceremonial dinner here tonight
will be Mayor Howard w. Jackson
of Baltimore and Mrs. Jackson, Jo-
seph P. Tumulty and the members of
the Boiling family.
The dinner will start at o'clock
at the New Willard and at the same
hour in New York. After the din
ner speeches viii be made by the
local men and at 9:l5 o'clock the
thousands of guests throughout the
Nation at the branch foundation din
ners will hear the presentation speech
of the $4,000 award made to Viscount
Cecil, his acceptance speech and then
the plaudits of those who will speak
on the former Executives life. Agree
ments have been made for radio sta
tons to remain silent during the
time the general broadcast is being
completed.
Medal to BE Presented.
The Woodrow Wilson award medal
to be presented to Viscount Cecil OF
| Chelwood, is described by its de-
signer. Ivan Mestrovic, Jugosiav
sculptor as "a labor OF love and
! tribute from the new nations OF
| Europe which look upon Wilson as
| their greatest benefactor"
Mestrovic, whom John s. Sargent
called the greatest sculptor since
Michelangelo." has designed a medal
OF bronze, about 10 inches in
diameter. In the center of which is
a symbolic figure Of Wilson. Above
| Is a figure of Christ under the word
"Caritas." signifying Wilson's love
for humanity. At the right Of Will
son Is Minerva, Goddess OF Wisdom
near which, on the rim, is the word
"Sapientia." At Wilson's left Justice
holds the scales. Under Wilson are
the words. Lex mundi."