Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-21
100 GROUPS PLAN
JOINT CELEBRATION
Many Patriotic Orders to
Take Part in Washington
Birthday Fete.

civic and State societies will Join to
morrow in observing the 194th ami
verSary of George Washington's birth
day in an official celebration at Poll s
Theater. The celebration will be un
der the auspices OF ihe Board of Com
missioners of the District of Columbia
and a pretentious program has been
arranged.
The exercises will be opened formal
ly at IL O'Clock, Commissioner Cuno Fl
Rudolph calling the assembly to order
At 1870 O'Clock the committee on ar
rangementS will place q wreath at the
statue of George Washington in
Washington Circle.
Program Is Announced.
The program at Polls is as follows
1000 to II 90 a.m.-Recital of band
music, by United States Marine Band.
LOO a.m.-Call to order. Cuno II.
Rudolph, president. Board of Commits
sioners of the District of Columbia.
Invocation, the Right Reverend
James f. Freeman. bishop of Wash
ington.
Presentation Of the colors. TO the
air Of Stars and Stripes Forever.
,Sousal, the Marine Band: The Star
Spangled Banned" the Marine Band;
musiC-thc Festival TIE Deum dudley
BIokl, The Washington Quartet. MARY
Shericr Bowie, soprano: j. +. NJ.
Bowie. tenor Richie Mclean. alto.
and Fred East. bass.
Introduction and address of the pre-
siding officer Carmi A. Thompson OF
Ohio, commander in chief. United
Spanish War Veterans. Music-"The
Battle Hymn of the Republic" QHowe)
Charles Towbridge Tittman.
Report Of committee of judges
Annual Prize competition, Hugh Nj.
Southgate, chairman; participated in
by pupils Of the public and private
schools of the District OF Columbia.
Music, Amour, Tiens Alder Saint
Saens), Miss Charlotte Hartman;
George II. Wilson. accompanist.
Presentation of gold medal to Miss
Grace Lorraine of Gunston Hall
School for the best essay on Edmund
Burke--His Services in the Cause OF
American Liberty" by Col {. T.. {.
Graham Charlton, military attache,
representing Sir Esme Howard. the
Ambassad from Great Britain.
Music Song of the Nolga Boatman.
Charles Trowbridge Tittman.
Address-James NJ. Beck, former
Solicitor General of the United states.
Music. THE Recessional' tkipling),
the Washington Quartet: music,
America" Smith. the Marine Band
and audience.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS JdllSS A1iiNA q
Montgomery, chaplain OF the House
of Representatives
Diplomats to Attend.
Many prominent members OF the
diplomatic corps and high Govern
ment officials have accepted invita-
tons to attend.
The official celebration Is supported
nv Is patriotic. fraternal, civic and
Of
Colubrnia, as follows:
Abraham Lincoln Circle, No. 3, La
dies of the G.. A. r.; Alliance Fran
caise. American Legion, Department
of the District of Columbia; American
Legion Auxiliary, Department or the
District Of Columbia; American Won
ems Legion. Arts Club, Aztec CLUB OF
fS47, Bar Associa ton. Of the District
of Columbia, Belleau Wood Memorial
Association, Boy Scouts of America,
District of Columbia Council; Column
bia Historical Society, Colonial DANES,
Colonial Danes of America. DANES
of the Loyal Legion, Descendants OF
Sieners of the Declaration of hide
pendence, Descendants of SignerS OF
the Secret Pact. District of Columbia
Bankers Association. District OF Co.
Iumbia Chapter. American Red Cross;
District Of Columbia Chapter of
American War Mothers, District OF
Columbia Chapter, Military Order OF
the World War; District of Columbia
DAUGHTERS of Founders and Patriots,
District of Columbia Department, Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars of the United
States: District of Columbia Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs. District OF
Columbia Society. Daughters Of Amer
lean Colonlsts; District of Columbia
Society, United States Daughters of
1872; Federation of Citizens AsSocia-
tons in the District of Columbia, Gen.
Beck Circle, No. 4. Ladies Of the G. A.
r.: General Society, Sons of the Revo-
luton: Georgetown University, George
Washington Memorial Association.
George Washington University, Girl
Scouts, Grand Army of the Republic.
Department of the Potomac; Grand
Lodge, Independent Order of Odo Eel
lows of the District of Columbia;
Grand Lodge of Masons in the Dis
trict Of Columbia, Guadalupe Club Of
ls4S, League of American Pen
Women, Merchants and Manufacture
ers' Association. Inc; Military Order
of the Carabao, Military Order of For
eign Wars.
Military Order of the Loyal Legion
of the United States, Mrs. Ellen
Spencer Mussey Tent, No. l, Daugh-
tiers of Veterans: National Alliance,
Daughters Of Veterans of the United
States of America; National Associa-
ton for Constitutional Government,
National Capital Musical Club, Ma
tional Geographic Society, National
Patriotic Council, National Society,
United States Daughters of 1912;
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