Evening star., 1927-03-02
WORLD ANTICIPATION URGED
IN WASHINGTON BICENTENllIAL
Citizens Committee to Foster Spirit of
Good Will in Promoting Program of
International Observance.

| President Coolidge's summons te
liberty-loving people throughout the
world to participate in observing the
2O0th anniversary Of the birth OF
George Washington is interpreted ir
! 13 specific recommendations made
| public In the annual report OF th'
| George Washington American Citizens
Bi-Centennial Commemoration com
| mittee.
| An off shoot Of the George Wash
| ington-Sulgrave Institute, which con
| ceived and initiated the movement
| sponsored by the President and Con
| gresS of the United States, this com
mittee Of public spirited citizens feels
that the commemoration, with Its
| attendant celebrations, would be com
paratively worthless in it's spiritual
effect and fail In its greater purpose
world spirit of good will.
The committee proposes, as one oi
its outstanding recommendations, the
| initiation of an educational program
| of far-reaching possibilities; one thai
would make the school children OF
the country realize to the utmost the
Nations debt to George Washington
In the opinion of John A. Stewart
chairman Of the executive committee
| which framed the recommendations
| the commemoration will fail signall,
| unless 1t Is based upon universal
participation.
Wide Participation Urged.
Merely for the people to be spec
| tators and not participants Is not
enough to make the celebration worth
| WHILE" the committee reports. "TG
! be the success II must be, George
| Washington should be brought home
intimately to every one in the Unitet
| States
Mr.. Stewart pointed out that the
| committee has no connection with the
Federal commission appointed by the
President to make arrangements foi
| the bi-centennial but 1t was due Il
its efforts that Congress adopted the
resolutions that paved the way fol
| the Presidents recent appeal to the
American people. In a way, the OBJ
servance recommended by this citi
zens' committee would follow on q
larger scale the previous celebrations
its members sponsored for the observ'
ance Of the anniversaries OF the
landing of the Pilgrim Fathers ant
the first American legislative as
| sembly at Jamestown. /.
It is the belief of the citizens com
ately preceding February %, 1882
| the George Washington Bi-Centennia
program should be inauguarted by
| divine services in every church o.
| every creed. And in every church
on the Sunday Immediately following
| the close Of the celebration on Feb
ruary %, 1898, it was recommended
l that the final item in the II months
program should be praise services a
which Americans could rededicat'
themselves to the carrying on Of thu
work which Washington began.
Educational Program.
So far as the educational program
is concerned, the committee has pre-
sented suggestions to the respective
State commissioners of education
for their consideration. The publi'
schools and universities would be in
| vited, under this plan, to set asid,
certain hours, beginning with 1928
as periods of special instruction II
the life and creative activities o
| Washington. These would be carried
out as follows:
For 1928. in regard to his ancestry
and youth in Wakefield and Fred
| erciksburg.
For 1929, the formative period II
| the building of his character, up ant
| through the French and Indian war
| For 1890, the period covered by, hts
| career as the leader OF the Colonia
revolt and as soldier actively in the
field.
For 1881, the years covering tht
building of the Republic, the calling
and holding Of the constitutional con
vention, his presidency. his retiremen
| to Mount Vernon and his oeatn ~
1899. .~
For 1882, a general consideration
| Of his constructive acts and the per
manent benefits which have been De
| rived from them not only by tn'
| people of the United States, but D.
the people Of the whole world.
Would Distribute Data.
This educational program: the com
mittee points out, would aIort
opportunity for historical associa
| tions to dig out for embodiment In :
| nermanent printed volume, record:
| relating to Washington and his times
az a contribution to the archives o.
the Nation, 1t recommends also ina
tha more interesting data respecting
| Washington. now in the Government
archives. be printed and distrbutee
for use in the public schools: !,
F., connection with such historical COZ
| lections, the suggestion mas peI,
made through diplomatic cnannei'
that England, France ana ;s hoiiane
compile records of all papers reIatins
to Washington found In the arc''i'e'
| Of those countries. .,+. =,
That the United States be nosts u u
the world on the commemoratIon "
ca sion is a phase not only empnasize'
bv President Coolidge, sut st.esse'
in detail by the citizens eona"lI.ese,, uss,
| As 1882 Is the year upon 'wnicl
fall the Olympic games, the susses'iol
has been made to Col. ROBERT M
| Thonpson, whose interest In suci
matters is well known. that 1t woul(
ha entirely within the fitness or Things
were the games to be held in america
i'm commemoration of washington
great interest in out-of-door actlvlties
Another phase of world participation
would be the holding of an interna
tionaI Industrial exposition In New
work. or some other large city. as tn'
great outstanding feature OF the civl'
| Contribution in honor OF washington
and independent of support from TINT
Federal Government.
! Coin, Stamps and Medal.
other recommendations OF the com
mittee, some embodying Legislative
acts by the States and the formation
Of local committees in communities
lthroughout the country, provide Tor
closely knitted movement that wouls
bring the event to the attention 9
Thousands who otherwise might nove
participate in 1t. The following pla.
an obvious part: A commemorative