Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-17
PATRIOTIC ORDERS
HONOR FRANKLIN
Exercises at Statue Mark
Obersvance of 221st Ami
versary of His Birth.

The 22lSt anniversary of the birth
of Benjamin Fra nklin. signalling also
the beginning of National Thrift week,
was observed today by the Sons of the
Revolution in the District of Column
bia, the District of Columbia Society
Sons of the American Revolution and
University of Pennsylvania Alumni,
who accorded honor TO the memory
of the founder of their alma mater.
All the exercises. each of which
was held independently, with short
intervals between them. We're Al the
Benjamin Franklin statue, Tenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue, and
included patriotic music brief eulo-
CYSTIC addresses and the placing of
wreaths at the base of the statue.
Representative of other patriotic or
ganizati tons also were expected, In
conformity with general custom, to
visit the statue from time to time
today and lay Wreaths.
First Program at 10 O'Clock.
The Sons of the Revolution in the
District of Columbia sponsored the
first memorial program of the day,
which began at 10 o'clock. The statue
was fianked by the American flag,
Continental standards, the banners of
the Sons of the Revolution, and the
Bourbon emblem of France. Maj.
Georges Thenauit of the French
embassy represented his government
at the ceremonies.
Sena tor Capper. chairman of the
Senate committee on District affairs,
received from Col. ]. Fra nklin Bell,
Engineer Commissioners and chairman
of the committee in charge of the
exercises. the memorial wreath and
laid it at the foot of the statue.
DIR. Thomas r. Green, chaplain of
the society, gave as the invocation a
prayer of George Washington The
committee of the Sons of the Revolu-
ton in charge of the ceremonies in
cIuded John ". Childress. John G.
Copenhaver George HELEN, Clair A,
Houston, Leroy o. King, John r
Loomis. Duer McLanahan and New
bold Noyes. They were accompa MED
by members Of the board OF managers
and the color guard of the society.
Exercises Are Colorful.
Co)orful exercises. opened by buglers
of the Marine Corps, were held at
noon by the District of Columbia
Society Sons of the American Revolu-
ton. President Coolidge, member
of the Massa chusetts chapter of the
orga nizat ton, sent wreath which
was deposited at the base OF the
statute with wreaths from the local
society and the Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Samuel Herrick, former president
of the society, presided and introduced
Mrs. Alfred J, Brosseau, president
general, Daughters of the America n
Revolution. who spoke briefly on
Franklin as a patriot.
Col. r. G. Bryan, another former
president of the society, told of the
nhila nthropjc activities Of the famous
patriot and George II. Carter, United
States public printer, spoke of Frank
lin as a printer.
Alumni Pay Tribute.
The committee in charge OF the eX'
ercises comprised Samuel Herf1ck,
chairman; Frederick d. Owen. Col.
Fl 7. Hunt. William Knowles Cooper
and Kenneth s. Wales. A Marine
color guard was in attendance.
University of Pennsylvania alumni
maid their public need of tribute to
the founder OF their alma mater, lay
ing a wreath at the statue at lZ:SO
O'Clock. They will hold a private
BANQUET tonight ana VIII dlscuSs pfac
teal problems of the university OF
the present. .-,
DIR. Leo S. Rowe, director genera OF
the pan.American Union and former
member of the faculty of the uniVer-
sitv of Pennsylvania, placed in posi-
ton the memorial wreath from the
alumni. The delegation of alumni was
headed by Darrell II. Smith, presi'
dent of the Washington Alumni Chap
ter.
Secretary of the Interior Work was
to have, officiated at the placing OF
the wreath. but was prevented by un'
expected illness from attending the
ceremonies. &