Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-19
CAPITAL TRIBUTE
FOR WASHINGTON
City to Mark Birthday With
Impressive Program
at Polls.

The Districts official celebration OF
George Washingtons birthday will be
held in Polls Theater Tuesday morn
ing, at IL O'Clock, under the auspices
of the Commissioners. Completed ar
rangements for the ceremonies were
outlined to the Commissioners yester'
day afternoon by the committee of 20
of the Federation for Patriotic Oh
servance of Washington's Birthday.
which prepared the program.
The exercises will be preceded by
concert by the United States Navy
Band. David Jayne Hill. former
United States Ambassador to Ger
many, will preside. The principal
speaker will be Representative Theo-
dore E. Burton of Ohio.
The musical program will include
the singing of The Marsellaise" by
Miss Henrietta lie Menager, accom-
panied by the Navy Band. Rev. z. B.
Phillips, rector of the Church of the
Epiphany, will pronounce the invoca-
ton. The benediction will be by Col.
John T. Axton, chief Of chaplains of
the Army.
Student to Get Medal.
Miss Adelaide Emley, student at
Gunston Hall School, who was award
ed the gold medal on behalf of one of
the ST organizations participating IN
the official celebration as the writer
Of the best essay on civilian Pitt;
His Services for America Welfare, F"
will be given her medal. Sir Esme
Howard, Ambassador to the United
States from Great Britain, will make
the presentation.
Preceding the ceremonies at the the
alter, the committee of 25 on arrange
ments will place a floral tribute on
the equestrian statue of George Wash
ington in Washington Circle.
Senator Simeon d. F'ess Of Ohio Is
chairman Of the reception committee.
Other members are Representative
Joseph w. Byrns of Tennessee, vice
chairman; Charles p. Light, marshal,
and Capt. Conway Cooke, assistant
marshal. They will be assisted by Boy
and Girl Scouts, who will participate
in the ceremony, presentation of the
Colors." The Boy Scouts also will re-
ceive from the stage a floral tribute
to be taken by them to Mount Vernon
to be placed on the tomb of Washing
ton.
Many Invitations Issued.
Special invitations have been ex-
tended to officials of the Federal and
District governments, the. diplomatic
corps and prominent residents of
Washington. The general public also
is invited to attend.
Tickets issued by the subcommittee
on invitations will be honored up to
10:45 o'clock, after which time seats
not occupied will be available to the
public.
The committee in charge Of the cell
ebration consists Of Brig. Gen. George
Richards, u. S. M. c., chairman; Capt.
Conway w. Cooke, secretary; Reeves
II. Strickland, treasurer; Maj. Gen.
Henry T. Allen, U. S. A, retired;
Clarence A. Belknap, Miss Mabel T.
Boardman, Mrs. Arthur 7. Brice, Miss
Sophie Pearce Casey, Maj. Gen. Malin
Craig, U. S. A; Rev. William L. OAR
by. Mrs. Henry F. Dimock, Gratz E.
Dunkum. Robert ". Fleming. Mrs.
James Carroll Frazer, Isaac Cans,
William Green, Gilbert H. Grosvenor,
Rear Admiral Hilary P. Jones,
u. S. N; Mrs. Edgar B. Merritt, Edgar
c. Snyder, Jesse c. Suter, Mrs. Charles
T. Taylor, Mrs. Thacker v. Walker,
Charles w. Darr, DIR. Thomas E.
Green and Maj. Frederic w. Keough.