Evening star., 1928-03-18
By WALTER r. MeCALLUM.

TwO hundred years after his birth
On the banks Of the Potomac
River. a few miles below the
1 river-girdled area that after
ward became the Federal City
and his cTowning triumph IN the field
Of CIVIC planning. the Nation TO whose
founding he contributed virtually all
the thought and vigor Of his years OF
maturity is 10 marshal the intellectu-
aiaty and the material and spiritual
forces Of its modern development into
q great celebration 10 do honor TO
- George Washington.
Centralized IN the city which bears
his name and stands as the outstand-
Ing material testimonial 10 the great
ness ~ the leader Of the forces Of the
young republic IN the War OF the Rev
olistson, residents Of the Nation, led BY
the present incumbent Of the exalted
ofSce he filed as the first Chief Ex-
ec1fave, are planning al this date, four
years IN advance OF the 200th ami
veYszry Of his birth, 20 honor again the
great world citizen who gave the United
States 10 the family Of nations. and TO
corsecrate anew the principles he laid
down when ne cut the !etterS Of ofhcial
life and retired 70 his home al Mount
vernon.
Pour short years in which TO work
enc bring " compilation the several
pngSical projects In and near Wash
5ngton which vii! giorify anew the
name Of Ceorge Washington -Four
years In which 10 spread anew the
gospel of the principles for which
Vaxs4ingtogl sa1Od, and 20 reconsecrate
the Nation " the fundamentals which
ne saw with 20 clear an eye and which
hsye stC<Jd the test Of time. All too
snort "a time In which 10 work unless
the eYieYgy If the men ard women VINO
have become asSoc!ated with the move
rent for the celebration VI the Wash
irgton bacentennisl IN 1892 begins
= shortly N manifest Itself IN action.
Already three powerful commissions
are working On the physical and the
spiritual. the intellectual and educa-
iIogal problems which surround the
projected plan for celebrating tbe annl-
YersaTy.
pfsfs are in the making for trans
forming t4e year 1882 iilto great ma
tsonsi celebration. Every state and
nun !c3oslity egery hamlet ard village
Is 10 nave ltE rebirtn of t1e Washing"
tonisn principles II tlae plans nov being
va0FkAS 0ut afe Indorsec End put
tnroO2n. .
Pre cent C<,gllGge apDoin'2c III 1924
= d3AtlHgQlEfec group ~ cj'lzfHs from
ser. quarter u the .SEc. Wain Lim'
sef o. ~ off.cio chairman. ktaoSn a.
ne limited states Commission t9t VA:
t.@seJ aiaon oi l3e fsfth u 6DogEe
washington u prepare plan
Oa.y few Gays ago iniA commits
rb1ra met anc plan %as placed before
il Certain poJtlJJlA were approved
other parts were nGl acted upon. AIif
ff,day with jQst -four gears IN "1If
IN at On the many major projects
ufnaco take tine, f1jj approval oi M
DJaTa IL lacking However, TIE physics
ssoeeis Of tEe ceIebfation are well II
f6e DackgTDsltA6 an6 TINE. IN tIie Flsy
O. fIe commission. IL not The piESsini
eud sii~.Inloftaijt 'seDJr II "oiic b@ !
fDnaIistaof of physical monuments ~eT'
tne SalIs factor " be cofastdefed
The IS32 GeleDFstion IL moi W ~ ~
srs,,Ieosis 81 Washington. iflE nam
vii endure 10 matter what the physi
cal manifestations Ia has ipIlpf IL ]
M, 10 De material expression, W b
eyicencaG by an exposition VI pnysps
rpeoIrnsk and th@ d"Te!olHnfEt oi ~
s,sx and scIenoet and DdDsyI4ass t''
ss intended t1 be spiritual sDd sdAts
t.o,,al,~e gebirth ~ America IN ia
.,rsnriples Jp0n wiish the hmethsi
Esn,lIslie vas founded snG ~ "fic
Wasnpeton @sk the chief ezDohHH