Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-16
WASHINGTON PAID
TRIBUTE BY EMERY
Newspaper Man in BIRTHDAY
Talk" Gives Human Side
of Patriot.

If George Washington were living
today he would be against prohibition,
but in favor of enforcement while pro-
hibition is law. Fred A. Emery, Wash
tngton newspaper man, told the So
ciety of Natives of the District of CO.
lumbia last night at the Washington
birthday meeting, held in the Wash
ington Club.
Taking as his topic Human Side
lights on George Washington" Mr..
Emery informed the organization that
If Washington were now alive "he
would favor the farm relief legisla-
ton, in principle, which, with the
tariff, is the agenda for the coming
extra session of Congress"
He would favor rivers and harbors
legislation, a waning subject at this
session of Congress" Mr.. Emery con-
tinued. "He would still be opposed to
entangling alliances with European
governments. bus not opposed to tenn
porarv aid between them, for he sue
cessfully sought Frances money, mu-
nitions and navy, though once he had
fought that nation in the Colonial
struggles, and again was recalled at
the close of Ills life as a commander
in-chief in narrowly averted war with
France.
1T is fitting that this organization.
representing the native born of the
National Capital he founded, the city
whose name he sponsored, the Federal
district he rescued from dense forests
and tobacco patches and moraSses. ana
paved the way for its supreme position
as the foremost of world capitals,
should pause tonight to pay him
tribute" Mr.. Emory told his audience.
For as the sun set over his unparal-
leled career. 800 houses told the story
of the Washington OF his Day, wnle
TODAY It boasts $4,000 populatlon ana
q billion and a half dollars Of assessed
realty valuation.
Making Of Capital.
"rt was Washington's Astounding
faith. like MadiSon'S along with the
Congressional log-rolling over the
Federal assumption of state war DEBTS,
that made the city of Washington, now
grown into a metropolis that may reach
the million population mark within 10
wears. Washington's keen propneuc
vision led him to write to Mrs. Fair
fax about this city: A century hence.
II this country keeps united, 1t VIII
produce a city though not as large as
London, yet Of a magnitude INFERIOR 10
few others in Europe"
and fishing and liked to bet on horse
races was portrayed for the society by
Mr.. Emery, who thus epitomized the life
of the man known as first In war,
first in peace and first in the hearts OF
his countrymen":
, WASHINGTON as a younster, fleet
footed, strong and agile; fox hunter,
+; deer stalker and duck shooter who loved
his today; thwarted by motherly appeal
from becoming a British midShipnlan
and later alternately fighting Indians,
the French and the British; conscien-
tious patriot who squelched an inclp-
lent effort to make him a king: I'M
perturbabIe in war and in council, but
vamped at midday by rich widow he
later called my PatSy-these are typ
ical human sidelights on the greatest
American of all time"
Selections by Choir.
In addition to Mr.. Emery's address,
The society was RECALLED with selections
by the choir of the Chevy Chase Pres
byterian Church. The program opened
at O'Clock with salute to the nag
and the singing of America"
The choir comprised Mrs. M. G. Guth-
RE, soprano; Robert Ferguson, tenor;
Mai. Lee S. Tillotson, bass, and Mrs.
D. T. McCammond, contralto. Fred
Stitt was the accompanist Mrs. Ella
G. Robirnon was in charge of the enter
tainment pEogram.
, Two one-act plays, 1.-THE Teeth OF the
] Gift Horse" and 1.-THE Man Who Came
Back" we're presented by the Wigs and
Queues of the First Baptist Church.
The players were Howard o. Embrey,
Dorothy Surface, Elizabeth Clark, Dor
othv Winchcole, John w. Rowley, Jean
Eliller, Hugh Wingard and Minnie
ez-avis.
Lee d. Iatimer, the society's presi-
dent, presided at the meeting. An
Inouncements of Washington Birthday
celebrations were made. Refreshments
were served.