Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-21

in whose district Mr.. Edison lives, Is
accompanying the party as far as Gin
cinnati. Speaker LongWorth. whose
home is in Cincinnati will Join the
Presidents party when it reaches that
city and will continue with it as far
as Louisville.
The President and Mrs. Hoover re-
ceived an impressive ovation as their
train pulled out of Union Station in
Washington yesterday afternoon at 4;30
o'clock.
Shortly after he arose this morning,
at Willard. Ohio, the President passed
within a few miles of Milan, where
Thomas Edison was born.
President Hoover will be the principal
speaker at a. dinner tonight formally
honoring Mr. Edison, to be held in
Greenfield's Independence Hail. repro
duction that has been built by Mr.. Ford
in the historical village. The Presidents
address as we'll as the remarks OF sew
eral others will be broadcast over the
largest radio hook-up ever attempted.
Among them will be Prof Einsteln,
speaking by means of radio and teie-
phone, from his laboratory in Berlin.
Prof. EinSteins speech, which will be
in English, is cheduled for 1925 pm.
Huge Party for Edison.
celebrated EdiSon's perfection of the
incandescent lamp, the celebration ac-
autlly was huge party" arranged by
Mr.. Ford for his friend Tom" Edison.
Seemingly, no item of expense or effort
had been spared by Ford to make the
party" complete success in every de-
tail. Estimates Of the cost Of the cele-
bration run as high as $4,000, 900, viz
tually all of which will be met by Mr..
Ford.
In his effort to achieve as much real
ism as possible in reproducing condl-
tions that existed so years ago, when
Edison was working on the inoandescent
lamp, Mr Ford even had earth from
New Jersey shipped to the historical
village to surround the original Edison
laboratory, already part of the group Of
historical structures making up the
community.
"Henrys even got the New Jersey clay
here" Edison remarked yesterday dur
ing. stroll about the village; Oxen
and horses also were in the village.
Some 600 guests have been invited to
the dinner tonight.
Edison to Light Memorial.
As an added feature of the ceremonies
tonight, Mr.. Edison, after returning
from the laboratory, where he Will re-
enact the PERFECTION OF Une lamp. VIII
touch a button that will light a large
beacon in East Orange, N. j. The
beacon is to stand as a perpetual monu-
ment to himself on the original site OF
his laboratory where the incandescent
lamp was born. The beacon is tribute
to Edison by the Edison pioneers who
worked with him in the early days.
The beacon is an enormous bulb, IT
feet high, inside of which are 600 in
candescent lamps.
Among the noted guests who have
accepted invitations to the ceremonies
are Nine. Marie Curie, co-diseoverer Of
radium; Orville Wright. owen d. Young,
who will be toastmaster at the dinner:
Charles G. Dawes, Ambassador to Great
Britain; Charles NJ. Schwab iron mas
ter: John d. Rockefeller, jr.; DR.. Will
liam Mayo, James w. Goor, Secretary
of War; Adolph 8. OchS, publisher of
the New York Times; P. e. Crowley,
president of the New York Central:
Gen. w. w. Atterbury. president of the
Pennsylvania Railroad; L. F. Loree.
president of the Delaware & Hudson,
and Daniel willard. president of the
Baltimore & Ohio.