Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-23
PACE PICTURES CITY AS MECCA
FOR WASHINGTON BICENTENNIAL
Scope of Celebration Is Outlined to House
Members, Showing How Nation Will
Unite to Pay Him Homage.

augural ball.
Reception at the White House.
EASTER DAY.
"A time Of exaltation of religion in
the life of the Nation all over America.
"A procession In the city of WASH
ington POSSIBLY on Easter Monday of
the clergy of all faiths under the flag
of the United States.
High tribute to Washington as
church man.
May 3O-Heroes' Day.
"a day Of tribute to all heroes Of the
Republic. Great services at Airing
ton and elsewhere in memory Of the
heroic dead.
Opening or closing a week of re-
unions OF the Grand Army of the Re-
public, Confederate soldiers, veterans
of the Spanish American War, Ameri-
can Legion, veterans Of World War,
etc.
June 14-FIag Day.
"A day of vast outdoor pageantry par
ticipated in by every State
Let this day be one of the greatest
spectacular days ever known, respect
for the nag Of the United States being
the keynote, the flag which symbolizeS
the Republic Of George Washington.
July 4-Independence Day.
IAN old-fashioned Fourth Of July,
with paradeS. decoration of homes and
public buildings, fireworks and great
orstions.
Let the same scenes and events be
repeated in every city and town in
America.
August-PiIgrimage Month.
"The month of pilgrimages to the
historic shrines in America, ending al
ways at Washington, with events daily
In the open air.
September Education Month.
George Washington knew what 1t
meant to labor with his hands. He
was also an employer of labor. To him
all honorable labor was sacred. On
Labor day let the workers remember
thankfully the father OF a country in
which those who labor are esteemed.
Gathering in Washington Of the
educators of America, with the School
Of Government established in memory
of George washington in the George
Washington University as the principal
objective, and the placing before them
of the immense part they must take in
the Americanizing of Americans in the
future.
Let all institutions Of collegiate and
university grade in all of the States
and insular possessions be united in
a common comradeship. In each State
those in that State to be grouped to-
gether. Then all the groups to choose
representatives from time to time to
keep in touch with the curriculum of
the School of Government on the lines
prescribed by George Washington. A
West Point of civics
Graduates from this or any other
like school of government established
in memory of George Washington would
furnish the Nation with thousands of
young men and women trained experts
in the representative system of govern
ment on which to draw for service
abroad and at home and to intrust with
the responsibilities Of ONCE.
OctOber-COlumbus and Roosevelt Days.
In pageant. orations, great gather
ings. ETC., repeated all over the Republic,
show America the great march of the
ages from the discovery of the continent
to the opening of the Pacific atPanama,
and the rise of America from the vision
Of Columbus to world leadership under
the influence and example Of George
Washington. 7--.
Closing Of the Years
Program.
1.-THE eIorincation Of the American
home and the old-fashioned ideals of
America in the midst Of a new age.
Election Day (PresidentiaD.
every qualified American citizen, in
the spirit Of George Washington, ex-
ercising at the sacrifice of personal in
convenience, If necessary, the inestima-
by voting for presidential electors of
his choice, realizing that If govern
ment Of the people is to endure 1t is
the bounden duty and responsibility of
every American to participate in the
selection Of its rulers.
Cross Section Gathering.
"An all-American congress of all
America In the City Of Washington to
of the ideals of George Washington and
the founders of the Republic and the
results of the campaign Of the previous
flVe years, to sum up those needs and
make q pronouncement to America. Let
this congress of all America consist of
representatives Of every State commits
sion. of every State group, of every ma
tional organization, club, and society Of
every sort and kind, from the humblest
to the greatest, social, economic, reli-
gious, scientific, professional, industrial,
financial, and commercial, under the
auspices and leadership of the United
States Commission for the Celebration
of the Two Hundredth Anniversary of
the Birth of George Washington. The
greatest cross-Section gathering America
ever held.
LET it choose its own chairman.
Make one question the supreme one on
the program: What are the needs Of
America from the moral, patriotic and
spiritual standpoint, and what can we
do to help meet them? With no coer-
Give or legislative powers let this great
crosS-section gathering of all America
summarize and capitalize the life of
George Washington and Its lessons that
will be a beacon light to posterity II
the years to come"