Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-22

National Cemetery and at Mount Yer
non, ceremonies were being conducted
by various civic, fraternal and patriotic
societies. After placing wreath at
the base of the Washington Monu-
ment members of the Washington Ma
tional Monument Association held their
annual meeting at 1890 o'clock in the
Metropolitan Club. Justice Willis Van
Devanter of the United States Supreme
Court, vice president of the associa-
ton, presided. 1t was reported that
all 49 of the States now have memorial
stones in the Monument.
The Association of Oldest 1nhab-
itants OF the District of Columbia COIL
Quoted a business meeting followed by
patriotic exercises this morning in the
Western Presbyterian Church. Repre-
sentative Henry Allen Cooper of Wis
consin was the orator.
At IL o'clock the graves of fellow
MaSons of George Washington and the
Unknown Soldier of the American Rev.
olution were decorated in the historic
church yard of the Presbyterian Meet
ing House in Alexandria. Grand mas
tiers of MaSons from various States con-
Quoted the first ceremony, while the
second was under auspices of the Chill
dren of the American Revolution. Mrs.
Eleanor Washington Howard, the great
niece of Gen. Washington and the last
child to be born of a Washington fam
lily at Mount Vernon. was in charge of
the rites at the Unknown Soldiers
grave.
Programs by Radio.
To thousands of homes today and this
evening the radio will broadcast spe-
cial program dedicated to the national
hero.
Descriptions of the beautiful grounds
and gardens at Mount Vernon will be
broadcast from Station WNIAL of the
Columbia Broadcasting System by Col.
Harrison H. Dodge, the superintendent.
His talk. will be part of the Washing
ton pageant program at o'clock. Later
i'll the evening Col. Dodge will receive
an honorary degree of doctor of laws
from the George Washington Univer-
sity at its Midwinter convocation. De-
grees will be conferred at the same eX-
ercises on II graduates of the univer-
sity by President Cloyd Heck Marvin
and an honorary degree also will be
conferred on DR.. Lotus Delta Cofman,
president of the University of Mime
sofa, who will make the principal ad-
dress. The exercises will be held at
o'clock in Constitution Hall.
At Mount st. Alban early this morn
ing there was conducted in Bethlehem
Chapel the second annual Washingtons
birthday corporate communion for men
and boys of the Potomac Assembly of
the Brotherhood of st. Andrew. Right
Rev James E. Freeman, Bishop of
Washington, celebrated the communion
and preached the sermon.
Churches of the city generally will
devote a part of their services tomor-
row to prayer and sermons on the sig
nifcance of the birthday anniversary.
After the general observances today
this evening is to be filled with the an
nual balls of several patriotic associa-
tions. The Daughters Of America will
give a Martha Washington colonial ball
at the Raleigh Hotel. The Missouri
Society has similar event scheduled at
$50 O'Clock in the Washington Hotel,
preceded by an address by Representa-
tive Richard N. Elliott. La Fayette
Lodge Chapter, No. 81, Order of the
Eastern Star, will give dance at 8
o'clock at the Hillcrest, 1900 Thirteenth
street.
A washington Birthday program will
be held by the City Club Saturday
o'clock Mr. and Mrs. Albert Buehler
will be the hosts.
At American University, College Of
Liberal Arts, a dinner and dance will
be held in the college dining hall. CAL
vary Baptist Church and the Washing
ton Hebrew Congregation also will hold
memorial services this evening.
The annual Washington's birthday
banquet of the Cy Pres Club, major
woman students organization at Ma
tional University, will be held at the
Mayfiower Hotel at o'clock tonight.
Justice Frederick L. Siddons of the Su-
preme Court of the District of Columbia
and member of the university's Law
School faculty, will preside as toast
master. The dinner will be featured by
a tilt between the woman students and
the man professors of the university on
the place of woman lawyers in the
professional world at present
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