Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-21
CAPITAL PREPARES
FOR OBSERVANCE OF
WASH|NGTON'S DAY
Hoover Will Worship in Pew
of First President at
Alexandria.
CONGRESS TO CONDUCT
CEREMONY ON MONDAY
Churches to Pay Tribute Tomor-
row and Patriotic Societies
on Following Day.
With washington's birthday anniver-

With washington's birthday anniver-
sary falling on Sunday this year, OBJ
servance of the day by President Hoover
and officials and citizens of the Ma
tional Capital generally will depart from
the usual pattern.
President Hoover is expected to follow
his own inclination in observing the
day. Mrs. Hoover being absent from
the CITY, the Chief Executive will motor
to Alexandria to worship quietly in the
pew of the First President in historic
Christ Church. which Washington at
tended during his years at Mount
Vernon.
Mrs. Hoover hurried from the Capital
after the final official reception of the
season to Asheville, N. c., for visit
with her convalescent son, leaving
Peggy Ann, Herbert. jr., and Baby Joan
with their grandfather at the White
House. Just what these three lively
little children intend to do on WASH
ington's birthday depends probably on
the weather and their own childish IN
clinationS.
Beck to Give Address.
Members of Congress, too, will ex-
perience an unexpected swerve from the
traditions of Washington's birthday OBJ
servance. This year, with the official
observance scheduled for Monday,
Representative James M. Beck OF Penn
sylvania, will deliver an address on
Washington Washington's farewell ad-
dress will be read tomorrow also in
both houses.
Churches in the National Capital will
generally observe the anniversary to-
morrow Clergymen in virtually every
State have advised Right Rev. James E
Freeman, Bishop of washington, OF
plans to direct attention of their con-
gregations to the Christian aspects OF
the first Presidents character. This
was in accord with an appeal issued to
Episcopal clergy by Bishop Freeman.
In addition to the military mass
planned by the American Legion Mon
day morning at 1890 o'clock at the
Church of the Imma culate Conception,
there will be services commemorative OF
the birth of Washington by the Sons OF
the Revolution at o'clock tomorrow
afternoon at the Church of the Epiph-
any. The sermon at the military mass
will be preached by Very Rev. 1gnatius
Smith, O. P, and at the latter service
by Right Rev. Cameron j. Davis. bishop
coadjutor Of Western New York.
Societies Observe Monday.
The principal civic observance on
Monday will be held at 10 o'clock in the
morning at Memorial Continental Hall.
1t will be under the auspices of the
Sons of the Revolution, Daughters OF
the American Revolution, Sons of the
American Revolution and Children of
the American Revolution. The United
States Marine Band Orchestra viii rem
der a concert from 10 to 1880 o'clock
before the exercises.
Augustus Owsley Etanley. former Sem
ator from Kentucky, will deliver the
TT loTA t1xT
District Commissioner, will present
greetings, and DR.. Thomas Edward
Green, president Of the Sons of the
Revolution, will preside. All seats I'M
occupied at 1920 o'clock will be open
to the public.
Schools Closed Monday.
Seventy-six thousand public school
children will be free on Monday to
observe the day as they wish. The
schools have been ordered closed, in
view of the fact that the legal holiday
fell on Sunday. Individual classes at
various schools held exercises COM
memorative of the occasion during the
week, but no generally sponsored pro-
gram was observed.
The annual Boy Scout pilgrimage to
Mount Vernon was held today. Scout
troops assembled on the EllipSe at o:l5
O'Clock this morning, the last bus leav-
ing about 10 O'Clock. Senator Buckley
of Ohio was to make short address at
Mount Vernon.
France will pay its tribute to Wash
ington's memory through Ambassador
Claudel in radio talk tomorrow night
at O'Clock. In Paris, floral tributes
will be placed in the Mount Vernon
replica by President Doumergue, Premier
Laval and by Marshal Hubert Lyautey,
high commissioner of the International
Exposition. Following speeches by these
dignitaries, Ambassador Walter E.
Edge will respond for the United States.
Society Presents Pageant.
The Society of Virginia, in connection
with the George Washington Blcenten-
NAL Commission, last night presented q
pageant at the Willard Hotel as us
program of observance. The pageant
part of the annual Colonial ball, intro
duced Virginia's eight Presidents.
At the Colonial pageant Virginia was
represented by Mrs. Maude Howell
Smith, who called the roll of the eight
Virginia Presidents, beginning with
Washington and lending with Wohdro"
Wilson.
Sons and Daughters of the Republic
clubs held exercises last night at Pecl
Memorial Chapel. John Prove, presi
dent of the Nathan Hale Club, ant
Richard Logan OF mount NeEHoH' "et'
masters of ceremonies. Guest speak
ers included Maj. Gen. Amos A. Fries
u. S. A., retired; Mrs. John Dickinson
Sherman, presidential commissioner 0
the Washington Bicentennial Commits
SION Miss Helen Hartman, State regen
of the District of Columbia d. A. r.
Mrs. David Caldwell. vice presiden
general of the D. A. r., and Mrs. H
L. Rust, president Of the Wakefield Ma
tional Memorial Association. Musi
was provided by section of the Arm