Evening star., 1932-02-07
PROGRAM FOR FETE
FEB. z COMPLETED
Ceremony at Capitol to Start
BiC9ntenniaI Events;
Hoover Will Speak.

of the countrywide celebration OF the
2OOth anniversary Of the birth OF
George Washington, was announced
Yesterday by the District of Columbia
Bicentennial Commission.
The arrival of the President on the
east steps of the Capitol at noon on
Washingtons birthday will be greeted
with the playing of Hail to the Chief
by the masSed bands Of the Army Navy
and Marine Corps, conducted by Lieut..
Comdr. John Philip SouSa.
National and international radio
hook-ups will make possible the stimuli
taneous singing of America all over
the United States and abroad, with
singing unit of 10000 Washington
school children and 1000 adults COM
prising a chorus assembled on the Capt.
tol steps. President Hoover will give
the signal for the Worldwide sinful
taneous singing of the hymn.
Damrosch to Conduct Chorus.
Walter Damrosch will conduct the
chorus, with the three service bands ac-
companying. The program will be
broadcast on coast-tO-COast networks
of the National Broadcasting Co. and
the Columbia BroadCasting System and
will be transmitted around the world
from the short-wave stations OF these
hroadcssting concerns The exercises
also will be broadcast by Station WJSl.
Following this. there will be an ad-
dress of welcome by DR.. Luther h:
Roirhplderfer. president OF the board
of District Commissioners, and an ao-
dress by Representative James M. Beck
of Pennsylvania.
The order of events from this point
on. as announced by the commission
follows. -,.
Song, washington, Fair Capital
(BarneS). Sung by school cAlIaiG en-
from divisions l to 9, Washington pup
lie schools and other schools. Con-
ductor, DR.. E N. c. Barnes. Accom-
paniment by the United States Army
Band Capt. William J. Stannard; ieaoeF.
Solo. Garry Me Back to Old Vlr-
pinia bv Representative Clifton A
Woodrum Of Virginia. Accompaniment
by the United States Army Band.
School Children 10 Sing.
Song. To Thee. 0 Country 'Eich-
berg School children from divisions
10 to l3. Washington public schools
and other schools directed by Prof. A,
H johnson Accompaniment by the
United States Navy Band, Lieut.. Charles
Benter, leader.
George Washington Bicentennial
March" Sousa). Massed bands OF the
Army. Navy and Marine Corps, con-
Quoted by SOusa.
THE Star Spangled Banner" the
assemblage. led by Dr. F. n. c. Barnes.
Accompaniment by the Marine Band,
Capt Taylor Branson, leader.
Prior to the beginning Of this pro-
gram. at high noon, there will be a
Joint session of Congress ir the House
OF Representatives, at which time the
following program will be carried out
The House of Representatives will
convene at II 80 am. and will be called
to order by Speaker John N. Garner
PRAYER by the claTain of the
House. Rev. DR.. James Shera M~nt-
Arrival Of the Senate, preceded by
the Vice President of the United
States and its secretary and sergeant
at arms.
The Speaker of the House will re-
linuuish the gaveI to the Vice Presl-
dent. who will assume the Speaker S
chair, as the presiding officer Of the
Joint session of the two Houses OF Con-
gress
The Speaker will take the seat at the
left of the Vice President.
High Officials to Attend.
The following Government officials
and guests Of honor will attend:
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the Supreme Court of the United
States. the Ambassadors and Ministers
of foreign governments the General OF
the Armies. the Chief of Staff CT the
United States Army the Chief Of Naval
Operations of the United States
Navy. the cOmmandant Of the
United States Marine Corps and the
commandant of the United States Coast
Guard, the Governors of the several
States and the Commissioners OF the
District Of Columbia, the United states
and District of Columbia George WASH
ington BiCentennial Commissions the
representatives Of the family OF George
washington, the Joint Committee Ola
ARRANGEMENTS of the Senate and House
of Representatives. the President OF
the United States and members Of his
cabinet
Singing of the first and last verses
of America" by the audience.
THE ReCessional" by Reginald de
Koven. The Interstate Male Chorus,
under the direction of Clyde B, Altchl-
son.
Fess to Present President.
In the Senate the presiding officer
will recognize Senator Fess, the vice
chairman of the United States George
Washington Bicentennial Commission
Senator Fess will present the PreSl-
dent of the United States.
Address by the President.
Singing of the first verse of the ma
tional anthem. The Star Spangled
Banner" by the audience.
The invited guests will be escorted
from the hall in reverse order to that
in which they entered,
The House wing Of the Capitol VIII
remain closed on the morning OF
February % until 10 am, at which time
the invited guests and others holding
tickets of admission will be permitted
to assemble.
Wreath to Be Put on Tomb.
The Joint Committee on Arrange
mpnts of the Senate and House Bl-
centennial Commission and the men,
bers representing the District OF Co
lumbia and the representatives of the
family of Washington will occupy seats
at the right and left of the President
At the conclusion Of the MONDAY
exercises at the Capitol President
Hoover. accompanied by the Unlteo
States and the District of Columbia
Bicentennial commissioners, will go tc
Mount Vernon after luncheon ano
place wreath on the Tomb OF
Washington.
The Joint Congressional Committee
on Arrangements for the celebration
in the hall of the House consists OF
Representative Woodrum, Joseph w
Byrnes of Tennessee and John Q. I'll
son of Connecticut and Senators FeSs
Arthur Capper of Kansas and Garter
Glass of Virginia.
SIX RUN FOR GOVERNOR