Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-12-03
SOCIETIES PLANT
MEMORIAL TREES
Constitution Avenue Site of
Ceremonies by Four D.
c. Organizations.
Six George Washington Bicentennial

Six George Washington Bicentennial
Memorial trees were planted yesterday
afternoon on Constitution avenue be-
tween Third street and John Marshall
place, by delegations representing the
Association Of Oldest Inhabitants, the
Columbia Historical Society, the FEEDER
alton Of Citizens Associations and the
Society of Natives.
Speaking for the Association Of Oldest
Inhabitants, Fred A. Emery, vice presi-
dent, paid tribute to George Washing
ton. Mr. Emery termed it particularly
appropriate for the tree to be planted
by the Association of Oldest Inhabitants,
"the lives of whose nine presidents span
the entire period back to Washington S
time, for its first president, Benjamin
Ogle Tayloe, was born when govern
ment began at Washington"
Series Of Speakers.
Col. Wade H. Cooper, speaking for
the Columbia Historical Society, paid
tribute to Washington as a soldier,
statesman, and patriot, but warned
modern Americans of the dangers of
today. Referring to older governments
which had passed from the earth, Col.
Cooper declared 1.-The question of how
long government will survive depends
on its people"
DR.. George C. Havenner spoke fol
the Federation Of Citizens Associations
and as representative Of the District
of Columbia George Washington BIZ
centennial Commission.
To-day our thoughts are Of the fu-
ture," he said, "of Constitution avenue
half century or a century to come,
when we doubt not it will have become
not only one of the famous avenues of
this city and this Nation, but will have
taken its place among the famed thor
oughfares of the entire world"
The Society Of Natives planted three
trees, one for the society, one as q
memorial to its charter members and a
Thru as a memorial to its leading de-
ceased members and officers-Dr Sam
uel 8. Adams, Mrs. Samuel Stinemetz.
Miss Rose Seton, Snowden Ashford,
Capt. George w. Evans, Albert Harper
and Washington Topham. Speakers for
the society included John C1agett Proc
TOR, DR.. Clarence A. Weaver, president
OF the society, and James F. Duhamel,
who was chairman of the committee on
organization for the joint ceremonial of
the day.
Mr.. Proctor referred to the history of
the neighborhood, explaining that the
area petWeen second ana FOur-and-a-
Half streets, Pennsylvania avenue and
G street, had been intended for Bank
and Exchange Squares" while the area
bounded by Third and Four-and "a Half
streets, Pennsylvania avenue and c
street, on which the ceremony took
place was to have been the site Of the
United States Mint. He paid tribute
to Mrs. Johan c. Kondrup, founder of
the Society Of Natives. who was present.
Societies interviewer.
DR.. Weaver referred to the close re-
lationship between the four societies
represented at the tree planting. and
declared the memberships were so
closely interviewer that 1t was impos-
sible for important events to take place
IN the District without some members
participating.
Mr.. Duhamel referred to Constitu-
ton avenue as the site Of future presi-
Dental parades, and stressed the i'm
portance of the thoroughfare in the
future. He also reviewed briefly the
importance Of the general area In the
past, and touched upon the history Of
famous perSonages who resided there.