Evening star., 1934-02-21
Ceremonies Will Be Held at
Monument
to Be Placed.
FOUR GROUPS TO UNITE
AT CONTINENTAL HALL
Senator Copeland to Speak to
Association of Oldest In
habitants of D. C.

tomorrow in observance of George
Washington's birth 202 years ago in
Westmoreland County, Va
The usual ceremonies will be held
at the stately shaft which memori-
alizes the Nations first President. AT
8 am. the flags Of the 48 States will
be raised on poles around the Monu-
ment and an official representative OF
President Roosevelt will place the
White House wreath.
Floral pieces and wreaths from pa
triotic, fraternal and civic societies
will be received and laid at the base
OF the monument by representative
OF the Office of National Parks, Build
ings and Reservations until noon. The
Monument will be open to visitors
from 1890 to 4:30 pm.
-Four patriotic organizations will
hold an anniversary celebration In
Memorial Continental Hall, beginning
at 9:45 am. The exercises will mark
the twentieth such commemoration
by the Sons Of the Revolution, the
Sons Of the American Revolution, the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton and the Children Of the Ameri-
can Revolution.
Medal to Be Presented.
Secretary Of War Dern will be the
principal speaker. His address will
be followed later in the program with
an address by Mrs. William Russell
Magma, president general Of the
D. A. r.
On behalf of the District of Co.
lumbia Society of the D. A R., Mrs
Harry Colfax Grove will present a
medal to Miss Jane Hill of George
Washington University, class of 1888,
for the best essay on The Period
1776-1786."
This will be followed by a presen-
tation by Representative Wilbur D.
Adams of Delaware of a medal given
by the Sons of the Revolution to Miss
Leona Shade of Central High School
for the best essay on "Delaware's Con-
tribution to the War of the Revolu-
ton"
Representatives of each of the -four
societies sponsoring the ceremonies
will place a wreath at the Monument
shortly after IL am. They are Mai
Edward F. Riggs. Sons of the Revolu-
tion; Henry Whitefleld Samson, Sons
Of the American Revolution; Mrs. F.
B. Linton, Daughters of the Revolu-
tion, and Miss Eleanor Browning Bar
ton, Children of the American Revo-
luton.
The Association of Oldest Inhabit-
ants Of the District of Columbia will
open celebration of Washington,s
birthday at 10 am. with a busi-
ness meeting at the Old Union Engine
House, corner of Nineteenth and Il
streets.
This viii be followed by the exer.
cises of the day, with the principal
address by Senator Royal S. Copeland
Of New York.
Monument Society to Meet.
Fred A. Emery will read Washing
tons farewell address, John Clagett
Proctor will read an original poem
and there will be musical selections
by Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur c. Barrett.
The Washington National Monu.
ment Society, which was organized in
1880 to erect the Washington Monu-
ment and which today comprises one
Of the city's most select groups, will
hold its annual meeting at 1890 pm
in the University Club. The society
always meets on George Washington s
birthday.
1t is headed by the President of the
United States as president ex-officio
The Governors of the various States
are vice presidents ex-ofhcio. The
active membership of IS is led by
Associate Justice Willis Van Devanter
of the United States Supreme Court
who is first vice president. Charles
G. Glover is second vice president,
Theodore w. Noyes, treasurer, and
william R. Harr, secretary.
Mr.. Harr said the principal busi-
ness of the meeting tomorrow will be
election of two new members. The
vacancies are occasioned by the death
of Maj. Gen. William NJ Black, for
mer chief of Engineers of the Army
and a District Commissioner, and the
retirement of Admiral Willard H.
Brownson. q. S. NJ, retired.
After the business meeting, Justice
Van Devanter will entertain the men,
bers and guests at luncheon.
Financed First $50 Feet.
A wreath from the society will be
placed at the base of the Washington
Monument at 8 am. There will be
no ceremony.
The society was organized to erect
the Washington Monument. Through
its efforts subscriptions were obtained
to finance the first $50 feet of the
shaft, which was turned over to the
Federal Government. Since the Mon
ument's completion the society has
been more or less an honorary organ
ization, although it has supervised the
care of the Monument and brought
about the installation of the new ele-
vater and supervised the placing OF
the memorial stones.
Besides the officers, the membership
includes Herbert Putnam, Frederick
H. Gillett, Lieut.. Col. U. 8. Grant,
Sd; Right Rev. James E. Freeman,
Frederic "A. Delano, George E. Ham
1ton, Rev. Dr.. Charles Wood, John
Barton Payne, Robert Walton Moore,
Logan Hay, Gilbert H. Grosvenor and
DR.. Cloyd Heck Marvin.
The New England States Society
VIII do honor to the First President
with an elaborate patriotic program
and ball tomorrow night in the WASH
ington Hotel beginning at o'clock
The speakers will include Mrs.
Magma and DR.. Clifton P. Clark,
president-elect of the District So
ciety, Sons of the American Revolu-
ton. Mrs. Oreon Marie Mckee, pres
ident Of the Society of Creative
Artists, will recite an original poem.
A floor review will be followed with
. series Of songs by the George Wash