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HOLIDAY SERVICES
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toLaunCh Tributes to
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hoisted about the Washington Monu-
ment tomorrow morning to mark the
opening of the Nations celebration OF
the 205th anniversary of the birth OF
George Washington. Government
Offices, schools and libraries will be
closed for the holiday. Stores will close
at pm.
The Presidents wreath will be placed
at the Monument at 9 am. and until
noon wreaths will be received from pa
triotic, fraternal and civic organiza-
tions. Immediately after the laying
of the Presidents wreath, the Masonic
clubs of the city will place their wreath
and conduct brief ceremony.
The President himself plans to &c
to Mount Vernon at about pm. to
place a wreath at George Washington's
tomb.
The whole day will be given up to
celebrations by various organizations
one of the most elaborate of which will
be conducted jointly by the Sons OF
the Revolution, the Daughters of the
American Revolution, the Sons of the
American Revolution and the Children
of the American Revolution at Me-
memorial Continental Hall.
The program will begin at 10:45
am. to the grand march THE Pill
GRIM" played by the United States
Marine Band, while the official party
escorts into the auditorium Assistant
Secretary of State r. Walton Moore
who is the guest speaker of the day
After the maSsing of the colors, un-
der the supervision of Maj. Edward F,
Riggs and with the aid of Robert F.
Baldwin and Frank S. Hight, Rev. G
Freeland Peter of the Washington Ca
thedral will offer the invocation
Caroline Embry of the Capt Joseph
Embrey Society and James Madison
Cults, 4th, of the Col James Madison
Cults Society, c. A. R., will lead the
audience in the pledge of allegiance to
the flag
William Tyler Page will read his
famous composition. The Americans
Creed" before Assistant Secretary
Moore delivers his address. At the
conclusion of his speech there will be
a ceremonious presentation of the
wreath which is to be placed at the
base of the Washington Monument
by Maj. Riggs, S. R.; Mrs. Stanley
Hall Beasley. D. A. r.; Maj. Charles
C. Griggs. S. A. R., and Miss Annie
Clark HaSsell, c. A. r.
Greetings by DIR. Green.
Brief greetings will be given ir
behalf of the national societies by
DR.. Thomas E. Green. chaplain gen.
eral of the S. r.; Mrs. Lue Reynold;
Spencer. registrar general of the D
A. r.; DR.. Louis Charles Smith. Ii.
brarian general of the S. A. r., anc
Mrs. c. A. Swami Sinclair, nationa
president of the c. A. r.
The audience will sing the "Star-
Spangled Banner" to the accompani.
ment of the Marine Band before Rev
William L. Darby, D. D., secretary
of the Washington Federation OF
Churches, offers benediction. After
the retirement of colors. the partici-
pants in the ceremony will leave tc
the march of Father of Liberty"
Vocal selections by the Alden
Singers, directed and accompanied by
Jewell Downs, also will mark this
twenty-third annual joint celebration
of the revolutionary patriotic societies
The selections to be played by the
Marine Band, conducted by Capt
Taylor Branson, are arranged by Miss
Lillian Chenoweth.
ID. A. r. to be Honored.
The D. A. R. will be honored later
IN the day by Nationwide radio
broadcast from to $50 pm. Of a
concert by the United States Army
Band The program of classic, popu-
lar and military M &c, dedicated to
the organization, will ing to close
the celebration of National Defense
week. 1t will be broadcast by the
National Broadcasting Co.
Mrs. Harry K. Daugherty, national
chairman of the D. A. R. Radio Com
1nittee, will speak briefly in introduc-
ing the broadcast, expressing in be-
half Of Mrs. William A. Becker, presi-
dent general, the appreciation of the
society for the tribute paid it.
From to $50 pm. the Goodwill
Industries of Washington will hold a
George Washington's birthday recep-
ton at its new home, 1914 New
Hampshire avenue. The reception
has been arranged Gin order that
you and others who have contributed
interest and Goodwill bags during the
past year may have the opportunity
to visit Goodwill's many departments
and to see the gratifying results of
your generosity"
Honor for Maj. Brown.
A certificate in recognition of his
outstanding and unselfsh service to
the community will be presented to
Maj. Ernest w. Brown, superin-
tendent of police and founder Of the
Metropolitan Police Boys Club, at
exercises commemorating the third
anniversary of the founding of the
club in Eastern High School at
8 pm. tomorrow. A varied program
of entertainment has been arranged
for the evening under the joint spon-
sorship of the club officials and the
Southeast Citizens Association. Will
liam A. Maio, vice chairman of the
Board Of Directors of the club and
president of the Southeast Associa-
ton, will make the presentation to
Maj. Brown.
The members of George Wash
tngton Post No. l, the pioneer post
of the American Legion, will pay
homage at Washington's tomb at
Mount Vernon at II am. The men,
bers will assemble at 10 am. at Con-
necticut avenue and H street to pro-
ceed by caravan to the Washington
estate
Rev. Howard E. Snyder, post chap
lain, will conduct brief exercises at
the tomb. and Harry Coope, post
commander, will place a wreath
against the tomb.
Veterans of the 1st Division,
American EXpeditionary Force. will