Evening star., 1938-02-21
)CAP|TA[ TO HONOR
Z COUnTRY'S FATHER
More Than 5000 Expected
to Join PiIgrimages to
Mount Vernon.

A variety Of celebrations and serv-
Ices tomorrow will mark the Capital's
observance of George Washington S
birthday
More than 5000 persons, led chiefly
by war veterans organizations, are eX-
pected to join the annual pilgrimage
to Mount Vernon. Civic, State and
other patriotic groups have arranged
number of banquet and speaking
programs, dances and radio broadcasts.
Chairman Summers of the House
Judiciary Committee will be the main
speaker at the ceebration of the As
sociation of Oldest Inhabitants at the
Old Union Engine House The busi-
ness meeting will begin at 1890 am,
followed by exercises at 1870 O'Clock
Families os the members are invited.
Harry G. Meem will read Washing
tons farewell address, and Mrs Marie
c. Deal will sing. accompanied by
Mrs. Elsie Harvey Weaver. John
Clagett Proctor will read an original
poem.
Luncheon to Follow
The exercises will be followed by a
mittee is composed of Elra c. Palmer,
chairman; James F. Duhamel, Fred
A. Emery. Horace j. Phelps, Mr..
Proctor, Hugh NJ Smith, Jesse C.
Suter, J. Eliot Wright and Theodore
w. Noyes, eX-officio
Other observances will include:
District Department, Army and Navy
Union. birthday ball at the Wardman
Park Hotel. Several speciality numbers
will be presented Col John w.
Oehmann, commanding officer of the
District National Guard, will be
honorary chairman in charge of dis
tinguished guests.
Military Order of the Purple Heart,
banquet at the Kenesaw Hotel, Six
teenth and Irving streets NV, with
national officers as honor guests.
Pilgrimages to Mount Vernon at 10
am. by members of George Wash
ington Post, No. l, American Legion,
and District Post, No IT, Irish War
Veterans, and at am. by the Rus
sell Mitchell Post. v. F. w.
A Washington's birthday horse
show at Fort Myer, Va, tomorrow
night. Maj. A. w. Rolfe is in charge
Of arrangements.
Beck to Speak.
Radio address by Representative
Norton of New Jersey over the Co.
lumbia Broadcasting System at 445
pm, sponsored by the Jewish War
Veterans
Cameron Beck. director of the New
York Stock Exchange Institute, will
be the main speaker tomorrow at
10:45 am on the program sponsored
by the Daughters of the American
Revolution in Memorial Continental
Hall His subject will be Leadership
for Tomorrow" He will discuss en-
ployer and employe relationships and
the qualities of character necessary
for a successful business career. The
Marine Band Orchestra will open the
program with a half-hour concert.
Mrs. Charles Carroll Haig, State re-
gent Of the District D. A. r., will
preside.
Alaskans to Banquet.
The Washington State and Alaska
Society will observe Washington S
Birthday with its annual banquet at
the Mayfower Hotel tomorrow at 7
pm. The guest speaker will be Rep
resentative Patrick of Alabama, writer
and lecturer. Senator Reames Of
Oregon, recently named to the va
cancy created by the resignation Of
Senator SteiWer. and Mrs. Reames
will be honor guests.
Representative and Mrs Martin F.
Smith of Hoquiam, Wash, will pre-
side, assisted by Delegate Anthony j.
Dimond and Mrs. Dimond of Alaska.
The Iowa State Society will hold
its celebration with dance at the
Shoreham Hotel tomorrow from $50
pm. to l am, with Admiral William
D. Leahy and Brig. Gen. Frank G..