Evening star., 1939-02-22

Monument by a committee repre-
senting the four participating Or
ganizations.
Mas0ns Visit Tomb.
Members of the Alexandria WASH
ington Masonic Lodge, where WASH
ington was the first master, visited
his tomb at Mount Vernon at 8 am.
under the leadership of Worshipful
Master James Sherier, while half
hour later the Washington Masonic
Clubs, led by d. c. Dow, president OF
the Advisory Board laid wreath
at the base of the Monument.
With Maj. Horace B. Smith, White
House aide, representing President
Roosevelt, delegation Of Veterans
of Foreign Wars and their national
officers from all parts of the country
visited Mount Vernon al l0:30 am.
One of the chief ceremonies this
morning was that of the District
Department OF the American Legion
at the Monunlent.
Department Comdr. James T.
Brady of1lciated. Through an aisle
formed by uniformed ranks of the
National Guard Of Honor, a process
sion carried wreaths to the foot of
the Monument where they were
placed by several Legion organiza-
tons. Among other officials In
charge were Miss Minnie May
Hardy, president of the Legion
Auxiliary, and c. Cassard Schroth,
grand chef de gare of the Forty and
Eight.
Starnes Makes Address.
Representative Starnes of Ala
bama, member of the Dies Com
mittee, delivered the main address
at Memorial Continual Hall, where
members of the Children of the
American Revolution presided. The
Marine Band opened the exercises
with a concert.
Representative Bolles of Wiscon-
sin was the chief speaker at the
Washington's Birthday program of
the Association Of Oldest Inhabi-
tants, held at 1890 am. at Old
Union Engine House.
The neWly-organized Washington
Council of the Descendants Of the
American Revolution observed the
occasion with luncheon at Wesley
Hall at l pm.
Prior to the luncheon, the organ
ization held a wreath-laying cere-
mony at the Monument, with Miss
Susan B. Anthony, great-niece Of
the feminist leader, In charge.
Representative Keller of Illinois
presided at the luncheon and intro
duced the main speaker, Senator
Thomas of Utah, whose subject was
What Did the Constitutional
Fathers Dream?"
Masonic leaders from all parts
OF the country gathered in WASH
ington and Alexandria today to
honor the First President and to
inspect the Washington Memorial
at Alexandria. The memorial, erect
ed by Masons, has been completed
on the exterior, but considerable in
terror work remains. Further i'm
provements were authorized yester-
day by directors of the George
Washington Masonic National Me-
mortal Association. The associa-
tion held exercises at the memorial
at 10 am. today. Grand masters of
40 Masonic Jurisdictions will open
their 29th annual conference Fri
day at the Willard. The grand Sec
retaries opened their session at the
Raleigh today. Attendance of all
grand masters In the United States
and several from Canada Is ex-
pected, leaders said.
Schedule of Events.
The schedule of Washingtons
Birthday events this afternoon and
tonight follows:
2:30 p.m.-National Park Service
ceremony, Lock No. l, Chesapeake
& Ohio Canal, for dedication of the
Canal Parkway. A feature OF this
program was to be the towing of
q boat through the lock by Mutt,
38-year-old canal mule, who was
especially groomed for the occasion.
A radio program was to dramatic