Evening star., 1939-04-17

George WashlngtOn'S' visits to
historical spots in the District today
has been Cancelled.
Whether it was because of rain.
or because Denys Workman, New
York cartoonist impersonating the
father Of his country, needed a rest
or because Representative Sol Bloom
decided the trip has not been run off
according to Hoyle' is not known.
Mr.. Bloom. whose United States
Sesquicentennial Constitution Com
mission fathered the idea of having
the New York Worlds Fair sponsor
the trip and offered historical advice,
intended to have Washington's i'm
personator follow the same route,
and schedule as when President
elect Washington journeyed to his
Inauguration in New York $50 years
ago.
Instead, Mr.. Workman spent last
night in Washington when, accord
ing to Mr.. Bloom, he should have
been in Bladensburg, Md, because
there wasn't any Washington in
1888. Further, he should have been
IN Baltimore today. when in reality
ne is at the Raleigh Hotel.
Tour Called OF.
1t was expected to have the period
coach, borrowed from the museum
OF Franklin Institute in Philadel.
phia. plus George" plus Col. David
Humphrles, the friend who accom-
panied him, in the person of
Laurence Hamilton; plus Charles
Thomson, the messenger from Con-
gress, in the person of William S.
S. Horton; plus Billy" President
elect WaShington's manservant. in
the person of Marshal Thomas,
former manservant to Elihu Root.
visit the Washington Monument,
the Capitol, Washington Square
and other points of interest. But
this historical tour was called off
today.
However, the historical wayfarers
said today, they might go to the
White House, although their minds
hadn't been made up.
The only sure-fire item on the
party's schedule is banquet, to be
given jointly by the Sons of the
Revolution and the Sons of the
American Revolution at the Metro
politan Club at Z o'clock tonight.
Tomorrow at 8:45 am. George"
and his retinue, dressed again in
their Colonial garments, will clatter
forth to Baltimore, Havre de Grace,
Wilmington. Philadelphia, Trenton
and points North to New York.
Called Misleading.
Mr.. Bloom conceded that wash
ington' and his aides would reach
New York (and the Worlds Fair) on
April %. the same date the First
President did But, he complained
yesterday, their deviation from his
torical schedule is misleading.
Leaving Mount Vernon yesterday
after the coach had been unloaded
from a van along with four horses
from the 1l2th Field Artillery OF
the New Jersey National Guard, the
party of four made Alexandria on
time and according to history. There
they repaired to Wise's Tavern as
did the real party of four $50 years
ago and after ceremonial greetings
from the Alexandria fathers went
one block west to Gadsby's Tavern
and at reproduction of the orig
inal bar (the original floor is still
there) drank 4 Of the original 13
toastS history records.
The party was then entertained
at. dinner by the Mayor of Alex
andria in the American Legion room
Of the Tavern. Dinner was served
by the Legion Auxiliary and host
Of patriotic leaders, civic potentates
and collateral descendants were on
hand.
Gen. Washington" and party ar
rived in Washington yesterday after
noon in authentic costume enhanced
by modern raincoats and smoking
cigarettes and were received by
Commissioner Hazen clad in a
morning suit, wing collar and derby.
AS q group of Worlds Fair press
agents watched, Commissioner Ha7en
welcomed Washington to the city in a
welter Of past, present and future
lenses and informed him Of how the
District was created some decades
later. Congratulations on his work
as President and godspeed on his
journey so that he would not be late
for the Inauguration were extended
and the happy days when you.
L Enfant, Lafayette and I laid out
this fine city," were recalled.
Washington In brown coat, knee
length trousers, waistcoat, peruke
washington wore his own hair, but
Mr.. Workman didn't and crimson
lined ureatcoat declared himself nrO-