Evening star., 1941-02-21
Washington S
Birthday
Program Set
Hundreds Will Pay
Tribute at Monument
And Mount Vernon

vernon Will De Jfle local pOl1JS Ol
interest tomorrow as scores of pa
triotic societies and thousands OF
individuals celebrate the 209th an
nlversary of his birth.
For Government employees, the day
will be a full holiday, and for most
of the rest of the city at least q
partial holiday is assured. The
Public Library at Eighth and K
streets NV. and all branches will
be closed all day and most of the
downtown department and spe-
cialty stores plan to close by pm
1t was announced, however, that
chain grocery stores in the city will
be open as usual tomorroW-cloSlng
instead, all day Monday.
Main Ceremonies at Monument.
The main ceremonies will be held
at the Washington Monument,
where the National Park Service
and the District Department of
the American Legion will cooperate
with dozens of Washington patriotic
societies in services commemoratlng
Washington's birth, and at Me-
mortal Continental Hall, where four
patriotic societies will hold their
9th annual joint celebration.
The eighth annual patriotic radio
program of the Rainbow Division
Veterans will be presented tomor-
row, beginning at pm, over a
coast forecast network The pro-
gram, which will be heard locally
over Station WMAL, commentaries
Washington birth and marks the
anniversary of the divisions first
World War engagement.
The Commute program at the
Monument will begin at 1920 am.
with a call to the colors by William
H. Hargrave, District department
commander of the Legion.
Gen. Drain Will Speak.
Gen. James A. Drain, assistant
administrator. Federal Works
Agency. will be the principal speak
er. His address will be followed
by impressive ceremonies featuring
the placing of Wreaths. including
one from President Roosevelt, at
the base of the shaft.
Participating in the services will
be the Sons of the American
Legion Bugle Corps. 1t. Speer Stra-
han. chaplain at Fort Myer, who
will give the invocation. and Lloyd
B. Fields. national guard of honor.
Haywood N Saunders will be chief
escort at the wreath-laying cere-
monies.
The Washington National Monu-
ment Society's secretary. William r.
Harr, will place a wreath at the
base Of the shaft during the morn
Ing. The society's Board of
Trustees will hold its annual lunch
con meeting at the Metropolitan
Club at 1880 pm.
Alfred A. McGarraghy, State
deputy OF the Knights of Columbus
for the District OF Columbia, will
place the Knights of Columbus
wreath at 1890 am.
At Memorial Continental Hall the
Joint celebration will be under the
auspices of the Daughters of the
American Revolution, the Children
of the American Revolution, the
Sons of the American Revolution
and the Sons of the Revolution.
British Minister to Speak.
Sir Gerald Campbell. newly ap-
pointed British Minister. will speak.
The program, beginning at 10:45
am. will be preceded by a half
hour concert by the Marine Band.
The Rev. Robert J. White, dean of
Catholic University law school, will
deliver the invocation, and the
benediction will be said by the Rev.
Samuel M. Croft, chaplain of the
S. A. R
Greetings will be given by Mrs.
Charles c. Haig, vice president gen.
eral of the D. A. R; Mrs. John Nor
rison Kerr, national president of
the c. A. R; DR.. Louis Charles
Smith. librarian general of the N S.,
S. A. R, and Charles Colfax Long,
former president of the District So
ciety of the S. A. R.
Masonic Clubs of the District of
Columbia will place a wreath at
the Monument at 9 am. tomorrow
before going to Alexandria. Va. to
take part in the memorial services
of the grand masters of the grand
lodges of the Masonic order.
Ceremonies in Alexandria.
Gov. Price of Virginia and many
high officials of the State govern
ment and veterans organizations
will participate in the birthday
functions at Alexandria and Mount
Vernon.
A military parade will march
through Alexandria at 2 pm. tomor-
row. V. F. w. commanders and aux
iliary officers will place wreaths on
the First Presidents grave at Mount
Vernon at II am.
The Alexandria Washington Lodge,
F. A. A M, will hold its annual ban
quet at 7 pm. in the George Mason
Hotel. Members of the Christ
Church Young Peoples Service
League will dance tomorrow night at
the Potomac Firehouse in Alexan-
dria. George Washington was a
member of the vestry of Christ
Church.
The Alexandria ceremonies will
Include services at the George
Washington Memorial in Alexandria
at 10:30 am. and at the Tomb Of
Washington in Mount Vernon In
the afternoon. The order will hold
a dinner at the George Mason Ho-
tel at 6 pm.
Members of George Washington
Post, No. l, the American Legion,
will pay tribute to the memory of
Washington at IL am, when brief
services will be held at the tomb at
Mount Vernon in conformity with
an annual custom.
The start will be made at 10:30
o'clock from the United States
Chamber of Commerce Building,
Connecticut avenue and H street
NV, in motorcars, headed by Post
Comdr. Charles S. Beilman. On ar
rival at the Mount Vernon gates,
the members will form in procession
headed by the post colors, and
march to the tomb Here the eXer-
cises will be held, with Post Chap