Evening star., 1942-02-23
Nation Marks
210th Birthday
OF 0fWashington
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Democratic Dinner
Here Tonight
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The entire Nation, led by the
President, the Senate and the House,
will pause today to honor the
memory Of George Washington,
born 210 years ago yesterday.
President Roosevelt's Washington
Day address over all major radio
networks at 10 pm. Is expected to
command the largest audience in
the world.
Representative Stefan, Republi-
can, of Nebraska will read Washing
tons Farewell Address in the House
today. The Senate also will pause
while tribute is paid to the first
Presidents memory.
1,200 Expected at Dinner.
More than 1900 guests, one Of the
largest crowds ever to jam the May
flower Hotel, are expected to hear
Speaker Rayburn and Vice President
Wallace at the local Washington Day
Democratic dinner at 7:30 pm. to-
night.
Yesterday political leaders and
diplomats motored to Mount Vernon
to lay wreaths on the Tomb of
Washington and hear his memory
lauded by Representative Bloom,
Democrat, of New York and chair
man director general Of the George
Washington Bicentennial Commis-
sion.
The war lords Of Japan, Germany
and Italy detest the memory OF
George Washington" asserted MIR.
Bloom.
If enemies could have their way,
he continued, they would desecrate
the ground upon which we stand"
The only end to the present conflict,
he told the assembled diplomatic
and patriotic representatives, lis the
crushing of the deadly militarism
which makes the world hideous and
blots out the sunshine today"
ENJOYS Place Wreaths.
Wreaths were placed by DR.. Liu
Chieh of China, Sir Girja Shankar
Bajpai, India; Dr. Alexander Loudon,
Netherlands; Richard G. Casey, Aus
tralia; Walter Nash, New Zealand:
j. M. Elizalde, Philippine Islands,
and Sir Gerald Campbell, Great
Britain.
Children of the Pohick Church
School were among worshipers in the
church's box pews yesterday as the
Rev. c. A. Langston, former rector.
presented to the congregation
photostatic copy of vestry elections
of Truro and Fairfax parishes from
March Is to July Is, 1765.
The record, preserved at the Ii
brary of Congress. shows the names
of George Washington and George
Mason, vestrymen of the church
for many years. They were elected
in July, 1765, after Pohick had been
returned from Fairfax Parish to
Truro Parish, of which 1t is mem
Der today.
Mrs. Harry c. Oberholser. State
regent of the Daughters of the
American Revolution, presided over
Joint ceremonies in Memorial Con-
tinental Hall yesterday of the D.
A. R., Sons of the American Revo-
luton, Sons of the Revolution and
Children of the Revolution.
Monument Services.
After an address by DR.. Harold
Major of the United States Chamber
of Commerce and songs by the choir
of the New York Avenue Presby-
terian Church, representatives filed
from the hall to lay wreaths at
the Washington Monument. Dozens
of wreaths we're laid at the Monu-
ment yesterday by patriotic and
Masonic orders. The Veterans OF
Foreign Wars, which held an all
day celebration in Alexandria yes
terday, led off the procession Of
Mount Vernon wreath ceremonies
early yesterday morning.
The Washington National Monu-
ment Society scheduled its annual
meeting at 1890 pm. today at the
Metropolitan Club, with Frederick S.
Delano presiding.
In Alexandria, the George Wash
ington Masonic National Memorial
Association held its annual meet
ing in the Washington Memorial
Masonic Temple this morning.
Holiday for Schools.
School childr,l enjoyed holiday
today, although Government offices
worked on regular schedules. Most
department stores were scheduled
to close at / o'clock today.
Sergt. Alvin c. York will be among
those at the head table at the Wash
ington day dinner at the Mayf1ower
Hotel tonight, arriving this after
noon with Gov. Cooper of Tennessee
to attend the affair.
Democratic National Committee
Chairman Edward j. Flynn will an
nounce the program, beginning with
the national anthem sung by Miss
Lucy Monroe. All Democratic mem
bers of the cabinet, with the excep-
ton Of Secretary Hull, who Is in the
South recuperating from an illness,
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