Evening star., 1942-02-23
Nation Marks
21Oth Birthday
Of Washington
1900 to Attend
Democratic Dinner
Here Tonight

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.
1000 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 Ricentennial Commits
sion.
THE war lords of Japan, Germany
and Italy detest the memory OF
George Washington" asserted Mr..
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, rs 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.
Annual meetings in honor of
Washington were to be held today
by the Association of Oldest In
habitants and the Washington Ma
tional Monument Society. The as
sociation met this morning in the
Old Union Engine House, Nine
teenth and H streets NV.
The Washington Farewell Address
was to be read by Frank Morrison
and an original poem by John
Clagett Proctor. After an. address
by the Rev. Frederick Brown
Harris, Bill Coyle, accompanied by
Miss Thelma Callahan, sang patrio-
tic songs.
The Washington National Monu-
ment Society scheduled its annual
meeting at 1890 pm. at the Metro
politan 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 children 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 men,
bers of the cabinet, with the excep-
ton of Secretary Hull, who is in the
South recuperating from an illness,
are expected to attend the dinner.
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt will be
an honor guest.