Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-23
President Visits
MI. VernonWith
Nine. Chang
Both Join in Tribute
To Unknown Soldier
And Father of Nation

President Roosevelt and Nine
Chang Kai-shek yesterday visited
two of the Nations foremost shrines
the tombs of the Unknown Soldier
at Arlington National Cemetery and
of George Washington at Mount
Vernon.
Accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt.
they drove to Arlington Cemetery
where a wreath was placed against
the marble tomb of the Unknown
Soldier in behalf of Generalissimo
Chang Kai-shek. A 21-gun presi-
dental salute sounded as the party
reached the gates of the cemetery.
A guard of honor men in khaki
was drawn up at the tomb of the
Unknown Soldier. The Army Band
played the Chinese national an
them. AS the anthem ended, the
nephew of Nine Chang, l.. K.
Kung, stepped forward with the
wreath of red carnations and white
lilies.
AS Chinese and presidential flags
streamed from mounts at the front
OF the official car, the White House
party drove 16 miles southwark to
Mount Vernon to pay homage at the
burial place of the first American
President on the 211th anniversary
OF his birth. Wreaths from the
generalissimo, the President and the
Chinese Embassy were placed on the
graves of George Washington and
his wife, Martha.
Visit Washington Home.
The party drove directly to the
red brick tomb where Washington
lies. It's iron gates ajar, Mrs. Roose-
welt stepped through, bearing the
Presidents wreath of palm fronds,
draped with a red, white and blue
bow. Nine. Chang and Mr.. Kung
went IN next with the Generals
simo's wreath of red roses, white car
nations and greens, also set off by
red, white and blue bow.
Afterward Mrs. Roosevelt showed
Mime. Chang the home of Washing
ton. They signed the register and
received corsages of tiny white
flowers and greens. President
Roosevelt chatted with Gov. OAR
den of Virginia, who came to pre-
sent liberty brick to the Virginia
school children and teachers in a
ceremony there climaxing the Vir-
ginia schools at war mobilization
program, which started on Robert
E. Lees birthday anniversary.
In presenting the brick. taken
from independence Hall. in Phila-
delphia, to the 100000 pupils and
$4,000 teachers of the State. Gov.
Darden paid tribute to the work Of
the teachers in helping with the
rationing programs. DR.. Edward
Alvey, chairman of Virginia Edu-
cation War Savings Committee
estimated that S3,500,0O0 was in
vested in war savings last year by
pupils and teachers, exclusive of
the amount teachers are investing
through payroll saving plans.
Virginia Schools Open.
The program was heard in all
Virginia schools, which were kept
open on the holiday for the pro-
gram Taking part were pupils from
George Washington High School of
Alexandria, the Washington Lee
High School of Arlington and the
Mount Vernon High School and
Fairfax Elementary Schools.
Dabney S. Lancaster, State super
intendent of public instruction, ex-
planned the change in high school
programs as result of the war,
pointing out that new mathematics
and physics courses had been added
to the curriculum and that, in many
cases, pre-aeronautics courses have
been made available.
There were less than so cars in
the parking lot at Arlington Gene
terry, in contrast to several hundred
in former years. Including the
wreath laid by the Presidents party,
there were only IL wreaths on Wash
ington's Tomb. In former years,
guards reported, there we're as many
as rs to 100.
Gasoline rationing also affected
Boy Scout Troop SIS from Washing
ton, which has never missed laying
a wreath on the tomb They took
bus to Alexandria and walked nine
miles, arriving at Mount Vernon
just as the presidential cars rolled up.