Evening star., 1943-02-19
Washington S
Birthday Plans
Completed Here
President to Make
Rudio Broadcast
In Evening

Observance of George Washing
tons birthday anniversary in tn,
District Monday will be featured
by exercises lauding the life anc
influence of the first President.
1t will be holiday for virtually
all the District governments EN-.
ployes, banks will be closed, anC
most of the downtown retail stores
will remain open a half day only
A few private business firms will be
closed all day. But for employees il
the Federal Government it will be
work as usual.
Traditional ceremonies include the
reading of Washington farewell
message in Congress, pilgrimageS by
historic and patriotic groups tC
WaShington's tomb at Mount Vernon
and the placing of Wreaths at the
base Of the Washington Monu-
ment. President Roosevelt will make
a radio address at 1890 pm.
Fuel Merchants to Close.
Many coal and fuel oil merchants
will close Monday afternoon, weather
Edward D. Shaw, secretary of the
Merchants e. Manufacturers Asso-
citation. Most of the downtown re-
tail stores will open at the usual
time in the morning, closing at
pm. Mems clothing stores will close
at 2 pm.
The Association of Oldest Inhabi-
tants of the District of Columbia will
hold its monthly meeting at 1920
am. Monday, at the Old Union En-
gine House, Nineteenth and K
streets NV, followed by traditional
Washington's Birthday exercises at
IL am. The principal address will
be made by DR.. Paul F. Douglass,
president of American University.
Another outstanding meeting will
be the annual session of the Wash
ington National Monument Associa-
ton at 1890 pm. at the Metro
politan Club. Frederic A. Delano.
first vice president, will preside.
Membership is limited to l8 un-
official members, with the President
Of the United States and Governors
of the 4S States as eX-official men,
bers. Theodore w. Noyes is the
oldest living member of the society.
Branch Libraries to Close.
The Public Library at Eighth and
K streets NV. will be open from 9
am. to 8 pm. and the childrens
room from 9 am. to 6 pm. All
branches, however, will be closed, it
was announced by Miss Clara w.
Herbert, chief librarian.
The Brotherhood of ST. Andrew,
Potomac Assembly, will hold cor
norate communion for men and boys
at 8 am. in the Washington Ca
thedral, followed by a fellowship
breakfast at 9 am. at Satterlee Hall,
President H. Lawrence Choate an
nounced.
The Wheel of Progress will cele-
brate the anniversary at 7:30 pm.
at the Washington Hotel Henry
Gordon Herrell, finance and budget
officer of the Agriculture Depart
ment, will discuss washington and
You" Mrs. Georgia Harris Babbitt,
the Patriotic Women OF
America, will speak on IAN Adven-
ture in Citizenship" Mrs. Lucia
Ramsey Maxwell will read her poem,
"a Tribute to George Washington"
and its chorus will be sung by the
audience. Mrs. Margaret Hopkins
Worrell, the president general, will
preside.
In bulletin to it's members urg-
ing the purchase of War bonds, the
Arlington (Va) Chamber of Com.
merce stated the observance during
February of the birthdays of Lin
coin and Washington has greater
meaning now than ever before. .
We are beginning to understand
that the great principles for which
Washington and Lincoln stood are
not for few but for all"