Evening star., 1946-02-17
Legion, VFW 10 Pay
Washington Tribute
AT Mount Vernon

Ceremonies honoring <he memory
of George Washington on the 2l4th
anniversary of his birth will center
at Mount Vernon Friday, but many
affairs are also being planned in
the District and nearby communities.
Both the American Legion and
the Veterans of Foreign Wars will
pay their respects to the achieve
ments of the first President at his
home, which has long been a ma
tional shrine. The Legion's National
Guard of Honor will lead a parade
of several hundred members from
the Mount Vernon gates to the
hillside tomb, where wreaths will be
placed by National Commander
Kohn Stelle and Commanders C. L.
Shuettler of George Washington
Post No. l of Washington and Roy
M. Hacker of Alexandria Post No. "a.
Mr.. Stene and Mrs. Walter G.
Craven, Charlotte, NJ c., president
OF the National Legion Auxiliary,
will broadcast from the tomb over
the American Broadcasting Co. net
work. The Legion ceremony will be
held at noon.
VFW Plans Pilgrimage.
Later in the afternoon, members
of the VFW representing every
state in the Union and soldiers
from Walter Reed Hospital will
make a pilgrimage to Mount Ver-
non to place wreaths. A parade,
sponsored by the VFW, will begin
at 2:30 pm. from King and Fairfax
streets. Alexandria, and will move
along King street to West street
route often travelled by Washing
ton.
Participating in the parade will
be servicemen and women from
Fort Myer, Fort Belvoir, Aberdeen
Proving Ground, Walter Reed Hos
pital and Quantico Marine Base.
Also marching will be Alexandria
Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Campfire
Girls and other civic and patriotic
groups.
Comdr. Joseph M. Stack of the
national VFW will deliver a radio
address over the Columbia Broad
casting System at 5:45 pm. Mai.
Gen. Paul r. Hawley, surgeon gen.
eral of the Veterans Administra-
ton, will be the principal speaker
at a banquet given by the WV at
the George Mason Hotel in Alex
andria that evening.
OAR and SAR Programs,
Another Washington Birthday
program will be held in Memorial
Continental Hall at 1890 am. Fri
day, under the joint auspices of
the Daughters Of the American
Revolution, Sons Of the American
Revolution, Sons of the Revolution
and Children of the American
Revolution.
Senator Hoey, Democrat, of North
Carolina will be the main speaker.
Mrs. Roy C. Bowker, regent for the
District OAR, is chairman of the
committee in charge and will pre-
side at the meeting. Following the
program at the hall, wreath will
be laid at the foot of the Wash
ington Monument. Reginald B.
LOCKER of the SAR will be in charge
of the ceremonies there.
Music for the meeting will be fur
nished by the United States Marine
Band and the Arlington Male
Chorus.
Cecil B. Dickson, head of the
Washington bureau of the Gannett
newspapers, will address another
Washington rally sponsored by the
District Society of the SAR at
luncheon in the Mayflower Hotel
Robert D. Brinker, historian of the
group, will present a paper on THE
Case for Point Pleasant, First Battle
of the Revolution"
The Central Library at Eighth and
K street NV will be open on the
holiday from to pm, Miss Clara
w. Herbert, librarian, has an
nounced. All branch libraries will
remain closed all day.