Evening star., 1948-02-19
Capital 10 Honor
Washington on
Sunday, Monday
Ceremonies Planned
At Mount Vernon and
In Alexandra

In Alexandra
Observances of George Washing
toms 126th birthday anniversary in
the Nations Capital will be extend
ed over Sunday and Monday, with
special ceremonies in the District
and nearby Virginia.
With February % falling ON Sun
day, Government Offices will follow
a holiday schedule Monday.
Attorney General Clark will speak
at Mount Vernon Sunday at q
wreath-laying ceremony sponsored
by the American Legion and to be
broadcast over the Mutual network
from 1870 to 2 pm.
District Legionnaires, led by Owen
&c. Holleran, department COM
mander, will join Virginia legion
naires led by John Minnigh of
Alexandria in conducting the Mount
Vernon ceremonies. Wreaths will
be placed on the First Presidents
tomb by George Washington Post
No. and Alexandria Post No. "a.
OAR Observance Monday.
Chief Justice Marvin Jones of the
United States Court of Claims will
join the District chapter, Sons Of
the American Revolution and
Daughters Of the American Revolu-
ton, in their 34th annual Washing
tons Birthday observance in Cont
mental Hall, Seventeenth and D
streets NV. at 10:30 am. Monday.
Justice Jones will speak on THE
First Presidents Part in Framing
the Federal Constitution"
Following the public ceremonies
in Continental Hail. q wreath will
be placed at the base of the Wash
ington Monument. Later in the day,
Justice Jones will address members
Of the two patriotic groups at
luncheon In the Msyfiower Hotel at
1890 pm.
Senator Cain, Republican, of
Washington will speak at II am.
Monday in the Old Union Engine
House, Nineteenth and H streets
NV, in q special Washingtons
Birthday observance sponsored by
the Association of the Oldest In
habitants.
Birthday Ball Planned.
The Mount Vernon Citizens As
sociation, some Of whose members
live on part of the First Presidents
original estate, will sponsor BIRTH
day ball at Collingwood on the
Mount Vernon highway Saturday
night.
The ball, which the association
hopes to make an annual event,
will feature grand march at 1890
p m, led by couples dressed in col
orful Colonial costumes. The dance
is open to the public, according to
Robert j. Wilson Of Arcturus, asso-
citation president.
A neighborhood observance Of
Washington's Birthday will be held
in the Dupont -Stoddert Recreation
Center Community Hall, Ridge road
and c street Sc, at 8 pm. tomor-
row. The party, sponsored by the
District Recreation Department,
will feature dramatization of the
old English ballad, I'm Biberley
Town." by a chorus and cast Of %.
In other observance the Veterans
of Foreign Wars here and through
out the Nation will honor the First
President.
VFW Schedules Banquet.
The Department of Maryland
VFW will place a wreath at Mount
Vernon at am. Sunday as part of
the national groups two-day cere-
monies. Charles B. Buscher, Mary
land Department commander, will
lead the pilgrimage.
The VFW will honor George
Washington at banquet here Sat-
urday night.
Children's parties at Christ Set
tlement House, 608 Massachusetts,
avenue NE, and Southeast House.
1924 Virginia avenue Sc, today were
to initiate a series of Washington
Birthday observances at area Com
munity Chest agencies.
A party will be held at 7:30
pm. tomorrow at the Episcopal
Home for Children, 5901 Utah ave-
nue. NV. Three celebrations are
scheduled tomorrow at the George
town House, 1924 N street NV, for
children of different age groups.
Branch public libraries will be
closed Monday, Harry N. Peterson.
librarian, announced yesterday. The
Central Library at Ninth and K
streets NV. will be open from l
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