Evening star., 1949-02-20

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Alexandria Will Hold
Its Biggest Parade on
Woshington's Birthday
The Washington area will mark
the 217th anniversary of the birth
Of George Washington on Tues
day with ceremonies, the placing
of wreaths at the Monument,
big parade at Alexandria. and pill
grimages to Mount Vernon.
But, while most workers will
have a holiday that day, the real
situation depends on whether you
live in the District, nearby Vir-
ginia or Maryland.
Government workers will have
Tuesday off and many will take
off tomorrow as well, counting it
as part of annual leave. to get a
four-day weekend. Outbound
travel from Union Station yester-
day was described as better than
the Saturday average"
d. C. Offices to Close.
District public and parochial
school pupils will have Tuesday
off. So will bank employees, it
being a legal holiday. Many store
employees will work a short day.
Disrtict Government offices will
be closed. So will be the District
Courts. but the Municipal Courts
will run on halliday schedule.
Most Post Office employees will
have a holiday and you will have
no regular delivery of mail. But
the main City Post Office, the Ben
jamin Franklin branch at Twelfth
street and Pennsylvania avenue
and the branch at the National
Airport will be open.
Branch libraries will be closed
but the Central Library will be
open from to 8 pm.
Alexandria Parade Set.
Ashes and garbage will not be
collected Tuesday but the trash
men will work, William A. Kan
ten. superintendent of the Sani-
tary Division, announced yester-
day.
In Alexandria. schools, city Of
fees and most businesses will be
closed for the day. That city,
which has begun its bicentennial
celebration, will focus its attention
on the biggest parade in its his
tory.
To join Alexandria in her cele-
bration, Falls Church and Arling-
ton and Fairfax Counties have
ordered that all schools and most
Government employees be given
holiday.
Exceptions in Arlington and
Fairfax are the Circuit Court
clerks Offices. They cannot be
closed unless special orders are
signed by their judges.
Maryland State Holiday.
In Maryland, George Washing
tons birthday is a State holiday.
Consequently the courts will not
be in session and the clerks Offices
and other purely State agencies
will be closed.
It is no county holiday in Mont
gomery and Prince Georges, how
ever. While business cannot be
transacted with the clerk or the
register of wills, 1t is possible to
see the county manager at Rock
vile or get tax information in
Upper Marlboro.
Both the Prince Georges County
commissioners and the Montgom-
cry County Council will meet in
regular seSsion-and all public
schools will be open in both coun-
ties.
No uniform policy has been
adopted by merchants.
Gov. Tuck of Virginia will take
part in Alexandria's big parade
on Washington street, starting at
2:30 pm. at Jefferson street. It
will proceed north to Montgomery
street, where it will disband. It
is an annual event sponsored by
the Russell Mitchell Post of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars, joined
this year by the Alexandria BIZ
centennial Commission.
Societies Plan Program.
Among the chief events in
Washington will be a joint pro-
gram by the Sons of the Revolu-
ton, Sons of the American Revo-
luton. Daughters of the American
Revolution and Children of the
American Revolution at 1890
am. in the Interior Department
Auditorium. It will be the 35th
joint observance by these societies.
Senator Donnell, Republican, of
Missouri, will be the chief speaker.
The Marine Band Orchestra, Maj.
William F. Santelmann, leader,
will play, and the National Press
Club Chorus, DR.. Reinald Werren-
rath conducting, will sing. There
will be a presentation of a wreath
at the Monument. William
Ridgely Chapline, jr.. president of
the Sons of the Revolution, is
chairman of the joint committee
for the observance.
Mass will be celebrated in st.
Matthew's Cathedral at 10 am. as
part of the Washington ami
versary observance, the Rt. Rev.
John K. Cartwright, rector, an
nounced. Members of Congress,
of the judiciary and District Of
ficials will be among those in at
tendance, with the Most Rev.