Evening star., 1951-02-21
Honors Planned
For Washington
Tomorrow
Holiday to Bring
Out Borgdin Hunters
For Special Sales

Washington area residents were
making numerous plans today for
observance of George Washing
toms birth at Wakefield in Vir-
ginia. 219 years ago tomorrow.
For Government employees and
many business firms. including
banks, it will be a full holiday.
For a large number of store em-
ployes, however, it will be a day
of crowds and jammed counters,
as bargain hunters join in tradi-
tional Washington's Birthday
sales.
Maryland Schools Open.
Maryland schools, including
those in Montgomery and Prince
Georges Counties, will remain open
according to State law. Public
schools in Falls Church and Fair
fax County will hold classes in
order to make up for some of the
time lost by bad weather. Alex
andria schools close for the day.
District public school children
will receive the best break of all
"a four-day holiday beginning
tomorrow. Parochial schools gen.
orally will observe the holiday by
remaining closed for tomorrow
only.
Food chain stores will be closed
tomorrow, but some independent
stores will remain open. The
Merchants and Manufacturers
Association said coal yards will be
closed all day. weather. per-
mitting."
A Weather Bureau forecast Of
fair with a high of So degrees to-
morrow was good news for WASH
ington Birthday celebrants.
Department store hours tomor-
row will be from $50 am. to
pm. Some business establish
ments plan to open as early as
s am. BY 2 pm. the last of the
shoppers should be heading for
home with their bargains.
Parade in Alexandria.
The city of Alexandria, WASH
ington's favorite town. planned its
traditional parade tomorrow with
bands, military forces and vet-
eran and patriotic groups parti-
cipating.
The parade is scheduled to be-
gin at 2::30 pm. at Franklin and
Washington streets. Units march
north on Washington street.
about Is blocks to a disbanding
point at Montgomery street.
One of the first ceremonies
of the day will be held at the foot
of Washington Monument at 10
am. by the Advisory Board Of
Masonic Clubs of the District. A
wreath will be placed there by the
board. Representative Priest.
Democrat, of Tennessee, will
speak. The Rev. o. B. T. Cham
berlain. assistant rector Of Christ
Church in Alexandria, Washing-
ington's church. will give the in-
vocation and benediction.
The 37th Joint celebration by
the Daughters of the American
Revolution, Children of the Amer
lean Revolution. Sons of the
American Revolution and Sons Of
the Revolution will be held in the
Interior Department auditorium
at 1890 am. Senator Smith.
Democrat, of North Carolina. will
speak. Canon S. r. Williams Of
Washington Cathedral will give
the invocation and benediction.
Wiley to Speak.
The Marine Band Orchestra will
play. and the Central High School
Alumni Chorus will sing. A group
representing the four sponsoring
organizations then will go to the
Monument for a wreath laying.
Senator Wiley, Republican, Of
Wisconsin, will address the annual
observances of the Association OF
Oldest Inhabitants at II am. to-
morrow in the Old Union Engine
House, Nineteenth and H streets
NV.
The program, to be presided
over by John Clagett Proctor, will
include a reading of Washington's
Farewell Address.
Early afternoon drivers and pc
destrians in the Foggy Bottom
area of Washington may see a
brougham owned by the last
mayor of the city. Matthew Gait
Emery, drive up to 2618 K street
NV, formerly the Peter House.
This was the last place Wash
ington slept in the city-August
5, 1899.
The carriage is being added to
the collection of historical items
at the Peter House. It will be met
by DR.. Laurence F. Schmeckebier.
president of the Columbia His
torical Society. The ceremony Is
planned for pm.
Among wreaths to be placed at
Washington's tomb at Mount
Vernon will be one from the Ma
tional League of Masonic Clubs.
This is planned for 3:15 pm.
Meanwhile, it was announced
that the Central Library, Eighth
and K streets NV, will be open
tomorrow from 9 am. to 9 pm.
All other branches, however, re-
main closed for the day, accord
ing to Chief Librarian Harry N.
Peterson.
Prior to the Alexandria city pa
rade, the Blessed Sacrament par
ish of Alexandria will sponsor a
military parade and mass, start
ing at OILS am.
Participating in the mile-long
parade will be all branches Of the
armed forces, the American Le-
gion, Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Amvets and the cadets and band
of CT .Tohn'S College Washing.