Evening Star Newspaper, February 22, 1929, Page 5

DLDEST RESIDENTS LD CEREHONES i B_arkley Orator of Program : Marking Anniversary of Washington. - Benator Barkley of Kentucky was the orator of the day at Washington birth- |- day ceremonies of the Association of | § {5 Oldest Inhabitants of the District of | {#+Golumbia at noon at the First Congre- (Fgational Church. f *An impressive program, including the { teading of Washington's farewell ad- £ the oration and music was con- ‘»cluded by a luncheon, in charge of the rentertainment committee, headed by ““Washington Topham, chairman. | ,The celebration was opened by the ifvocation by Rev. J. Hillman Hollister, | . pastor of the Chevy Chase Presbyterian “Chureh. ‘The well known song, “Washington,” | was sung by its author, William T. Plerson, and was followed by the entire | mass meeting singihg “America.” ‘Washington's _farewell read by Walter D. Davidge. Mrs. Selma Selinger Klein, accompanied by Earl Klein, sang “The Americans Come. | address was John Clagett Proctor read an original § poem “dedicated to the occasion, and . Mrs. Klein sang the “Reccssional.” Following the oration by Senator Barkley, the meeting concluded the ceremonics. by singing “Auld Lang Syne. The entertainment committee, in ad- dition to Chairman Topham, included Henry L. Bryan, Fred A. Emery, Percy B. Istacl, John Clagett Proctor, Benja- | min W. Summy and J. Eliot Wright. CAPITAL UNITES TO PAY HONOR TO WASHINGTON IN MEMORIAL SERVICES' (Co m First Page.) exacutive, were among them. At Mount Vernon, the Scouts heard an address | by Wallace White, after which they | visited the mansion and had luncheon in s:;he Wwoods. unding the keynote of the - triotic obsexvance at the mass meetplgz in Poli’s, former Senator Lewis stressed the union of the Nation as the principal policy of Washington, and his desire .that the new republic maintain the Tespect and friendship of all nations. He paid a tribute to President-elect Hoover as a worthy: successor under ‘whose administration the traditional . policies which have guided the Govern- ment so long will be preserved. nator Harrison of Miss'ssippi p Bi at the exercises, which were at- itehded by high efficlals of the Govern- t, many members of Congress and thundreds of others. : ¥ feature of 'the’ p: was the ntation to the chairman of the c' gavel used by Washington in id!n} at the laying of the corner e of the Capitol on teptember 18, A793. This was given into Senator Har- \rison’s temporary eustody by a repres Septative of Potomac Lodge, No, 5, F, A, A, M, its keeper. Dr. Sizoo Makes Invocation. The fest of the program included an hmm by Rev. Dr. Joseph R. Sizoo, BEh Couren, The possomiion o e irch, the presen n of ‘tolors by E program llgl.n; the address by Mr. Lewis |Public works throughout the country. i of the Sons of the Revo- Hart, "'?m b, of igh a lent. of m Hi Sehool, ' for, the best ‘essay wrmenhm emqrmm on’ “Virginia's itribution to ‘the War of the Revo- . The pre;x.xnuuon was made by tative d of Virginia on i of the Sons of the Revolution. of the {rxthflc and private 5 nIl of the District had competed x airs were played by the United States Army Band, while solos ‘were by William Barlow Ross and the bens pronounced by Rev. Dr. Ulysses G. B, Pierce, pastor of All ‘Bouls’ Unifarian Church. ¢ Vision of Washington Praised. ‘. “Bulogizing Washington and praising Ais statesman-like vision, Mr. Lewis re- Tination t9 keep G mation disengaged 3 nation ‘drom the labyrinth of European poli- ties and wars in the hope that by the 2doption: national government the’ young. Republic would become. so relpectable in the eyes of the world that none would assume to treat it with insult. or contempt. Mr, said: *It was in this spirit Washington, in &Jn'""" message, proclaimed to the that the 'y of America as a le must be friendship with all—but Flfinuy as a nation to keep to our 1t was- then that he declared to jpe our warning—Stand back. off mnflric This ({ont.!.nenl. belongs to the American people.’ « #Tgo . guarantee this possession he commanded ‘that in time of peace we ’"” former Senator 4o war on any people, but to be pared against war made on us. the Washington policy that against our duty is not flight, but fight. “It was the success in the preserva- | tion of the Republic, with courage to the world and honor to ourselves, that | ht Fox and Pitt of England to certify Washington. as ‘the heir of all | the ages, in the foremost of time,” Mr. | Lewis said. A | “Here we abide as against every op- ! tion from without—an harmonious | ple. Compared to the nations of the | earth, we stand superior in strength and | wer; for service ‘o man, of any na- | jon in the world. Rich in possession of that which gives content and happi- mess, we bestow blessings on mankind An every sphere of civilization and res- cue the oppressed with the hand of |l humanity and the angel of peace. We ! seek no power from our strong Union | with which to subjugate any people nor | i oppress misfortune in any sphere’ of | human endurance. “We summon- the world to note that ‘when in the late crisis that threatened | || the existence of .the royal lands once our asshilants, each turned to us, erying, ‘Help me, Cassius, cr I sink.’ We an- | swered their call—gave them refuge, | rescued them by our union of strength—{ as our Nation gave our children to die that the might live, { “Then we turned, as turn we this day | to our late foe, to greet new Germany ‘with hope; to aid with favor and bless her with a God’s benediction. Today this Union of Washington is the in- spiration of every people struggling for liberty and the hope of every nation praying for justice, Future Held Bright. *On this natal day, as we salute the advent of a new President, paying due homage to the one retiring in honor, we find our security in the knowledge that as it was from Washington to Wil- son, there will be continued from Cool- | idge and Hoover to those yet to come 1o the glory of the power the presory- ing policies that have so long guidcd us, proclaiming, ‘In matters of home divide ; As we may, but against attacks from abroad united, whatever the day.’ #So in this hour of your tribute, let us know that as the sentry of passing | days pacing the rounds on the watch- tower of civilization, conning the omi- nous signs of the times, shall hear.rung out’ to America the challenge, ‘Watch- man, -what of the night?’ there will come from our united people the an- swer, ‘America, firm in the faith and ed. in the teachings of Georgs &m‘wn. thank God —All js w1, " children of other nations | . THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. OES — MRS. COOLIDGE G SLEIGH RIDING Mrs. Cooolidge photozraphed yesterday as she left the White House for sleigh ride with® Mrs. James J. Davis and little Joan Davis, —Wide World Photo. CITY CLUB TO OBSERVE WASHINGTON’S BIRTHDAY Colonial Dance' Program Tonight to Be Featured by Scenes From Mount Vernon. The City Club will olq>rve Washing- ton's birthday with a Colonial dance tonight. The scenes are laid in Mount Vernon and the Washington mansion has been duplicated by Fred Crass, a prominent designer and artist. He has laid out the ballroom to represent the lawns of that historic dwelling. The City Club Syncopators under the direction of David McWilliams, assisted by Phil O'Brien, will be assisted by Al Virts, the.comedian; Harry Angelico, singer, and a special banjo trio which will function with the band through- | out the evening. The dance -begins at. 10 o'clock and is limited to members and their guests. FERERITE JUNGLE DINNER PLANNED BY “MILLIONAIRE HOBO” | James Eads Howe to Oppose Bill Contemplating Jail Term for Vagrants. James Eads Howe, St. Louis “mil- lionaire hobo,” will be host this eve- ning to & number of his companions at 2 “jungle dinner,” to be glven at the ‘Typographical Temple, 423 G street. Howe came to Washington to protest against legislation now pending in Con- gress which would give severe jail sen- tences to vagrants picked up in this - |city and to urge ‘Congress the ly need of ? X e o renml:‘u;flnm:laymm e Howe will also hold entertainments to les Wil-{in_conjunction; vi'.h,thf‘ meetings at the temple for his associates tomorrow and Sunday. ‘The average density of population per square mile for the New York metro- | thros politan district is 2,514, CHARLES WILLIAM HART, Eastern High School student, who was presented with the Sons of the Revolu- tion Medal for the best essay on “Vir-. ginia’s Contribution to the War of the ‘l.r‘voluunn," at the exercises at Poli's i 3 OLD MELODIES TONIGHT. Swarthmore College Musical Clubs will appear in Washington this evening in their annual concert to be held in the Friends® Meeting House, 1811 I street, at 8:15 o'clock. Alfred J. Swan of the department of music at Swarthmore is conducting the clubs. Old English melodies feature the program, which has been arranged be followed by dancing in the gym- nasium. of Friends' School. Music for the dancing will be fur- nished by the Garnet Serenaders. 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The Star prints such an over- whelmingly greater volume of Classified Advertising every day than any other Washing- ton paper that there can be no question as to which will give you the best results. “Around the Corner” is a Star Branch Office EXERCISES HELD IN TAKOMA PARK {Washington's Birthday Ob- served With Community Celebration. ‘The citizens of Takoma Park observed | Washington's birthday last night with a community patriotic celebration, held in the Trinity Parish Hall at 8 o'clock. The principal speaker was R. B. Taylor, who spoke on the life of Wash- ington. E. W. James acted as master of ceremonies. The invocation was pronounced by Rev. R. Paul Schearrer, pastor.of the ‘Takoma Park Presbyterian Church, fol- lowad by the presentation of a pageant, i “Washington En Route to New York for His First Inauguration and His Arrival at Newark.” The pageant was directed by Mrs. F. B. Linton. Dr. D. N. Shoemaker represented Gen. Wash- ington and Mrs, W. M. Leavitt, Martha ‘Washington, | “Washington's Prayer” was repre- sented by snother group supervised and arranged by Mrs. L. C. Hijlls. The eve- ning was featured by music by the | combined choirs of all of the churches {in Takoma Park, under the leadership | of R. Deane Shure. Harry W. Warner directed the parti- otic singing as well as a number of pop- ular present-day airs. The music was furnished by the Lyric String Orches- tra of Takoma Park. Dr. Horace W. Whittaker, president of the Citizens' Association of Takoma, D. C., was general chairman of the cele- bration, with E. W. James, chairman of the patriotic program. The reception committee was headed by Mrs. Alexan- der Wetmore, president of the Wom- en’s Club of Takoma Park, the members of her committee all being attired in colonial costume. Mrs. Willlam Stuart was chairman of the refreshment com- mittee; C. W. Joyer, chairman of ushers committee, with C. A. Reed of the Ta- koma Park Citizens' Association; H. L. Thornton, president of the Takoma Park Chamber of Commerce; Mrs, A. Owen Penny, W. D. Lambert, president of the Community League, and Dr. E. Clyde Shade, vice chairman of the gen- eral committee, assisting in the pageant features. The interior of the Parish Hall was decorated with large American flags and with the women in colonial costumes presented an attractive scene. At the conclusion of the program refreshments were served. D. C. Man Gets.Commission, Lloyd Harrison Tull, 1625 K street, this city, has been commissioned a se ond lieuténant in the Air Corps, Rej lar Army, as a result of a general ex- | amination of candidates, held December last, and assigned to duty at Langley Field, Va. Sixty candidates from the ranks of the Army and civilians in va- rious parts qualified at the December examination and were similarly com- missioned and assigned to stations. c., CONGRESS HONORS FIRST PRESIDENT Representative Beck Ad- dresses House, Senate Hears “Farewell Address.” A speech by Representalive Beck of Pennsylvania, authority on the Consti- tution, was the feature of the Washing- ton's birthday exercises arranged in the House today, while in the Senate, the veteran Senator Reed of Missouri, who | is about to retire from public life, read Washington’s farewell address. For many years it has been the cus- tom for the farewell address to be read in both branches of Congress, but this year the House suspended the practice and Mr. Beck was asked to deliver an oration instead. Beck said that Washington's asso- ciates regarded him as a man of un- usual gifts. “Jefferson spoke of Wash- ington’s intellect as ‘great and power- ful',” Mr. Beck declared, “and Patrick Henry said that of all the members of the first Continental Congress, Wash- ington was foremost for ‘solid informa- tion and sound judgment’.” ‘The Pennsylvania Representative described Washington as having little faith that the Constitution would by it- self be a panacea. He ceclared that the safety of the Union depended upon the preservation of the rights of the States. NEW POST FOR TILSON. House Leader Takes Oath as Colonel in Reserve Corps. House Leader Tilson was yesterday sworn in as colonel in the ordinance section of the Reserve Corps. The cere- mony took place in his office in the Capitol. His commission is for another five years. Col. Tilson was commander of an Infantry Regiment in the Connecticut State militia. His services in the early days of the World War, in focusing the attention of his colleagues upon ordinance matters was rewarded by his appointment as an ordinance colonel. He was recently re-examined and as a result was sworn in again yesterda; SEE _US FOR | LUMBER MILLWORK PAINT HARDWARE BUILDING SUPPLIES COAL Whatever Your Needs Talk With Us First! Il Orders Given Careful Attenti, No "Delivery Charge ienton J. Frank Kelly, Inc. 2101 Georgia Ave. N. 1343 i KAUFMANN'S 3rd ANNIVERSARY SALE - Features far Saturclay These New and Attractive BIRTHDAY 5-Piece Decorated Breakfast Set Brightens the home and the outlook. A breakiast set of table and four chairs of smart design, finished in greyv or green and neatly its worth decorated. Priced below Anniversary Sale, Felt-Base and perior floor coverings. wide. every taste. $ I 8.75 for the Remnants Inlaid Linoleum 3 to' 10 yard lengths in these su- Tw In striking color schemes for o yards Bed Lamps 98¢ - Attractive designs in geor- gette. 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