Evening Star Newspaper, February 22, 1930, Page 3

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, oL HONDRS 1 IRST RESDEN Patriotic Societies Unite in Observing Anniversary of Washington’s Birth. (Continued From Pirst Page.) riad Hall here formed the principal civic | celebration in the Capital. Through arrangements with Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant, 3d, director of the Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks, ar- Tangements had been made for the lacing of wreaths up to noon at the of the Washington Monument. ‘The great shaft was the scene of pil- grimages by patriotic, fraternal and civic groups. Other piigrims made the trip over the Virginia hills to Mou Vernon, home and resting place of the first President. were nearly 1,000 Boy Scouts, who took Included among these | l | | | 1 | | | part in a ceremony before Washington's | Tomb. Richard P. Cleveland, son of President Cleveland, was the guest of Tonor, Patriotic Societies Celebrate. Joining in the main celebration this morning were members of the District of Columbia Society Sons of the Ameri- can Revolution and the Sons of the Revolution in the District of Colum- bia. With them met the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Children of the American Revolution. Senator Simeon D. Fess of Ohio made the oration. As chairman of the Com- mission Observ ance of Washington's Senator Fess outlined plans for this demonstra tion in 1932, which he declared would be the greatest in history. It was the i ercises had been held in memory of ‘Washington. One of the interesting features of the program was the reading of a_letter | from Sir Esme Howard, retiring British Ambassador, who was unable to s_n.end and speak as he had_done previo during his years in Washington, be- cause he sailed from New York this morning. ‘The letter, dated January 6. was addressed to Col. Alonzo Gray of the Sons of the American Revolution, who is chairman of the joint commit- tee on arrangements. The Ambassador referred to his regret at not being able to join in celebrating the memory of the “father of the American Republic and one of the greatest men in the| history of the world.” ! His letter read as follo “My dear Col. Gray: I am writing to | thank you for your letter of December 30 last, in which you were good enough 1 e me to be the guest of the combined sccieties of the Sons, Daugh- ters and Children of the American Rev- olution at the memorial exercises to be t time since 1925 that such joint | the Cosmos Club today. Washington, Jefferson and Mason are depicted in this painting by Ralph Davol, which was placed on exhibition at NOTABLE VISITORS AT GREAT FALLS D. C, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29’ 1999, COLLECT RELICS FOR WAKEFIELD | pin, have been approved by the Secre- Priceless Heirlooms to Be Placed in Restored Birth- place of Washington. By the Associated Press, Priceless heirlooms, furniture, letters and other relics of George Washington are being assembled by the Wakefield National Memorial Associatio; into the restored home of his ‘lq)irfil 1 Mrs. Harry Lee Rust, president of the association, said tesav'the pen used by President Hoover i®™%gning the bill au- thorizing an appropriation of $65.000 toward restoration work at Wakefield | would have a place in this collection. National Cemetery and at Mount Ver- non, ceremonies were being conducted by various civic, fraternal and patriotic socleties. After placing a wreath at the base of the Washington Monu- { ment members of the Washington Na- tional Monument Association held their annual meeting at 12:30 o'clock in the Metropolitan Club. Justice Willls Van Devanter of the United States Supreme Court, vice president of the associa- tion, presided. It was reported that all 48 of the States now have memorial stones in the Monument. The Association of Oldest Tnhab- itants of the District of Columbia con- ducted a business meeting followed by patriotic exercises this morning in the Western Presbyterian Church. Repre- sentative Henry Allen Cooper of Wis- consin was the orator. At 11 o'clock the graves of fellow Masons of George Washington and the Unknown Soldier of the American Rev- olution were decorated in the historic church yard of the Presbyterian Meet~ ing House in Alexandria. Grand mas- ters of Masons from various States con- ducted the first ceremony, while the second was under auspices of the Chil- dren of the American Revolution. Mrs. Eleanor Washington Howard, the great- niece of Gen. Washington and the last child to be born of a Washington fam- Pershing Praises Religious Ideals General clared Symbol of Coun- try’s Christian Faith, By the Associated Pres John J. Pershing, America’s last full- ranking general, paid tribute yesterday |to_her first. Standing before a model of an edifice that George Washington conceived as the symbol of this country's faith in | religion, the man who led the American | Expeditionary Force in the World War | pointed to Washington National | Cathedral as “an evidence of what the spirit of Christ means to our civili zation. His talk was made into the micro- | phones of a talking picture camera in | the preparation of a sound film which Washington Cathedral De-| ily at Mount Vernon, was in charge of | Was released today. —Star Staff Photo. KETCHAM PRAISES GOUNTRY'S FATHER ;Washington Is Eulogized at Masonic Memorial | Exercises. Representative John C. Ketcham of Michigan lauded George Washington at memorial exercises held under the | auspices of the advisory board of the | National League of Masonic Clubs in | the Central High School auditorium last night, and told the large audience of | the ideals of citizenship which the first | President represented. | “The best citizen is he who knows best his country’s past; who believes in Working with the George Washington Bicentennial Commission, the associ tion plans to have the birthplace at | Wakefield, Va., reproduced in time for a_dedicatory ceremony in connection with the national celebration cf Wash- | ington’s 200th birthday anniversary in | 1932. The burial place and tombs of the Washington family, as well as the colonial gardens of the estate, also are to_be restored. Mrs. Rust pointed out that the asso- | ciation had purchased 97 acres of the Washington lands at Wakefield and that | State authorities. | sion. John D. Rockefeller, jr, is holding 267 acres for public use. An exhaustive search has been made to determine the appearance of the brick house built by Augustine Washing- ton, sr., father of the first President, which was ereeted between 1717 and 1720. The architectural plans for the house, drawn by Charles Arthur Hop- tary of War and the Fine Arts Commis- Former Gov. Harry F. Byrd of Virginia, has been appointed chairmar: of the building committee. Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant, 3d, director of public build- ings and public parks of the National Capital, is vice chairman ‘Will Make Bricks, The rebuilt house, Mrs. Rust said, will stand upon the exact £ie of the | original | cember 26, 1780. cne which was burned De- The face bricks used in its construction Wil be hand-mad the original building Mrs. Rust said that the structure would be two storles, with the second story under a pitched roof. It is to have eight rooms and two halls. There will be 10 dormers and four large dou- {ble outside chimneys. D. C. POLICE ASSIST. Seventy privates of the Washington Police Department have volunteered to assist in the work of policing the crowds in Alexandria during the parade today. They were inspected at police head- quarters at 11 o'clock and the detach- ment was taken over to Alexandria in | transportation furnished by Virginia ‘WooDWARD & LOTHROP (1880 gAY 1950 ] You Are Invited to Our Special Demonstrations of |ONTARIO ICE JAMS DAMAGE PROPERTY | Firemen and Police Rescue Maroon- ed Citizens From Business Houses. By the Associated Press. | TORONTO, February 22.— Gorged with ice, many rivers in Central and ‘Western Ontario today were out of thelr banks, causing heavy damage to property. At Galt the feet yesterday, Grand River rose 10 wrecking bridges and e | from clay taken from the Wakefield |SWirling several feet deep in business | estate, such as were employed to erect |Streets. Piremen and police rescued | riceoral Ghureh: marooned citizens from office buildings Large cakes of ice floated into the | streets. At Blair, 3 miles north of Galt, | the ice was piled 30 feet high. Woodbridge workmen were blasting an ice jam when the water overflowed |into “the flats, flooding a cottage in which 2 women and 5 children were living. ‘The water had risen 5 feet in their home when they were rescued. Bomb Shocks Italian Consulate. BUENOS AIRES, February 22 (#)— A bomb exploded yesterday in front of the Italian consulate in the city of Cor- doba. It had little power and did no damage to the building. # As an incentive to placing At | aprs. S —COLEN ANVERESY * A3 'W. A. HARRIMAN WEDS lFORMEH MRS.WHITNEY {Son of Late Rail Magnate and Bride Bound‘for Europe on Honeymioon, By the Assoclated Press. | NEW YORK, February 22.—W. Averell | Harriman, son of the late E. H. Harri- | man, railroad magnate, and his bride, | the former Mrs. Marie Norton Whitney, were on a honeymoon today, bound for | Europe aboard the liner Bremen. They were married yesterday by Rev. r. Minot Simmons, rector, in All-Souls’ Only members of |the immediate families witnessed the ceremony. E. Roland Harriman, brother |of the bridegroom, was best man and Willlam G. Lord, sister of the | bride, was matron of honor. Mrs. Harriman, who originally was | Marie Norton, was first married to Cor- nelius Vanderbilt Wiitney, grandson of the late Cornelius \..nderbilt and son of Harry Payne Whitney, in Paris in 1924. There were two children. This mar- | riage was dissolved by divorce in Reno, Nev., September 23, 1929. Mr. Harri- | man previously was married to the | former Kitty Lanier Lawrence. Their | marriage ended in a divorce in Paris | August 5, 1929. 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All work is done in our own up-to-date shops and only the best material is used in their construction. its present; who can foresee its future; and is ready for the next step,” the speaker declared. | Representative Ketcham eulogized the | character of Washington—his dignity, | accomplishments and_attainments—and | held on February 22 next. I much re- gret that I shall be retiring from the diplomatic_service and sailing for Eng- land on that date, so I shall not be able on this occasion to accept the very kind invitation extended to me. My During next week . . . Our 50th Anniversary Week . . . we are planning special Battle Creek Food Demonstrations. To become thin, to be- suecessor, Sir Ronald Lindsay, will not arrive until later. At the same time, T should be glad if you would convey to the combined societies my most hearty greetings and my regrets that I can- not be with them this year to celebrate the memory of the father of the Amer- ican Republic and one of the greatest men in-the history of the world. “Yours very trul “ESME HOWARD.” Leads S. A. R. Exercises. Col. Gray presided in his capacity as president of the District of Columbia. 8. A. R., and the exercises were opened by Col. Thomas J. Dickson, war-time | chaplain of the 1st Division. With the Marine Band Orchestra playing “The Star Spangled Banner” and other patrioti®airs and men of the 1st Battalion, 16th Field Artillery, from Port Myer, Va., acting as ushers in Continental uniform, the exercises were as colorful as they were inspiring. The massing of the colors under supervision of C. Y. Latimer with a guard of Min- ute Men was a feature, Mary Josephine Davis of the Gov. “Tnomas Welles Society. Children of the American Revolution, led the audience in -the pledge of allegiance to the flag and the “American’s Creed,” also was recited. Then followed greetings from Ken- neth S. Wales, vice president of the National Society, Sons of the American Revolution; Mrs. Percy E. Quin. presi- dent of the National Society, Children of the American Revolutiol r. Thomas E. Green, president Sons of the Revo- lution in the District of Columbia, and | Mrs. Lowell Fletcher Hobart, president general Daughters of the American Revolution. Commissioner Proctor L. Dougherty voiced the greetings on behalf of the District government and was followed by John Paul Ernest, who read some of George Washington's historic m sages. After Senator Fess made his address, | two gold medals were awarded in keep- | ing with an annual custom to the win-| ners in historical contests. To Murray Bernhardt of Eastern High School was | presented the award of the Society of | the Sons of the Revolution in the Dis- | trict for the best essay on “Contribution of Massachusetts to War of Revolution. Representative Edith N. Rogers of Mas- sachusetts made the presentation. D. A. R. Medal Awarded. Miss Elizabeth Drewry of George 'ashington University was awarded the | medal of the District of Columbia So- ciety, D. A. R., for the best essay sub- mitted in a contest on American hi tory. Mrs. David D. Caldwell pre- | eented it. The exercices_closed with a_bene- diction by Rev. Dr. Edmund A. Walsh, S. J., vice president of Georgetown University and regent of the Foreign | SBervice School. Elsewhere in the city, at Arlington SPECIAL NOTIC i THE ANNUAL holders of A. be held at the kins Buildin o'clock am. 1930 A THE_§ S_Pratt"& Sons, Inc.. wil offices of ‘the company, Wil- Wash D, at 11 n. TBLE FOR ANY | her than nysell. 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De- grees will be conferred at the same ex- ercises on 71 graduates of the univer- sity by President Cloyd Heck Marvin and an honcrary degree also will be conferred on Dr. Lotus Delta Coffman, president of the University of Minne- scta, who will make the principal ad- dress. The exercises will be held at 8 o'clock in Constitution Hall. Bethlehem Chapel Service. At Mount St. Alban early this morn- Chapel the second annual Washington's birthday corporate communion for men and boys of the Potomac Assembly of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew. Right Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop of Washington, celebrated the communion and preached the sermon, devote a part of their services tomor- row to prayer and sermons on the sig- nificance of the birthday anniversary After the general observances today | this evening is to be filled with the an- nual balls of several patriotic associa- tions. The Daughters of America will give a Maritha Washington colonial ball at the Raleigh Hotel. The Missouri Scciety has a similar event scheduled at 8:30 o'clock in the Washington Hotel, ta- tive Richard N. Elliott. Lodge Chapter, No. 37, Order of the Eastern Star, will give a dance at 9 2800 Thirteenth street. £ A Washington Birthday program will be held by the City Club Saturday ighters, followed by dancing at 10:30 o'clock. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Buehler will be the hosts At American University, College ¢ Liberal Arts, a dinner and dance will be held in the college dining hall. Cal- vary Baptist Church and the Washing- ton Hebrew Congregation also will hold memorial services this evening. The annual Washington's birthday banquet of the Cy Pres Club, major cial program dedicated to the na(ional} fons of the beautiful grounds | ing there was conducted in Bethlehem | Churches of the city generally will | La_Fayette | tent of their religious convictions. “It will certainly promote that cause |to create here in Washington a great | | cathedral that will stand as an endur- | | ing evidence of what the spirit of Christ | | means to our civilization,” he con- | tinued. “Washington Cathedral will represent the ideals of our democrac: People from every section of our coun- |try and from every walk of life will | participate in its perfection.” | | The cathedral has been completed except for the north and south tran- | septs, which form the arms of the | | cross-shaped structure. Hope has been | | expressed that the cathedral will be | | finished for the 200th anniversary of | hez birth of George Washington, in 1932. | {PAPERS OF REVOLUTION | | ACQUIRED BY DEALER! By the Associated Press. | NEW YORK, February 22.—Acquisi- | tion of the headquarters papers of the British army in America during the Revolution, Which contain the largest | known bulk of official correspondence | between the English and American com manders, was announced yesterday by Dr. A. S. M. Rosenbach, dealer and col- | lector of New York and Philadelphia. | The manuscripts, numbering about | 20,000, were acquired from the Royal | Institution of Great Britain, where they had been since 1804, Dr. Rosenbach | declined to reveal the price paid, but said the Royal Institution had sold them primarily to finance the reconstruction of its original building and theater in | London. Included in the collection are the| Colonial declaration of war, bearing the | | signature of John Hancock, and a letter | | from George Washington to Gen. Howe, | in which the declaration was inclosed; | | =, letter from Washington to Sir Henry | | Ciinton explaining the necessity for the | death penalty for Andre, the spy; let- | ters from Lord Cornwallis to Sir Henry | Clinton after his surrender, and vari- ous other correspondence and records of | the French, British and American forces. | | Many of the documents never have been | | published. | | A." Music 'was provided by the Tall | then spoke of his relation to the Ma- sonic fraternity. Other speakers included Representa- tive Thomas Hall of North Dakota, James A. West, grand master of Ma: sons of the District, and Melvin D.| Hensey, third vice president of the Na- tional League of Masonic Clubs. Among the guests were Samuel Brady, Harold Chandler, Joseph Ber- | ham, Charles Staub and Frank Day, all State vice presidents of the league, and Capt. A. C. Oliver, jr., chaplain, U. S. Cedars of Lebanon Band, under the leadership of Charles Brill, and the Ma- sonic Glee Club. F. A. 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