Evening Star Newspaper, February 23, 1931, Page 3

MONUMENT GROUP HAS 1331 MEETING 98th Session of Society Which Promoted Plans for Marker Hears Reports. In accordance with an almost cen- tury-old custom, the Washingon Na- tional Monument Society, organized in 1833 to promote plans for erection of a monument to the first President, met this afternoon to elect officers and re- ceive the annual reports of its officers. Justice Van Devanter, first vice president of the venerable organiza- tlon, presided and entertained the members with luncheon following the business session at the Metropolitan Club. President Hoover is president ex-officio of the society. Other present officers include William R. Harr, se retary, and Theodore W. Noyes, treas- urer. 98th Meeting Held. This was the 98th meeting of the society, which was founded by in- fluential citizens of Washington de- termined to bring about realization of the long-advocated memorial to George Washington. _ Chief Justice John Marshall was the first president of the society. The first step was to launch a national campaign for contributions to_the project. In 1836 American artists were in- vited to submit designs for a $1,000,000 monument. Robert Mills _emerged victor in the compet'tion. His plan called for a circular colonnaded build- ing 250 feet in diameter and 100 feet high, from the center of which rose an obelisk 70 feet square at the base and 500 feet high. The colonnade fea- ture later was dispensed with, Authorized by Congress. The society was authorized by Con- gress in 1848 to erect such a monu- ment, and the President of the United States and the board of managers of the society were designated to select 8 site. They chose a mound a few hundred feet southeast of the point indicated in L'Enfant’s plan as a site for an_equestrian statue of Washing- ton. The exact spot could not be selected, because it lay in what was then a marsh. The corner stone was laid July 4, 1848. Work progressed slowly until 1854, when the construction ceased for lack of funds. In 1859 Congress incor- porated the Washington National Mon- ument Society for the purpose of ef- fecting completion of the work. The project lagged for a number of years and in 1876 the Government took over the task of actual construction. The design was revised to the present pro- portions of the Monument, and in 1880 work was resumed. The capstone was set December 6, 1384. The Monument cost $1,187.710, of which the society raised $300,000 by free-will offerings. The Monument wes dedicated formally on February 21, 1885, and was opened to the public Oc- tober 9, 1888. = ¥ NG A PRIEST DISAPPEARS Radio Aids in Search for Rev. Francis Clougherty. ‘TOLEDO, Ohio, February 23 (#).— Athough the radio Saturday and yes- terday carried an appeal for informa- tion, no clue has been found in the search for the Rev. Francis Clougherty, chancellor of the Catholic University at Peiping, China, who disappeared here more than a month ago. Descriptions of the missing Benedictine monk were broadcast from Toledo, Chi- cago and Detroit. He had been injured in an automobile accident in New York State a short time before his disa) s ance and friends fear he is a victim of amnesia. Father Clougherty had been resting in Detroit and left that city January 17 for Youngstown, Ohio. He left the train here, however, and went to a hos- pital for treatment for a cold. Next morning Father Clougherty left for the station and has not been heard from since. SPECIAL NOTICES. A BPECIAL MEETING CALLED FOR THURS- gay; February 36, by Local No. 86, O. P, C. I WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY debts contracted by any one other than my- self.” CHRISTY H. WIENECKE, 1761 E nc. 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This property list, compiled 18 years before the mansion was destroyed by fire on_ Christmas day, 1780, and 20 years after the birth of the first Presi- dent, is_considered conclusive evidence against the country-wide tradition that { the family was in humble circumstances and that the birthplace was no more than a four-room cabin. The inventory lists nine beds, eight bedside carpets, dressing tables and mirrors, 14 tables and 53 chairs, 12 of which were of mahogany. The table | silver alone, appraised at the current values of the middle of the eighteenth | century, was valued at more than $1,000 The entire chattel property of the es- tablishment—including slaves, stock land farm implements—was valued at more than $30,000. School Book Views Faked. During the greater part of -the nine- teenth century school histories and “readers” contained pictures of the birthplace of Washington—always a mediocre pioneer dwelling. But when the property in Westmoreland County, Va. was made a national monument by the Government a few years ago and the Wakefield National Memorial As- sociation was organized to restore the birthplace, it soon became obvious that the old pictures were “fakes.” Archeo- logical and historical investigations made clear that the Washington family lived in & pretentious house at the time their distinguished son came into the world. Ever since the plans for restoring this house have brought protests from persons who remember the school-book pictures. Actually, there were no pic- tures of the house extant, and the task of reconstruction required bringing back from the dead past something which had _disappeared completely. First, parts of the old foundation walls were excavated. These were not in their original outline. Years before country people had used them as a brick quarry. All Reconstructed. But enough was left for architectural science to reconstruct the whole pic- ture from the part. The architect fa- miliar with old Virginia houses, in fact, needed only a glance at the dimen- sions of one wall uncovered by the ex- cavators to guess at the dimensions of the whole substructure. This conjecture afterward was confirmed by exacting calculations. Now it was assumed that the Wash- ington home at Wakefield was of ap- proximately the same design as other houses built in the same section of the country at approximately the same time on substructures of the same di- mensions by families in similar circum- stances. There was not much varia- tion in architectural ideas in eighteenth century Virginia. At least one such house was found still standing. The preliminary plans were drawn accord- ingly. These were recognized by sur- viving members of the Washington fam- ily as conforming to the family tradi- tion of the old manor house. But, according to officials of the as- sociation, which plans to turn the man- sion over to the Government as soon as it is built in time for the Washington Bicentennial next year, the finding of the property list is the final bit of evi- dence needed. It confirms the fact that Augustine Washington, father of George, was a very wealthy man. At least a 10-room house would have been required for that much furniture. There probably were 8 bed rooms. S5 the pic- ture is finally composed of a 10-room brick house with a gabled attic and four flanking chimneys, surrounded by a well ordered estate. Here Washington spent the formative years of his life. ‘Wrong House Depicted. ‘The Memorial Association, it was an- nounced, finally has traced down the old picture of Wakefield upon which the false public impression was founded. It first appeared, according to the associa- tion’s official examiner of ancient rec- ord of persons and property, as a crude little wood cut in Lossing’s “Fieldbook of the Revolution,” published in the middle of the nineteenth century. But Lossing represented it only as a house on the Washington estate, not as the actual birthplace. Actually a similar house was the only one left stand: on the property in 1830. The pencll sketch from which the woodcut was taken was made about 1850. The house was 30 miles from Wakefield. Wakefleld, but he argued the other houses on the Washington estate must have been quite similar and that there- fore Washington must have been born in approximately the same sort of house as was pictured. Washington Irving, few years later, copled Lossing, but still 2voided saying that the picture was that of his hero's actual birthplace. The next appearance is in an old Currier and Ives print. Here all cau- tion is thrown aside and the house defi- nitely pronounced the birthplace of Washington. The same error was re- peated shortly afterward by Frank Les- lie’s Weekly, which distributed an etch- ing of the house as a subscription pre- mium. Leslie tried to dignify the house by putting the chimneys inside, thus producing a picture which was false on its face as representing a colonial Vir- ginia dwelling. “Log Cabin Hero” False. But the picture was becoming fixed in the mind of the public, which, in the latter half of the nineteenth cen- tury, was obsessed, say association of- ficlals, with the “log cabin hero” idea. It would actually have seemed un- American for Washington to have been born in a big house with luxurious fur- nishings. The actual facts as confirm d by documentary evidence are stated by the association as follows: George Washington was born at Wakefleld, on Popes Creek, in West- moreland County, February 22, 1732. The house had becn built by his father, Augustine Washington, some time be- tween 1717 and 1720. It was burned to the ground in 1780, and for years for local builders, until nothing of the original structure remained above ground. But Augustine Washington owned large tracts of land at Mount Vernon and in 1738 purchased 280 acres op- Eoslu the present town of Predericks- T urg, more than 30 miles from Wake- g “See Etz and See Better” Good eyesight is @ne of the comforts of age. It can be maintained by using correct lenses. ETZ Optometrists 1217 G St. N.W. Ri Lossing knew this house was not who wrote his “Life of Washington” a | WAS afterward its ruins served as a quarry | Wakefield Manor Inventory Refutes Tradition That First President Entered World in Humble Circum- . stances—Birthplace Then Worth $30,000. field. On this land was another spa- clous house, where he lived for a time and where he died in 1743. This also was destroyed. In the next century only the humble cottage which Lossing and Irving considered as representa- tive of the birthplace was left on this land. Much Unstudied Data. It is only within the last few years, association officials say, that any ef- fort has been made to examine the actual documentary evidence in the Virginia county seats dealing with the Washington family. This now is ex- tremely difficult to read and interpret and, with the renewed interest in Washingtonia, is becoming badly dam- aged by frequent handling. An effort is being made to secure photostats made of the ancient rec- ords of Westmoreland County, which can be handled at will by investi- gators, and then to have the original files closed to> the public. There still is, the association claims, much undigested material which will throw much light on the early career of the first President. THE WEATHER District of Columbia—Cloudy tonight, minimum temperature about 33 degrees; tomorrow, cloudy, with occasional rain; not much change in temperature; gentle to moderate north and northeast winds. Maryland — Cloudy with occasional rain tomorrow and in western portion tonight; not much change in temper- ature; fresh north shifting to north- east winds. Virginia—Cloudy followed by occa- sional rain today and in western por- tion and extreme south portion late tonight; not much change in tempera- !ured’ moderate north and northeast winds. West Virginia — Occasional rain to- night and tomorrow; not much change in temperature, Record for 20 Hours, ‘Thermometer—4 p.m., 46: 8 p.m., 42; 12 midnight, 38; 4 am., 36; 8 am, 36; noon. 40. Barometer—4 pm. 30.09; 8 pm, 30.10; 12 midnight, 30.10; 4 a.m., 30.00; 8 a.m., 30.13; noon, 30.10. Highest temperature, 47, occurred at 3 pm. yesterday. Lowest temperature, 36, occurred at 7:30 a.m. today. Temperature same date last year— Highest, 59; lowest, 41. Tide Tables. (Furnished by United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.) Today—Low tide, 5:56 am. and 6:38 pm.: high tide, 11:49 a.m. Tomorrow—Low tide, 6:29 7:22 pm.; high tide, 0:08 12:34 p.m. The Sun and Moon. m. and .m. and 5:53 pm. ‘Tomorrow—8Sun rises 6:49 sets 5:5¢ pm. Moon rises 9:28 a.m.; sef Automobile lamps be half hour after sunset. Weather in Various Citles. m.; sun ts 11:58 p.m. lighted one- Stations. more, Md.. 3 Birmingham ... 30.04 Bismarck, N. D 30.12 Bost Paso, Te; Galveston, elena, Mont.. 8. Dak. 3020 Indianapolis.Ind 30.10 Jacksonville,Fla. 30.12 Kansas City.Mo 31 Los Angeles. . Ky.. 3 New Orleans. New York, N.V. o Ph Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Eortland Ariz! Py.. uis, Mo... 30.04 St. Paul, Minn.. 30.16 Seattle. 'Wash. .. 30 42 Rain Pt clondy Cloudy FOREIGN. (7 a.m., Greenwich time, today.) Stations Temperature. Weather. London, 3¢ Clear Paris, riin zeri (Noon, Green: Horta (Fayal), Azor urrent obi Bermuda. Porto Hamilton, Ban Juan, Havana Colon, Cloudy Cuba. ... Eart cloudy Canal Zone. Part cloudy | Rayon produced in Japan last year weighed 35,000,000 pounds, an increase | { 8,000,000 pounds over 192f Money toLoan | . (First Mortgages) ‘ L.W.Groomes 1719 Eye St. | MEDICINE | CABINET THEIDEAL | SIZE FAMILY LAXATIVE Effective in Milder Coses Insist on the Genuine Feen-amint FOR CONSTIPATION Today—Sun rose 6:51 a.m.; sun sets| HOUSE HEARS BECK LAUD WASHINGTON Representative Says First U. S. President Sought to Avoid Unfair Governing. Contrasting Washington's ideals of the Union with present political con- ditions, Representative James M. Beck of Pennsylvania, former solicitor gen- eral of the United States and recog- nized as an outstanding authority on the Constitution, addressed the House by invitation today in a brief session set aside for commemoration of Wash- ington’s birth, The House continued on a day-and- night program after listening to Mr. Beck and applauding his speech, in which, after discussing at length Wash- ington as a statesman, he referred to the fact that in the constitutional con- vention and also in his farewell ad- dress, Washington expressed the belief that the Union wculd not endure unless it was based upon an equitable distri- bution of political power and a propor- tionate contribution by the States to the burdens of government. Special Rule Bills. The House had definitely set aside today until 5 o'clock for the considera- tion of & program of bills reported by the Judiciary Committ:e under & spe- clal rule. “In considering the future continuance of “that Union,” admonished his colleagues, “Washing- ton today would be very deply im- pressed by a darser of which the American people are seemingly only half conscious.” “Nothing concerned Washington so deeply,” he explained, “or did more to frustrate his_purposss, than the fact that the 13 Sthtes most unequally re- sponded to the expenses of the infant Government, and yet each had the same voting strength in the Continental Congress. Equitable Government. “The great purpose of those who were most instrumental in calling the Constitutional Convention, was to con- struct a Government upon a more equi- table foundation. Taxation was to be imposed directly by a new Government in proportion to the relative ability of the States to contribute and the politi- | cal power to appropriate was to be dis- tributed in the same equitable propor- | tions. Such was the policy of Washing- | ton, Franklin, Wilson, Morris, Madison and Hamilton. “We know their wise purpose was defeated by the smaller States’' threat of secession from the convention of 1787, and, to secure any Constitution, Washington and his co-laborers, after many months of fruitless discussion, were obliged to acquiesce in equal representation in the Senate. As a re- | sult, a State which has less population | than a single ward in the City of New York has as many Senators as the State of New York. 'SOL BLOOM SPEAKS |AT WASHINGTON RITES Havenner Reads Farewell Address Before Association of Oldest Inhabitants’ Celebration. ‘The regular George Washington birthday anniversary celebration of the Association of Oldest Inhabitants of the District of Columbla was held today at Western Presbyterian Church, with Representative Sol Bloom of New York, associate director of the George Wash- ington Bicentennial Commission, as the principal speaker. Dr. George C. Havenner, president of the Federation of Citizens’ Associ ns, read Washington's farewell address. A business meeting preceded the cele- bration. Will Rogers Says: HOLLYWOOD, Calif.—Here is what George Washington' missed by not living to his 199th birthday. He would have seen our great political system of “equal rights to all and privileges to none” working 50 smoothl y that seven mil- lion are without a chance to earn their liv- ing. He would see ‘em hand- ing out rations in peace time, that would have reminded him of Valley Forge. In fact, we have reversed the old sys- tem. We all get fat in war times and thin during peace. I bet after seeing us, he would sue us for call- ing him “father.” Reading Anthracite. heating advice. 811 E St. NW. Representative Beck | | Senator James J. Davis of Pennsyl- MORNING, NOON, EVENING —or middle of the night—there's always clean, safe heat when you burn Marlow's we are prepared to give you expert Marlow Coal Co.- Dependable Coal Service Since 1858 CAPITAL HONORS | FIRST PRESIDENT Most of City, With Exception of Hoover and Congress, Observes Holiday. (Continued From First Page.) | speaker at the exercises and paid trib- | ute to Washington the Mason. A complement of U. 8. Marines from Quantico, Va., formed the background for the military mass this morning in the Church of the Immaculate Con- ception, attended by Legionnaires and members of other patriotic and ecivic groups. The tribute to Washington was paid in the sermon delivered by Very Rev. Ignatius Smith of the Do- minican Order. An interesting fea- ture of this service was the presenta- tion of the colors by the Marine guard, including th= colors of every Legion post in the District. Among the participating clergy were three former war-time chaplains, Rev. Francis J. Hurney, pastor of the church and celebrant at the mass; Rev. Joseph Sullivan, S. M., the deacon, and Rev. Stanislaus A. Czyz of the Friars of Atonement, the subdeacon. Presiding at the mass was the Right Rev. John M. McNamara, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Baltimore. His assistant was Rev. Dr. John Keating Cart- wright of St. Patrick’s Church. A civic celebration of the anniversary was observed in the auditorium adjoin- ing the church, following a luncheon served to all the participants. At this ssion the scheduled speakers were vania, Representative Hamilton Fish of New York and Willlam Tyler Page, clerk of the House and executive secre- tary of the Washington Bicentennial Commission. Program at Continental Hall. The ceremonies in Memorial Conti- nental Hall, which have come to be regarded as a semi-official patriotic ob- servance, were conducted under the joint auspices of the Sons of the Revo- lution, Daughters of the American Revolution, Sons of the American Revo- lution and Children of the American Revolution. Dr. Thomas Edward Green, president of the Sons of the Revolution in the District of Columbia, was the| presiding officer. The United States Marine Band Or- chestra furnished the music for this inspiring setting, and enlisted men of Battery C, 16th Field Artillery, from Fort Myer, acted as ushers. A’ feature of the exercises was the presentation of a gold medal on behalf of the Sons of the Revolution to Elizabeth Bryan of National Cathedral School for the best essay on “Contribution of the Carolinas to the War of the Revolu- tion.” Another medal was presented to Mrs. Irene Blythe of George Wash- ington University from the Daughters of the American Revolution for the best essay on “American History.” Former Senator Augustus Owsley Stanley of Kentucky delivered the oration on Washington and greetings were brought by Maj. Gen. Herbert B. Crosby, retired, from the Board of Com- missioners of the District, and greetings | also were conveyed from officers of the various participating societies. Representative Bloom Speaks. Another of the interesting ctvic meet- | ings held today in observance of the birth of Washington was at the Western Presbyterian Church under the auspices of the Association of Oldest Inhabitants. Representative Sol Bloom of New York, vice chairman of the Washington Bi- centennial Commission, was the orator. Tribute was paid to Washington last night by Paul Claudel, Ambassador of Prance, in_a radio address over the Columbia Broadcasting System, which was sent overseas by short waves. The Ambassador also described plans for the Paris International Colonial and Over- seas Exposition to open in May, a fea- ture of which will be a reproduction of Mount Vernon. C. Bascom Slemp, United States com- missioner general for the exposition, described the American exhibits. Church Crowded to Capacity. The visit of the President and Mrs. Hoover to historic Christ Church in Alexandria yesterday was an informal event, although the church was crowd- ed to capacity, and its rector, Rev. Dr. William Jackson Morton, whose ar- rival had been slightly delayed, had difficulty in passing through the police guard. Although he has been rector of the church for 20 years, Dr. Morton was unknown to the police at the door. His wife had driven him to the church in their car and followed him about six minutes later, due to trouble in finding a parking place. She also had to be identified before she could gain admis- sion to the services. The President was escorted to the Washington pew by Dr. Henry Augus- tine Latana, descendant of the Wash- ington family, and David N. Rust, Junior warden of the church. Dr. Mor- ton read the text of his sermon on the religious life of the First President and from the old Washington family Bible, presented to the church in 1804 by George Washington Parke Custis. As a part of the service, a silver lining to the baptismal font was pre- sented by Miss Helen Chapman Calvert Phone us today— NAtional 0311 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1931, Hoover in President Hoover and Peggy Ann Alexandria Hoover, his granddaughter, leaving the churchyard at Christ Church, in Alexandria, Va., yesterday after attending services in the historic church where George Washington was a vestryman during his lifetime. Mrs. Hoover was also in the party occupied Washington's pew. of the parish, were turned a before the services began. the presidential party. At the church Crowds, including many of the members y, as the church was packed almost an hour —Star Staff Photo. of Alexandria. The lining was made of old silver that had been a crescent, given by John Alexander to his brother, Charles Alexander. John Alexander was the great-great-grandfather of Miss Calvert and was the donor of the land upon which Christ Church is built. The lining is of beaten silver and extends over the fringe of the marble basin with a wreath of ivy leaves. Ivy leaves from the walls of Christ Church were used as a pattern by the silver- smiths, as was done when the children cf the late Mrs. Mary Fleming, daugh- ter of Col. Richard Bland Lee, presented the church with massive silver alms basins in memory of their mother, Fess Will Be Heard. The Alexandria-Washington Lodge of Masons, of which Washington was a member, will hold a stated communi- cation at 6 o'clock tonight at the lodge The Spring Flowers rooms in Alexandria, which will be at- tended by the delegates to the Memorial Association convention. The | annual banquet will follow the meeting, at which Senator Simeon D. Fess of Ohio will ‘be the principal speaker. ‘The birth of Washington will be ob- served at a mass meeting at 8 o'clock tonight in the Memorial C. M. E. Church, on Third street between New York avenue and L street, staged under the auspices of the National Council of Negro Ministers and other allied organizations. The announcement of the meeting was made yesterday by Dr. Simon P. W. Drew, president of the council, who yesterday spoke on Wash- ington in his sermon at Cosmopolitan Baptist Institutional Church. ‘The Filipino Club of Washington observed the anniversary last night at the Y. M. C. A. with a musical and patriotic program. Hold the Center of the Stage Sweet Peas Violets Dutch Tulips Darwin Tulips Snapdragons Freesi Primroses Narcissus Pussy Willows Jonquils Blooms at For Information as to Location of Stores Call Met. 7544 The Prices are as attractive as the Blackistone’s— Come in and enjoy the Flowers at any time 1 H Street 4(‘7Nnioml 4905 3 Doors West of 14th St. effective at once T0000 WILL GUARD CHICAGO ELECTION Attempt on One Candidate’s Life, Slugging and Kid- naping End Campaign. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, February 23.—An army of approximately 70,000 today made plans to maintain order in tomorrow’s may- oralty and aldermanis primaries, with reports already before them of pre-elec- tion violence. The reports came from the eighth and thirtieth wards and told of an at- tempt on the life of Theodore Clifford, & candidate for alderman; of two alug- gings and two kidnapings. Clifford re- ported to police that two shots had been fired at him from another auto- mobile as he rode along in his own car last night. He was slightly hurt by fiy- ing glass, broken when a bullet shat- tered the windshield on his machine. Bernard Sheehan, 21, and John C. Grady, 30, complained they had been seized and beaten by hoodlums when ut literature flii’uh‘&‘i'duficuofl: john O'Shay over John 8. Clark. Simultaneously been automobile and attacked by their ab- ductors before they were freed on the outskirts of the city. Credentials were issued to 45,000 poll watchers by Judge Edmund K. 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