Evening Star Newspaper, February 21, 1932, Page 5

CATHEDRAL ISSUES | BICENTENNIAL MAP Descriptive Design of Region Within 100 Miles of Capital Is Published. BY JAMES WALDO FAWCETT. In commemoration of the Bicenten- nial cf the birth of George Washington, bishop, dean and chapter of Wash- n Cathedral have published “a @ tive map of the region within 100 miles of the Capital of the United S portraying the events and places of major interest in the Nation's polit- ical. cultural and religious history." Ihe draftsman and designer of the wmap is Ma). Ernest Clegg of New York o whose decorative maps of the Wesiern Front. Lindbergh's Flight, Long Island, Fifth Avenue, et are Iy esteemed by connoisseurs. Research in preparation for the de- sign was done by the Rev. Dr. Anson Phelps Stokes, the Rev. Edward Slater Dunlap and other members of the Ca- thedral clergy staff. A limited edition of 200 numbered copies of the map, richly colored by hand and signed by the artist and by the Right Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop of Washington: the Very Rev. G. C. F. Bratenahl, dean of Washing- ton Cathedral, and other Cathedral offi- cers has been issued. In coloring each of these copies the artist spends at least five days, the work necessarily being extremely intricate and exacting. The finished map is varnished to insure permanency. Copies of this edition sell for $100 each, and it is expected that their value may increase with time, as has been true in the instance of other maps originally sold at & mere fraction of the price now asked by collectors. The map covers all of Delaware, Mary- land and Eastern Virginia, as well os adjoining parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and West Virginia. The inclu- ion of Chesapeake Bay and the Atlan- tic Coast makes possible the portrayal of many old-time ships of historic sig- nificance. The area depicted is in many ways the richest in historical as- sociations in the United States, covering events of outstanding importance in the development of the Colonies and the Nation. Important Battlefields Shown. In the design are represented all the important battlefields of the Revolution and the Civil War within the area of the map, from Yorktown in the south to Gettysburg in the north; small views, with dates of founding, of about 40 in- teresting early Colonial churches; his- toric plac such as Westover and other residences on the James, Monti- cello, Carter's Hall and Montpelier, Old Fort Prederick, Fort McHenry, John Brown's engine house at Harpers Ferry the Capitol at Richmond, the old State house at Annapolis, Bacon's Castle, the yuins of Jamestown. the home of Bar- bara Fritchie, the White House of the Confederacy, Stratford, old Bruton Church, etc; historic events of impor-| tance, such as the signing of the| Declaration of Independence, at Phila- delphia, the arrival of De Grasse's fleet off Cape Charles, Ciesar Rodney's ride, etc., and various quaint and interest-| ing objects. such as one of the bundary | stones of the Mason and Dixon line, an | ¢ld Indian village, the fox hunting country, the President’s camp at Rapi- in'the Shenandoah Park, etc. he classic dome of the Capitol is at | the center of the design, and an g ve view of the south transept and central tower of Washington Cathedral | ms the main decorative cartouche, y various shields and seals em- azoned in rich coloring, including| 10se of George Washington and of the | nited States cial emphasis is laid upon the! important events in the life of Wash- ington and in the careers of the char-| acters associated with him in the founding of the Nation. There are in- sets depicting Kenmore, Willlamsburg, Mount Vernon, Jefferson’s rotunda at the University of Virginia, the Wash- ington Monument, etc. Such & wealth of detail is shown that hours may be spent in the perusal of the drawing. The map is gracefully| lettered and handsomely engraved. It| is the result of a year's labor on the part of the research workers and the designer. The historical data used were obtained with the co-operation of the Library of Congress, the manuscript division of the New York Public Library and the Yale University Press. s i CZECHS WILL HONOR WASHINGTON BIRTH | Ceremonies Will Be Held Under Auspices of American Insti- tute in Prague. Appropriate ceremonies incident to the opening of the George Washington Bicentennial Celebration in Czecho- slovakia are being planned under the auspices of the American Institute in Prague, according to the Czechoslo- vakian legation here. A celebration under the patronage of the President of the Czechoslovak Re- public, Thomas G. Masaryk. will be held tomorrow. F. P. Hibbard, charge de af- faires of the American embassy and Prof. K. Stoukel of Charles University in Prague, will be speakers at the event. The Columbia Broadcasting System will broadcast a speech to be delivered by President Masaryk at 4 o'clock, East- ern standard time, tomorrow afternocn, which will be 10 pm Prague time. The broadcast will be carried over the Col- umbia network in this country. Singing of the national anthems of both countries will be a feature of the program, with the Prague Teachers’ Chorus participating. In the Czecho- slovakian schools, teachers are to ex- plain to the children and students the significance of George Washington in American and world history. HEAD OF MT. VERNON RECORDS MEMORIES Col. Harrison H. Dodge Has Writ- ten Book of Comment Upon ‘Washington's Home. As a part of the literary side of the Bicentennial celebration, Col. Harrison H. Dodge. superintendent of Mount Vernon, has written a book of recollec- tions and historic comment upon Wash- ington’s home. Col. Dodge bears the |first of an | Samuel’s eldest son, Map Honors T commemoration of tne Bicenten: HE RIGHT REV. JAMES E. FREEMAN, Bishop of Washington, examines a decorative representation of events in the early life of the Nation, de- signed by Maj. Ernest Clegg and published by Washington Cathedral in THE | Washington nial of the birth of George Washington. —Star Staff Photo. Lives in Special Dispatch to The Star. GARDEN CITY, Mo.. February 20 (N.AN.A.)—If George Washington had been king of America, and his crown had been handed down in hereditary succession, Thornton Augustin Wash- the United States today. Instead of living upon charity in a small, old and shaky house in Garden City his home would b2 the White House in the city of his own name. Washington. Instead of sitting in an aged rocking chair, the joints of which squeak Wwith every move, he would be seated on a throne, and the ver:es writ- ten by his sister Minnie, which are con- sicered so obscure that nobody prints them, would be scrambled after by edi- tors of the biggest magazines. Too old to work, this neares kin to the “Father of His Country lives upon an allowance from the coun and upcn the charity of business men of this town. Line Is Followed. Had George Washington been the American dynasty. the United States would have had six kings or emperors. George Washington had no child. When he died the crown would have gcne to his next of kin, his brother, Samuel Washington. The third king of America would have been Thornton Wash- ington. The fourth king would have been the latter's eldest son, John Thorn- ton Augustin Washingten; the fifth, John's son, Daniel Bedinger Washing- ton, and the sixth king of the United States would be Thornton Augustin Washington, the aged man who lives here. With Thornton Washington lives his maiden sister, Marion Wallace Wash- ington, known to every one here as “Minnie,” and she, too, is supported by the county and the business men of this town. All that the county gives Mr. Washington for the support of himself and his sister is $10 a month, and out of that he pays $5 a month for a ram- shackle little house, but the balance of ;Ihcir needs is made up by the people ere. Mr. Washington was a druggist's clerk all his life. His wages were al ways small and he always had his two maiden sister to care for, until one of them died a few years ago. That was why he never married. Never Outside Missouri. Mr. Washington sat in a rocking chair. He wore a yellow flannel shirt and over that a heavy woolen sweater. Behind him stood his sister and it was difficult to imagine that her great- great-great-granmother was Mary Bal Washington, the mother of George ‘Washington, and such a handsome and accomplisheq woman that she was known in Virginia as “the Rose of Ep- ping Forest” and “the Belle of North- ern Neck.” “Have you ever been back to the home of your ancestors, Mount Vernon or Wakefield?”" she was asked. “I've never been outside of Missouri,” she replied. “Woudn't you like to see the old mansions by the Potomac where your distinguished forbears lived?"” “I never had money enough to go anywhere,” she said. “I've never been back there, either.” said Tony, as he is called by everyone here. scratch and dig so hard to get along, and the wages were so small I could never go anywhere. I never had any hankering to go to Mount Vernon until lately. Now I'm too old.” (He is 78). “Maybe you don't care about your ancestors, and that you are the near- est relative of George Washington? the interviewer sul . “Yes, I do care,” he replied quickly. T realize that it’s a fine thing to have such a good ancestry, but I realize also that being related to George Washing- ton never buttered any bread for me. He and teh others lived their lives; I had to live mine. I never tried to make capital out of the fact that I was a Washington. Looked Like George. “When 1 was younger they used to say that I looked like George Washing- ton. but I never could trace any re- semblance. Of course, you understand. that none of the portraits that you see of Washington bears much resemblance to him. You take that picture of him that I have on the calendar on the wall. That is an idealized portrait, like all the rest. “The only portrait of Washington that looked exactly like him is the oil pamnting that hangs in the Masonic Lodge in Alexandria, Va., of which he used to be the worshipful master. So my father and grandfather used to say. “Washington was 6 feet 4 inches, tall and rawboned. Father was more than 6 feet and rawboned and bore a strong resemblance to George. I have often heard father tell that his father, in distinction of having lived at Mount Vernon for a greater length of time than did George Washington himself. He is a foremost authority upon Washington history. 1n addition, be- ceuse of his position as curator of the tumous mansion since 1885. he has met nearly every American person of importance and all foreign celebrities who have visited this country. He has, therefore. in ccllaboration with_his friend. Edwin Bateman Mor- ris. Washington writer, placed the fruits of this experience into a volume which at this time is full of interest and in- formation. The publication date has been fixed as February 22. Joint Celebration Listed. LYNCHBURG, Va., February 20 (Special) —The Rotary, Kiwanis, Lions and Sphex Clubs and Washington and Lee University Alumni Association vllll meet Wednesday for a joint celebration of the anniversary of the birth of George Washington. Virginia, had two suits of clothes that had been owned and worn by George Washington. One was a military uni- form with brass buttons; the other was a fne dress suit, with a brocaded silk vest and knee breeches. $31.95 Cut in Rail- Road Rates to Cali- farnia “this summer enables me to make the Lowest Price in years for my 39-Day Personally Conducted Vacation Tour of the i, it st B, B MISSOURIAN WOULD RULE NOW IF WASHINGTON HAD BEEN KING Closest Living Relative of First President| Has Never Left Own State and ington of this town would be king of | “I've always had to work and| Poverty. | “There wasn't any doubt at all that they were owned and worn by George, Washington. They were kept in the attic, and when father was a boy he used to dress up in them. O1d Suits Lost. | “He told me how once he put on the brocaded silk vest when he was very small, and went with it to the orchard to gather apples. He filled the big| pockets so full of apples that the long | points of the vest dragged on the ground as he came back to the house. After father grew up he used to put on| George Washington's uniform and it fitted him to a T. 1 | “What became of those clothes of George Washington?” was asked. 3 Oh, I don't now. None of father's ! t living | children took the interest in Washing- | go.; | ton that he did, and the old suits were |allowed to kick around and were lost. Probably the moths ate them up.” \ __“If you had those two suits of cloth- ing now and could prove that they were | owned and worn by George Washington you could sell them for $25,000," he was told. | “I know that.” he replied. “Many persons have written me from the East ' to find out if we had any relics of George Washington, but I haven't a' | thing that was owned by him or asso- | ciated with him in any way. I wish now | that T had saved those old clothes: they | Would have sold for enough to make us independent.” (Copyright. 1932. Newspape: 'CONGRESS TO HONOR | MARY WASHINGTON Homage to Be Paid at Grave of | First President's Mother in Fredericksburg. ¥y the North American | Alliance, Inc.) = George Washington’s mother, whom history says he referred to as the “most :benumul woman I ever saw.” will be | honored appropriately on the 200th | anniversary of her son's birth, when a | committee of Congress will lay a simple ie\'cmeen design at the base of the shaft that marks her grave in Fred- icksburg, Va., tomorrow morning. | A unanimously adopted resolution | authorized the tribute which the | branches of Congress have not con- ferred since Woodrow Wilson died and r:lnlgxz-n:nmbed in Washington Cathedral Women of Fredericksburg, where Mary Ball Washington was IIV'Xng when her son became President, planned the religious services in which the Con- gressional Committee will participate.. | They asked Congress to join in their | exercises and Representative S. Otis ‘Blmd. lather of the Yorktown Sesqui ! | centennial celebration, offered the | | measure by which Congress acted. Bland, in whose district the first President's mother was porn, lived her }enure life and died, was chosen by | fenker Garmner to rep: the House. Vice President Curtis has not yet chosen the Senator to bear the embiem to the | graveside. | _ Across the square in Predericksburg from the modest house m which she spent her last days the grave was dug at “Meditation Rock,” so-called because Mary Washington went there often for quiet religious thought. — MASS TOMORROW Services in Honor of Dead of Holy Name Union. iem mass will be celebrated im the Church of the Holy Comforter, Fourteenth and East Capitol streets, tomorrow morning. as a tribute to the departed dead of the Holy Name Union and In honor of the Bicentennial an- niversary of the birth of George Washington, it was announced yester- day by Rev. Edward J. A. Nestor, pas- I | tor of the church. More than 1,000 men, comprising the membership of the Holy Name Society in the parish of the Holy Comforter Church, are expected to be on hand for the mass. There are 15,000 mem- bers of the soclety in the Washington section of the Archdiocese of Baltimore. 3..:.;;..:.;:;.:..;3:.':..;..:..;«5. . . g Bicentennial Visitors QX P> Call at this friendly Store —jyou're always greeted with I.;u smile—with no obligation to y. Specialising in Perfect DIAMONDS For this momentous occa- sion we are a num- ber of souvenirs for you to take home. Also a complete line of standard and all- American made watches. Charge Accounts Invited M. Waurtzburger Co. 901 G St. N.W. oedredradradridradradrad e aloaloods oot oaleodo oo oo ofsodeedoodo SUNDAY STAR WASHINGTON, 1 ). .. FEBRUARY 21, EARLY WASHINGTON HISTORY COMPILED New Book, Soon Off Press, Goes Back to Indian Days. Tracing the history of this region | from the earliest available times, a new book, publshed by the Government and entitled “Washington, the National Capital,” will be off the press next vieek, as a feature of the George Wash- ington Bicentennial. H. P. Caemmerer, secretary of the Fine Arts Commission, is the author and compiler of the new work, which is to be sold through the Government Printing Office. The book contains 768 pages and_“10 fllustrations of various phases of Washington development. In anticipation of the Bicentennial, the Fine Arts Commission, several years ago, Indorsed this work of its secretary in laying the groundwork for the pub- lication. History of Indian Tribes. ‘The new book tells of the Indian tribes that inhabited this area and depicts their first contact with the Colonists. up to the selection of the new National Capital here are described and the set- up of the first Government portrayed. Printing press and camera tell of the evolution of Washington, in the descrip- tion of public buildings, statues, parks. ‘The history of the city is set apart by decades, each adequately ilius- trated. The Lincoln Memorial and the | Arlington Memorial Bridge merit spe- clal treatment in the book. The public bulldings program is thoroughly de- scribed. Mr. Caemmerer has been identified with the Fne Arts Commission for the | past 12 years. In his work he has in- cluded “‘all the plans for the $400,000,- 000 public building program authorized | by Congress for the beautification of the National Capital” that have come before the commission from the be- ginning. List of Presidents. ‘The Municipal Center description in- cludes an exposition of the government of the District and its various branches. The chapter on Arlington National Cemtery is followed by another on the 70 monuments, statues and other me- morials here, with a photograph of each. The ccnclusion of the book con- tains a list of the Presidents, a bibli- graphical list of books on the National Capital, several quotations frem emi- nent Americans relating to this city and a chart of the Government of the United States. ~ The book was ordered to be printed through a concurrent resolution of Congress, introduced by Chairman Fess of the Joint Committee on the Library. Trying to escape from his cell at nsfield, England, Jail, John L. Wilson, aged 16, became so tightly wedged in the bars that they had to be cut to release him, The legislative steps leading | Leads Music MARINE BAND TO FURNISH ACCOMPANIMENT. CAPT. TAYLOR BRANSON, | Leader of the United States Marine Band, who will conduct the 60-plece Marine Band Orchestra, which is to| | furnish music for the folk-masque | ‘Wake veld,” to be presented in Consti- tution Fiell under the auspices of the U. S. and D. C. Bicentennial Commis- sions Sunday night. More than 800 Washingtonians will appear in the play, in which Margaret Anglin, emotional actress, will take a leading role STORE HOURS SHORT Opening Between 9:15 A.M. and | 12:30 P.M. Tomorrow Announced. Washington's downtown stores will open tomorrow from 9:15 until | it was announced last night by Edward D. Shaw, secretary of | the Merchants and Manufacturers As soclation. The stores are closing at | 12:30, he said, to enable employes to | attend the George Washington Bicen- | tennial exercises at the Capitol | be Books, Portraits and Letters George Washington and Washington City THE RARE BOOK & PRINT SHOPS 814 and 822 17th St. Books, Prints and Letters Bought CROSNERS 1325 F half day Sale. Article Madras and SHIRTS broadcloth, col- lars attached, to match, and neckband. NECKWEAR UNION SUITS, SHORTS AND SHIRTS R o ¢ k inchair, Duofold and other well-known makes. PAJAMAS B HANDKER CHIEFS Imried 1oen French hand- rolled edge. SMOKIN G 3 ot vewetam HOSE Tmported sk and Silks, plain shades and ‘clocks. ! SWEATERS S ROBES 225 Soek. Felts and GOLF HOSE 2 Im English. L JACKETS Parm see wool;' and wool. HOSE Cosat Entire stock ex- HATS Derbies. HOSE =, English. 135 to 1614 STREET Store Open Monday From 8 AM. Until 1 P.M. Tomorrow—we are set- ting aside the half day ve are open to CLEAR- ING HOUSE — below are listed the sharply reduced prices we are quoting in order to ef- fect a clearance of all odd lots. No C. 0. D, Deliveries or Exchanges. All Sales Final. Charges, Former Price $250 and (3 for $1.00) 65¢ (3 for $1.35) 35¢ (3 for $1.00) (8 for $2.50) CLOTHING Article One and two pants. I Kuppenheimer and Grosner (will e this group.) Set-in OPCOATS ... ncuns‘ and 1 belts; greys, VERCOATS Blues _and Oxford 5. VERCOATS Ki eimer and Grosner. KNICKERS AND SLACKS g = VESTS Fancies, tan; 8. B. & D. B. chat Former 3 All All 34 to 42 All $40.00 $15.00 to All $65.00 1932—PART ONE. Here Is the Annual RUMMAG You know every Washington’s Birthday morning we devote to the clearance of the odds and ends—at pittance prices—and f>llowing the custom—here they are for— Monday —From 8 to 1 Only small lots—and because of the sensational reductions we can make NO CHARGES — NO C. 0. D. NO ALTERATIONS —NO EXCHANGES — NO DELIVERIES. But the bargains are so big they are worth coming for EARLY. Suits, Overcoats and Topcoats Jersey Cloth Raincoats Were $7.50 Trousers, left from suits Worth $10 and $12. . Lot of Wool Knické;s Were $7.50 and $9 Lot of Mode Fancy Shirts Were $2, $2.50 and $3 Collar-attached Flannel Shirts Were $3.50, $4 and $ Small Lot Full Dress Shirts Mostly Manhattan. Some slightly soiled. Were $3, $3.50 and $4 White Cheviot Shirt Suits For sports wear. Were $3.50 Odds and Ends of Fancy Shirts Damaged in window display.... White Stiff Collars Soiled = doz. 29¢ 69¢c 9 $1.95 19c $2.69 29¢ 59c¢ $2.19 69c 5%¢ $1-39 $1.79 Were 52;089c 19c 59¢ 51.29 89¢c 33c from handling. Lot of Mode Cravats Large sizes only...coceueerennenanionenneecannns Were $1.30, $2 and $2.50 0dds and Ends of Cravats Damaged from display.....ccceeeiinenirseeriesseieiniieiesacnreneenen. Wool Street Vests Small lot. Were $6.50.. Linen Street Vests Only 8 Were $7.50 Black and White Tuxé«.'l.«')“Vests Were $8.50 to $15. Sizes 35, 36,37,38and 39.....cccvnveenrnnccnnnnnns Light-Weight Wool Hose Also some silk and wool. Were 75¢c, $1 and $1.50.......ccvvuinnrncnnnnns Golf Hose, mostly lisle Were $1, $1.50 and $2.50.. Small Lot of Sweaters Were $5, $7 and $9 Stripe Silk Suspenders Were $1.50 and $2 Imported Cashmere Mufflers Imported Silk Mufflers Were $5 and $8. College stripes.... Three Blanket Robes Were $7.50. large sizeS.........covnen Linen Spats 20 pairs—tan and gray. Five Pairs Leather Slippers Slightly soiled. Sizes 6, 612 and 8. Were e e RS e O I S Caps, Henry Heath, Etc. Were $2.50 to $3.50 Soft Hats and Derbies Were $5, $6 and $7 grades. Small Iot......eeeiiiinanniniiiiiiiiiiniinn Pajamas Were $2, $2.50 and $3.......... Pull-over Undershirts Were 75c. They are lisle Lot of Fancy Shorts Were 75¢ and $1... Celanese Athletic Union Suits Sizes 36 and 38 only. Were $2.50 Pure Silk Athletic Undershirts Coat Styles. Sizes 40 and 46 only. Were Pure Silk Athletic Union Suits Sizes 38 and 40. Were $7.50 and $9 Madras Athletic Union Suits Were $1and $1.50. .. .vvnvnrinnniniieinnniannnenenanes Duofold Union Suits Mercerized. Were $5.50. ... .cciuiuiiiiuineransseicccsscasecasnsnsanes Lisle Shirts and Drawers, each American Hosery Co. Medium weight. Broken sizes. Were $4 a garment. Mark Gross Gloves Small lot black cape gloves. Sizes 7 and 7% only. Were $3.50... Plaid Leather Belts