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5 P > ~ A4 = HOOVERS TRBUTE HeARD BY 2000 Capitol Plaza” Jammed as i President Addresses Both E¥ Héuses of Congress. With President Hoover, his cabinet and the diplomatic corps as guests of honor, thousands of Washingtonians and out-of-town visilops observed the B00th anniversafy of- the birth of George Washington at a colorful cere- | ony yesterday at ti Capitol. = Some 15,000 to 20,000 persons throng- ed the east steps and the Plaza at nooh | ¥ participate in'the services under the | ausplces of the Distxict of Columbia “Bicentenniak Commission. Silently, they listened via loudspeax- | ers to President Hoover address both houses of Congress from the Speaker's rostruip in the House of Representa- “tives. Then, as President Hoover entered a | flag-draped stand on the east portico, $hey sang “America” at a signal from “the Chief Executive, to the accompani- | ment of -8 massed Army-Navy-Marine band, led by the renowned march king, | #John Philip Sousa. -Br. Marvin’ Presides. Althoygh he did not speak, Mr.! Hoover od bareheaded before the Speaker's platform for a moment and | bowed a’ greeting to the crowds below just beiq‘n departing for Alexandria to take parl in Bicenjenflial ceremonies there. - k‘D\‘v Cloyd Hpck MArvin, president of Georghs Washington University and chairman of the District Bicentenniai | ‘Commission, presided at the celebration, which fqrmally cpened with an address of welcome by Dr. Luther H. Reichel- derfer,’ president of the Board of Com- missiorers, Fbllowing the prinofpal address by Representative dgmes M. Beck of Penn- sylvania, white 8chool children of di- visions 1 to 9 !flg “Washiggton, Fair Capital,” under the leadership of Dr. E._N. Barnes, music director; colored school children sang ,“To Thee, Counfry,” led by Prof. A. H. Johnson, and Representative oodrum of Vir- ginid sang “Carry Me Back to Old Virginla.” = Sousa’s “Washington Bi- centennial March,” written especially for the nine-honth celebration, and “The Star Spangled Banner” concluded the services. - Béck Makes Address. Reépresentatjve Beck interpreted the olicies of George Washington in the Egm of today, aulogizing Washington as belonging “to the few among mortal men hose name is timeless.” Beck declared:, “Indeed, the immortal substance of his reputation defies definition, and pos- e tself by saying, with anm’ Lincoln: “In so ml} awe pro- nounce his name, and in its naked, deathless splendor leave it shiging on." " The Pennsylvanian, a noted authority on censtitutional law, expresseq his be- lief she First President was not an “isolationist” in the strict sense yof the ‘word, but ‘that Washington “believed America ‘could be a helpful member in the family of nations without sacri- ficing its independence and action. ““Imn exercising the mighty influence of thisewreat republic in the councils of civi] on,” Beck said, “we need only follow his wise advice, as eloquently set forth A that noblest testament that the founder of a state ever gave to his| people, the immortal Farewell Address. Speaking ‘as an old and affectionate frierd,’, not only to his generation but to all that were 4o follow in the tide of time, Washington advised his people not to implicate themselves ‘in the or- dinary, vicissitudes of European politics or the ordinary combinations and col- lisiorfs of her friendships and enmities.’ “His Yéiteration-of the word ‘ordi- nary’ is most significant. It implies that 4h’ extraordinary crises of civiliza- tion America should mot pursue & policy of isolgtion. He then recognized, and would” still recognize, that. elemental forces, infinitely greater than political institutions, heve united the once scat- tered nations in A world cammunity of purpose and action. ¢ Washington'd Words Quoted. “He believed that America could be & helpful member in the family of na- tions without sacrificing its independ= ence in decision and action, Such would be his policy tdday, for, to quote his own words, he would have us ‘inde pendent of all and’under the_ influence of none.' “He gave us the s in urgingus always ‘to give the rhagnanimous and too novel ex ple of p people always guided by exalted jygtice and benevolénce “As ail gr and vet regatded it as ‘preferabie t0 & cowardly acquiescence in injustice, for ve in ‘peace at any When he delivered his second al address in December, 1793, rid was, to qoute his own words, ‘in'an uproar,’ and the diffitult t f the United States was, 8s he then sald, to ‘steer safely between Scylla and izmg thgt “pérpetual’ peace e remained, he Ju his nation ‘not to indulge a pers that, contr: to the order hi to * we |, false present to insures| ftation of e con- as, ‘time and give tair eoclecla to the peace to mankind.' " NOMINATED BY 0. F. A. FOR DEPUTY PRESIDENT Alton Moné ot Viepna Is Named by Fairfax Council at Alex- dria Meeéting. Spectal Dispatch to The Star. DRIA, Va., February ‘20.— Pairfax District Council No. 4, Order of Fraternal Americans, meeting Thurs- day night as guests of Alexandria Coun- cil,-ananimously selected Alton Money of Vienna as the district’s nominee for district deputy State president for the ensuing’ year. ‘The council adopted a resoltion-in= dorsing Rev. John W. Seay.of Loudoun County, now State chaplain’ for State vice president at the State Grand Coun-’| cil meetifg to be held in Alexandria May 17 and 18. was ‘The secretary Senator John W. Rust egat Hall t5 address the next dis- sion. ‘Wilby mi&efiu at Fairfax May pY i n ? | U. 8. A, led the long line by the stand Ollar |Baltimore Church Leader to Ad- d | picentennial Housing Commission instructed to invite | and Delegate ALEXANDRIA PAYS TRBUTE W PARADE Hoover, Gov. Pollard and| 100.000 Others Witness Bicentennial Event. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va. February 23— | With “the President of the United | States, members of his cabinet and the Governor of Virginia in the reviewing stand, Alexandria yesterday paid nota- | ble tribute to the’ Bicenternial of the | birth of George Washington with & | spectacular parade. For two hours, thousands of marchers in colorful array of Revolutionary and modern day traveled over the streets in a six-mile line of march, through dense lanes of spectators who crowded every possible point of vantage. It was estimated that the pageant was viewed by 100,000 persons. The payade got under way from Prince and Royal streets at 2:15, moved west to Fayette, north to King, east to Royal, north to Cameron, west to Wash- ington and north past the reviewing stand at Princess, to Wythe, where it was disbanded. It had been Intended that Gov. Pol- lard would participate in the march, but this arrangement was changed, and he instead, went to the reviewing stand to greet the President, and with him, to se she parade pase. Gen. Malone Heads Parade. . It was about 530, when the grand marshall, Maj. Gen. Paul B. Malone, and it was after 4 when the last unit gave “eres left” there. In between were 5400 marchers in military units, 2,000 in fraternal, 2,000 veterans, 1,000 firemen, and more than a score of bands drawn from Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia. Behind the grand marshall and his staff came the Army Band and then the first division of the parade, which was given over to the military. Headed by Brig. Gen. James B. Gowen, U. 8. A, it included Cavalary, Engi- neers, Infantry and tanks of the Regu- Army; ‘Marines, bluejackets and Coast Guardsmen; National Guards- men from the District, Maryland and Virginia;: Marine and Naval Reserves and high school cadets. In the second division were the vet- erans of Civil, Spanish and World Wars, with Col. F. A. Finch, depart- ment # commander of the American Legion in Virginia, as marshal. Fairfax Wins Prize, The third division was made up of fraternal units, with Lieut. Col. Llewel- Iyn Powell, Marine Corps, as marshal. The fourth civic division was com- posed of picturesque historical floats and was in charge of Leonard Miller. Bringing up the rear was a glittering, clattering collection of fire apparatus, at whose head was George B Watson, | chief of the Washington Department. The prize for the finest float was awarded to the Fairfax Chamber of Commerce, for a reproduction of Mount Vernon. The parade, & bienntal event, was the result of the efforts of the Wash- ington Birthday Association, headed by former Mayor William Albert Smoot, who. with “Mayor Edmund F. Ticer, served yesterday as official hosts for the Alexandria celebration which wound up last night with a gala Colonial ball at Gadsby's Tavern The city was host to Gov Pollard and other State officials for most of the day. Reception at Gadshy’s, The Governor and his party, which included his son, Charles Pollard, and Miss Elizabeth Alexander, the latter's fiancee, arrived shortl aft 1 o'clock, and Went immediately to Gadsby's for a reception and buffet lunch. There they were greeted by Mayor Ticer and Mr. Smodt, along with many other civic ledders, who accompanied them to the reviewing stand. Lieut. Gov. Price and J. Sinclalr Brown, speaker of the House of Dele- | gates, were present for the ceremonies, along with many members of the Vir- ginia Legislature. ARCHBISHOP CURLEY WILL SPEAK HERE dress Capital Session of Sodality Union Monday Night. Archbishop Michael J. Curley of Beltimore Diocese will be the guest of honor and principal speaker at the an- nual mass meeting of the Sodality Union to be held at Gonzaga Audito- rium, 45 I street, next Monday night at | 8:15 o'clock. Rev. Joseph V. Buckley, spiritual di- rector of the Sodality Union, will de- liver the< address of welcome at meeting, to be presided over by A Mary Mattingly, president 4 An address on the problems confront- ing the country pastors at the present time will be given ry Rev. Charles | E. Roach, V. F., pastor of St. Mary's | Church, Br Md, in line with the union’s long-pursued policy of aid- ved by the union from Pope Pfus XI | will be sh, secre- tary, and those attending will receive 8 copy of the union's report Music will be furnished by the Union 1de George Vs George ington Bice: song, “Father of the Land We TOURIST INFLUX KEEPS INFORMATION UNIT BUSY Also Besieged by Thousands of Visitors. influx of tourists to Washingt: week end and on Geor birthday brought an precedented burden of work on the D trict Bicentennial Commission's housing division and general information unit Dr. George C. Havenner, executive vice chairman of the commission, said | it was necessary to recall the employes | ‘'who left Saturday afternoon and keep | a staff on hand all Sunday and yester- day. He said the commission would re- main open each night until 8 o'clock to take care of calls for aid in obtaining | lodging, accommodations or for other information. Dr. Havenner, in commenting on the aciivities of the opening day of the aine-month Bicentennial, lauded the District, Capitol and United Statés police for the efficient manner in which crowds attending the various functions ere handled. He estimated more than 00,000 persons came to Washingtor during the past two days. - ———t - CITIZENS GIVE PROGRAM Bicentennial Exercises Tonight by Logan-Thomas Circle Group. The Logan-Thomas Circle Citizens’ Association will present a special Bi- centennial program at its meeting in k | Tytus THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON NATION LAUNCHES NNEMONTH FETE President Leads America in Opening Observance of Bicentennial. __ (Continued From Pirst Page) ” greatest man of our race which perviides these grounds; it is a national shrine, the very name of which swells our hearts with pride and gratitude. It has been preserved and cared for all these many years by the women of America, | in whose trusteeship the Nation can find no greater assurance of its mean- ing, 1ts sanctity and reverence. You have come from every part of our country—from homes, towns, es and States unknown to Washington's life—yet each and every one of which received untold blessings from his life and his public service. To you more than any one else we entrust the trans- lati f Washington to our children.” Al conclusion of his speech Pres- ident Hoover and his party re-entered their cars and returned to Washington. It was about 2:30 when the presi- dential party arrived at the reviewing | stand at Washington and Princess streets, in Alexandria. With the President were Mrs. Hoover, members of the cabinet and their wives and members of the National and Dis- | trict Bicentennial Commissions. | Gov. Pallard stood at the foot of the reviewing stand to greet them and es- corted the Chief Executive and First Lady to their places. In their imme- diate party also were Charles Pollard, a son of the Governor, and Miss Eliza- th Alexander. They watched virtuslly all of the first section—the military unit—pass, headed by the grand marshal, Maj. Gen. Paul B. Malone, U. S. A, and his staff, receiving the salute of fighting units of the Federal forces and the National Guard of Virginia, Maryland and the istrict of Columbia, and in turn salut- as the colors went by. Then began the trip to Mount Ver- non. All the time the presidential party was using the Mem: 1 Highway it was osed to other trafic and heavily patrolled by motor le police and sol- diers stationed every few mndxed yards. GEORGE WASHINGTON HONORED BY MASONS Alexandria-Washington and Lodges of England and Massachusetts Join in Tribute. Spectal Dispatch to The Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va, February 23— Tribute was paild Weshington the Mason at the Masonic banquet, held' here last night, in which the Alexan- dria-Washington Lodge, of whichy Washington was the first worshipful master, the Constitutional Lodge of Beverley, England, and the Liberty Lodge of Beverly, Mass., joined n hon- oring the 200th anniversary of Wash- ington’s birth. Talks were made by Most Worshipful Harry K. Green, grand master of Masons in Virginia; Right Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop of Washington; Filipowitz, Ambassador from Poland, and Representative Allen T. Treadway of Massachusetts. Dr. 8. Nelson Gray, worshipful master of the Alexandria-Washington Lodge, presided. The invocation was pro- nounced by Rev. Percy Foster Hall. Guests were told of the exchange of representatives made between the Alex- andria-Washington Lodge and the Liberty Lodge of Beverly, Mass. W. "S¥flden Washington, a collateral de- scendant of George Washington, left Sature for Beverly, Mass.,, where he represerited the local lodge at the Lib- erty Lodge celebration. ‘The banquet was served by wives, the lecture room of the Presbyterian Church, at Eleventh and Rhode Island avenue tonight at 8 o'clock. The pro- gram will follow a brief ess ses- . Members of the association. and daughters and friends of members of thes Alexandria-Washington Lodge, under the direction of Miss Louise Schwarzman, the Martha matron of Hashingion Chapter, Order ex " / r— Top: General view of the Capi of the District Bicentenial Comm Vernon, where he placed a wreath. session of Congress. Below: The at Alexandria. on. D. C, TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 23, 1932. Plaza, where thousands gathered for the formal ceremonies under the auspices Left Center: President Hoover leaving the Tomb of Washington at Mount Right Center: The President delivering his Bicentennial address before the joint famous Richmond Blues passing in review before the President and Gov. Pollard —~A. P. and Star Staff Photos. Along Washington’s Path Virginia, Called Land of Gay and Festive Cavaliers in Days of First President, Revealed Instead as Home of Sturdy Backwoods Characters. By JAMES MORGAN. In Washington's country—as it Is written, #hd it has been mostly written in the North—history depicts old Vir- ginia as the land of gay and festive cavaliers, who appear to have had lit- tle else to do but hunt, race, dance, dine and sip their toddy on high-col- umned porticos, with black slaves at- tendant. But we turn a leaf and, suddenly, unwarned, we gaze in puzzied wonder at a procession of giant Virginians marching across the page. If that race of Titans had come out of New England we would ascribe their virtues to long lines of plain-living and | high-thinking Puritan ancestors. But we are left without a background for ‘Washington and the greatest group in our political and military history until we know truly the country which pro- duced them. No Gold Spoons. Visit it even today, and one receives a sure corrective of the persistent de- lusion that they were born with gold spoons in their mouths and reared in luxury. The greatest of Virginians were al- most wholly derived from an adven- turous and laborious backwoods aris- tocracy, which would not have been aristocratic at all 150 miles to the north, on the free-soil side of the Mason and Dixon line. This Washington country still is & strange little world of forests and streams and hills, with 10 counties that never have echoed to a locomotive whistle. It is & rural Venice which deunted the railroad builders, and I am told that as recently as 10 years ago there was not even a bridge in its entire length of 100 miles and breadth of some 20 miles. In motoring the 44 miles from Fred- ericksburg to Wakefleld, I came to three side roads which led, in turn, to the birthplaces of Madison, Monroe and Washington, who held the presidency for 24 of the first 36 years of the Re- public. Still another side road, a few miles below Wakefield, took me to Stratford, under whose roof were born Richard Henry and his brother, Fran- cis Lightfoot Lee, signers of the Dec- laration; thelr two brothers, Arthur and William, foreign envoys of the Revolution, and Robert E., whose father acclaimed the dead Washington in that memorable phrase: “First in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen.” Ancestor Driven Ashore, Like most of those who have reflect- ed glory on this northern neck of Vir- 3 ‘Was] ns were a river amily from the day their 23-year-old immigrant ancestor, coming over as the “second man” on a ship, was driven ashore in the Potomac, until a cen- tury and third afterward, wken his il- lustrious great-grandson lay down to rest in & tomb by that same tidal R ithough . the - ocean, with its tide t Englandward from of Eastern | flowing ferm shove, wes oniy a-feoy 0 M . A ople, George Washington strangely |Bad mio ‘tradition of his English an- cestry. He never knew more than that his great-grandfather had emigrated “dur- ing the usurpation of Oliver Cromwell,” as he wrote in reply to a question from the Garter King at Arms in 1791, with- out seeing the joke that he himself was engaged in another usurpation as Chief Magistrate of the revolted col- onies. A host of genealogists have since traced the blood back to a little sir knight now and then; but the Wash- ingtons on both sides of the Atlantle are left dependent for the distinction of their name upon a solitary member of their numerous family. What Might Have Been. As the gracious lady who was my hostess at Wakefield told me of the Washingtons living today in modern circumstances on fragments of their ancestral farm, I wondered if they ever sighed for what might have been. For they would be princes or dukes of the blood royal if only a certain kinsman of theirs had imitated his- tory's mob of successful revolutionists and founded a kingly dynasty instead of contenting himself with being the father of his country. (Coprrisht, 1832 by the North lewspaper Alliance, Bll'lcv) Avseisen LOWER FAUQUIER GETS TURKEYS AND PHEASANTS Vice President of Fish and Game Protective Tells of Efforts to Restock County. Special Dispatch to The Star. WARRENTON, Va., February 20.— At & meeting of the Fauquier County Game and Fish Protective Association held here, N. A. Embrey, vice presi- dent, reported his activities toward re- stocking the lower end of Fauquier County with game. He has 42 wild turkeys turned out in a 1,500-acre game preserve which he has given to to stock the Fauquier J. D. timber land of lower with pheasant. Richards called attention to the efforts being made by the Legisla- ture to curtail expenses by reducing appropriations to the State Depart- ment of Game and Fish. He was ap- inted & committee to draw up reso- lutions protesting against this reduc- tion. meeting unanimously indorsed the Hall-McIntyre bill for the protec- tion of foxes in Fauquier and Loudoun Counties. The approval of the asso- ciation for the State Department of Game and Inland Fisheries was put on record, and its help and support of- fered in the work of this department. s it Ja has three kinds of the State. He is also making efforts | WASHINGTON SPIRIT HELD AID IN WAR C. C. Long of D. C. Gives Ad- dress Before Virginia Gen- eral Assembly. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. RICHMOND, Va., February 23—It was the spirit of George Washington that made & million Americans invinei- ble on the fields of France, it was de- clared last night by Charles Colfax Long of Washington in an address be- fore a special Bicentennial session of the Virginia General Assembly. Mr. Long was not only the speaker, but also the guest of honor at last night's session, which was attended by Gov. John Garland Pollard. Speaker J. Sinclair Brown presided and intro- duced the speaker. Merits All Possible Honor. During his address Mr. Long asserted that George Washington “deserves all honor that a grateful American people can confer.”" “So far as we have departed from the principles established by him,” the speaker said, “so far have we en- dangered the sacred Constitution of the United States.” The history of Washington has undergone four stages, Mr. Long said. The first was one in which the American people regarded him as a God without a fault, thereby losing the value of the human side. The second was one of veiled ridicule, the third a cool and deliberate effort to pull his reputation down and the fourth, which the American people are now passing through, is one of attempting to hu- manize him. He described Washington as a “South- ern gentleman, an aristocrat and one who obtained democracy for a na- tion. He resisted every allurement of dishonor.” “Did Each Task Bravely.” Mr. Long declared Washington was not infallible but, “Belng s man and an American, he bravely did to the best of his ability every task falling to The influence he founded, the speak- er said, has extended to every corner of the earth, for liberty is slowly extend- to every nation. conclusion, the speaker decried the fact that 122 million people yester- day paid tribute to Washington without proper regard for the mother who pre- pared him for the dutles of leading the American people to the place they now hold in world. Without her in- fluence, he said, Washington might have been a great leader, but would never have exhibited the human traits that marked his career. Police Stumped by Cat. A Syracuse, N. Y., cat climbed a 50- foot tree and then was unable to come down. Police were less and re- ferred the matter to the forestry di- ;mon of the Department o(hP-ru. A forester succeeded bringing oat dowm. o~ 5 FLORAL OFFERINGS LAID AT MONUMENT Numerous Patriotic Societies | Conduct Exercises at | Foot of Obelisk. Numerous wreaths were placed by numerous patriotic socleties at the foot | of the Washington Monument yester- day, led by the floral offering of Presl dent and Mrs. Hoover, which was put into position by Lieut. Comdr. G. A. Poindexter, naval ailde to the Chief Executive. At 8 am. the 48 flags, rep- resenting the States of the Union, were raised on poles a'urroundl.ng the monu- ment and the placing of the President’s wreath followed. ‘Through the day various groups do- nated flowers in memory of the Father of His Country, and at 3 p.m. the Dis- trict of Columbia Bicentennial Commis- sion_sponsored exercises, participated in by five patriotic organizations, directed by a committee of which Miss Helen Harman, State regent of the Daughters of the American Revolution of the Dis- trict of Columbia, was chairman At 10 o'clock the Masonic clubs of the District held brief exercises and placed a wreath. Wreaths also were placed at the Monument on behalf of Lieut. Col. U. 8. Grant, 3d, director of Public Buildings and Public Parks; the Association of Oldest Inhabitants of the District of Columbia, the Military Order of the Loyal Legion, the Daugh- ters of 1312, Knights of Columbus, Dis- trict Federation of Patriotic Observants, the District Department of the Vet- ;'rl!ns of Foreign Wars, Sons of Union eterans and of the Grand A the Republic. g At 3 o'clock, the patriotic exercises |the program that centered in 1 ington. ANNAPOLIS JOINS, BICENTENNIAL RITE Ceremonies in State Houss Are Keyed With Program in Washington. Special Dispatch to The Star. ANNAPOLIS, Md, February 23 Annapolis jolned with the Nation y terday in celebrating the 200th annt versary of the birth of George Wash- ington. The main exercises, in the State House, were keyed with Wash- held When a huge chorus, assembled in Washington, sang “America,” the local audience, picking up the song by radio, led by Miss Esther Stone and Clarence, Clemson, joined in the singing. Opened With Invocation. An in Chaplain Frank H. Lash of the United § al Acad- emy officially opened the local cere- monies after the singing. “Maryland, My Maryland,” played an orchestra from the Naval Academy Band, was followed by the audience reciting “The American Creed.” After “Hail to the Chief” had be¢n played in honor of Washington, M¥s. Philip R. Alger, chairman of the An= napolis George Washington Bicenten- nial Commission, presented a wreath to the State and G arleton Parlett Post, No. 7, the American Leg behalf of the commission and the c! izens of Annapol The wreath, placed under_the portrait of Washing- tan, in the old Senate chamber. w accepted by State Senator Ridgley P. Melvin, who made the address of the ation by were held with the Daughters American_ Revolution, the. Sons of {h Revolution, the Sons of the American Revolution, the Chiidren of the Amer- ican Revolution and the American Le- glon, participating. PAGEANT DEPICTS ‘WASHINGTON’S LIFE Takoma Park Citizens Join in Cel- ebration of Bicentennial Rites Here. “In the Hearts of His Countrymen,” was the title of a pageant presentedhl last night in the Bicentennial commu- nity celebration of Washington’s birth- day under the auspices of the Takoma Park Citizens’ Association in the audi- torium of the Takoma Park Public School, Piney Branch road and Dahlia street. The pageant depicted eight episodes of the life of Washington, including Washington at the age of 2 months, at the age of 10 years, as leader of the Cornstalk Brigade, at the age of 23 at- tending at Fredericksburg, Va.; as Col. Washington at the dance and reception at the Chamberlin home, at his head- quarters on the Delaware River, paying farewell in 1783 at the Fraun Tavern in New York and as President Wash- ington entertaining in the White e the prol girls e prologue 13 young ro- priately attired represented the‘gl?lfl- nal States, while in the grand finale Boy Scouts participated with the State representatives. The principal address of the evening was made by Frederick B. Linton, the subject of which was ;xwons From the Life of Washing- The Takoma Park Citizens’ Associa- tion was assisted in the celebration by the Takoma Park Women's Club, Boy Scouts, American Red Cross, Girl Scouts, Parent-Teacher Associations of both the District and Maryland schools, Takoma Park Horticultural Club and individuals from other civic organiza- tions. The committee on arrangements was composed of Herbert Walton Rutledge, chairman; Mrs. Mary Lamond White, Dr. W. A. Hooker, Mayor Ben G. Davis, Councilman John R. Adams and Burt W. Andrews. DUE AT MOUNT VERNON Capital School Children Will Place Wreath on Tomb. More than 100 children from the second and third grades of the Job Barnard School, Fifth and Decatur streets, were to join in a pilgrimage to Mount *Vernon today to place a wreath on the Tomb of George Washingtor in honor of the 200th anniversary of | The trip was planned under the aus- pices of the Parent-Teacher Associa tion of the Barnard School, and under | the direct supervision of Miss Mary Farl and Mrs. R. 8. Nolan, teachers at the school. City Flag Display Shows Improvement Over 5 Years Ago)| Fewer Violations of Code Than in 1927 Reported Following Survey. Five or six times as many flags were | displayed here yesterday as on George; Washington's birthday anniversary in 1927, the United States Flag Associa- tion "reported today. “A personal survey of the city of Washington made on February 22, 1927, as compared with the one made vesterday,” the organization announced, “shows that the National Capital has made commendable progress in both the number of United States flags dis- played and the correct manner in which they were displayed. “It is estimated that five or six| times as many flags were displayed yes- terday as were displayed on Washing- ton's birthday anniversary five years 0; also, with the exception of the display of torn, soiled or badly faded flags, practically no violations of the flag code were noticed yesterday, while five years ago violations of the flag code were numerous, especially as re- gards the incorrect display of the flag. “Evidently many people do not kno wthat it is permissible to wash or dry-clean the American flag and they are not aware of the fact that it is a violation of the flag code to display torn, solled or faded flags. While the survey made yesterday shows that many more flags are now being displayed in Washington than formerly, the great majority of homes and business places are still without flags. “With the thought that the National Capital should set an example for the rest of the Nation, the United States Flag Association recently inaugurated a program whereby every home and place of business in Washington would by Flag day, June 14, of this vear, the year of the Bicentennial celebration of oceasion. The playing of “The Star Spangled Banner” and the benediction by Chap= lain Lash closed the local ceremonies. State Chamber Decorated. The national and State colors dec- orated the old Senate chamber, where Washington resigned his commission as the commander of the Continental Army. R. Hammond Elliott, com= mander of the Guy Carleton Parlett Post of the American Legion, presided. The local ceremonies were arranged by the Leglon post under the auspices of the Annapolis Bicentennial Commis- sion. The anniversary of Washington's birth was observed yesterday by the ministers of the local churches. At St. Anne's Protestant Episcopal Church the Peggy Stewart Tea Party Chapter of the Daughters of the American Rey- olution attended in a body. A wreath in honor of Washington was placed in the vestry. WASHINGTON FAITH HELD NEED OF DAY Representative Lewis Declares ‘World Court Essential in Bethesda Talk. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. BETHESDA, Md., February 23.—The faith which George Washington and his associates displayed in organizing the “League of States” is needed by the statesmen of today, Representat David J. Lewis declared in a Bigenten- nial address in the Bethesda~-Chevy Chase High School -last night. Speaking on the topic “Government: National and International Repre- sentative Lewis attempted to show. how the Permanent Court of International Justice is as essential to the settlement of world affairs as America’s judicial system is to the settlement of war are innumerable, the “reasonable cause” has been the .ailure of civ- ilization to provide itself with the in- stitutions to obtain peace, he said. Applying his logic locally, Mr. Lewis asserted that if Montgomery County were peopled with angels an arbitrator would be needed just as inevitably, although perhaps not as quickly, as if the county were inhabited with bar- ians. After explaining the need for the World Court, lauding its personnel and denouncing the reservations framed, by the United States Senate, the Mary- land Representative answered some of the arguments that are advanced against it. Any valid argument against the World Court applies with equal force against the court at Rockville, the court at Annapolis and the court at Wash- ington, he declared Although the power tc enforce de- cisions of an arbitrator in international disputes is sometimes questioned, Rep- resentative Lewis claimed that 150 such "disputes had been handled in this way without recourse to war in any instance. No sovereign rights would be surrender- ed by a nation in joining a world court, he contended Mr. Lewls asserted he did not neces- sarily associate disarmament with the World Court, peinting out that before a strong government was established in our Western States armed commit- tees of safety used to hang horse thieves and other criminals. Long after an authorized constabulary took oyer this work men continued to carry arms, he recalled. Referring to his work in the coal mines of P nia at the age of 9, Represen e Lewis said at that time he came under the influence of & Quaker and for 30 years stood for the Quaker doctrine of peace and order. The sinking of the Lusitania converted him temporarily into a militarist, he said, and forced him to realize that in the fleld of international relations anarchy prevailed with no instrumen- tality for the preservation of peace. Representative Lewis spoke in re- sponse to a petition circulated in South ern Montgomery County by & non- partisan committee. He was introduced by William Tyler Page, wWho presided and recited the “American Creed.” The improper use of the flag on the stage of the school auditorium alsg prompted Mr. Page to give a short les son in flag etiquette. “The Mohicans,” a male sextet cofa™ posed of Alden Fotter, W. N. Gambl Edward Stock, jr.; Stephens Stock, He: bert Evison and Joseph Peace, accom- panied by Miss Marcia Boynton, render- ed several selections. MANY WILL LOSE JOBS IN ECONOMY PROGRAM Cook County to Lay Off 409 and Chicago Plans to Drop 2,479 in Personnel. By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, February 23.—The Cook County board has voted to discharge 499 employes and cut the pay of 4,000 others 15 per cent to save $2,840,000 in 1932 expenditures as part of the dras< tic economy program being undertaken to restore financial stability to almost the birth of George Washington, pos- sess and display a flag of the United States on every national holiday. Let us make Washington ‘The City of .' Milllons of Americans from all of the country will visit Wash- this year. Let them return their people about the Sheg saw in Washington.” —t bankrupt local governments. Under an agreement made last night, 72 men are to be lopped off the sherifl's force, in contrast to the city's proposal laying off about 800 policemen under & plan that contemplates a cut of 2,478 in personnel for a saving of 86,000,000, The city has not acted as yet on this measure,