Show france and united states stales to honor me mory of washington at paris exposition france and the united states will join in honoring honori nir the memory of the patr oita oits of both countries who helped to win independence forthe for the american Colon lep and especially in paying homage to the memory of george washington during thesia the six month the international colonial and over seas exposition by the french government which will open near paris may 1 the american exhibit atthe at the exposition will help to bring the worldwide celebration of the two hundredth Hun dreth anniversary of the birth of george Washing washington in 1932 to the attention of all jahe ahe nations to emp halze and cement coment the longstanding long standing friendship of the united states and france which began during the american revolution an exact and full size reproduction of mount yeron home of george washington Washing tonis Is being constructed on th ebanks of the river seine to serve as the administration building for the american exhibit 0 bascom slemp of virginia who Is IB commissioner general of the united states to lo the french exposi expositor ton la Is also a member of the executive committee of the george washington bicentennial commission he H has ha just returned from paris Parl and sand Is now busily engaged in arranging to have appropriate prop furnishing sad and other material sent from this count country to be placed in n the duplicate of mount vernon on the sine and to hive have the over overseas peas possessions of the tha united states represented by appropriate exhibits at the exposition the executive committee of the georga bicentennial commission has adopted a resolution officially endorsing the reproduction of mount V arnon anon in france the build building ing in addition to being the he headquarters of the american Americ to the french exposition will be abed as a s in which will be placed with conand ton and kis his time loaned bythe by the Fren french chand and american government Go and citizens citizen of both countries the georgi Giori washington bicentennial Com commission Commie ion is urging americans to join in this patri olt lc ic endeavor by contributing washington iana lana to td be exhibited in the mount vernon building A bonx the many mahy articles which the french government is lending to the united states commission in paris are an original mf minature nature of general Wash lugton and one of f mattha martha washington a large laige topographic madof V yorktown I 1 painted in 1650 1620 on the spot b by order of louis philippe a of medals and pertaining to american fionch friendship friends hp an original 1 bust of lafayette taken from and very little known autographed documents of Rocha Louis Louls XVi and marie antoinette and numerous other articles of f historic Inte interest the official hostess hoste tiB at the counte vernon building miss anne madison washington acton a descendant of john augustine nephew of george washington the building will be as nearly as possible like Rions home among the things which mr slemp mistaking is taking I 1 to caristo Pa risto place in the building area key to the Basalt ills and a copy of a cletu picture re of louis XVI to washington by lafayette reproductions of silverware used letters and portraits portray ts of f famous amour frenchmen colo and k other other articles appropriate to the time |