Show n 1 Y 9 t Tell a o. o 9 His Birthday f. f I if IE her er of Country and Hatchet Is Lake Pays Vil Willing ing Tribute to Memory of eorge a Washington Schools coos Churches an and Civic Bodies Celebrate i By Selma Miller little red hatchet and the chere cher- cher tre tree those e those emblems which for forthan forthan than a century have symbolized ricas rica's first and foremost Ameri- Ameri george George Ceorge Washington Washington the father tather s country began having their gf jj Friday when In celebration gs which falls on Sun- Sun school children of Salt Laker Lake the the chile d heir r voices i In sons songs and of praise essays eSSaY on h his life lite and In other I commemorated his life lita and ands s lk Owing to the closing closing of p schools of the city o on the the hundred eighty-eighth eighty of Jf his birth the schools th gave joint Lincoln and programs yesterday IDAY SPIRIT PREVAILS lining today and lasting until day night the holiday spirit will I all all ail as many downtown will be clo closed ed on Monday and ness ess to general will temporarily ken en of the man renowned for Indomitable will kindly patience inflexible sense of justice is hov- hov 1 Over ver the city today and in many r Lh he churches of Salt Lake it will used used as the theme of sermons da jay day A A. special service will be Ifor Boy Scouts of the church at atM Marks M lJ rk's cathedral Sunday morning t ocIo o'clock k when the me cry ry Rev Fleetwood make a ar liam am W W. tl 1 lor for r the he embodiment of the Ine Amer- Amer deals ls of ot Washington Jn in the of the United States to- to The services will bo open to regular congregation MOTHERS MOTHER'S WILL rge orge rge Washington was born Feb- Feb 1732 at Bridges Creek moreland county Va of Augus- Augus Washington and Mary Ball BaIl His erg died er TV died in m 1743 and to his moth- moth character and attractive is s due his Integrity and stian ideals of uprightness for only is he looked upon as a mill mili- genius and statesman but as an platy plary Christian of or orthe the highest rf George later went to live with Colder brother Lawrence at Mt on ion and it was here he received ointment as a a. public surveyor dater later was y-as made a major in the thema then thenia n nia ma a. a forces which opposed the ch in m the upper Ohio valley ing Ung with distinction with General dock Idock in 1755 At the age of 27 married M Martha rtha Custis and made home borne at Mt It Vernon which he from f m his brother upon the theis ther's rs r's death He was made a mem mem- I ber of the h house use of burgesses of Virginia Virginia Virginia Vir Vir- ginia in 1769 and upon the dissolution of the house by order of the king of England it was Washington who of offered offered offered of- of resolutions of from England From this time this time on he resisted the the policy oL of of England He was appointed a m member a of ot the First continental I congress He headed the military committee cOm of the Second continental continental con con- congress and was appointed commander of the continental army by that body OVERCAME DIFFICULTIES DIFFICULTIES Washington Washington had a a. a I triple task task of ot creating an army resisting the British British British Brit Brit- ish and d dealing with a a. vacillating and defectively constituted and incompetent in incompetent in incompetent competent congress and to this task he brought not only military genius of the highest order b but t also courage patience and self After the war he returned to Mt Vernon and in 1787 assisted in framing framing framing fram fram- ing the constitution of the United States He was unanimously elected president and took office the following following follow tollow- ing year During this administration a a. first national bank Was formed the public debt was paid and provision for tariff duties doties and internal taxes made He served a second term 1792 L 1797 declined a a third term and delivered delivered ered his fare farewell address September 17 1796 In this this address he urged upon the American people not tomake tomake to tomake make entangling alliances with foreign foreign foreign for for- eign states He died at Mt Vernon ernon December 14 1799 at the age of 67 after atter only two days of illness from I acute laryngitis PUPILS IN MEDAL CONTEST Students of the East and West High schools will compete for the medals offered annually by the Sons of the tha American Revolution and Daughters of the American Revolution Revolution Revolution tion for the best patriotic orations next Friday The students of Westminster col con college college lege legs presented a a. program of essays and declamations eulogizing George Geor Washington yesterday morning The L. L D. D S. S High school commemorated commemorated commemorated rated the event with a joint Lincoln Lincoln- Washington program yesterday also Washington's birthday will be celebrated celebrated celebrated cele cele- by a banquet at Westminster college this evening The banquet willbe will willbe be given by faculty members to the student body of the college At the college this is considered the largest and most important event in the scholastic scholast c year ear The different organizations of the school have contributed toastmasters and a program program will be given by the teachers A 4 |