Fraternity-Testvériség, 1957 (35. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1957-07-01 / 7. szám
12 FRATERNITY “Summer Jubilee” Calls Americans to Washington The Nation’s Capital has ordered a new stock of welcome mats. With the blessings of the Federal Government, the District of Columbia seeks to attract visitors with a “Summer Jubilee”, inaugurated this year. Bunting, flags and special hotel rates will prevail throughout the city. The Jubilee will feature patriotism, history, music, theater, arts and sports amid the traditional attractions of Washington. Noting a steady increase in the number of Americans visiting their Capital, Marion B. Folsom, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, has called for even more pilgrimages, especially by young persons. “The more our people visit the cultural institutions of Washington”, he said, ‘the greater their understanding will be of the things that have made our country great.” “Pride in country is one thing that every Washington visitor, young or old, takes home with him. As greater and greater numbers of our citizens visit here annually, greater numbers become more proud of America’s past, more aware of America’s present, and more dedicated to America’s future.” The Jubilee, which began on June 15 and runs through Labor Day, will include many special events as well as summer series of concerts, plays, baseball games, historical tours and art exhibits. On the schedule are spectacular fireworks display at the Washington Monument on July 4, The President’s Cup Regatta, with week-ends of canoe, swimming and sailboat races leading up to the climactic powerboat competition on September 21 and 22. Semi-finals in the Miss Washington bathing beauty contest will be held July 21, July 29 and August 5, with finals scheduled for August 12. Among the more popular magnets for Jubilee visitors will be the old faithfuls — the Capitol where, if Congress is in session, they can see laws being made; the White House, open from 10 a. m. to noon, Tuesday through Sunday; the inspiring marble memorials to Jefferson, Lincoln and Washington; the Library of Congress, with its exhibits and unparalleled book collections; the Washington Zoo; and various Government offices, such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The hospitable FBI shows visitors its scientific methods of crime detection; agents demonstrate pistol and sub-machine gun firing. Another great attraction, the Smithsonian Institution, has modernized many of its displays and is steadily improving others. Across the Potomac River are the Pentagon, the Iwo Jima Memorial, the Arlington National Cemetery, with the tomb of the Unknown Soldier. George Washington’s Mount Vernon is a short trip down river. And last but not least, the members of our Federation and others of Hungarian descent can, and we hope they will, see our Kossuth House and the recently acquired headquarters of the American Hungarian Federation and the Coordinated Hungarian Relief, Inc., the “Col. M. Kovats Memorial Building” at 1761 R Street, N. W. (C. C.)
