Sunday was the 226th birthday of Thomas Jefferson, and Charlottesville was not the only place celebrations took place. In Washington, D. C., wreaths, of which a few can be seen in the photograph above, were left at the Jefferson Memorial following a brief ceremony. In Washington, Mr. Jefferson's birthday coincided with the annual Cherry Blossom Festival, and the tourists flocked to the memorial of the third President of the United States in large numbers, it was reported.