Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-04-15

4 nnnaj9g this day for general tree planting.
z A. the High school
~ exterior Of the high school building Is
Noooeuted with great number of flags very
utof11ly arranged, and a large flag is hung
1uosn the street The only interior decora-
4 6loos are number OF beautiful potted plants
- tne girls study hall, where the principal
AZ IL o'clock this morning Daniel Smeycb,
xomolOgist distributed among the pupils OF
Ne school moro than two hundred frnit trees,
Including many choice varieties 1inss OF spPld and
honeysuckies. These trees are paid for from
: fund raised among the teachers and puplls,
and are given to those pupils who nave
Grounds In which to plant them. This Is the
third wear In which such distribution OF trees
4 has been made.
OnIy few shade trees were planted in the
hieh school grounds, which were well
6f6cked with choice young trees year ago;
buta row OF naples were planted along the
curb on the Mulberry front OF the schooi
lot This programme was rendered this alter
noon
Chorus" Upon the Height stood.n
Chorus" All. SO Pure All. So Bright y -,
Iustrumental-Selection from Daughter OF
Regiment. Piano, Adele Matz Violin. Geo. 5
Drlbaker and Frank Loeb, ,.,,r, po,,s,
Chorus" The Moon is Beaming DER the
instrumental--" The Magic Spell" Flutes,
g. A. Neff and John A. sprenger
Address" Our Brothers, the Trees" by Rev.
chorus" Bonnie on Hills OF Heather"
Chorus" The switzer Boy"
.s;s T. A4gse er%SS Of fSRF't%HSS
teri WIN. Z. Powell.
Berthe Best, Edith Metzger and Adele Ma,z
Masters Eby, Brubaker. Loeb and sprenger
Chorns- CHI ThiS Moun,sln Of the Reggims,n,. ggng,s
Instrumental-Sel selections from Norma
Edw. q. Eby, Jno. A. sprenger, BERTHE Best and
General Remarks.
Chorus" woodman, Spare that Tree"
Doxology-"Praise God from Whom All
Music by the schools under direction of Prof.
Matz.
MIR. HARK's ADDRESS.
Mr.. Hark opened his address with quota.
ton from Lowell
care not how men trace their ancestry.
From ape or Adam let them please their whim
But in June am midway to believe
such sympathy is mine with the whole race,
such mutual recognition vaguely sweet
There 10 between us.
He then dwet upon the analogies between
tree life and human life and their recogni.
tion in all ages. He ascribed them to the fac,
Of q common parentage; 1t is the same life
spirit in both there is one and the same
Father of all. The trees recognize their re-
lationship and consequent duties TO man. To
show this the use and benefit of trees
to the race, as conducting to health,
furnishing food, shade the materials most
needed by civilization and elevating the
mind and heart and conscience, were pointed
out in literature, science, art and religion.
Finally it was maintained that man in turn
owes duties to the trees. If he fails in them
they will eventually withdraw theii
gifts and man without the com
radeship and assistance of trees
TSsss duties we're n aonps Pa oa Tns
dress closed with an appeal to all to stud,
better acquaintance with the trees, not onl.
their material forms, but their inner natur,
and character and to keep it up. If Arbo
Day is ever to be of real advantage to Amer
ica present enthusiasm for il must be kep
up. Our care for the trees must go furthe
than to plant them. Year by year we mus
look after them, preserve, water, trim an,
ever plant more, and plant more intelligent
1y and lovingly.
At the New street Schools.
Arbor Day was observed at the New stree
school. This morning at $50 the pupils {
Miss Smith, Miss Bushong and Miss Harkin
assembled In the room of Miss Baker whel
the following programme OF exercises wa
carried out:
Reading of seth Psalm--Rey. Houpt.
Prayer and Address-Rev. Houpt.
Song" Follow Me Full of Glee," Schools.
Dedicatory Essay-Alice and Phoebe Cary
"spring Flowers rs"-Last Poem ofPhebe Cary
Love and Mrth r-semi- Chorus of Girls
Address by Prof. II. X. Buehrle.
Harry Fentman.
song. Solo and Chorus" Come TO the Old oal
Tree .Spupils OF Miss Smith.
Forest Vines Mamie Bare, Annie Coos
willie Dorwart, Willie Ehrhart, pupils of Mis-
Song. Under the Linden Schools.
Forest Flowers Edith MauTer, Mimi,
Bowers, Annie Nemsnn, pupils of Miss Har
Marching Song and Planting schools
The school room was handsomely decorated
with green's and hags. On the trees planted
Last year were American flags bearing the
names OF DIR. WickershanI, City Superintend
ent Buehrle and Thaddeus Stevens, in honor
OF whom the trees were named. The trees
named In honor of Alice and Phoebe Carey
planted this morning were planted by Prof.
Buehrle. The organ accom- paniments were
played by Lizzie Short, little girl only II
years old.
The entertainment was decided success
and reflected great credit on all the partici
pants.
At the south Prince Street Schools
The pupils of the South Prince street
schools planted a number OF vines during the
day. At o'clock the pupils of Misses
Falck, kaufman and Zecher assembled IN
the room of Miss Neeper and the following
interesting programme was gone through
with:
Music" Song OF Arbor Day."
"Wild Flowers Flora keesey, LauIa WI
son. Ella Lutz, Addie Lutz, Katie Doebler. Myra
"The Mulberry Tree "--Christian Boos, samI
Albright. Willie Erisman, Eben Austin.
The Dandelion blanche Hebble
-" Mnking Daisy Chain Minnie Silvius,
Mamie Hurst Laura sehaubel, Louisa Miller,
Hattie Herr. Daisy Manly.
Inc Acorn Mabel Schaubel.
Music-" Come 10 the Old Oak Tree"
Katie Tsisger Ea tants6. nSS. BESSIE as'S Wolfe honiHe
Illus. o.
"spring Flowers Annie Abele.
cooner 1prI n T,ldan T,ladhatTy Bartholomew Charlie
Music" swinging Meath the OLD Apple
Address-Rev Chas Fry.
Music" Ring the School Bellsn
Little by Little "-Emma Hege Siary Doeb.
lef, Lizzie Neiman.
Trees and Flowers Charlie Jefferles
me wonderful Apple Tree n-Graybill Fur
low, James Leonard, Willie kannenberg. John
kudistil and Willie spurrier.
waiting Harry Bruederly.
The Violet Minnie BJos, ia BRINK
man and Annie Wilhelm.
n0etc-" Goldman, spare that Tree"
TBS Canterbury Bell Jennie Goodman,
nSis se% ~ acarter Bessie Urban, Frances Anderson
~sn1,y nay Queen blanche Bonine.
rpling Mary Bartholomew.
u.rrT eoSy ana the Cherry Tree "-Charlie Potts,
EX n!man, Chas. Fisher, Milton Young
WhSt SlS% fsa 1n1 Eah John Brennenian.
Mnsic-"Tea in the Arbor !" iiie 'o"ptr'
FRUITS and Vegetables n-Frad u,yaroa,r,,
Sosspn Moiie. Frank Cormenye samuel Al
Saliesian clesia soos and While spurrier.
All the participants acquitted ,ha,,so, an,
with credit A feature OF the enter, lin 49,,
\ was the music. Miss Cogley with the cnrna,
\ and Prof Kevinski with a violin played ,ha
ncc0mpaniments. A number of the natrons
OF the school and directors were presen, 90
the entertainment