Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-05-30
PATRIOTIC PUPILS.
Interesting Memorial Exercises at the
Grammar Schools.

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Yesterday morning. commencing at 9
o'clock, musical exercises were held in the
large assembly-room of the Capitol Gram
mar School by the pupils, under the super
vision of Professor ]. W. johnson, the
Principal. Nearly 400 pupils of the school
were present, besides a number of the
parents and friends. The selections were
all in keeping with the subject and it was
| the unanimous opinion of the teachers that
it was the most successful entertainment
ever held 10 the school. Every number ON
| the programme passed off smoothly, and
the biographical sketches of several of the
principal Generals in the late war were
perhaps the most interesting features of the
exercises. The following programme was
rendered:
Duet. Mabel Crandall and Title Farms
worth; Biographical Sketch of General
Grant," Homer Mckee; Soldiers Burial"
| Walter Henley; piano solo, Anna Conrad;
Biographical Sketch of General Sheri-
dan, Charles Jones; The Picket Guard"
Bertha Saunders; song, America" by the
school; Biographical Sketch of admiral
! Farraguf," Charles Hunt; memorial poem,
Blanche McCausland vocal duet Rickie
Bauer and Clara Wentworth; Biograph-
ical Sketch of General Sherman Horatio
Stoll, Hettie McEwen, Lulu Henwood;
Pride of Battery B." Daisy Waterman;
piano solo, Nettie Harris; lone in Blue
and One in Gray" Marie Nielsen; "Our
/ Country" Anna Farnsworih, Fred Van
Walbeck, Lueie Ebel Ralph Lavenson,
Amanda Wilmender, Leon Mooser. Flor
ence Foley, Carl Koening and Emily Fried
erich; Selection from Lincoln's Address
at Gettysburg" Milton Phillips; violin
solo, David Wasserman Decoration
Day." Mamie RYAN; Decorating the
Graves of Our Valiant Dead Charles
Harrison song, Soldiers Memorial
Day." by the school.
AT THE SACRAMENTO GRAMMAR SCHOOL.
The memorial exercises at the Sacra-
mento Grammar School yesterday forenoon
were of the most interesting character, and
the excellent manner in which the pro-
gramme was rendered from first to last re-
fiected the highest credit upon the pupils
and their efficient teachers.
In a programme replete with such excel
lent and appropriate matter, and the exc
cution OF which was SO pleasing in every
detail, it would be hard indeed to discrimi-
nate in favor OF any of the participants 1t
is sufficient to say that all the pupils COW
cred themselves with glory and did full
credit TO the superb management of their
Principal Miss Sarah Watson.
The address of Rev. A. T. Needham was
fine oratorical effort, and was greatly en-
joyed. The programme was as follows:
= Soldiers Memorial Hymn" school
Decoration Day" Birdie Cave; 'Imper-
disability of Great Example" Gertie Smith:
" All of Them" Myra Walker; The Blue
and the Gray" Daisy Peck "Our Soldiers
Graves" George Lichthart, Ernest Bruno,
Henry Mohr, Charles Dutton, Willie James,
Guy Plat, Eddie Hack, Chris VAIL
" Cover Them Over With Beautiful Flow
ers,' Winnie Hickey; E" Somebody's OAR
ling Daisy Ennis; :. Strew Flowers Above
the Nations Dead" Robbie Hatfield
Tenting on the Old Camp Ground
school; All Quiet Along the Potomac
Tonight, Thomas Springer "You Put
No Flowers on My Papa's Grave" Sadie
VIM; The Common Chord" Bonnie
WEIGH; The Titmice of Newbern," Edna
Greeniaw g The Return of the Regiment"
Maggie Borroughs; Memorial Day.
Grace Dixon Foes Once, Brothers Al
ways" dialogue, introducing military
drill and the songs " When johnnie Comes
Marching Home" Rally Round the Flag"
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp" Marching
Through Georgia," Battle HYMN of the
Republic" America, Ezra Pearson, Ed
gar Stickney, Thomas Woods, Will Winn,
George Shepherd, Frank Hart, Ben WEIGH,
Stephen Uren, Charles Holl, Howard Nc
lntire, Harry Williams, Will Meckfessel,
James Miller, Sheldon Baldwin, George
Stevenson, Mabel Hillhouse, Nellie Shir-
land, Lucy Abbott, Florence Lafferty, Car
RE Estes; address, Rev. Arnold 7. Need
ham; !" Flag of the Free" song, Kitte
| Wittenbrock.