The sun., 1889-04-30
SCHOOL GIRLS STREW ROSES.
A Rush to Get Them at the City Hail After
tho President Had Passed On.

tho President Had Passed On.
As the Presidential carriage with it's bril-
liant military escort wheeled into tho broad
snnlt asphalt roadway In front OF the gayly
decked City Hall. there spread out before his
view another beautiful spectacle. Massed in O
great body that extended all along the south
ern border Of the asphalt roadway Of the plaza
fully 1000 men. women. and children. who had
awaited the Presidents coming, made the mir
white with sea Of tluttering handkerchiefs.
and sent up a cheer Of popular welcome to the
Chief Magistrate. Stretched in double row
diagonally across the red sand stone esplanade.
and extending up the great marble staircase Of
the porch. bareheuded. and bearing baskets OF
bright flowers, stood pretty school girls whose
part 1t was to welcome the President In behalf
Of the great army of nearly 100000 school chill
dren of the metropolis. They were to dupli-
cate the part that tho school children
OF a century before had taken In strewlnE the
Presidents path with roses and In giving him
greeting. The children had driven to the City
Hall in big coaches Rayly decked with bunting.
and had marched down tho inner winding
staircase from the entrance to the Governors
room to their station on the esplanade and the
steps just as the distant echoes Of music float
ing up Broadway. gave warning Of the ap-
proach Of the Presidential party. There were
1876 OF the children in all. representing a dele
CATION OF at least two from each of the gram
mar schools OF the city. Two OF the children
were colored girls. They were Lizzie Craig of
School 81 and Martha Frank OF 496 Seventh
avenue. All the girls were clad in white
with CAV ribbons in Martha Washington fash
ion FELL over their shoulders Each had CEN
tennial medal Of silver. SUSPENDED from n bit OF
Under the portico at tho end Of the double
Normal College, who we're. chosen by their
classmates to greet the President In behalf OF
G oss Ss ssse t9
seniors were:
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ANN. berry sse WsIThlr!yaTst street Mis- Ger,rade
ess tfS - East ss Mary ' o,sr s.
AS the Presidents, carriage drew up along
oosS oWsrs ts sS'ess rf hue IN lis ah and
and took Mayor Grants arm, arm little xii with
dark flowing tresses ,ripped up TO him & and
Grammar School 20. The President smiled
Graciously and the little one tripped back
Fresh flowers were thrown before. the Presi-
dent as he walked slowly through the rank Of
snd s ore RE st es S B as
ths Glsfsss spe TFe ce pHs
drem III In wec5ms ] 10 to the the Pres dent was omitted:
1t couldn't have been heard for the cheers Of
Y Miss | Anna 4 ida Abrahans msi the ,Presi-
dent as he REACHED h the head "a Tt tine staireass:
tie daughter Of Reporter Michael i. Abrahams
OF the Tunes. She read the address Huite eifec-
lively, but Of course in too low a tone to make
in the corridors OF tho City Hall This was the
address,
MISS ABRAHAMs's ADDRESS,
Mr.. President: Through us. their repre;;
hsST York, sixteen hun!red and MY students
dents its Of tho Col eas Of tfe City OF Of New York,
extend to you their cordia! welcome. 1t is we
thhnk anpr0prgne that the Eaens ,ommGa
outgrowth Of Washington's repeated recon;
mendatiomst to the pewy horn I,epuh!c, sh9pid
inaneuration as first President Of the United
staW%s, Ws,sb,Dcton wos too far sos,rg 40 o eta,es.
man not 20 perceive that true liberty must rest
Or o. the easis OF popular edneaton He keenly
1 ae bs e the % she
peatedly urged, not only education in the ole:
mentnry branches, but the establishment OF
far as to recommend the endowment OF q ma
tOnal university. His attitude toward tho
higher education is clearly eAnressed in his
versity OF Pennsylvania, in which he says;
- am fully apprised of the influence which sound
earning has on religion and manners on government
that VIC are Al the eve of very enghtensd era Tho
emitting exeTtionE which under AL the blasting
storms n war caused the and sciences to flourish
In America will doubtless bring them nearer 10 ma
GRATED BY the mider rays OF peace
This great nation has followed Washington's
advice: IL has established common schools;
1t has founded colleges and universities. and
to those above al Il owes ts progiess In art
and science, and its success In peace and war.
Long ago Aristotle taught that no state Is
secure whose children are not reared in per-
ieot sympathy with her institutions. This Ia
haa aeoopn nliahad tha anuitv