The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-07
AFLAGFOR EACHSCHOOL
How They Have Been Se-
cured and Who Secured
Them.
THE PRESENTATIONS THIS MONTH.
Laudable Efforts Of Ex-Assembly-
man Cole in a Patriotic
Direction.

Before Washington's Birthday every
public school in Jersey City will be the
possessor of an American flag. with its
stripes and constellation Of forty-two
stars. These flags will not be reserved
for holiday occasions, but whenever the
weather is propitious they will be hung
on the outer walls of our school build
ings.
The patriotic idea of supplying the flag
of our country to each public school orig
mated with Frank o. Cole, and his
proposition was warmly seconded by
Van Houten Post No. 8. G. A.
r., and the following committe was
promptly appointed to secure suffi-
cient funds for the purpose:-Frank
o. Cole, L. H. Marinus, John Creech, g.
G. Dilloway. w. w. Farrier, Henry
Gaines, J. III. Love, Robert McAndrew,
M. O'Malley, H. S. Reker, Allenby
Thompson, J. B. Van Sycle, L. S. Will
Jams, e. Sands, P. Rector. w. e. Boone,
John Edelstein, l.. J. Gordon, George
John Pearson, r. B. Seymour, W. P.
Stiyers, w. Verrinder and G. A. Wood
THE FLAGS ALL SECURED.
The committees invitation to subscribe
for the fund met with a generous re-
sponse from citizens, and sufficient sum
was speedily raised.
The committee will send communities
tion to the Board of Edcation at its next
meeting, asking that body to enact rule
prohibiting the loaning of the flags to
any person or society for any purpose,
and to see to it that they be kept exclu-
siyely for and by the schools to which
they will be presented.
THE CoNTpIpTTTopu
The following named citizens and asso-
Citations have generously assisted Van
Houten Post to purchase the flags
George H. Thomas Post. No. go, G. A. r.;
Allan L. McDermott, John Edelstein,
Minkakwa Club, ,Greenville, G. F. Perkins.
Z. S. Wells. Charles B. Thurston, John
H. Hudson, William F. Albeit, John j.
Toffey, Robert Elliot. William H. Speer,
G. III. Benson, J. C. Benedict, George B.
Fielder, William Brinkerhoff, Edward +.
g. Young. Thomas Potter, Michael Mer-
nay, Samuel D. Dickinsonat Frank o.
A. H. Newberry, T. C. Brown & Van
Anglen, Turner & Bennell, j. Lippirlxott,
John ID. Carscallen, Benjamin Edge%.3
w. Lawrence. f. X. Lynsky, +. jenkins,
M. V. Kenelly, Garrett Van Horn, John
A. Walker, R. p. Dixon, George STRAIT
ford. w. T. Bumstead, George Stratford.
Jr., PoBnix Building and Loan Associa-
ton, w. E. Piersou, Joseph Jewkes,
w. II. Dickinson, E. Hartnett, James II.
O'NeiI, E. w. Harrison, E. w. Woolley,
f. Boos, Gilbert Collins, 7. G. Hall, p.
Lumbner, T.. P. Ward, H. Douglass, o.
Bruins, L. Schlegel, A. J. Jardine, Allenby
Thompson, 0. B. Harvey, w Corweli,
w. II. Black, j. g. Van Dyne, Peter
Kuntz, ]. 3. Hinckley, Mr.. Lambert, Mr..
Reber, Greenville Improvement Associa-
tion.
The public school principals have CO.
operated in the movement through
committee composed of Messrs Evans,
Haskell ana Joslyn. They have con-
cluded that as the school buildings are
not provided with flag staffs, the flags
shall be swung from the windows instead
of the roofs.
With the exception of five small annex
buildings. each school house will be pro
vided with a beautiful flag, 10x2O feet.
The flags for the annex schools will be
6xl0 feet. The schools will furnish the
poles, and Thursday evening, Jan. 3d. the
flags will be presented with appropriate
exercises, at the Tabernacle.
The committee has not yet selected the
speaker and presenter of the flags, but he
will be a distinguished citizen of Jersey
City. The exercises other than the adj
dress and presentatation will consist OF
musical selections by the children di-
rectod by Prof Roberts