The record-union., 1891-02-21
WASHINGfON'S BIRTHDAY.
Honors to the Father of His Country
From the School Children.
Excellent Programmes From High
d School to Kindergarten-Pa-
triotism Galore.

public schools yesterday by the prepara-
ton and rendition of excellent literary
and musical programmes.
At the Capital Grammar School the ex-
ercises commenced at l o'clock, in the
presence of a large number of visitors.
The programme was as follows:
Song, Columbia is Free school; dec
: lamation, ANDRES Request to Washing
, ton" Joe Landau; defamation, 1.-THE
National Clock" Wallie Pierson; piano
solo, Mountain Sprite,'' Eda Neubourg;
recitation, when this Old Flag was
New" Maud Beaton, Edith Renwick,
Frances Kreuzberger and Ethel FL
worthy; song, '.our Battle Flag third
grade pupils; defamation, Washing
toms birthday" Andrew Burke; piano
solo, "Tendresse," Alice Stephenson:
sketch, The Life of Washington" Geo.
King, Alfred JOY, Willie Marsh, Emil
Egeberg, Joe Politz, Eddie. Ellsworth,
BERNARD Nathan, Willie Mcclure, Antoine
Kestler, Alfred Schaden, Willie Mitt-
mann, Fritz Nehrbass, Arthur Katzen-
stein, Chris. Weisel and Fred. Hummer
ieldt; piano solo, Dance of the Faries,"
Lourena Fisher; recitation, George
Washington" George Fetherston; song,
THE Little Shaking Quakers,' Quakers
John Davis, Arthur Katzenstein, Alfred
Schaden,. Fritz Nehrbass, Edith Rem
wick, Olive Wilder Ethel Elworthy.
Daisy Carter, Nettie Markley, Dora
Will, Clara Burnett, Maud Beaton,
Frances Kreuzberger, Agnes Hopper,
Emma Buck, Mamie McMorry, BERTHE
Rode, Katie Calvin, Anna Ross and Ger
tie Mealand; recitation, "Our Country"
Laura Cronkite; song, America school,
SACRAMENTO GRAMMAR.
The programme at the Sacramento
Grammar School was exclusively pa
triotic, and was most delightful enter
talnment. State Superintendent Ander-
son addressed the young folks during the
lows:
Song, Battle Hymn of the Republic"
school; '.The Birthday of Washington"
Emma Meiss; February Twenty-sec-
ond," James Searight; vocal solo, 'Wash-
ington's Home," Leila Cullingford; 1.-THE
Flag, of Washington" Carrie Bohmen;
United States National Anthem,'' Gus
tave Winn; song, Mount Vernon Bells"
school; "The Birthday of Washington
Ever Honored,' Simon Heilbron;
'Washington's Kiss" Annie Lee: vocal
solo, ''The Flag of the Free" Eva Denni-
son; ''Washingtons Birthday Willie
Potter; Washington" Willie Tryon:
song, columbia, the Gem of the Ocean,"
school; 1.-The Graves of Heroes,'' Waldo
Julian; piano solo, "Tarentelle," Simon
Lubin; dialogue, ''1776 and 1917 Hattie
Noteworthy and Gussie Stevenson:
address, j. w. Anderson, State Superin-
tendent; America" Alice Dray, Bertie
Daul, Carrie Dixon. Lilly Barrett, Lizzie
Taylor, Mamie Boban, Alice Montfort,
Gladys Wiley and Arlie Aiken; song,
America" school.
HIGH SCHOOL.
The programme rendered by the pupils
of the High School was as follows:
Duet, Misses Darlington and Clark;
recitation, Raising the School Flag"
Miss Maydwell; oration, George
Washington" William Winn; compost
ton, 'The Sunday Law" Miss Lena
Johnson; composition, Last Year, Miss
Wilmington; composition, g Advice"
Miss Maud Jones; flute solo. Joe Shan
non, recitation, Reflections" Miss Lura
Mckay composition, George Washing
ton," Irving Needham; composition,
ARABIAN Civilization in Spain," Miss
Mott; recitation, 'Under the Old Elm"
III. Stephenson; composition, Rowe"
Miss Mcdonald; class prophecy, Junior
A." Miss Iva Hughson.
SUFFER- GRAMMAR.
There was a large attendance of visitors
at the Sutter Grammar School, where an
exceptionally good programme was rem
dered. 1t was as follows:
Opening song, Mount Vernon Bells;"
grand march, Anna Farnsworth; dia-
logue, Washington" Willie Mott, Roy
Mott, John Gore, Ted Jurgens, Hayard
Reed, Alpha Gaige, Ida Flemming, Maud
Spurgeon, Lille Byrne, Alice M. Adams,
Annie Newton, Anna Thompson, Aman-
da Gidlund. Louisa Hart, Ethel Stitson.
Frank Morney, Ruby Belnap, Blanche
Lowell, Penlah Goddard, Ella Fellows,
Ada Harvie, Mabel Bradley, Bessie
Wardlaw, Essie Mott, Lizzie Myers, Mat
tie Hubbard, BERTHE Woods, Katie Obert,
Mastie Erick, Mamie Kimball, Lena Ialz,
Flora Herzog, Rosa Stone, Orion Thomp-
paol lNfflxy
White and Blue;" address,, "Birth of
Washington" Mamie Kimball: song.
''Star-Spangled Banner" Anna Thomp-
son and Karl Kimball; solo, National
Airs" Flora Herzog; song, by school,
"America;" address by Superintendent
Hart.
CAPITAL PRIMARY.
Exercises commemorative of the birth of
Washington were held at the Capital Pri-
mary School, Tenth and Q streets, yester-
day. There was quite large attendance
of guests, and the little folks acquitted
themselves splendidly. The programme
was as follows:
Greeting song, fifth grade pupils; reci-
tation, Freedom" Jacob Kooistra: reci-
tation, Mrs. JONES'" Bertha Howe: vocal
solo, "One Hundred Years Ago. Blanche
Hand; recitation, Seaside Pleasures"
That" Frank Mead; song, columbia
the Gem of the ocean, recitation,
"Washington's Birthday" Robbie Asher;
song, The Grave of Washington, sixth
grades; recitation, General Washing
ton" John Lyman; song, 1.-THE Merry
Washington" Harry Pierson; '.recita-
ton, Jim Crow" Ruby Seadler; song,
Lydia Wing; recitation, Lola Kirk; reci-
tation, Frances Stevenson; song, "The
Cuckoo" Jessie Carlow: song, up, Up
in % the SKY recitation; ON, Two SQUIRRELS,
recitation, Dolly" Minnie Shay; recita-'
ton, MY Mothers Face" Maggie Nc
Cav; song, Mount Vernon Bells.u
school; song, "My Little Ones" Marie
Thompson; recitation, Stella Danforth;
recitation, "My Eyes" Ivy joy; song,
"My Pussy Josie Boedfeld; recitation,
Maud Cooper; recitation, Ruth Steven
son; song, America"
UNGRADED SCHOOL.
There was more patriotism at Ungraded
School, No. 2, Miss Sarah Jones, teacher.
The programme rendered was as fol-
lows:
Song, columbia, the Gem of the
ington,'' May Russell; recitation, "A
Word" l.. Fletcher; reading, 1.-THE
Lighthouse" 1. Noles; song, Scamp
Fires school; reading, Mobility OF La
bor,'' l.. Carter: recitation, ..The Birds
Petition" III. Noble; song, '.Star-Span-
pied Banner" school; recitation, GOOD
Deeds" X. Payne; recitation, Beautiful
Things" j. Buford; recitation, Frogs at
School," 8 Turk; reading, somebody's
Mother n. Washington; reading, dig
nifty in Labor Eddie Fergusson; song,
America" school.
KINDERGARTEN TOTS
There was a unique entertainment at
the Marguerite Kindergarten, Twenty
third and X streets, where Miss NJ. Alys
Pullman presides. The exercises con-