The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-10-21

Nations, J" "America,n Addie Alexander;
Italy" Eva Perlnutter; "Spaln,o Bessie
De Cline; chorus. Red. White aud
Blues" address. rev DR.. Van Cleef;
chorus, Marching Through Georgla." !"
The programmed In the primary depart
meut was as follows:-Reading OF the
Scriptures; repeating the Lords prayer;
The Four Centuries Freddie Foiler;
recitation. 1.-THE Pledges" recitation,
Our Country" Sammie Vance; chorus,
Song of Columbus Day" recitation;
August Scharpen; Lawrence Ben
1.-The Little Boys Talk About the Flag
Albert Wiugatis; recitation. 1.-THE Open
ing of the Worlds Fair" Mortimer
Mayer; vocal solo. pilgrims and Wand
Own Red White and Blue" w. Eghert
aud SCHOOL, chorus by the school, Red, !,
White and Blue;n recitation, "Colum-
bus" NJ. Coates, N Earl. l.. Altz, L.
Graham. A. Carton, J. Pres
ton. NJ. Hunter. and NJ. Terry;
reading. sour Star Spangled Banner
Grace Piper; recitation, "Our Country's
Flag" Lizzie Rector and school; chorus
by The school, Let the Hills and Wales
Resound"; recitation, "True to My Coun-
try;" FIRST Grade; dialogue, "The His
tory of Our Country" G. Arnold, e.
Iimmans, M. Conway, w. Kent, A Val
leau. M. Grouney. E. Ruggles. H. Mayer.
Land We Love Best. by the school.
SCHOOL NO. 90.
School No. 90, on Halliday street, cele-
| brated the day in an appropriate manner.
| The exercises were held in the open air in
the school yard. The scholars marched
10 the raising OF the flag were held.
A hollow square was formed with
the color guard with the
new flag presented to the school
by Mr.. R. H. Wearer. The Master Of
Ceremonies Charles Echterbecker read
President Harrison's proclamation. The
| flag was unfurled by veterans and the
scholars with uplifted hands pledged
| their allegiance o the Flag and the
Great Republic" which it represented
Then they marched into the AS
sembly room where an ex-
| cellent programme OF musical
and literary features was carried out.
Principal f. w. Evelith read portion of
the Scriptures and the pupils sang "The
Song OF Columbus Day." Thomas Moran
delivered an address on the Meaning of
the Four Centuries" Miss Proctor's
ode. Columbus Day." was read by Miss
Annie Wittpenn and addresses were
made by the Rev. DR.. Kommers and
others
SCHOOL NO. II.
The ceremonies at School No. IL were
very elaborate. The Fourth Regiment
cadets assisted the school children in car
rying out the programme and the boys
acquitted themselves in creditable
manner. tt was about nine O'Clock
when the company headed by
It's drum corps marched under command
of Captain Updyke into Bergen square
in front of School No IL, The buildings
about the square were handsomely
decorated. and the bright colurs of the
artistic efforts, and the soldier like APP
pleasing aspect; with the cadets were five
members of the Grand Army OF the Re-
public
After some military maneuvres the
cadets drew up in front of the scnool and
waited for the children to appear. Miss
foper, who for SO mauy years has had
charge OF No. IL, did not keep the crowd
that had gathered about the square wait
ing long, for at twenty minutes
before ten O'Clock the gates of the pas
sageway on the north side of the school
building were opened and the pupils in
gala day attire passed through
aud into the street. Nine hundred
the building proper and the annex and
about every fifth one carried email,
American flag. The younger pupils wore
red. white and blue paper caps and they
looked fully as prtriotic as did the flag
carriers.
The pupils formed into hollow square
IN front of the school house and sur
rounded the cadets. Johu M. Jones,
member of the Board of Education tor
that district. after the pupils were prop
erly arranged, read the proclamation
making today legal holiday,
and then flag that had been presented
to the school by Henry Thompson was
Foio on NO ~ Af1f1 4.,
the cadets fred a salute of three volleys.
The school children next sang America,
and the cadets went through company
drill in manner that elected applause.
This was followed by the pupils singing
Rally Around the Flags, Boys" and
then the children marched into the
building again. The Rev. j. j. Hathaway
offered prayer and read a selection
from the Scriptures. and when the little
ones had finished singing hymu an ad-
dress was made by G. f. Switzerland.
Miss Emma P. Davies recited "Colum-
bias bann err" and "Our Flagr was de-
livered by Miss Alice Schwanhouser with
effect, The pupils were put through
drill and after recitations by the Misses
Lillian Taylor, Miss Sadie Foster and
Miss Jessie Langdon had been made the
pupils sang some songs aud the services
were over.
SCHOOL NO. 90.
4uS pFURfdHIue dC 0CDOOt NO. ~ was an
interesting one. A pretty feature was the
recitation of the official ode, "Colum-
bias Banuer," by Miss Rosie Fox.
assisted by six other girls. Miss Fox
was the central figure while the others
carried banners and formed picturesque
background. The young ladies were all
attired in dresses of red, white and blue
A musical accompaniment made this
number OF the programme attractive
The young ladies who assisted, Miss Fox.
Misses Mabel Reiphart. Marguerite Robi-
deaux, Nellie Jardine. Laura Krall and
Edith Hudson.
In the Grammar department exercises.
recitations were delivered by Miss Ethel
Hassell, Master Harry Her1g, William
Slower, John Cox, Fred Healey and Will
lam Fox.
Addresses were made by Rev. w. P.
Bruce of the Greenville Reformed Church.
Rector Chalmers D Chapman of the
Grace P. E. Churcn aud Rev d. NJ. Will
shere of the Bahama Mission.
Mr.. Lee Duhart opened the Primary
Department exercises with an ESSAY ON
Columbus Discovery . Miss Carrie
Smith, Julia Sullivan, Bessie Kirk
wood and Ella lehmaire re-
cited. Messrs. S. L. Harvey
and Herbert Gedney made addresses.
The exercises closed with the song ard
tableau, Rally Round the Flagn by the
school.
An Unpleasant Fellow Passen ger,
Among the passengers on the Pniladel-
phia express, which arrived at the Penn