Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-20
HoNoRING COLUMBUS MEMORY.
The Qusdri- Ce ntennial to He Celebrated In
Many Ways in This City.


The Qu.dri- De ntenniai to He Celebrated in
Many Ways in This City.
THE OBSERVANCE By THE PUBLIC SCHOOL
CHILDREN AND GRAND ARMY vErERANe-A
PROCESSION uSDKR CATHOLIC AUsPIoEs-os-
sKRvAscEs IN THE cHuRcuEs-oruKR kxER-
oIsEs.
Columbus day will be celebrated this evening
in some institutions Of Washington. In fact
the celebration Of the quadri-centenniai has
been going on all the week. as noted in TIE
STAR, beginning with Sunday last, when in
many Of the churches special services we're held.
The school Of Notre Dame had its celebration
yesterday, when an interesting program YVES
carried out by the pupils. Tonight there will
be exercises conducted by the students Of Con-
zaga College at the National Rifles Armory and
similar exercises will be held at ST. Johns Col
lege and the Immaculate Conception School.
The eve Of Columbus day will receive recogni-
ton also al st. Paul's Church, Esd street, spe-
cial musical service having been arranged FOR
the occasion. The Young Peoples Union Of the
Peoples Church have arranged Columbian
entertainment to be held this evening In the
Builders Exchange Hall.
Tomorrow, Of course, the principal celebra-
lions will be held. The members OF the Catho-
lie parishes OF the city have made extensive ar
rangements for q torchlight procession tomor-
row night This celebration will be preceded
IN the morning BY mass OF the Holy Ghost
with prayer for the authorities, and followed at
night by . celebration In the Gonzaga College
grounds. conducted by the Young Mems Cath
Ole Club Of Gonsaga College. In all the pub
lie schools and many private educational insti-
tutions tomorrow there will be celebrations, the
public schools following prescribed program
The Presbyterians Of the city will unite In
special celebration al the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church in the morning and there
will be observances Of the day at st. Pauls and
at Epiphany P. Z. churches and other churches.
Exercises in honor of the discovery will be
held In the Congregational Church tomorrow
evening. The National Guard Of the District
will celebrate the holiday BY field msneuvers
and a sham battle on the outskirts o. the city.
IN THE PusLIo scHooLs
The observance Of the day will be general In
the public schools Of the city and the Grand
Army viii unite with the school children in the
patriotic exercises. The program that viii be
carried out is the for all the schools In the
event that the weather permits the celebration
will be held in the yards connected with the
school buildings where the children will be
unassed in hollow square. They will salute the
Gag, sing patriotic songs and carry out the
other details Of the program, which is as
follows:
Reading Of the Presidents proclamation by
the master Of ceremonies.
Raising Of the flag bv the veterans.
As the flag reaches the top of the staff the
veterans will lead the assemblage in Three
Cheers for old Glory"
Salute to the flag by the pupils, in accord
ance with the prescribed formula Of the schools,
to be followed by the singing of ''America" In
chorus.
'Song of Columbus Day" by pupils and au-
dience. Composed for the national school
celebration OF Columbus day by Theron Brown.
The address for Columbus day. Reading
by pupil. "The Meaning Of the Four Gen.
turies."
Reading by pupil OF the ode by Edna Dean
Proctor. entitled "Columbia's Banner"
THE GRAND ARMY.
The department commander Of the Depart
ment Of the Potomac has addressed circular
letter TO the commanders Of posts in this de-
partment relative to the program for the
Union veterans Of the late war, as follows:
Prof. W. B. Powell, superintendent OF public
schools, has requested the department COM
mander to cooperate with him in proper OBJ
seryance Of Columbus day, October 81, 1891
A program has been arranged in which il is
contemplated that detail of veterans Of the
late war shall take part at each school building
in this department. To that end the depart
ment commander requests you TO make detail
Of three or more comrades for each of the
schools hereinafter designated. The comrades
thus selected should be in attendance in Grand
Army uniform at the schools to which they have
been assigned by $50 am. on October 81, but
prior thereto should confer with the principal
or head teacher of said school with reference to
the program. Hoping for your earnest CO.
operation in this very appropriate and import
ant observance OF the day set apart to do honor
to the discoverer Of the new world,
lam yours in F. @. and L.,
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nsrts ~ nosts have haen ,noda 90 ,ha soiIe..-
ing named schools:
Post Webster, Mccormick and Potomac.
Post 2-Berret, Adams, Harrison and Frank
lin.
Pos. 3-Seaton. Abbott, Morse and Tyler.
Post 4-Seven.h division and all colored
schools in sixth division
Post 5-Ciales, Blake, TwininC and Arthur.
Post 6-Peabody and Carberry.
Post Thomson and Phelps.
Post S-Central High School, Polk. Henry
and Business High School.
Post Eighth division.
Post I0-Wallach. Bradley and Cranch.
Post ll-Dennison and Force.
Post I2-Brent and Towers
Post l3-Van Buren, and annex. G;esboro' and
Good Hope.
Post I5-Blair. Tavlor. Maury and Madison.