The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-02-25
In MEMORY IF WASHINGTON
The Anniversary Of His Birth Celebra
ted in Winston.
SchooIs-A Dashing Parad by the
j, GU, A, NJ. and the Military
The Flag Present acknowledgements,
Music and Patriotism.

| of America to day, and wherever
| Americans are assent led.
1t is the 160th anniversary of
the birth of George Washington,
the ''father of his country" and
Americans every where united in
doing honor to his name.
1t is one of the most sacred and
| most generally observed of all the
American National holidays, and
| Winston did not let the opportunity
pass without giving vent to her pa
| triotlsm.
The postoffices observed Sunday
| hours. the National Banks were
| closed, and the day was generally
| observed. Uncle Jere Rusk, it
| seems, is not very devoted to
these patriotic demonstrations
| aud threatened to throw "a dampa"
| on the whole affair with his weather,
| but decided after all it was best not
| to interfere.
The clouds of the early morning
soon blew away and the air was
clear and bracing.
Flags were floating from the
! windows and doors of many bust
| ness houses in Salem Monday a sa
reminder of General Washington's
birthday.
AT THE WEST WINSTON SCHOOL.
The first of the exercises of the
day began promptly at IL o'clock in
| the Chapel of the West Winston
Graded School.
The chapel was appropriately de-
corated with flags and the stage was
adorned with portraits of General
Washington and Martha Washing
ton. The pupils and teachers wore
rosettes of the national colors.
When everything was ready Super
intendent Jno. J Blair stepped to
the front of the platform and said ::
1T has been our custom for Il num-
Der of years to celebrate the birth
day of Washington, the name which
| is dear to every American. We will
| begin the exercises by singing two
stanzas of The Star Spangled Ban
ner.'"
The pupils remained standing and
sang the patriotic song with life and
and spirit.
Typographical sketches of Wash
ington" by pupils of the eighth and
ninth grades was the next number on
the program, and the young people
showed familiarity with the life OF
the great American. Each pupil told
! of some special period in his life as
| follows:
| Boyhso of Washington ........... Bertha Miller
| Washington Young Surveyor; Robt Follin
Washington as Mess enger to the French ..:......
Washington with Braddock .......T,m Clarke
I At the First Continental Congress- Mary Wiley
| AS Commander in Chief Of the american Army
Mamie Wood
| The Reception at Trenton -. >. Leslie Alspaugh
Washington as FIRST President, ..................
| Washington in Salem, n c; Mary ewis Harri:
Washington at Mt Vernon, ......:.. Alice OVERLY
Ashton Glenn told the story oil
"That Wonderful Hatchet" in very
amusing manner.
The pupils of the Fourth Grade,
each carrying Il United States flag,
marched to the platform and render
ed the concert recitation, "Our
Flag" The neatly dressed and
bright faced boys and girls, the
waving of the National colrrs, and
the enthusiasts hurrahs for the
flag made one of the most pleasing
pictures of the exercises.
After the singing of the national
hymn, America Prof. Blair intro
duced Prof. T. W. Beckett of the
seventh grade as the orator of the
day, who said:
son one occasion an old father OF
history said to a ruler You are the
gres test KING that ever lived or ever
will live,' and Xerxes was pleased.
one heard an old stump speaker say
sFeller citizens the American people
are the greatest people l ever seed
because l never seed any other
81 believe l will have your endorse
ment in saying that the boys anG
girls of America are the Creates
boys and girls that ever lived. If {
fifth descendent of a Brittlsher were
to put his head into one of those
windows, you would look at him {
minute, and the next minute ht
would not be there. If Chill could
peep in here this morning she would
say If these are the kids, what car
grown up America do"
Prof. Beckett was humorous at thu
start and delighted the children
Then he traced at some length, ant
eloquently, the history of human lib
erty, dwelt upon the life and char
acter of Washington and closed will
strong appeal to the young peopl
to know the right and do it. Prof
Beckett made fine effort. He wa
listened to with close attention AM
frequently applauded.
The pupils of the third grade thel
marched to the stage, eacn one car
rying a flag. They rendered IN con
: cert the recitation "The Stars ant
. Stripes in a very pleasing manner
The entire school sang "Dixie,', an,
Miss Thornburg recited 'Home
Sweet Home," with her accustome,
success. Then followed a declama
ton by Tom Glenn. ''From tn
Hatchet to the Sword''
) While the school was singin
, Carolina" the first scene of tn
Tableau was arranged behind tn
,, | curtain.
, This was q representation of WASH
ington's home life at Mount Vernon
Louella Leak made an ideal Marth
| Washington, and Will Stewart repre-
sented General Washington. Th
second tableaux represented a SO
diers' camp in Valley Forge. Robbi
Follin, Samuel Rierson, Paul Mile
Carlton Williamson Henry Martin
!, Horace Williams, Charlie Parish an
, George Norfleet were the soldiers an
! they sang the .'Old Camp Ground. =
The exercises closed and the pupi
!, we're marched to their rooms and di