The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-31
IN 0LNEYvILLE.
The FIagraising on the Concord
SchooI-General Locals.

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The American flag was flung out to the
breeze from Concord School yesterday
afternoon. Fully two thousand people
witnessed the ceremony. The hall.
which Is situated on the third floor
OF the school building was filled to over
flowing. The exercises commenced at
the Mechanics Hall on Piainfield street,
where the Washington Council, u.
A. M, with number OF visitors
from Woonasquatucket Council raised a
flag on their hall. The councils then
marched to Odd Fellows square, where
they escorted Slocnm Post No. 10,
q. A. r., Farragut Association, Daughte
Relief Corps TO the Concord School, where
further exercises were completed. The
flag for the Concord School was presented
to the school by Washington Council,
u. A. Nj. IL was borne by guard OF
honor, consisting of IA men from this
council and when they arrived at the
school salute was fired In honor Of the
flag.
The services at the hall were highly i'm
pressiye. The platform was tastefuliy
decorated with flags and rifles stacked.
On the wall back Of the platform were
the portraits of Washington, Lincoln
and Burnside. The children opened the
tASitAnto ny bdiutatiOH w thC huBs
They then sang "America." The invoca-
tion was made by Rev. Il. G. Crocker OF
Helping Hand Mission. The next was
selection by the Slocum Post quartette,
Messrs. Spinning, Willis, Parks and
Vaughn, entitled "Tne Flag Without a
STAIN For an encore they sang "Com-
rades Touch the Elbow"
Mr.. ID. IL. Thornton, chairman OF the
committee, made few remarks. The de-
clamation, " American Flag" by Richard
Saunders, was well rendered. A number
OF young misses gave flag drill, which
was received with much enthusiasm.
They were very prettily dressed in red,
white and blue costumes.
The flag was then presented by Worthy
Councillor u. Allen Swan of the Me-
chanics, with short address to William
y. Steere, principal OF the school, who re-
piled TO the address, and then spoke on
"Patriotism In the Public Schools"
The Slocum Post Quartet now favored
with two more selections which were
received with as much applause as before.
Hon. ii. j. Spooner delivered an oration
and told about the growth of the flag and
what IL has cost the country to preserve
it.. Nathan Wright, trustee of the
school, made some impressive remarks.
Singing by the school, assisted by band,
door exercises. The people then retired
to the lawn where tho final exercises
were completed. A salute was fired
after which the flag was raised and dipped
three times amid the cheering Of the
crowd. Two more salutes were
fired and then the children
sang the "Star Spangled Banner"
The benediction was pronounced by
Rev. 7. e. Crocker. The visiting organ
izations they partook of a collation.
furnished by Washington Council in the
basement Of the school building.
At Pocassett Cemetery yesterday inn
pressive services We're held. The Elm
wood Grammar School furnished singing
and recitations. Arnold Post q. A. X.
and Fred Il. Davis Camp, No. 13, Sons of
Veterans, performed the usual cere-
mony OF decorating the soldiers graves
A party OF about so people from the
Primitive Methodist Church on Harris
avenue went to Bakers Farm near Silver
Hook yesterday. They returned home
about p. m, having had an enjoyable
time.
Robert Emmett Literary Association
held picnic in Potter's Grove yesterday.
The weekly clay pigeon shoot was held
at Centredale yesterday. There were
about seventy-five persons present. Some
very good scores were made.
Ivanhoe Castle, A. o. X. of NJ. c., gave
its fourth annual concert and ball on
Tuesday evening in Irons Hall. A large
number attended.