Morning journal and courier., 1894-06-15
FLAG DAY IN NEW HAVEN.

Patriotic Exercises by the older
 Public School Children at the Hy-
 per1on-0ver one Thousand Present
 A Big Demonstrati0ni in the Even-
 ing by the Patriotic Sons of America
 at the Hyperlon-The House was
 Crowded to Overfowing.
 Tho patriotic spirit is not yet dead In New Haven. True, Fourth of July has now been handed over almost exclusively to the small boy and his fre-cracker. It has become fashionable, apparently, not to celebrate the Fourth. But what has been det1acted from Independence day Is being rapidly transferred to the commemoration of other events than the Declaration of h. a much-honored occasion. And now Flag day is coming into prominence. Never was the observation of this day moro gen. eral in New Haven than yesterday. This city has Teen rather behind others in pay ing honor to this day. It is about ten years since this day first came into promi- hence.
 The pupils of the public schools have been carefully instructed in the past few weeks in the significance of the day. They have learned that the Continental congress adopted the Stars and Stripes as the flag of the country June IA, 1777, and also the further history of the national ensign.
 In the public schools the exercises be- gan at II o'clock with the seventh and eighth grades. The children had pro- gram of various exercises, including readings, recitations, patriotic songs, displays of and sslutes to the flag, and the rehearsing of examples of devotion to the flag and pledging allegiance to the flag. In all the schools there were appropriate decorations, either in the morning or afternoon, which in some cases wexe quite elaborate and instruct i've is we'll. For instance, in Webeter school In one of the rooms the scholars had drawn on the blackboard pictures of the different flags that have been used in this country at different times. There was the presidents flag, the rattlesnak flag, the Union jack and great many others. They were very neatly drawn and made a story of the flag had been learned and in that way much useful information was ob- tained, some of it doubtless new to the teacher as well as pupil. The salute to the flag was recitsd by the children very nice ly.
 Flag day was suitably celebrated in No. 12 Woolsey school, Miss Galbrsith teacher, by the scholars and teachers. On the board were flags ths nation has had at different times. They were drawn and colored by Masters Charles G. Baldwin and Willard Wicks. Master Roy Rockingham wrote 6 poem entitled "Our Flag" and read 1t to the school.
 IN THE AFTERNOON.
 The members of the higher grades of the public schools were gathered in the Hype. rion yesterday afternoon to listen to exsr.
 cises by class of twenty-five boys and girls of Waterbury in charge of Miss E. Whiton of that city. The chief feature ot tha exercises was was "The Story of Oul Flag" graphically told by Aiss Whitok She also briefly described each of the fifty different flags which were brought forward by the children with her as the occasion came. The different flags were: EXPLORERS FLAGS.
 Spanish Dutch English Swedish French COLONIAL PERIOD.
 Goi. Moutrie, Kattlesnake, White Plains Pulaski Col. Proctor, Palmetto Stars and Stripes, &c. &c., &c., &c. CONFEDERATE.
 State Flags, National Flags ACQUISITION.
 Louisiana, Florida, Texas California, AIaska. The names of the Waterbury childrer who took part were: Olive Stevens, Alfred Hart, Jennie Littlejohn, Fred Hart, Mabe Blskely, Ezra Merriam, Emma Merriam son, Ada Meerlander, Florence Russell nap Lucy Hsblitzel, Martha Pollak, Martins Cowep, Etta Ashburn, George Robbins Alice King, Ella Doherty, Glenn Echols Katherine Ruby, William Boughton. The exercises included singing by the children of "The Star Spsngled Banner and "America," under the leadership ot
 Professor Jepson. Superintendent Curtis l presided and at the close of the exsrciset | made short speech, ss did also Principa French. The affair was highly interest | ing and about 1000 children were present IN HONOR OF OLD GLORY. An Enthusiastic Demonstration by the Patriotic order Sons of Amer1cs Address by Clarence F. Huh ol Shamoktn, Penn.
 A large audience crowded the Hyperion
 last evening, at the Flag day celebra tion by camps 1, and 8, Patriotic Order | of the Sons of America. The celebration was great succe ss and was much enjoyed by all present. A large number of the | members of the o1dsr, headed by the National band, marched to the theater
 where they occupied seats on the stage. R s. Strong, jr of camp 4. and member ot the committee on arrangements, opened the followed by Isaac W. Covert, who intro duced Rev. Rufus T. Cooper of the Ep- worth M. E church as chairman of the meeting. After offering prayer, in the ab- sencs of Rev. S. F. Tolles, pastor of the Sammef6eld, NJ. E. church, he spoke in part az follows:
 s'I am glad to stand here before you to- night and speak for the fag-every minis- ter that cannot had better get out of the country. I am glad that we can get to- gether and do honor to the American flag, and if I had my way I would have no other lag ever float in our country. When the nations come here they become American citizsns. Did 1t ever occur to you that the sun sets on the American flag? When it is night in Alaska the sun ia just gliding with golden rays the shores of Maine. May God bless this s.rvice in honor of our glorious flag"
 Master Paul Shipley was then introd need and recited "Sheridan's Ride" in most pleasing and excellent manner. He spoke with a clear and distinct voice and won the applause of the audience.
 MT. Clarence F. Huh of Shsmokin, Pa. !, past national president of the Patriotic Oder Sona of America, who was the speaker Of the evening, then spoke in the main as follows:
 I have eat here listening to the voice of childhood. And think all of us can sp- preciste that there is need of more of thst patriotic 6re which is not apparently found in the strength and sinew of the country. Ia the few minutes that 1 shall speak to you I want to suggest few thoughts that have probably occurred to you. There is being done, 30 far as women are able to do 1t. the development of patriotic influence, even more than patriotic zeal. Washington knew that the time would come when there would be danger from the encroachment of foreign ideas. The men that founded this country did not found it to be the in- sane asylum of the world and the dump ing ground of ali the filth of the universe Little by little foreign ideas have been founded in all parts of our country. In Minnosota and the Dskotss we have a little Scandinavia. In Chicago there is a colony of 30,000 Hungsrians. In Buffalo there are more Poles than in the second