The Washington times., 1894-12-06
PATRIOT AS THEIR MODEL
Presentation of WashingtOn's Picture
to the Central High School.
PERPETUATE LOVE OF LIBERTY
Gift of Society Of Sons Of the American Rev
olution-Promotion of Love of Liberty the
Object-Eloquent Speeches by Hon. c. b.
Mansur, Hon. ]. W. Douglass and Others.

Actuated by desire to promote patriotism
and perpetuate the love OF liberty among the
boys and girls of the public schools, the So
ciety OF the Sons of the American Revolution
yesterday afternoon presented TO the Central
High School beautifully engraved repro
duction of Gilbert Stuart's famous painting of
George Washington.
The picture is handsomely framed and
bears the following inscription: Presented to
the Central High School by the District of Co.
lumbin Society OF the Sons of the American
Revolution December 5. 1884," "
The exercises were held in the large assem-
bly, ball OF the school. Besides the 1000
pupils there were number of members of
the Revolutionary Society, accompanied by
their wives. in attendance The hall was ap-
priately decorated with flags and the patriotic
singing was a feature of the exercises.
Promptly Mt l o'clock the young ladies aud
! gentlemen fled into the hall while Miss SaIlie
Mason played the opening march. A moment
later the invited guests entered, the gentle
/ men occupying seats upon the platform, the
! ladies slit ne in chairs reserved for them on
! the left OF the north aisle. Those upon the
| stage were Hon. Charles II. Mansur, Prof.
!
! Gen. A. w. Greeley Mr. John B. Wight, sec
retary of the board of trade; Mr.. Paul 7.
! Bowen, of the board of school trustees; Prof.
! c. NJ Lacey Sites, OF the Eastern High
| School; Supervising Principals n. T. Gage
and L. S. Clark of the Second Division, and
DR.. Lane, principal of the Central High
! School
DR.. Lane presided, and after "My Country
It's OF Thee had been sung by the students,
| he introduced Hon. Charles H. Mansur of
Missouri, who delivered the presentation ad-
| dress.
mo one can be truly great, said Mr.. Man
sur, and have his memory survive as George
! Washington S has, unless he be truly good.
! This was one of the chief elements of his
character, and would have every boy and
girl in America emulate that character TO the
best OF his or her ability.
! He then referred to the purposes OF the So
cieties of the Sons of the Revolution, Sons of
the American Revolution. and Daughters OF
the Revolution. one of which he said was to
inculcate the principles OF patriotism and love
/ of liberty and Justice in the minds of the
youth OF this country. Another object OF
these societies is to perpetuate the memory of
great men and women who had served their
country in the cause of liberty
/ 'If all congresses and pariaments would
give more prominence TO this idea of liberty
and consider it before any other subject. we
| would soon have an eysium on earth.
Mr.. Mansur next spoke of the value of the
1 art of printing in spreading abroad these
tenets of freedom, and told his audience that
TREY should know and study the national
constitution. in order to be familiar with the
fundamental laws governing the exercise of
their freedom.
In presenting the picture Mr.. Mansur said
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