Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-27
FLAG PRESERVATION TODAY
National CoIorS to Be Hoisted at
 High Noon
AND THE GUNS WILL BOOM
Exercises in Honor of the Occasion Are to Be Held at All the School Buildings
 in the City.

This is flag day in Birmingham and will be celebrated at the cicy hall and all public school buildings of the city. The exercises will begin at 10 o'clock, when the Birmingham Trades council will present the city with United States flag for the city hall. The presentation of this flag was suggested sometime ago by the Trades council. and yesterday Mayor VanHoose received the following communication from that organization;
 Birmingham Trades Council
 Birmingham, Nov. 26. Hon. J. A. VanHoose Mayor, City Dear Sir:e I am instructed by the Trdaes' council to inform you that the council has presented the city with a na- tional flag, to fly at the masthead of the city hall. A committee, consisting of Messrs. Stanley, McMullen, Mailley. Den man and Antwine, has been appointed to, be at the city hall at 10 o'clock a. m on Wednesday to make the presentation of the flag to the city. and we hope that the full board of aldermen and yourself will be present at that time to receive it. Re- spectfully yours,
 J. H, F. MOSELEY, Secretary. In accordance with the suggestion of the Trades council the presentat tion exer- cises will take place at the city hall at 10 o'clock this morning. The Trades council will be represented by~the following com mittee; w. H. Stanley for the plasterers' union, J. R. McMullen for the American Railway union, w. H. Denman for the iron moulders' union, John Antwine for the Clerks Protective association and William Mailley for the United Mine Workers.
 MT. Stanley will make the presentation speech and MT. McMullen will also deliv- CT an address. The mayor will reply. A c fbp nap iC raj tO a guns will be discharged and the fire bell will ring thirteen times in memory of the original thirteen states.
 At the Schools.
 At the various public schools the exer- cises will begin at 10:30 and conclude at noon, the flags being hoisted as the clock strikes the hour of 12.
 Representatives from Camp Hardee. United Confederate Veterans, and Gus ter Post, Grand Army of the Republic will be present to join in the exercises and several short patriotic addresses will be delivered by them.
 The board of mayor and aldermen will be present at the city hall and at the schools to participate in the exercises.
 Who Gave the Flags. AS announced in the State Herald last Sunday the flags were all donated to the schools and did not cost the city any thing. The donors were:
 I1iSH SCnOOf, SdInD f1drQee, OnlLeQ Confederate Veterans.
 Henley school, Loveman, Joseph & Loeb.
 Powell school, First National bank Paul Hayne school, Mayor J. A. Van Hoose. ..,s. t--5 Slater school, Alabama Penny Savings bank.
 Cameron school, members St. Marks mission. St. Marks grammar school, members St. Marks mission. j. Moore, Moore 6 Handley donated the halyards for swinging them; the Hedt- Nelson Lumber company donated the lumber for the poles, and the members of the Southside fire department painted the poles.
 The following is the programme for the Powell school exercises: 1920. POWELL SCHOOL 1885, Thanksgiving Day-Hall Exercises First, Second and Third Halls by Pu- pills on Same Floor.
 Part I.
 Flag presentation by representatives of Post Custer and Camp Hardee.
 First Floor.
 1~Marching l. to place in hall. 2. Chant, Lords prayer. 3. Physical culture.
 f. Song, Red, White and Blue" D. Recitation-Sallie Cooper. 6. Song, "Pop-corn."-
 7. Physical culture.
 8. Recitation-George c. Harris. 9. Delsartean song.
 10. Recitation-Neita Ware. II. Song, 'Listen to Us. Heavenly Fa- ther.'
 F. Marching.
 Second Floor.
 l. March music to places in hall ?. Song, Praise the Lord" 3. "The Proclamation'-Grace Hardie. 4. Song, Be Thou My Song. America" 5. Delsartean exercises.
 6. Reading-Jack Jolly.
 7. Thanksgiving song and chorus Katie Brennan, Fay Miles and class s. Aesthetic poses.
 9. Double quartette, Hail Columbia"- Misses Miles, Miller Hardie, Jolly and Reese, and Masters Barnes, Chairsell, Gillespie.
 Thlrd Floor.
 l. March music, all the grades file to )laces in hall.
 g. Chant, Lords Prayer
 B. Proclamation-Nell Arnold. f. Song, Fill the Baskets Up." 5. Recitation-Myrtis McCarty. G. Manual of arms-Capt. Ed Brown. 7 Song, Praise His Name'' S. Recitation-Ethel Roberts. g. Delsartean exercises.
 10. Recitation-Carol Gray. II. Song, Star Spangled Banner" Part II.
 1. March to places on street. g. Song. star Spangled Banner" 8. Salute to flag, three cheers. 4. Oration-Representati of Camp Hardee. Confederate Veterans. g. Oration-Representa of Post Custer. Grand Army of the Republic. 6. Dixie" America"
 The public is invited to attend the ex- ercises at all the schools. as we'll as at the city hall
 Special train to Atlanta for Birmingham public schools will leave via the Southern from union depot at 2:3O D. m. today.
 First-class bicycles for rent, 1901 Second avenue. Open Sundays. II-a4-6t
 A RUNNING DUEL Between Policeman Dsheroon and a Negro
 W,nfad for Rohhorv