Evening journal., 1895-10-19
.ARBOR DAY EXERCISES.
Interesting Program Rendered
In All the Schools,
AND MANY TREES PLANTED

tho BOYS and Girls. and In the other
Temples OF Learning There We're Ad-
dresses BY Prominent oitlzsDs md
Songs and Quotations by tho Coming
Men and Women.
For the 6rst time IN its history. VIII
mington yesterday had an Arbor Day
celebration. and the beauty Of trees aud
the necessity for their preservation were
lauded throughout tho public fchools
Special programs we're prepared for the
occasion, aud a mighty enthusiasm was
awakened In the bosom8 Of tho comm
men and women
Az the Bigh School the exercises were
OF unusual interest Professor Rothrock
the commissioners Of forestry OF Pennyl
vania, was the star feature and his
Grafton was listened TO with marked
attention by all present The exercises
began with responsive readings, followed
by prayer BY President OF the Board Of
Education Charles Bird Quotations
about trees were given by tho
pupils aud Miss Grace Harels read
q well prepared paper entitled Flower
and field. The program closed with the
planting of tho wv Twelve sqnares had
oeen cut through the hsg payemenb
surrounding the building, and twelve
vinaR we're planted. A by and a girl
from each class planted two vines, one on
Eighth aud the other on Adams street.
The boys planted the vinss aud the girls
watered them from small watering osnf,
each OF which Was decorated With red,
white and bluo ribbons
AT school No 1 there, we're songf.
reading and recltstions by the puplls.
Rev Merritt Bulourd was present and
offered PRAYER ana made n few remarks.
Number school celebrated the day by
the singing Of hymns and patriotic songs
and reoltaticns Gifts were also ex-
changed, Miss Nellie o simmons reoeiv-
ing a pockotbook and after dinner tea
pot aud Willard Probst peukuife.
There were songs by tho school at No.
B and residing and rgcitetions By the
boys and girls The music was by Leslie
Cook There were also addresses by 4.
Baysrd Heisel and E B T. Springer.
A. No 4 DR. James H. Morgan made
40 address and She children sang and
gave rtcltation1 and readings Rsv. Y.
Burgett Short addressed the pupils at
No. 8. aud they contributed TO the
pleasures OF the occasion by songs and
reoltatlons,
The pupils Of No held interesting
services ia the school yard They sang
aud reclted and then Charles Beckett,
William Crawford and William Shnson
plantea tho trees. Willard Hall Porter,
Mediord H. Cahoon and Rev Robert
Watt addressed the boys and girls at No.
s. and were in turn equally pleased With
thsig reoltatlons aud songs The trees
we're planted BY Nellie Baldwin, Gertrude
"a. H.aI
Baldwin Frank Hosl, Lambert duyer and
Winnie Wo'nghrteu.
A. No the pupils alone took part ia
tho program Of music and rscitations
40 No 10 there wore addresses by Rsv.
W. W sharp aud Rev +. b Short and
Raw q Buddngfon. The children
also took part IN the program. The
pupils Of No II gave songs, quotations
aud recitHlions and ga turn wera
addressed BY Rows. q q Morris and
Charles r. Hendricks At No ~ Edna
Martin aud william Raymond p anted
the lresa aud the other boys aud girls
sang and recifed aud took pars Ia
dialogues.
Rev. J. d. Lacates delivered tho ad
dress at the yard exercise &C No II and
the children sang patriotic airs The
program at No 10 was very Interesting,
one Of the features Of which was the
address Of Tnomes n OOonnel At No
10 there were readings aud songs by the
school and an address by Row Merritt
Hulburd Rev J. Il Harmap addressed
No IS, school and at No 10 the pupils
alone rendered the program John A.
MahOney had charge OF this music and
Miss Mabel George Wan fccompanist
at No 30 there we're entertaining
exercises b. the school, With addresses
by Willard Hail Porter. Dr. Morgan and
Rev. Robert Watt At No 81 a letter
VAS read from Colonel Floyd and the
children feclted. There were also
speeohes by Professor Berlin, Charles
Baird and Rev B 4. Moore The trees
were named for Colonel Floyd, D. W.
Harlem, Charles Baird and Or }. w
Crumbaugh Raw William 1acfarlano
addressed the pupils at No. 23 and they
sang and reoitsd
Lewis B. Morrow read a letter from
Colonel Floyd 81 No. "a and the othsr
exercises consisted OF singing and
reoitaiions by the school No. 20 was
rich in speeches by Thomas + Bayard,
Ir pr J w Crumbaugh. Joseph Pyle
Rev g. Z Montgomery and Thomas
Huey There were also exercises by the
/ school