The record-union., 1896-05-30
FREnONT PRIr1ARY.
A Very Pleasing Entertainment Given
by the Pupils.

The exercises held at Fremont Primary
School, Twenty fourth and n streets,
of which Miss Sarah M. Jones is Prin-
cipal, were of very interesting ma
ture. The aSsembly-roomS were beauti-
fully decorated with bunting, flags and
flowers artistically arranged. The black
boards were covered with neat designs
executed by the pupils In colored cray
ons. Every pupil seemed brim full Of
patriotism, and read their lines with
dignity that would have done credit
to pupils of more advanced years.
Several patriotic songs were sung
with spirit and vim. The selections
read were, indeed, happy, as each was
on the subject Of the day celebrated.
The pupils of this school are having
their minds directed along the right
line to develop the true spirit of pa
triotism. All did so well that any spe-
cial mention would be unkind, and both
teachers and pupils are to be congrat-
ulated.
A squad from the Grand Army posts
was present, and ]. S. EstabroOk ad-
dressed the children. His remarks We're
listened to with much interest; his
words were full of patriotism and good
advice.
The exercises closed with the song
America
J. S. ESTABROOK'S REMARKS.
After the conclusion of the exercises
by the pupils j. S. Estabrook delivered
an address which, judging from the
attention given, was we'll understood
and enjoyed by the pupils.
Mr. Estabrook told the children he
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Education and the Grand Army COM
mittee to tell them something about the
meaning of Memorial Day. There was
not boy or girl present who did not
love the Fourth of July, with all its pa
triotism and noise, and the reason they
did so was because it was the Nations
birthday. 1t was nearly 12O years ago
since our forefathers signed the Decla-
ration CT Independence, which was
confirmed only after seven long years
Of war with England.
Since that time the United States had
been victorious in several wars, but il
was not until thirty-five years ago
when the fiercest one was waged. 1t
was then that the men of South Caro-
lima forgot their honor and fired upon
the old flag which 1oated over Fort
followed in the line of South Carolina,
and a war was fought which lasted
four years, and was only ended after
the great soldier, General Grant, was
put in command of the Union forces.
His army was the largest which had
ever been gathered together, and in do
ing battle for the country and flag
some of the bloodiest battles were
fought that had ever been heard of.
In that war 100000 loyal lives were
laid down. and in both North and
South 700 900 men died, and it was for
the purpose of strewing flowers upon
the graves of those heroes, in order to
perpetuate their memory, that Decora-
ton or Memorial Day had been set
aside as a holiday.
Twenty-eight years ago General Lo-
gan commonly known to the soldiers a s
BLACK Jack" inaugurated Memorial
Day services, and since that time 1t
has been followed up year after year
until to-day it stands almost as prom
inently forward as Independence Day
itself.
The boys and girls of America must
be the ones to keep green the memory
of the departed heroes, and to this end
old soldiers had been invited to address
them.