Evening star., 1896-02-19

Exercises in the graded schools Friday
afternoon at 30 o'clock:
First Division. Franklin building-Presid-
ing officer, T. A. Lambert; speaker, Rev.
Teunis S. Hamlin, d. d.
DeHnison building-Presiding officer, Chas
W. Needham; speaker, Commissioner John
W. Ross.
Force building-P, siding officer, Dr. A. p.
Pardon: speaker, I 'ngressnan James F.
Stewart
Second Division. Henry building
ing officer, Samuel w. Curriden; speaker,
Gen. s. S. Burdett.
Webster Misunderstanding officer. VIM
\. Meloy; speaker, Maj. Geo. H. Harries.
Seaton building-Presiding officer, John B.
Wight: speaker, S. H. Walker.
Gales Misunderstanding officer, r. W.
Tyler; speaker, Simon Wolf.
Arthur Misunderstanding officer Thos
w. Smith; speaker, J. A. d. Richards.
Blake buildiHg-Speaker. w. j. Newton.
Third Division. Wallach building-Pre-
siding officer, N. G. Ordway; speaker, S. S.
Yoder.
Peabody Misunderstanding officer, Tracy
L. Jeffords: speaker, w. A. Croffut.
Brent bulding-SpeG Mer, NJ. /. Weller
Maury buildng-Speaker, Gilbert a. Clark
Fourth Division. Jefferson building-Pre-
siding officer DIR. d. H. Hazen; speaker.
Otis T. Mason.
Fifth Division. Addison building-Presid-
ing officer, Archibald Greenlees; speaker,
Henry L. West.
Grant building-Presiding officer. Henry
L. Eiscoe; speaker, H. B. F. MacFarland.
Jackson Misunderstanding officer, Hen
ry F. Blount; speaker, Maj. ]. w. Powell
Sixth Division. Monroe building-Presd-
ing officer, NJ A. Ballinger; speaker, Con-
gresham Samuel NJ. Clark.
Mount Pleasant school--Presiding officer,
]. w. Somerville; speaker, Congressman j.
A. Connolly.
Brookland school-Presding officer, Chas.
L Siro ol-.1. alyar n, II
Brightwood school-Presiding officer, Dr.
Charles G. Store; speaker. J. ID. Croissant
Van Buren school Misunderstanding Of
ficer, H. A. GriSWold.
Mott buildblg-Speaker, DIR. Furman j.
Shadd.
The list of speakers for the coIored
schools has not as yet been arranged.
High School Prosrams
The program for the celebration tomorrow
at the Central High School will open with
the rendition of the High School Cadets
march by the High School Orchestra. The
second number will be a march from Car
men, by the High School Glee Club con-
sisting of forty boys. The overture From
Dawn Til Twilight" by the orchestra, will
follow, after which the Grafton of the day
will be delivered by Rev. Alex. Mack
ay-Smith. The exercises will be brought
to a close with King Cotton March
introduced by the president of the
board of trade, Mr.. s. w. Woodward, who
will also act as presiding officer at the ex-
ercises.
At the Eastern High School Mr.. w. c.
Dodge will open the EXERCISES by an ad-
dress. and he is to be followed by Mr.. j.
w. Whelpley, president of the board of
school trustees. Music by the glee club
will follow, and next on the program will
be flag presentation exercises. Mr.. w. NJ
Hallam will explain how the money for the
flag was obtained and Miss u -. Dugan
will describe how the flag was made. Cen
Nelson A Miles will officiate at the presen-
tation of the flag, and there will be in
strumental music by the Messrs. Weaver;
a vocal solo, THE Vidette," by Mr.. Gil
bert A. Clark: recitation, by Miss Vida
Dawson, and the singing of America by
the school. Principal c. NJ. Lacey Sites vii.
| make the response to the presenta ton OF
the flag.
Mr.. William Hallam, Miss Laura Vida
Dawson and Miss Rosa Marcia Church
representing a committee. called upon Gen.
Miles yesterday and requested him to make
| the presentation speech of the flag to the
school, and the commanding officer of the
army cheerfully accepted. This flag is a
gift of the school from the pupils of the
second year class.
At the Business High Schoof tn.-'e will be
short addresses by the pupils on Washing
| ton as statesman and Washington a.s a
general Patriotic songs will be sung Ly