Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-20
GEORGE WASHINGTON
The Public School Children to Cele-
brate Tomorrow.
DIFFERENT PROGRAMS ANNOUNCED
Presiding Officers and Speakers
Selected by Board Of Trade.
PATRIOTIC SELECTIONS

Although the high schools had their cele-
bratons this afternoon, the graded schools
generally are to hold exercises commemora-
tive of George Washington tomorrow. The
; board of trade has selected a presiding Off
Ger and a speaker for each building, while
special programs, all Of a patriotic and APP
prcpriate nature. have been arranged by
the schools. Programs in the various
schools rave been amour ced, as follows:
Normal school.
At the Dennison School, s street between
18th and 18th streets northwest. the exer
cises will be of a decidedly patriotic and in
teresting character.
In the normal departu ent the schools will
be presided over by vertable colonial
danes, the young pupil teachers dressing in
the costumes of TIE period.
They, with the rest of the teachers will
spend a large part of the day in listening to
tributes to the worth, character and influ-
ence of Washington as man, general and
statesman.
In the form OF story, dialogue. recitation
and song expression will be given to the
principles which governed the life of 1.-The
father of his country"
These childish efforts will be crystallized
and broadened by the address of MIR. j. w.
Ross president Of the board of Commission
erS. who Will be introduced by Mr. Charles
= W. Needham.
Normal School program at the Dennson
School-Qrartet, Misses Weldon Howell
Mckeiden and Hessler; reading (selecteD,
Miss Bartlett: piano solo, Miss Dunlap:
original poem, Miss McKelden; Indian club
swinging. Miss Swinsle. Mr.. Riortlon: Choir
US. America" George Washinston's visit
TO the Normal School, with critical com
ments. Miss Dunlap; piano solo, Miss Ma
son; chorus, Star Spangled Banner" The
program will be followed by a Martha
Washington tea party, after which the
.', fir;,,
exercises of the Dennison building
Normal School program at the Franklin
School 18th and X streets nOrthweSt-Flag
salute: singing. ''America:'' history of
ers: singing, Star Spanged Banner reel
tations about George Washington, fourth
grade pupils: violin solo, Miss Gerry; max
inns. practice school children; vocal solo,
dress.
First Division.
Franklin School. T. A. Lambert. presid-
ing officer-Singing, Star Spangled Ban
ner; address, Rev. Teunis S. Hamlin,
ID: singing, 'America:'' recitation: quo
tatiors: composition; reading, Washing
tons Farewell Address; singing. patriotic
songs
Force School, Massachusetts avenue be-
tween nth and 18th streets northwest
Sixth, seventh and eighth grades will meet
IN hall on first floor at 80 p m. DIR. A. P.
deliver an address. Patriotic songs will be
sung by the pupils. The grades below
the sixth will hold exercises in their re-
spective rooms appropriate to the day
The upper grades will also hold special
exercises In the various rooms.
Adams School. r between 18th and New
H&mpshire avenue northwest-Address by
Rev s. II. Greene. DID. Assembly cali.
drums: patriotic airs. flies and drums:
chorus, Onward" school: recitation (se
!ected), Sanford Brinkerhoff: essay.
chorus: 'Hail Columbia school: banjo
SOLO. Spencer Geare: recitation, Barbara
Fritchie.' Helen Mccoy: argument, "The
Cogntry,,s Need of Washington" Provost
Grant. recitation. selected, Edward Fer
now: chorus. Return of SPRING school:
selection for violin and piano. Provost
Hubbard and Emily Fitzgerald: reading.
George Washington's Boyhood." David
Lyman: vocal solo. Ina Edwards; banjo
duet, Frank and Clark Middleton: Choir
school,
Berret School. 18th and Q streets north
west; speaker. Mr.. George E. Davis; pre-
siding officer. Col. Berret-Songs. America
of the Ocean. Washington's Birthday; rect
tations; address. Mr.. George E. Davis:
original compositions: quotations. eulogis-
tic, from Mercer, Tallyrand, Winthrop.
Vance. Abbott, Fon, Alden, Macauley Pea
body, Thorean. Paulding, Irving, Potter.
Brown, Rose Terry Cooke, Margaret Eliza
beth Langster, HaZlett, Napoleon, Lieber
Tennyson. Jefferson, Fiske, Abraham Lin
coin, and others.
Exercises at Harrison. School. 18th be-
tween and w streets northwest, Mr..
Geo. p. Whittlesey, presiding officer-Song,
My Country. tbs of Thee" school: presen-
tation of flag to building. Mr.. Percy s.
Foster: salute to the flag. school; solo,
Star Spangied Banner" Miss G. Atschu:
address, Rev. DR.. F. u. Power; song, mt.
Vernon Bells" school; patriotic Rotations,
seventh grade pupils; song, Flag of the
Free school; Rotations. seventh grade
pupils; song, Our Country's Flag" school:
poems Of patriotism, seventh grade pupils;
songs, columbia, the Gem of the Ocean,
Star Spangled Banner" school,
Phelps School, Vermont avenue between
I and U streets Eorthwest-Program for
Washingtons birthday: ]. Singing, patri-
otto songs. 2 Essays, eighth and fifth
grades. 3. Salute to the flag. 4. REGULATIONS
by pupils.
Second Division.
Webster School. 10th and H streets north
west.-Presiding officer. H. A. Griswold