The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-13
EAST PROVIDENCE.


The q. A. X. flag day exercises at
Mauran avenue school room, No. ], Miss
Althea It. Ide, teacher, were as follows:
Description Of flags Of all nations and
origin, with recitations and songs; poem,
"Our Washing on" after the recital OF
which a portrait of Washington that
had recently been purchased was un-
yelled; also one of Lincoln, which had
been purchased with the contributions OF
the pupils. Both Of these portraits are
framed in oak, and will be hung on the
walls OF the school room.
In room No. 2, Miss Hannah, teacher,
the program was as follows: Singing, u
Am so CLAD; recitations, "Our Flag"
"Flower Of Liberty" "shermsn,s
March," "something to Remember"
school 2oc f reeitations, Life slSe'"S" TTsSe Ma,
TONS Flag. " ''Flags of the Free, Usher
mans Rice, ""whv Love the Flag;
song. "God of the Free; Rotations,
"My Country Higher We Climb"
''The Latest News" ''The American
Flag" "The. People," "Ihe Vacation
sermon"; singing, "Children Of the
Freedoms Banner Bright; singing,
America; flag salute.
Room No. 3, Miss Agnes l.. Mahoney,
teacher; song, "Our Flag; flag exercises
by school; reading, "Meaning of the
Flag" Rotations, "E. Pluribus Unium,"
sour Flag, Country and Flag; ad-
dress to the flag; singing sour Banner
aud Our Lincoln"; sketch Of Lincoln's
life by II pupils; "True Soldier, - wash
ington and the Flag; singing, "Flag OF
Our Country by school; reSitations,
We Nesd"; patriotic selections by girls;
"Stars and STRIPES" by II pupils; Grand
A.. DAEafy A-- - D.,,,a -
children OF the Nation"; address to the
flag by the school; singing, sour Native
Land.p
Room No. 4, Miss Elma Carr and Miss
Alice Wood, teachers. Flag salute by
school; song, 80, the Flag of Our Coun-
try" "Flag Sentinels, I" by eight pupils;
regulations, "our Flag" by i've pupils;
five pupils; "flag of the Free" three
pupils; Flag; song, "God Bless Our
Native Land.h Ex-postmaste Francis b.
Butts was in attendance from the local
G.. A.. II. Post.
Williams avenue school room No. 1,
Miss Patience Goff, teacher. song, BE
School, "Flag of the Heroes; song,
"Chidren of the Union; readings by
pupils. ''The Flag We Love-" "Life Of
Abraham Lincoln"; recitation, twelve
events of the revolutionary war, by twelve
pupils; song, "What Yankee Doodle
Wants; American Flag" by three girls;
readings, "How the Flag Was Made;
recitation, by school, ''Flower of Lib
erty''; song, by three girls, "Sword of
Bunker Hill'; recitation, "lhe Color
GUARD; song, 81 Am Glad Our Country
Is Free''; recitation, "Grand Army
Boys; salutation or the flag by school;
singing, America"
Room No. 2, Miss l.. Bell Miller, teach
er; singing. "America" by school;
Hearts," by three girls; ''The Boys We
Meet, ""Flag Day" s'welcome to the
Day.; singing, ''George Washington"
by school; recitations, "Hurrah for George
Washington" "Washingtou,n by five
girls; ''What He Did"; "The Flag on the
diets Grave"; singing, "Hold the Fort"
by school; recitation, ga Long Time
Ago.; singing, "Red, White and BlGc,"
three girls; memorial Days" singing,
Marching Through Georgia." by school
recitation, by six boys, "Our Country's
tather"; "Ihe Story of Washington"
"We Have Done Our Best, " "Our Flags
school; singing, sour Country's Free"
by school. Past Commander w. II. Nc
Twiggan and Past Observation-Disclosures
David =. Ray were in attendance at this
school.
The school exercises at Old Fellows Hall
by Mrs. Hogard's select school were:
Piano duet and history of Abraham Lin
coln by class in history; Mrs. Ellen NJ.
Bolles, secretary OF the Rhode Island
Woman's Suffrage Association gave a
lecture on Miss Annie Carroll, President
Lincoln's private secretary, which proved
very interesting. The hall was filed.
There were a number of Veterans and
Sons of Veterans present.
Harry Andrews, son of barry ID. An
drews, who lives on Russell avenue, while
out skating on the railroad pond near
central bridge last evening, fell and broke
his right leg. He was conveyed to his
home and DIR. William Hunt was called
10 reduced the fracture. Young An
drews is a pupil of the A. z. Hoyt
grammar school.