The evening times., 1897-02-16
WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY
1t viii Be Fittingly Observed i'm
the Public Schools.
Addresses and Other Patriotic Ex.
ercises Under the Auspices Of
the Board of Trade.

Washington's Birthday will be fittingly
observed this year by the various public
schools of the Dist rict of Columbia.
Preparations have already been begun that
will insure a successful and patriotic cele-
bration OF the day The Board of Trade
took the matter in hand for the first time
last year, have again assumed the respon-
sibility, and will adopt a similar program
for the coming occasion.
A meeting of the board was called yester-
day for the purpose of perfccting arrange
ments. WheR the NEE ing was called to
order there were present Messrs. E. S.
Parker, who. owing tothe absence OF Gen.
Alexander Speare, presided; DIR. Charles
F. Purvis, George +. Graham, r. ]. isher,
George r. Whittlesey, william A Meloy,
John o. Wright, aud Prof. william p.
Powell. superintendent Of schools.
Owing 10 tfe 80 Al ttaIt Itlng pehlic
} ol.day, il was decided to hold the exer-
Cises on tie afternoon OF the following
DAY, as Superintendent Iowcil thought
that better attendance of pupils would
be had on that day.
Tie program has not been arranged,
but it Is proposed that at each schCoi
member OF the EoaId of Trace will pre-
side over the exercises. one principle
address and number of trieier ores viii
bc delivered. The pl o. raSI as 30 lar ar
ranged is as follows:
Central High School, s. ". WOODWARD,
presiding; John W. Ross, address. Eastern
High school, w c. Dodge, presiding: Thomas
w Smith, address Western High School,
H. F. BlOunt, presiding; Rev. Br. Thomas
S ciilds, address. Business High School,
j. j. Edison, presiding: Simon Wolf, ad-
dress. jefferson, Major George n. Harries,
presiding; o T. Mason, address. Polk, T.
A. Lambert, presiding; b. H. Warner, adj
dress Dennison. II II. Wailbridge presid-
ing; DR. Frank Sc vail, address. Force, WI.
anlman,l ,si 4s.G g. Hubi a d, Gd NJ 5.
Franklin DIR. II. l.. f. johnson, presiding;
Rev. DIR. F. ID. Power, address. Seaton,
r. NJ. Tyler, presiding: II. h. f. MaCfarland,
address. Henry, L. NJ. Saunders, presiding:
Rev. Or. T 5. Hamlin, address. Web
ster, Weston Flint, presiding; Rabbi L.
Stern. address. Wallach, s. ". Curriden,
presiding: Rev. Dr. George n. LuccOck,
address. Peabody, j. b. Cotton, presiding:
j. w Babscn, address Grant, George p
whittlesey, presiding; Rev. Alexander
Kent, address. Gale A rchibald Greenlees
presides anddclivers an address. Arthur. K.
j. Fisher, presiding; Major Benjamin
Butterworth, address. Adams, Gen. Ell
lis Spear presides and delivers an address.
Phelps. Joh Barnard. presiding; speaker TO
he selected. Abbott, William A. Meloy
presi les and delivers an address. Fillmore,
Dr. Joseph T. johnson presiding; Mrs. DR.
Marble. address. Greenleaf, u. : Hen
nh.
dress. Harrison, Ward Thorou presiding;
Dr. David 7. Day. address. Pierce, E. II.
Tucker presiles and delivers an address.
Taylor. W. j. Fnzzell presidcS and de
livers an address. Madison. {. c LancaS-
ter presides and delivers an address Col
ored High School. DR.. Charles b. PurviS,
presiding: Mrs. Frederick Douglass, adj
dress. SPINNER. Daniel Murray, pre-
siding: Rev. Or. Credit address.
Stevens. Mrs. Mary c. Terrell. address
John F. Cook, George F. Graham. prt-
siding: Mrs. Ruth ID. Havens, address.
Ganett, z. s. Parker, presiding; James
T. Du Bois, address. Lincoln, II. B.
LOCKER, presiding; Rev. Joseph 7. Kelly,
address. Randall, Tracy l.. Jeffords.
presiding; speaker not selected Tyler, W.
j. Newton presides arl delivers an address.
Garrison, Dr. A. p. Pardon presides and
delivers an address. Buchanan, James II.
Hopkins, presiding; speaker not selected.
Wormlny, William H Saunders presid-
ing; speaker not selected. Smallwood,
F. p. b. Sands, presiding; speaker not
selected. Jackson, Rev. George F. Dud-
Iey address. Morse, A. I. stuart, adj
dress Twining, p. T. Janney, presid-
ing: speaker not selected. Carberry, w.
A. Croffutt, address. Lenox, W. b. Pater-
son, address. Maury. N p. Gage, adj
dress Towers, c. S. Clark. address.
Bradley, John T. Freeman, address.
Corcuran, Mr. Fairbrother. address. Blake,
Mrs Louisa R. Stowell, address Doug
lass, Hon. Blanche X. Bruce. address.
Jones. DR. F. j. Shadd. address. Logan,
Mr. Lynch, address.