Evening star., 1897-02-20
LITTLE PATRIOTS.
ShAiNren OF the American Revolution
to Meet and Celebrate

10 Meet and Celebrate,
The little patriots, the Children of tho
American Revolution, are going to have q
regular frolic next week. Their mothers
ana aunts ard grandmothers are going to
nave congress, and the weans are going
70 pay al congress too. They will meet on
feoiu uary =, at pm, in Columbia The
ater' III annual session, and patriotic exer-
ciSeS VIII be held. The program has MANY
bright features. and will be one of the great
features of the day, which the Sons and
daughters of the American Revolution now
make so much Of
The program Is as follows:
Overture. march, Gatsberg-Kuhn l.
prayer, Mrs. Teunis S. Hamlin chaplain
OF the national society; .. salute to the f1ag
ny tne. capital Society of Washington. D
- 1ecHat1on, Our Flag of Liberty" Har-
rlett NJ. Lothrop. Henry SkiIlman Breckin-
ridge: America" to be sung by audience.
3. address of welcome, Mrs Daniel Lothrop
president of the national society; 4. re-.
sponse. Mrs: Joseph Cabell Breckinridge
director of the District of Columbia: 4 ma
tlonal emblem; Connecticut the banner
state for 1895; address by Mrs Cuthbert H
Slocomb, state director for Connecticut:
nontinental March" members of the Mt
fieasant Drum Corps: flag drill, by Nelly
Custis Society of Washington, d. c.. under
the direction of Miss Virginia Powell Good
WIN; u address, Hon. William P. Frye, L.
~ SSAfitt' T. Columbian Anthem. 81 Rpr-
liner, Miss Virginia Powell Goodwin and
chorus; - Thirteen Colonies and Miss Co
iumbia,' by the Piram Ripley Society of
W washington, D. c.; o. Hail Columbia" to
De sung by audience; 10. two-minute greet
ings by members of the societySLucy
Hayes Breckenridge of the Capital Society,
Margaret NJ. Lothrop of the Old North
Bridge Bridge Society, Concord Mass; William
NJ Bursley of the Trenton and Princeton
Society, Annie French of the Abigail
ADAMS Society, Joseph T. Kelly, jr, Piram
Ripley Society; greeting from the tiny
by Miss c. w Hawes. dedicated to Old
North Bridge Society, Concord, Mass, the
nIst local society organized, by members
OF the society; u. address, Mrs Donald
Mclean. state promoter for New York; H.
poem, Mrs. Stephen Putney, state promoter
for Virginia; IA. address, Cen Breckin-
ridge. the Inspector general of the United
States army and promoter for the District
of Columbia; IL. "A Patriotic Alphabet"
written by Mr.. a. C. Quisenberry, ID. c. s
A r.; 16. singing. Columbia the Gem of
the Ocean by the audience. The music
is under the direction of Miss Virginia
Powell Goodwin.
The program fer the remainder of the
week is laid out as follows:
tuesday, February %, 10 to IL amin
fol NAL reception by the national officers to
all members of the society at the headQuar-
ters of the society, room IS, 902 F street
p.m.-Bus!ness meeting. Reports of ma
lioi.di oHlcefS reports of societies. Al
First Congregational Church corner IOth
and G streets.
Wednesday morning. February 24-Sight-
seeing, under the guidance of a corps of
ladies' ard gentlemen who will instruct the
young people on the historic points Of in
tefsst In Washington, on this and other
days
i2:3o o'clock.-Mrs. Cleveland will receive
tfe society at the White House Members
12:25 ooi a.
pm.-Reports of societies and other
oe's. u. ness. FIRST Congregational Church,
corner 10th and G streets
Thursday, February 25-Sigatseeinp til 1
pm. from / to q the national officers and
the District of Columbia societies will re-
serve tne visiting members in the banquet
nan OF the Cochran, corner 14th and X
streets. 0 ~
Friday, February 26.--Grand field dav a,
MI. vernon Two parties will be made IN
ne 10 take boat, the other to take electric
car stopping at Arlr 2ton on the return
IN the afternoon Arrangement will he
maze mace Tor those going by boat to see Ar
lngton on one of the other days.
Saturday morning February 27.-A fare
Wen meeting at the society headouarters.
room ~. 902 F street
In order that all visiting members NAV
receive the educational ADVANTAGES of sew
eral days sojourn in Washington tha sa-
ries of trips to places of Interest IN and
ABOUT the city has been planned On these
trips ladies' and gentlemen admirably fitted
70 explain all historic points of interest win
accompany the members.
Headquarters of the society. room 49, 9O2
street, VIII he a general rendezvous ali
through the week for visiting members. II
Will be decorated with flags in honor of
!he visiting societies, who are invited to
nring all their friends to visit 1t during
tile week.