Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-20
WIZ. RAISE Two FLAGS.
juniors TO Celebrate Washingtor's E:r,l:
day by Jnfurlin., the S:ars 40 SIr.i,.s.


Observation-Disclosures birthday-vil
will b. a gala DAY for Newport News
Council No. Go, Junior Order OF Amer-
can Mechanics. as it will lbs the occas-
ION OF the raising of Two American
Gags over as many public school build
nss in the civy. The program includes
4 nam pe,' Of Interesting features.
The schools over which the American
Ia; will be raised with all tn. pump
and ceremony the Juniors know now 10
Put into celebration OF this kind arr
the East End public school and The.
school on Twenty -fourth street.
The opening exercises VIII be h2ld a.
the Cur, h-use. VIII r the follow -.!g pro
gram will be rendered. commencing al
II O'clock:
Prayer-;ReV w. r. Motley.
Address of Welcome-Mayo w a
Post.
.Address-''rrinciple of the Order
Rev. Lurdy r. Wright
Address" Bible and Our Flag
Rev. Thomas j. Mackay.
.Address-''Pri nciples Of the Daugh-
lcrs Of L.berty c. w. Adams.
Eenedicton-Rev. f. T. Wexford.
Attorney <. AElett Ashby VIII act as
master of ceremonies.
At the conclusion of the first part Of
he program the members of New
NJ. Will form IN line on TWenty-iifth
street in front of the courthouse. to-
sether with their guests. among whom
Will be Junior councils from Hampton.
Phoebus, Norfolk. Portsmouth and
Berkeley. the members of the Newport
News volunteer fire department. Hunt
ngton Rifles and several other urgani-
"a lions.
Tie officers of the line for the parado
tS:
Chief Marshal-F!oyd ~ Huarlns.
Assistant Marshal-Z. T. Jones.
Assistant ,Marshal-N " ROWetl
Headed by the city Band. tha parade
VIII move from the courthouse over
the following route:
Start from Twenty-fourth street ana
Washington avenue. out Washington
avenue TO Thirty-fourth street. 80 West
avenue. return to Twenty ghtn street.
out Twenty-eiG!.Ih street TO the PUBLIC
school, over which the first flag VII!
Je Vai.:ed
Here another program Will be rem
Tered.
commemorative Attorney ]. X. NJ.
Newton. on behalf OF the Junicrs, will
present the flag and Bible to the
school and Mr.. w. Z. Barrett will re-
.e!ve the gifts as the representative Of
he Beard of Schcr! Trustees. The flag
will then be raised over the building.
The line of march will be resumed,
me parade counternarchinS to Chest
nut avenue and moving out ;has thor
oughfare to Twenty fourth street,
thence to the next school.
Hon. James c. McCune will make the
second presentation and DR.. w. F.
Cooper of the School Board. will &C
,.ept the flag and Bible donated BY the
Juniors, following which the Stars and
Stripes viii De raised above the school.
The parade will then move down
Fwenty-fourth street to circuit avenue.
hence to Twenty-eigEth street, to La
:ayette avenue, to Twenty-fifth street,
20 Washington avenue, to Opera House.
where ii VITA disband.
AT each school the band viii play pa
.riotic selections and the Juniors will
.heer the Stars and Stripes when the
.ari-colored bunting is raised aloft.
The committees having in charge the
arrangements for this patriotic demon
IRA ton follow:
Junior Order United American Me-
chanics-Z. r. Jones, chairman; w. W.
RoWeii, J. T. Nicholson Z. E. Christie
and R. Z. Stevenson.
Daughters of Liberty-W. H. john
SON chairman; C. f. Brickley. Mrs. G.
w. Adams. Mrs. John Holden and Miss
Nary Sims.
The guests OF the day will be enter
aimed after the exercises by the mem
,crs of the two orders.