The herald., 1898-05-29
MEMORIAL EXERCISES
SCHOOL CHILDREN HONOR THE
MEMORY OF OLD SOLDIERS
Patriotic Services Teach the YOUTH of
the Land Reverence for the Ma
tion's Dead

Quoted its own exercises, which consisted
of songs and recitations by the children
The rooms were deliberately decorated with
flowers, flags and bunting, the red, white
and blue color scheme being carried out
as far as possible.
In the Eighth-street school much at
tention was given to the decorations, and
blackboard pictures in colored chalk add
ed not little to the pleasing effect.
Superintendent Foshay was kept busy
fulfilling rashly made engagements to adj
dress the Young America of Los Angeles.
and actually succeeded in delivering three
patriotic addresses-one at the Temple
street school, one at the Custer-street and
one at the Alpine-street.
The higher grades at the Spring-street
school were addressed by Capt. Cressy and
Rev. Will Knighten. At Cornwell-street
school the children gave well-executed
flag drill, and Mr.. Bragg of the board OF
education talked on patriotism.
The Harmony school had flag raising,
and at the Breed-street school Capt
Guard gave an account of his experience
as an inmate of Libby prison.
In many of the schools the certificates
for the money paid into the American Boy
battleship fund were distributed to the
donors.
The memorial exercises at the Hewitt
street school were held in the large upper
and lower Railways, which were decorated
with flags, bunting and flowers, while a
large picture of Lincoln and another of the
hattleship Maine occupied conspicuous
places near the platform. The exercises
consisted of memorial songs, recitatfons
and music. Mr.. Bragg Of the board of edit
cation was present and made an address.
The exercises closed with the oath of alle-
glance to the flag and the singing of
America"
The memorial exercises at Union avenue
school made up an intensely patriotic
program OF twenty-five numbers The
large hallway was seated for the occasion.
and every one of the pupils and nearly all
the visitors were accommodated The
building was decorated with many flags,
pictures of eminent men and beautiful
floral pieces from each room. Eight pupils
from the seventh grade sang 1.-THE Battle
Song of the Iowa." to the intense delight of
the children, who don't forget the Maine"
At the Olive street school the memorial
program was rendered by the pupils of the
eighth grade in manner deserving CT
praise, consisting of the following: Patri-
otie reading, Hayward Colby; piano solo,
Mary Hurley; stump speech, Henry O'Mel-
veney; song. school solo, Clara Butgen;
reading, Charles Grunnan; vocal solo,
Edith LOOMS; reading Of "Ofive Branch"
the clubs bi-monthly, Frank Hadley; pi-
ano solo, George Hartzell; recitation; Ber-
tina Rayburn; reading Marie White: vocal
ha1
Ivanhoe school utilized the last school,
day preceding Decoration day with flag
raising and memorial exercises. On FRI
day afternoon. before a large number of
visitors, the children presented the follow
ing program: Recitation, "Harrah for
the Flag" Harold Phills; recitation,
STARS and Bars" Nora Belcher; recita-
ton. Banner Of Liberty Vida Belcher:
reading, History of the Flag" Ed Part
ridge; song, RED, White and Blue" pri-
mary grade; recitation. Flag of our Union
Forever" Birdie Smith; reading 1.-The
First Flag Frances Ortiz; recitation,
1.-THE National Banner" Bertha Philis;
song, columbia, the Gem of the Ocean,"
pupils dialogue, 1.-THE Red, the White and
the Blue" Angelica Salazar, Marguerite
Salzgeber, Madeline Ortiz, Mike Salazay
and Maggie Ortiz; presentation of flag to
school; acceptance on behalf of the school.
Blanche Augustine; recitation, Raise a
Flag on Every School House." Ethel Phil
lis; recitation, "Three Cheers for the Old
en- Time" Grace Acuna: reading Cuba
and Liberty" Cora Fletcher; recitation.
"Hurrah for the Union:" dialogue, in char
acter, 1.-The Soldier Boy" James Moore.
Stephen Smith and Victor Feliz; recitation.
81 Want to Be Soldier" Lindsay Pattee;
recitation, HAL to the Flag" Maggie Or
tiz recitation, "They Died for You and
Me-" Mary Chllds; recitation, 1.-THE Blue
and the Gray" Lola Phillips; song, "So-
der, We Honor Thee" pupils; decorating
the monument by the children in platoons
in memory of Washington, by the first
and second grades; in memory of Lincoln
and those who fell during the civil war.
third grade; in memory Of the soldiers of
10, fourth grade. The sixth-grade boys
presented their bouquets in memory of the
martyred sailors of the Maine, the girls to
the bereaved widows mothers, families
and relatives. The seventh grade scat
tered flowers in memory of the soldiers who
have recently died.
The children then marched into the
school ground to witness the raising of the
new flag upon the school house. This was
done by Ed Partridge. one of the seventh
grade boys, and 'Old Glory mounted
proudly and unfurled bravely in the breeze.
the children singing 1.-THE Star Spangled
Banner" and concluding with three hearty
cheers.
Altogether, the proceedings We're a sue
cess, rejecting credit alike upon all the
participants and the teachers, Miss L. f.
Smith and Miss Ida Hastings.
One of the most unique patriotic exer-
cses ever held Of n juvenile character oo-
cured in the Vernon school yard Friday
afternoon. The school children had been
we'll drilled and were differed and uni
formed according to military custom, many
of them carrying toy and wooden guns.
Patrons of the school We're generally in at
tendance and took lunch with the children
picnic style under the shade Of the pepper
trees.
Mr.. Hordy. patriotic songs and addresses
by the children and appropriate remarks
by an ex-soldier of the civil war. few
of the special features were: A 6-year-old
boy dressed in the garb of Uncle Sam. Two
little girls, one representing Columbia, the
other representing Cuba. A guard of SOL
diers and sailors in uniform, armed and
protecting Columbia and Cuba. Army
nurses, with white caps and long aprons.
A well-made monument in honor of the
sailors who went down with the Maine.
Also one in honor of the dead of the civil
war. Miniature graves with headboards,
which were decorated by a score of young