The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-07-08
Fairfield County.
EAST0N.

day" at Rock House, the event being
the closing exercises of Mrs G. B. Tue
ker's school which drew out an audi
ence of about 100. Danbury, Bridge
port, Bethel, Stepuey, Tashua, Redding
and Eastou were represented. The
schoolroom had been tastefully de-
corated with bunting by the skillful
hands of Miss Maud Z. Bowdy OF Dan
bury and MIS- j. Tyler, former pupils of
the school; also by fine drawing on the
board of the Cuban and American Tags
ny George Bevans, and presenting an st.
tractlve appearance. The exercises,
very Appropriately consisted Of flag
raising and carefully prepared pro-
gram, consisting entirely of patriotic
selections that were rendered in q man
ner In which there seemed to be but one
opinion, that of marked exceliance.
The flag borne by the boys, followed
| by the girls dressed in white with caps
and sashes of bunting and all carrying
small flags, singing Bearing the Banner
Of the Union" while they marched and
coun ter-marched, presented a pleasing
feature. Miss Lora CLARK dressed In
bunting, pulled the rope that sent ''Old
Glory flying in the breeze" A leading
feature of the program was 8 class exer-
else, 1.-The Flag for our school, written
expressly for this occasion, by Mrs
Stewart Coley Of Danbury In which
Misses Minnie Sherwood, Evelyn S.
Banks and Alice Lyon, represented In
costu me, the .colors of the flag and
formed at the close q pretty tsbleaux.
Miss Maud Bowdy added much to the
pleasure of the afternoon by singing in
soul-stirring manner, 1.-The Star Span
gled Banner" in costume with Mrs w.
M. Weeks as sccompanist. An exercise
which would perhaps appeal most to
our sympathies at the present time was
THE Stars aud Stripes of Old" rendered
by five boys and Miss Evelyn S. Banks
representing Cuba and Master Leonard
Bevans 1.-THE Maine.''
Folio wing is the program In detail:
Singing, Bearing the Banner of the
Union" school, and raising Of the flag,
Lora Clark.
Address of Welcome" Grace Hall.
Recitation, The Fife and Drum, -"
Leonard Bevans.
Glass Exercise, "Our Flag" Clifford
Perry, Charley Bevans and Leonard
Bevans.
Recitation, Union and Liberty, 8"
Stella Perry.
Dialogue, 1.-The Veterans of 49," Ste
phen Hall and Fred Perry.
Recitation, lift the Flag" Charley
Bevans.
Recitation, RED, White and Blue"
Julius Kaplan.
Dialogue, 1.-The Old Flag" Stephen
Hall, Fred Perry and Leon Kaplan.
Recitation, "Scott aid the Veterans -
Leon Kaplan.
Class exercise, 1.-The Flag for our
SCHOOL, Minnie Sherwood, Evelyn Banks
and Alice Lyon.
Singing, "Fredom Forever" School.
Recitation, 1.-The Yankee Spirit, JUL
US Kaplain.
Song, "Stsr Spangled Banner" Miss
Maud Elmore Bowdy.
Recitation, American Flag" Minnie
Sherwood.
Glass exercise, 1.-THE Flower of Liber-
ty," Eva Bevans, Stella Perry, Ida Be.
vans, Alice Lyon and Lora Clark.
Recitation, ".Our own dear Land u
Lora Clark.
Class exercise, THE Stars and Stripes
of DID," Stephen Hall, Leon Kaplan,
Fred Perry, George Bevsns, Julius Ksp-
Ian, Evelyn Banks and Leonard Bevans
Recitation, "Patriotic speech" Lille
Bibbins.
Recitation, "July Fourth" Clifford
Perry.
Recitation, "Our Country's Flag
Evelyn s. Banks.
Dialogue, Uncle SAM Alice Lyon
Ida Bevans and Steve Hall.
Recitation, "True Heroism," Julius
Kaplan.
Dialogue, "rhe Sailor Boys Return,
Leon Kaplan, George Bevans, Juliu
Kaplan and Fred Perry
Recitation, Robert Bevans.
Dialogue, "Our Flag" Minnie Sher
wood, Lora Clark and Mary Ferris.
Recitation, Yankee Dewey" Leonart
Bevans. Singing, America" Schoo
and audience.
The distribution of presents followed
In which the teacher as well as pupils
were kindly remembered, after which al
proceeded to the grounds outside wher
for lack of room inside, the childre
went through with dumbbell exercise
Then followed the usual picnic which q
s. apparently enjoyed.