Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-14
.HONORING OLDGLORY
Observance of Flag Day by Patriotic
Young America.
EXERCISES In The PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Presentation Of Evening Star Cup
to Winning Athletes.
PROGRA AM IN GEN ERAL

When ErGeIom s from her m9gata ain height
She tore the robe of night
And set the Stars of glory there.
She mingled With its gorgeous dyes
The milky baldric of the skies,
And striped its pure, celestial white
With streakings OF the morning light.
brakes ode to the American Flag"
Flag day. Plaudits and prayers Plau-
dts for the cory which the stars and
stripes epitomize; prayers for the safety
and return of those who are carrying them
in the far-off orient. to teach the lesson
of their glory to those who now know not
their meaning. There was mighty meaning
in today's anniversary beyond the compre-
hension perhaps of most of the celebrants.
The emblem which was revered and hon
ored had within year grown in grandeur
and broadened in the scope of its power.
Always the token of liberty and freedom
to those who proSpered beneath It's pro-
tecting strength, it had become in a short
tWelVemonth the guerdon of humanity at
large, and had waved triumphantly in a
war which will in time come to be recog
nized as the opening of an epoch that
means the betterment of the whole human
race.
The Flag day of a country a year ago
was the Flag day today of a. Worldwide
Joyed the assurance of freedom and lib
erty the anniversary was celebrated. Ii
in outward sembiance there was not uni
versal devotion exhibited down deep in
every heart the feeling of love and thank
fulness was cherished.
Tnat the outward observance was no, as
prominent as 1t was last year did not de-
tract in any way from the real celebration
of the day. Then the nation was at war
with another nation, and everywhere Old
glory, destined 10 be again triumphant for
the rights of man, fioated in beautiful
prophecy of what was to come. In the
nations capital the stars and stripes hung
from windows. floated from fagstaffs and
beauufed countless bosoms.
Thought, ThankfuIness and GIee.
Inc elders gave the occasion deep thought
and thankful reverence, and the younger
Americans INDUCED in enthusiasm and giee
and received additional medication in the
lessons which the national emblem teaches
IN public and private schools alike the
young Americans celebrated the day.
AT the Central High School not only flag
day was celebrated today, but triumph day
as We'll At an early hour the students in
all the four grades assembled in the largo
exhibition hail on the third floor and nre
sented most striking picture The sbouI
ders or the girls bore national FLAGS and
I isarIy every boys lapel held the same i'm
were preceded by what may be properly
termed triumph day Observance Tbs
spLendid military and athletic training and
ulSclpIne of the Central boys had been IL
lustrated in a most emphatic wav dnr;ng
the past year. They had won the nrize
with company c for the best drilled com
P Tha IN tne High School Cadets battalion.
t ne eaSe oali and foot ball championships
iiad iaiien to them and their field snort
team mad won the first bout for the new
ELVening Star cup. Naturally the BOYS. and
me girls also, We're glad and enthusiastic
Sfr,l
oi the central High School Athletic Asso
ciauon, called the assembly TO order in a
le" complimentary words, in which he re-
counted the accomplishments of the ma CT
year, and then introduced Mr. Rndpt,sb
hauTmann of The Evening Star who ~
scented the new Evening Star c,In uop tbis
star oy the Meet and active representatives
OF central This trophy like its nrndecas'
scr, becomes the property of the school
Wl1hIns II three times. On table beside
Mr. imr. s kaurmann was the original Even
OF the Central High School, having been
won by It's team three years success
siveiy, and resting by it was the
new new cup, Of chaste design, in silver,
ineu with gold. On either side are polish,
eu medaiiions for the engrav wing of anoro
pirate inscriptions, and the graceful contour
is heightened by artistic chasings. The
ever ever IS surmounted by striking figure in
sAVer or Splinter, whose strainine
muscles show that he IS evidently reocbine
the triumphant end of a hard-contested
run, S"'eu
tNr; kauHmann expressed the pleasure
IN; ne Evening star Company felt at present.
ing the cup to such worthy yictors and
remarked that it will be even greater merit
III the central boys keep up their good
Work and add 1t finally to the collection
they had already so well started.
Presentation of Medals.
Inc athletic victory having been thus
recognized the victory of Company C was
1urther emphasized by the presentation of
two handsome medals for the best general
efhclency In drill in the company DISPLAYED
by cadets of the first and second grades.
The first, presented by Captain George A.
washington of Company C, was awarded
10 Cadet /. MEG. Williamson and the sec
ond. presented by Captain Washington in
conjunction with Lieutenants C. Paul and
j. w. Brinkerhoff was awarded to Cadet
Guy Stark Saffold
Mr.. E. NJ. Hughes made the occasion all
the more Interesting by announcing the
fortunate winners of the Scholarships in
the Columbian University which were
awarded to L. Russell Alden, Mahlon Ash
ford and Dyer Smith.
Flag Day Exercises.
Flag day exercises were then held, the
program being as follows: Star Spangled
Banner" by school; Hail Columbia.
chorus, Girls Glee Club; Fly, Banners.
Fly" chorus, Boys and Girls GIee Club;
History of the Flag" Miss F.da Briggs:
Fregfnas Chorus chorus. Boys Glee
Club; March From Faust" Boys and
Girls Giee Club: America by school,
AT the conclusion of the exercises Miss
Three Coffee Wrecks.