The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-26
MEMORIAL DAY.
Celebrated In
the Public Schools
Today.
FLOWERS, RECITATION, SONG
Cadets Appear In Uniform
and Grand Army Men
Visit Schools.


Although May so does not fall due until
next Tuesday, and Monday is not a school
holiday, it has been decreed by the Board
of Education tina the Decoration Day ex-
e~rcises should be held in all the schools
throughout the city on Friday, May rs,
therefore shortly before nine this morn
ing, in the neighborhood of the various
schools was to be seen a procession of lit
tie tots carrying, or perhaps better
say enormous rose bushes. fushias ana
geraniums carrying the little tots, so
much more proudly in evidence were the
flowers than the children. Schools No. IL
n No. IS were especially profuse in then
floral decorations.
In the majority of the schools the ex-
ercises were held in the afternoon. though
a good part of the morning was taken up
in preparation. especially with the young
er pupils who were excited over the flow
ers and enthusiastic over the entertain
ment that lessons were almost out of the
question.
The programmes consisted of the usual
appropriate and patriotic music, recita-
ton and essays, and a particular feature
vi Liz doy was II -
of two men in uniform, detailed from the
Grand Army, Van Houten Post.
School No. l held it's exercises this af-
ternoon with a number of appropriate rec
i~tations, songs and essays by the pupils,
who all acquitted themselves creditably.
At the High School the entertainment
was also held this afternoon and was in
charge of the Third Grade, of which Miss
Phelps is president, and, like the other
schools, the programme consisted of rec
i~tations, readings, essays, songs and adj
dresses.
School No. 8 was, as usual, especially
patriotic in it's celebration. All the cadets
were in full uniform, with ~bayonettes and
bugles, and ushered in the programme
with the reveille. The school sang and
resang, covering nearly every patriotic
song on record, from Red, White and
Blue to Marching Through Georgia."
and there were a number of patriotic rec
itations by Mr.. Waller Fletcher. Miss Liz
zie Mr.. Harold Taylor, Mr..
Daniel Bergen and Miss Bertha Anker.
Then there We're appropriate readings by
Miss Essie Jones and Mr.. Joseph Gentle,
besides a very pretty song, Bring Forth
the Flowers by children of Grade Six,
and a recitation by children of Grade
Seven.
The address of the day was made by
Major q. X. Pangborn, who was most
periodically interesting, after which the
cadet corps retreated, and the exercises
were at an end.
School No. II, of which Miss Soper is
principal, also celebrated the day in a
BETTING manner. Miss Lillian Mabie
opened the programme with a recitation,
"Columbia's Heroes" and the school sang
sStar Spangled Banner"
In this, too, there were a number of
patriotic songs and Rotations. Miss
Johanna Kleinsmann, recited Blue and
Gray; Miss Florence Blake, Decoration
Day:o Miss Agnes Burch gave a reading
and Miss Florence Graft, "A Veteran $
Lament" besides which there were other
recitations of a like character by Misses
Helen Fraser, Myra Bryce, May Eldridge'
Ida Brown, Alice Sharper, Ethel Sturte-
want. Phifopena Keppler, Eta Grener,
Catherine Nevin. Ethel Ryerson, irene
Ruddick and Mr.. Edward Sheridan.
Readings were given by Miss Florehee
Weidanz, Mr.. Charles Nevin, Miss Rachel
Crump and 'tFlowers for the Soldiers,
bv Miss Carrie Frolich, completed the
programme.
In School No. u, under Principal Joslln,
aside from the choruses by the sehooi,
were essays by Mr.. Alfred Skinner, his
tory of Memorial Day and Miss Eliza
beth Graham, why We Observe Me-
mortal Day. and recitations by Mr..
Robert mower, Misses Edith Barber,
Celia White, Charlotte Askerly, Julla
Kommers. Lille Bowman, Edith Klein,
Mr.. Harley Cranmer, Miss Matte Clos,
Messrs. Harry Holler, Robert Simpson,
.Iohn Warren. Misses Charlotte Haywood,
Alice Mills. Dora Schwerdtfeger, Adellne
Pringle. Lillian Dupee. Martha Erwin,
Eleanor Jones, Messrs. Samuel. Vile and
Robert Alardice.
There were also instrumental solos by
Misses Edith Barber and Eleanor War
rem. and the National Anthem" by the
school, closed the programme.
School No. IS opened it's programme
with "a Salute to the Flag by the
school. after which there were recitations
by Everett Rowland. Fannie Jones, Wes-
ley Bowker, Frank Dunkin. Ethel Robin
son, John Hart and Frank Russell.
Of course the entire programme was in
terspersed with choruses by the school
and appropriate exercises and recitations
by members of the First and Second
Glasses, five Boys and five girls of the
First Glass, ten boys and girls of the
Second Glass, and children of the Sixth
Glass. America" by the school, closed
the programme.
In School No. %, cadets were detailed
to escort the Grand Army men to the
school, after which the flag was hoisted
to the vocal music of "Raise the Flag
Above the School, and the Salute to the
Flag hen the school sang Star
Spangled Banner" and there were the
usual number of recitations. readings and
essays by Louise Van Etten, Matte Com
stock, Sarah Lawson, Corporal James
Pace, Eta Cannon, Jennie Stevens, GUS
sic Oberg, Alma Brorstrom, Lily Brown,
Lulu Mason, Amy Doubleday, James
Campbell, Louise T~hiesmeyer, Ell Space,
and a number of addresses.
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