Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-15
MEMORY OF FRED DOUGLASS
Anniversary of His Birth Celebrated by
Public School Pupils.
Address by a Selected Speaker at Each
of the Several BuiIdfngs-
other Exercises.


| The exercises began at 100 o'clock in the
| afternoon and continued to the close of the
days sessions. Programs of music, drills
and extracts from Douglass speeches were
| presented in each of the buildings.
AS was stated in The Star yesterday, Mrs.
Frederick Douglass addressed the students
of the Colored Normal School. while at the
Colored High School the address of the
afternoon was delivered by Rev. A. P.
Miller. Milton T. Dean recited an extract
from one of Douglass orations, while Jesse
Parks read poem by Dunbar, entitled,
| Frederick Douglass
In the ninth division the first of the
| colored sections. the exercises were un-
der the general direction of DR.. w. s.
Montgomery. supervising principal AT the
| Summer School. NJ. E. Gibbs. principal,
Thomas L. Jones delivered address, the
pupils taking part in the exercises being
| Corinne Wheeler. Hugh Francis, Charles
Turner frankie Lacy. Matte Clark. Ben
| jamin Wade, Oswald Burke and Edgar
Butler The Magruder School, A. NJ
Mason, principal, had diversified pro-
gram. among the pupils taking part being
Mary Cole, Virginia Wesley, James Lomax,
Hazel Ross, Alma Brewer Essie Harris.
Benjamin Murphy, Ella Gooch and others
in concert. At the Stevens School building,
j. b. Clark, principal, those taking part in
| the program were Mary Washington, Faun-
tleroy Williams, Horace Overton, Annie
Washington, Susie Dart. Samuel Clemens,
Matthew Edelin,. Charles Johnson, Rodger
Brooks, Clement Toliver, Lottie Stevens,
West Hamilton. Albert Baker Lem Shields,
Estele Miner, Blanche Thompson. Austin
Battle, Beatrice Washington and Nora Por-
ter. Mr.. X. L. Alexander principal of
Garrison School gave sketch of the life
that building. others taking part being
Rosa Hershan. Lurmina Nunley, Olive
Jones. Estelle Collier.
Exercises were held in the various grades
of he Nrrr low A + ard prir
cipal Addresses were delivered by DR..
Flagg and Dr. Webb the programs being
contributed to also by the following: Laura
Burnett. Elizabeth Tancil, Endymion Bat
Smackum. Edward Taylor, Melvina Peyton,
Raphael Jackson. The teachers made brief
talks on Douglass. The program of the
Philips School, Gertrude F. Smith. principal,
included addresses by Rev. Mr.. Holder and
DR.. F. ]. Webb.
The Tenth Division.
The tenth division, ]. H. N. Warning, su-
pervising principal, had interesting pro-
grams In each of the eight buildings. At
the Cook School, S. c. Lewis, principal,
Rev. William Howard delivered the address
of the day, the pupils contributing to the
exercises being Josie Patterson, Rosalie
Butler. Edith Moore, Alice Randolph. Ber-
tie Waring and l.. Comes. Rev. John AL
bert Johnson delivered the address at the
Bannecker School. the Introductory re-
marks having been made by the principal,
]. W. Cromwell The address at Garnet
School. L. Cook principal, was made by
Rev. l. l.. Thomas There was a flag drill
by twelve little girls and an acrostic by
eight pupils. Others on the program were
Lewis Jackson, Mariotte Hughes, Marion
Sumner. Harrison Wright and d. Murray.
At the Patterson School, C. A. Patterson,
principal. Rev. o. NJ. Waller addressed the
pupils. John Curseen. Pearl Whitney, Julia
Robinson and Ethel Washington were
among those who took
The program Of the Slater School, z. A.
Chase, principal, included several compost
tons and recitations. Ernest Chase and
Hattie NeSbit being two of the pupils who
contributed. Mrs. Rosetta Douglass Sprague
addressed the students of the Jones School,
the remainder of the program being made
up with recitations and quotations. essays
and songs, including numbers by the follow
ing: Cornelia Quander, Nettie Davis,
Frances Contee, Ernest Wood Marie
Brown Rubia Mansfield, Clark Bowley
Eva Rollins. Elinor Proctor. Samuel Bull
lock. Isaiah Hatton and Mahlon Scott. TAX
ing part in the program at the Douglass
School. H. A. Hebron, principal, were the
following: Louisa Harris Florence James,
Thomas Stokes. Walter Barton. Helen Muir
ray. James Dent, Ada Chestnut and Edith
Thomas AT the Logan School, j. c. NaIle
principal, the individual selections were by
Maria Dade, Robert Peters and Elizabeth
Wheeler.
Eleventh Division Program.
II.
W. Brown is supervising principal, the pro-
grams were quite appropriate and were
well carried out At the Lincoln school,
NJ. P. Shadd, principal, an address was de-
livered during the afternoon by Rev. ]. AL
bert Johnson. The pupils taking part in
the exercises were Lavinia Brown John
Hughes, Charles Purdy, Legant Thompson,
Fife Harris, Richard johnson, Clara Camp
bell, James Nelson. Milton Opey, Carrie
Lonesome, James Bouie and Susie Jones'
The program arranged in the Randall
school. NJ. E. Tucker, principal. included
an address by Mr.. Archibald Grimpke, a
prayer by Rev. Mr.. Howard a solo by Miss
Lola Johnson recitation by Mr.. Butler and
a solo by Mr.. Stanton Wormley, besides
many features contributed by the pupils Of
the different grades. AT the Bell building
l.. F. Dyson principal. the pupils partici-
pating We're E. Virgins, Gazelle Plummer
John Workman. Willard Hughes, James
Nelson, Jennie johnson, Ella Wells Irene
Harvey, Eva Williams, Adena Cole G.
Thompson, Julia Farley and Willie Clarke
The program of the Giddings school, Miss
Louise A Smith, principal, opened with a
chorus and closed with address by Rev.
William Tunnel. The pupils taking part
were Blanche Wright, Mabel Robinson,
Marie Thomas. Estelle Smith, Elizabeth
Bailey. Eva Holland. Marcelia NARROW
Bessie Carter, Mary Early, Caszita Neale
Benjamin Montgomery Vincent Thomas
Ruth Davis Edward Parmes, Arthur Cole,
Harry Mitchell, Mabel Simms, Algretta Lig-
Smms and Henry Pinckney At the An
thony Bowen school, j. c. Grant. principal,
the address was delivered by DIR. Childs,
the pupils contributing being Martha Bey-
erly. Louise Simms. William Stutely, VIM.
Byrd, Bertha Scott, Grace Bennett Lola
Frazier, Fannie Smith. Miss L. C. Ran
dolph and Miss NJ. F. Quander.
Rev. Walter H. Brooks d. D.. addressed
the pupils of the Payne school, NJ. L. Jor-
dan. principal. The pupils contributed the
remainder of the program. At the Ambush
school, r. j. Baldwin, principal the pro-
gram was rendered By Jacob Coleman, Rob-
ert Armstead William Davis Mary Dyer
Maud Pratt, Matte Morris and the pupils
of the several grades in concert. The pu-
pills made up the program in It's entirety at
the Lovejoy school, NJ. Grant Lucas prin-
cipal
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