Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-13
manding officers were either killed or

manding officers were either killed or
wounded.
DIR. C. v. Petteys. president Of the Asso-
citation Of 9Th Corps Survivors. will deliver
an address, the subject of which will be
THE 9Th Army Corps at Fort Stevens IN
1864" Remarks will be made by Mr.. H. b:
F. Mcfarland president of the board OF
Commissioners of the District, and the
pupils of the public school at BrlghtWoou'
about $50 in number, will participate IN
the program of song and Rotations under
the direction of the principal. Prof. w. u.
Nalley. Mr.. w. v. Cox will preside over
the exercises
While no formal invitations have been
issued, 1t is understood that all survivors
of the engagement and every one 1nterestcd
in the saving Of the capital OF the na.io '.a
from capture by Gen. Jubal Early IN 1oua
will attend.
The program of exercises is as follows:
Children Of the Brightwood Public Schooi
march and take position; remarks by Pror.
W. E. Nailey. principal. Brightwood Public
School: address. THE 9th Army Corps at
Fort Stevens in 1854" DR.. c. " Petteys,
president 9Th Corps Survivors Association;
raising the American flag on Fort Ste
vens, Mrs. Rosa Wright Smith. daugh-
ter of the 9Th Corps. assisted by Mrs.
Sarah Bidwell Gunnison: salute to the
mcfarland. president board of Commits
sioners. District of Columbia; song Flag
of Freedom school children; recitation,
Our Flag" Corabel Bien: recitation.
lOT tHe IdS. 11titll del
song, Red, White and Blue" school chill
dren; recitation. Our National Banner"
Pauline Lee; recitation, THE American
Flag" Eesse Maus; song. The Beautiful
Flag of Liberty" school children: recita-
tien, 1.-The Flag" Deborah Gooch: recita-
ton. The Old Flag Again. Charlene
Brown; recitation, Examinations. Gene
We've kinnear: song. America school
children and audience.
A foot-note to the program states:
From the parapet of Fort Stevens could
be seen the lines of the enemy's skirmish-
ers. - = AT first they stood their ground.
and then gave way before the impetuous
charge. The fight had lasted but a
few minutes when the stream of bleeding
mangled ones began to come to the rear
While the battle was in progress
President Lincoln stood upon the parapet Of
the fort. watching with eager interest the
scene before him
Exercises Tomorrow Evening.
The department patriotic instructor, Mrs.
Alice Burgess, and her committee, I'M
der the auspices of the Department of the
Potomac Womans Relief Corps. have
arranged to hold special exercises tomorrow
evening in the First Presbyterian Church.
Az street between C and d streets north
west. Excellent talent has been secured
for this occasion. and very instructive and
pleasing program will be rendered Depart :.
ment Commander Slaybaugh and staff and
representatives, from each of the posts and
corps in this city will be present.
The program will be as follows: Invoca-
ton by Department Chaplain Davenport
song, America; address, by Department
Commander Slaybaush; quartet. American
Hymn John I. Layton, directing; recita-
ton. by Miss Mamie Bishop; solo. "E Plu-
ribus tnum. MIS- Lula Belts; recitation,
by Miss Zoe Hunter Brockett: address, by
Past Department Commander Hopkins; p,-
ano medley. by Miss Feathers: song. Ruth
Chase; recitation, w. H. Haywood; solo,
bunker Hill by Prof. Jasper ID. McFall;
recitation, Miss Grace wilkins; solo, by
Miss Lackey.
Patriotic exercises for Flag day will also
b.. held at Northeast Temple 18th and II
streets northeast, tomorrow evening be-
ginning at o'clock under the auspices Of
George II. Thomas Womans Relief Corps
auxiliary to George H. Thomas Post C. A.
r. The committee in charge has careful
~ prepared program. Representative Cal
derhead of Kansas will give the address Of
the evening. and there will be fancy flag
drills by children.