Evening star., 1901-06-13
NATIONAL EMBLEM
Preparations Complete for Flag Day
Celebration in Schools Tomorrow.
BUSINESS MEN ASKED TO DECORATE
Exercises in High Schools Held
This Morning.
ADDRESSES BY VETERANS

On account of the quarterly examinations
which are to be held in the High Schools of
the city tomorrow. the celebration of Flag
day was conducted in these schools this
morning In each High School the pupils
gathered at o'clock in their respective
assembly halls and carried out previously
arranged program. including addresses by
members of the q. A. r. and other veteran
organizations The general celebration of
the day in the schools will be held at
o'clock tomorrow afternoon. when each
school will be supplied with orators
lected for the occasion by a special commit
tee of the G- A. r.
The committee in charge of the celebra-
tion to be held at the National Theater to-
morrow evening has arranged every de-
tail. The program includes short speeches
and musical numbers as attractions. as an
nOunced in The Star of yesterday
An appeal is made by the committee to
the business men of the city, as well as to
residents, to decorate their houses with the
national COlorS tomorrow in token of the
day Assurances have been received from
many. and it is expected that the city will
take holiday appearance. Practically
every seat in the National Theater has
been taken for tomorrow night. and alto
gethrr the event promises to eclipse any
in the capital
In the High Schools.
The programs carried out this morning in
the High Schools included, besides ad-
dresses, music and salutes to the flag by
the scholars en- maSse. At the Central High
School the address was delivered by Israel
W. Stone: at the Eastern. \. S Purham
was the orator. Maj. Romeyn at the West
ern. ID. W. Classic at the Business and J.
IL Bradford at the COlored
Speakers for Tomorrow
Those who will speak in the public
schools tomorrow are:
First division-Adams school. B. F Full
ler: Berret school. L. G. Wilson: Dennison
school. Edward Webster: Force school,
Arthur Hendricks; Franklin school E. j.
Sweet. Harrison school, Robert T Hill:
Phelps school. @. c. POtwin; Thomson
school. ]. II. Blodgett
Second diviSion-AbbOtt school, J. w
Abel: lexington school. F. B. Crisp: Henry
school @. Fernald. Morse school VIM Il,
Rodgers: Polk school. II. B. Moulton: Sea-
ton school. William Lamborn; Twining
school. W. II. Proctor; Webster school, NJ
NJ Lewis.
Third division-Brent school. Samuel
Beisht: Carbery school. n. d. Adams: Hill
ton school. DR. Thomas Calyer: Ienox
school. y. p. Tasker: Mccormick school,
DR. + H. Grant: Maury school, DR.. H. A
bohson. Peabody school. q. ID. Ross; Tow
H.. ,(h
Rev. y. X. Miller
Fourth INSTRUMENTATION: Bradley School
I G Severance; Greenleaf School c. T
hoder. Jefferson. NJ. :. Anderson; Potomac
a : Sperry
Fifth diyision-Addison School VIM. F.
Fuller. t"rcoran school Thomas II. Mar
tin: Curtis School J. B Diver; Fillmore
School. |. Il. Vail; Grant School c. A. Oar
ling; High Street. II. Z. Williams; Jackson
school Geo w. Honey; Threlkeld School.
II 7 Hawkes.; Toner School, F. Fl. Smith;
WeiEhtman School. y II. Van DelIsen.
Sixth divlsiOn-Arthur School, VIM F.
Reed: Rlair School. ID. X Sargent: Blake
school. Thomas Fitzgerald: Gales School
Hayes school. w w Curry: Langdon
School. +. p Sherman: Madison school
Nm- II Honn: Pierce School. J. E Hart;
Taylor school Il. p Entriken
Seventh divison-BriGhtwood School. Fl
NJ Dennis: Brookland School. Jno s
Hoover: Chevy Chase School. A s. Per
ham, Johnson School. y. NJ Daniels: Mount
Pleasant. q. c kniftin; Monroe School
Fred Calvert: Brightwood Jerry Brown,
Bruce. Milton NJ Holland: Fort Slocum,
X u Goodman: Grant Road. p. VI. Welch;
Ivy city, p s Blake: Little Falls Road,
! j.. oliver: Mott. l.. NJ. Hershaw; Wilson
school. J. II. Bradford; Hubbard School,
Irving Dungin.
Ei%hth Observation-Disclosures School F. w
Whitaker. Cranch School. T. j. Clark; Ty-
l~r school. J. \. Straight. Benning School
\ y Maxim: Congress Heights School. ].
+ Snow. Good Hope School, a. y. F'risbie:
Van Buren,. Rev Geo. Bowman; Twining
CITY. w b ioder: Birney, Rev. w. G.
Davenport; Hillsdale School j. II. Doing;
Garfield School. Alpheus Dairson.
The CoIored Schools.
Ninth disadvantages School. Geo d.
Graham. Garrison School. ]. w. Hunter;
Magruder School. Charles f. Douglass;
Phillips School Alex. Agelsby; Stevens
School. l. II. Douglass: Sumner School
Charles B. Fisher; Wormley School. VIM
II Wormley
Tenth divisiou-i3anneker School. l.. A
Cornish: Douglass School. r. Johnston:
Thomas w West; Jones School, Alex
Freeman. Logan School. Capt Kelly: Pat
t@rson School, W. G. Brooks; Slater
School. w. II. Grimshaw.
Eleventh divisiDn-Ambush School c.
Fleetwood: Bowen School Rev w H. Hun
ter: Bell School. Theo. c. Ray; Giddngs
SChOni. James Butcher. Lincoln School, Jo-
seph Maine.
Patriotic Exercises.
The ladies of Geo II. Thomas Relief
Corps. under the direction of Mrs Agnes
keeler. chairman OF patriotic teaching
committee. will give their annual Flag day
exercises tomorrow. commencing at S
O'Clock pm. at Northeast Temple, cor
ner of 12th and II streets northeast The
program will be interesting and varied
consisting Of driIl by children music
Uncle Sam to representatives of foreign
nations. The exercises will be open to
the public