The sun., 1901-02-24
AN EAST SIDE FLAG DRHN
r,rRiorfsv iNb p,otTsH rAreaS -
rOf IUIII gVHIsRtNfs
ti's Urrdt,d russisr, Roursrisr suS 0uns
sstisr 'tndtrr who Pledge rheis Aass
sisr,. ~ me rIaa vc,kIv The Wsseees1
srd the s,r sirs 4 So,ew orthv speeeoee9

VIII Arr'lou m. ,tossed uror shsse
trsart.t luasiou. rrrm1nau and Hunsasfsn
tIHdrHr rrrrt frdrv morning repess Q
rIsdgn - nI.H. I7roe 20 ~" nse and the tnsss-
trtnrs uf ulu lrifsd a'ntes Theirs 10 psss
hrf. ro moro tomattalls spectacle 70 -
.tuo'.,d IN this cI'v
Tho ,ortworv trtos place ~ ~ 50 In ~
svdi'orlur. - 'rc rtuootiornl Alliance build.
urr ~ ur .,rrcr ~ Fast Broadwsy 60
I-n,faor strocf Atfhnt hour al tho chfl<RM<
who are attending school In the buih6lauI
form IN procession an march into the au4e9
iotiur Wv no strains NJ The star epoo01o0
Banner nrd Hall Columbia
Tho children are from To ~ years ~
Whom hcv cr'cr Tho school they have ooeo
m this country from three wecb 70 elD
7 hev sia tho rnwcst NJ immigrants. f10p
cnn nsi'het sfeak nor understand nnviisoo
for this reason 'hcv cam ot 60 into the vu6lio
schools Thcv would depend the stseSto
Tor thoir education II II we're not for the AN
snce
What DO wo 'c'oh the ohildren1' said
Mi., H1y. 'Ho ur.r, IuuI ~ Tho school. ~WsllS
We ten,h tl,Iu T. rII-h. ArcricHnisnn. cleanus
resa and ..,.r ..i..r Thin -, rfbre obvious,
perhnr, uu' icrs Important We keep them
hore f"w mouths Only When they have
learned enough ~ ihc nnru1go and Of Amsris
can ways We put 'U'm into tie public schools.
Thousands - foreign children are dumped
into this country every wear "A they oannoe
spenk ErGli-h and have tho guest idea %
our irstitriion- or Ilen- you can imagine
how long a time would hc necessary to make
American c.'i,cra o. rncru ard how unsatis.
fac'ory tho result would 30 II 10 special pro-
vision wero made for thom These English
classes for lnnlRrlrt cr ldren are that spcoial
provision thanks to tho Baron dc Hirsch
Fund
Whio Niss Havs was talking the chfldrenS
en,h with hia srv-iuoh Hars pinned with .
large safety pin 10 his dI"cr foreign clothes.
were waiting for the entering march. A reds
white and blue ribbon was stretched down
the centre Of the auditorium Everything
was patriotic m one wav or another. The
march began ard the eager press OF children
came streaming IN. kc"ping careful step 70
the music ard regarding. over the tips OF
their noses. their own little fncs
A. tho end came p tall and pretty girl whe
carried a lprge silk fac and was followed By
color guard of fourteen bows. a drumms0
AZ thor head This rlrl has been in the ooun~
| try only a few months and OF course 10 Just
learning TO speak English But sns carried
herself proudly and was "a spotlessly clean
| and os well lToompd as care could make her,
! She seemed ~ be living up 10 her high ofIioo
| az color bearer
A soon as the rows and rows Of children
| were In place the piano struck Up the -Lohen@
| grin" wedding march and tho children epensd
| their mouths and sang Of the flag a. II they
had known It and loved it for yesra ThiS
| 10 what they sang
| Flag o, tn. free, faires, to see
Porns thro the strife and the IN m deSp d vas.
| Banner 50 bright with starry light,
tioSi eve, po.ay from SDD msr1. ., ,s 70 :he'~
| Spread thy fair folds bu! to shield and 70 ssv@
while through the sky loud rinss the or
| Union and Liberty, one evefmoTel
| Our .,ary nas, long may 1t wave %
Over each heart that Is true and % bravA ~
Nay each bnsh, strip. each glerious 'sss. =
' Noh SSf sTs South G2' t. an mag sSs S
| Will, through the sky loud rings the cry;
| Union and Liberty. one evermorsi
| II was fine the way they sang this sons.
| None Of your umid. lack ada sicsl Indifferent
HTiEn HnTniE TN, The ordinT y ,b. ,shoHi s0HstiTs:
ss,S EsH%'a.s' didn't ' take q: s:' :sa'::
| The boy. did not seize the ocosAon - pfncA
the average schooiboy does w6H 6xS{Sd
| time comes around, They simply .1QfpSd
1,hr 1 ,ns vocal ,G.n 9lSa1i loose and ms G
drum and the pretty color bearer .eazrSd
,h. ak Gag Gag to The PIa,iorm attended, ~ tAe
| dren repeated this pledge
| "AILgGIASCE TO THF rLAo.
| r Tag Of our great Republic. insptrsP In
| battle, guardian Of our homes. whose StafS
| and stripes stand for bravery. purity. tsutA
| WE sAIITE THEE.
| We. the native of distant lands. who fpd
our lives and our sacred honor TO love and
| protect thee. our country, and the liberty OF
the American people forever.
| As II moved by cloCkwurk. the children
| gave the military salute at the-words sWS
| sa!Lir thee. ana Win the same simultaneous
| impulse hey ny lh.r little hands over ths.
their hearts and their sacred honor to the
| country. And when they came to the Amerl-
can people forever" 500 arms shot into The
| an ana 800 hands seemed to invoke the wits
! mes OF heaven 10 their pledge. Then, with.
| VT moving. they bur-j into song arain, Thia
! tim" It was, Ny Country. 'ii~ OF Thee.
| R'igT" ia" echoes nnd fairly got over talks
| ine about il the children were up again,
! They lad Their taCS ia thcir hands this time
4 aud they waved them aS they sang the chorus
| OF Marching Through Georgia.
| ln'h u",e were oaIlethcnlCS. but not Of the
ordinary knI In each tight little fist was
| tag and u the idrliiar exercises were Der.
iotmed ,tho ar broke into mist, with t1ess
| iaSs And N" tun", to which they did the
| eN"rciScs, too They were all patriotic.
| There WAS "lankr" Doonle" when the 6sS
| STICKS wcro taiInI against each other 70
| form sort ot o.iyh.nR accompaniment And
| thrr" were "Ihrc" Chap-s for the Eed Uhits
| and Blue with a great whoopns-up Of the
Las, FRIDAY. being Washington's Birthday.
ne,g wrn "r" sn'T2 s F@nS' midng an o5Htion
wcg' tAc Thirteen u.I giudl colonies, most of
| them wth decidedly original EnRlieh ao-
cont hn' "lh"rTI~' quite correct. There
was a poem about Mary Washington, which
! gave rise {" an afgUmcnt between two Amer.
| lcdr r-hUfh spectators q, to whether Mary was
| u" wife or the mother nf the Father Of Hlo
| Country IN" lIttc immigrant being ep.
p-ai"d TO settled the question In favor Of the
mother ~ was a great occasion
| IN" fdu' auuuaI thianc" l. largely Hebrew
| IN IL n'cuhgronip .nd work chiefly among
| IL" Eat SD" g"oplr o' that race. These
classes for immigrants which had been car.
rl"i IN for ''u N'Ir, under the auspices OF
| IA" Baron q" ll.r~, Fund. came under the
AIlGno" management uul, n February, 1900
| He GNo'Hcc att'r.iHuco during the year
| ha- boon iSu A. the registration Is only 500
| this shows phenoluenalll small percentage
ni ah-cU." During lg-t winter many
| children 'pl,i not g"i into the school, a.
| ther" wds not enough room for them. In
| Nav. lytb. Two evening classes In English
| wcr" stated for adult Immigrants. The
elementary claS~, the majority OF whose
| member could not read aud write. numbered
ihir' .-tso pIp,is The advanced class. num-
b-lCd tN, n five
Walked len Mile In His Sleep
From tr LDtns.ilc CotIrs ~ ourraI
Fol Mack SuhiSk<A