The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-14
PRICE One CENT.
FLAG DAY In WASHINGTON
Anniversary of the Birth of the
Stars and Stripes.
The National Standard in Evidence
Everywhere - Appropriate Exer-
cises in the Public School Build
tngs-The Celebration Tonight.

/ Glory-and at the Capital Of the Nation
! the Stars and Stripes are everyw here
! in evidence. On roof and wall,
| from tree and tower. and in
/ both mansion and humble dwelling
| the national standard is this day given
/ the place Of honor It is strikingly an
American day and in all the centuries
Of civilization no nation bethoGght it
self to set a space aside for the gIori-
/ fication Of national colors until the
| United States came 10 be and grew and
| prospered- other Powers worship their
sovereigns and reverence their crowns
/ Here ali devotion Is given over to the
/ striped and spangled bunting which has
stood for freedom for more than a cen
/ tury.
Aside from the patriotic impulse
which has brought about the display OF
today, there is a pride in letting the
whole world see Old Glory, and IN many
cases flags fly from every building and
from every window for whole squares.
It was noted, however, with Ciisappoint-
| ment, that many business blocks on
Pennsylvania Avenue and Street
were barren of bunting, despite the ap-
peal made that every citizen should
display the ccIors Of his country on this
one day of the year.
What the business sections lacked,
the residential portions OF the city more
than made up for, as few dwellings
were without one or a score of flags
which futtered from windows or hung
in a stately glory from caves and case
ments. The dull sky and drizzling rain
only served TO make the red stripes the
more = liant, the white bars the purer-
and the blue background for the stars
the deeper.
Along the river front an excellent
showing was made by the men who fol-
low the water down to the seas. Ev-
cry vessel, large or small, was bedeck-
ed with flags, and from the ensign at
the peak to the banner at the tafran
the whole was a silent, eloquent tribute
to Old Glory. Many people celebrated
the day by wearing III their button
holes tiny flags, while few schoolboys
or girls leLt home without some little
tri-colored emblem. Citizens Of every
class and people of every nationality
Joined in the festival of the flag and
the anniversary Of the date upon which
Congress officially adopted the Stars
and Stripes as the national emblem
was generally celebrated in a quiet
way
The youth Of the city led in the ex-
ercises IN honor OF the national coiors-
A programme Of patriotic music and
oratory was rendered in every school in
the city, save the High Schools where
exercises we're held yesterday Under
an agreement with the Board of Educa-
tin, a Grand Army Of the Republic vet
eran from the Department of the Po-
tomac was detailed 20 each school, and
addressed the pupils on the significance
of tka day and Of the duty toward the
flag. The exercises in each school be-
gan at o'clock this afternoon and
were very simple, the addresses being
the main feature aside from the salute
TO the flag.
This feature is Il very pretty one and
school children today The patriotic
societies supplied the teachers with
small flags, which were given to the pu-
pills in this way each school was a
blaze OF red. white, and blue, and the
colors were everywhere in evidence.
In each of the schools the exercises
were opened by the principals who
made brief introductory addresses
The pupils then joined in singing
America This was followed by a
recitation On the Flag by one of the
was then rendered, after which the c.
4. R man delivered his address An
other recitation on some subject relat-
ing to the flag followed, and the school
sang Hail, Columbia" The exercises
were closed with the salute to the
Flag
The following members of the Grand
Army Of the Republic addressed the
pupils at the various schools:
First divfsion-Adams School, B T. Full
Ter: Berret School, L c. Wilson, Denni-
son School. Edward Webster: Force
School, Arthur Hendricks; Franklin
School, +. ! Sect; Harrison School, Rob
ert T Hill; Phelps School. G. c Potwin;
Thomson School, J. H BIodgett-
Second division-Abbott School. J. w
Abel: lexington School F. B Crisp: Hen
ry School. G. GernaId; Morse School. VIII
liam T. Rogers Polk School. H B. Moul-
ton: Seaton School, William LamboTn:
Twining School, w H Proctor; Webster
School. NJ NJ Lewis
Third Givisfon-Brent School. Samuel
Beight; Carbery School, N D. Adams;
Hilton School. Dr.. Thomas CaIver; Len
nox School, A P Tasl1er; Mccormick
School Or f H Grant; Maury School,
Dr. Il a Dodson; Peabody School, G. D.
Ross; Towers School J. Burro CHS; Wa1~
ZACH School. Rev. n. K. Miller.
Fourth division-Bradley School, T. c.
Severance; GreenIeaf School, c T. Yoder;
jefferson, NJ s Anderson: Potom4c
School. /. s Farabee; SmaIIwood School,
\. 5. Sperry-
Fifth Givision-Addison School. William
z. Fuller; Corcorau School Thomas II.
Martin, Custis School, j B Diver: Fill
more School, I 8. Vail; Grant School. c.
y Darling: High Street. H z. Williams;
Jackson School. George W Honey; ThreI-
keId School. B. T Hawkes.; Toner School,
F H Smith; Weightman School, \ II
Van Dusen.
Sixth dfvision-Arthur School, William
F. Reed; Blair School. n k Sargent:
Blake School. Thomas Fitzgerald; Gales
School George Tate. Hamilton School.
c. TorIey: Hayes School, W. V. Curry;
I.angdon School. E P Sherman; Madison
School. William IL HOnn: Pierce School.
] E. Hart; Taylor School, B p Ent-
riken-
-Fs,-fr-t7ry,-o,t4 School