Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-11
REVERENCE TIE Flag
Patriotic Observance in the
Public Schools.
ORDER OF EXERCISES
FLAG DRILL AND ADDRESS AT
EACH BUILDING.
Songs by the Children, With Stars
and Stripes ~ Principal
Theme.
ORDER OF EXERCISES

Theme.
Flag day will be observed In the public
schools Of the District Of Columbia more
generally this year than ever before. As
June IA, which will be the one hundred and
twenty-flfth anniversary of the birth OF
the Stars and Stripes. falls on Saturday,
the schools will commemorate the day on
Friday, with varied programs Of recita-
tions, song and addresses.
In many of the schools the program is
quite elaborate and the exercises will be
periodically entertaining. The pupils are
taking great interest in decorating the
rooms for the occasion On some of the
blackboards there will be representations
OF the flag in colors. There will be flag
dialogues. flag drills. flag songs and ad-
dresses on the flag. THE Story Of the
Flag as prepared by Mrs. Agnes Keller
and Mrs. Isabel Worrell Ball, the patriotic
instructors of the Department OF the Poto-
mac, Woman's Relief Corps, will, by direc-
ton of the board of education, be read in
each school room. A veteran Of the Grand
Army of the Republic will deliver short
address on the flag in each school building.
and red, white and blue will ripple over
everything.
Observance in the District.
Inc Gay mas Deeu ODSerNeu Ill TIE SCHooiS
of the District of Columbia for the last
four or five years. Its first observance here
was in 1895, when exercises were held in
the First Presbyterian Church under the
auspices of the Woman's Relief Corps. At
the request of this organization, made
through the local press flags were very
generally displayed on public buildings and
the exercises in the evening drew a large
audience. Rev. DR.. Sunderland, then pastor
Of the church, was greatly pleased with
the sentiment connected with the day and
in the invocation delivered by him prayed
that the time would come when the people
would be SO loyal that all days would be
flag days"
It is generally conceded that Col. George
Balch of New York city. an old soldier, was
the originator of the flag day observance.
He taught the flag salute himself in the
free kindergartens OF New York, many OF
which had been established by him. In
1873 his patriotic work was bequeathed to
the Woman's Relief Corps. at Indianapolis
A few years later the Grand Army OF the
Republic took up the subject OF revision OF
the histories taught in the public schools,
and the two organizations Joined forces. Since
then the patriotic wave has swept the coun-
try, aided it is thought by the recent
every public school in the country observes
the day. In many cities it is made half
holiday by proclamation of the mayor and
In Ohio Illinois, Kansas New York, Massa-
chuSettS, Michigan, hlIiileSOtd, NdllloI
and several other states the governors have
noticed it officially, asking that flags be dis
played and the people gather in some pub
lie place and hold patriotic exercises.
Programs Observed.
Berret SchooI-Composition History OF
Our Flag; recitations. The Constitution, The
Ship of State, Lincoln's Address at Gettys-
chic; songs. America, Star spangied Ban
ner. Battle Hymn of the Republic, The
Stars and Stripes, The Flag Song, CSium-
ba the Gem of the Ocean; reading, Stars
and Stripes; salute to the flag.
Briggs School - Eighth grade program:
Recitation. Words of Malcolm, Marie E.
Williams; selection, American Flag. Mary
L. Green; song. Ny Country, It's of Thee,
Characters, Mary Payne, Beatrice Howard,
Eloise Butler and Nettie Williams; Sheri-
dams Ride, Rodger McCari; The story OF
the Flag, Adele Scott; song, The Red,
White and Blue. by the school; poem on
Washington, Thomas Overton; recitation,
The Flag. Gurnzie Lucas; recitation. That
Starry Flag of Ours; composition, Arthur
Payne; The Star spangled Banner Annie
Brown; Independence Day, John Jones;
song by Misses Tilgman and Tfbbs.
Garrison schoo-Chorus, America; reci-
tation. Raise the Banner, Ethel Bates; Sc
lection. School Line Clyde Newsom; dia-
logue, our Colors four girls; declama ton,
Girls Protest, Blondell Newsom; piano
solo, Anna Taylor; recitation, Fourth of
July, 1916. Artency Harris; recitation, Our
Banner, Morrisy Redick; selection, Our
Flag. Estelle Collier; recitation. On the
Flag. Robert Robinson; defamation, Ring
the Joyous Bells, ]. Taylor; chorus, Red,
White and Blue, school, flag drill; address
on the flag; music; flag salute; chorus,
Star Spangled Banner, school.
Franklin School-Song, Columbia anthem:
flag salute; History Of the Flag, Charles
and chorus, Star Spangled Banner, Miss
Beuah Luxen; recitation. The American
Flag, Miss Taber Kari; semi-chorus; song,
My Country, IT'S of Thee. ..a.. -
Curtis School-Invocation; song, America,
school,; recitation, The American rag,
Clinton Muhlenberg; song, The Star Span
gled Banner, school; address; song, Column
bia, the Gem of the Ocean, school, oath of
allegiance, school; benedicton.
Corcoran School = Chorus. Americas
Beautiful Colors; reading, The Birth of the
Flag; chorus, Many Flags; reading, History
of the Flag; chorus. Columbia address;
chorus Star Spangled Banner; salute; cho-
rus America.
Weightman School-Chorus America; sa-
Beulah Kidwell; reading. Origin Of Our
Flag, William Jones; reading, Barbara
Frietchie, Martin Donohue; composition,
Our Flag, Jessie Crawford; Flag Song,
third grade chorus; recitation. Our Flag.
Chauncey Landon; chorus. Battle Hymn of
the Republic; reading, Lincoln's Gettys-
burg Address. Louise Klenk: reading, The
American Flag, Bessie Wright: reading.
fert; recitation, Our National Banner. Lii
liam Schiller; reading. We Honor Our
Country, Margaret Mahaney; address;
chorus Star Spangled Banner.
Ambush School-Salute to the flag, school:
song of praise, sixth grade; Meaning of the
Flag (reading), Rachel Henderson; chorus,
Flag Song school; History of the Flag {reci-
tation), William Henry; The Red, White
and Blue (recitation), David Robinson; flag
drill, fourth and fifth grades; chorus,
Americas Beautiful Colors. school; Barbara
Frietchie (recitation), fourth grade No. 2;
Our Flag Gecitation), Mary Taylor: My
chorus. To Thee, o Country sixth
grade; Union of Hearts (recitat1on).
Agnes Beverly; hoop drill fourth, fifth and
sixth grades; Our Flag (recitation), Lucin-
Bowling: Story of the Star Spangled Ban
ner. l.. Minor; chorus. The Star Spangled
Banner, school; The Builders (recitation).
fourtt grade, No: 2; Birthday of the Stars