Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-14
RED, WHITE AND BLUE.
People Pay Honor to Ma
tien's Flag.
A PRETTY DISPLAY
CONCERT TpH1eHr A FEATURE
OF OBSERVANCE.
Special Programs at Pension Bureau
and Government Printing Of
fee, Respectively.
A PRETTY DISPLAY

| Flag day of the year 1901 evoked in Wash
| irgten more general response in manifest
regard for the national coiors than in any
| previous years since the formal dedication
of particular day to such commemorative
| exercises.
| For the first time small Iags worn in
buttonholes were sufficiently noticeable to
excite comment. This CUSTOM which Is enc
| of the least expensive, but one of the most
| effective Obseryances of the day, is now
likely to grow until in future years every
citizen whose work brings him into the
| business section of the city shall contribute
| to the general air of Flag day. Those who
| wore small flags today contributed bright
| bits of color to all the business houses and
| lunch rooms down town, and did as much
| to foster the true spirit of the ceremony as
all the outdoor decorations combined.
Business houses observed the day more
generally than ever before. F street and
| Pennsylvania avenue were bright with red
white and blue, and the decorations, al
| though not continuous, were sufficiently
marked to give both streets a decided pa
triotic tone. Woodward & Lothrop, w. B.
| Moses & Sons. The Evening Star Company
| and half dozen other firms hung large
| flags from every window in their buildings
and the effect. when viewed down the
| street, was very fine.
Flag Day Concert.
| In anticipation of tonight's Flag day con-
/ cert by the citizens committee on the 1902
| encampment of the G. A. R., the Columbia
| Theater has been hung with flags. so that
| each gallery is in effect merely tier of
American banners and the stage a bower
! Of red, white and blue. The interest excited
| in this entertainment, practically the only
| general celebration of the day. has grown
steadily. Members of the G. A. r. through
out the city have taken the sale of tickets
| as particular and personal charge and
| have distributed them generally down town.
| The citizens committee has done equally
| well. With the generous advance sale at
the theater this activity would seem to
presage very large attendance tonight
1t Is felt. however. that the intrinsic
| merit OF the concert and the special sig
| nificance of the day would alone insure a
large audience n A. concert by the Marine
| Band. chorusyof 200 school children. well
| trained, and the~Apoilo Quartet would be a
| great drawing card in any city in the
| Union. When there a re added to these at
| fractions addresses by Senator Spooner
Representative Pearre and others. the rem
diticn of The Star 'Spangled Banner" by
| Mrs. Thomas c. Moves, and a special flag
| exercise arranged by officers of the Wom-
| ans Relief Corps. it lis accepted the concert
deserves the active support of the entire
| city.
The tickets are sold at a general rate of
| 90 cents admission, with additional
charge of % cents for reserved seats on
the first floor.
The Program.
The program follows:
Selections. United States Marine Band.
Lieut.. w. H. Santlamann. director; song.
THE Flag" w. w; Gilctrrist, chorus of 200
school children; address, the presiding of
ficer, Mr.. Henry B. F. Mcfarland, presi-
dent of the board of District Commission
Co., II
of school children: address, Gen. B. F.
Bingham, commander Department of Po-
tomac q. A. r.; song, Our Flag" W. H
Neidlinger. chorus of school children: ad-
dress, Representative George A. Pearre of
Maryland; recitation, Ode to the American
Flag. Joseph Rodman Drake, Charles B.
Hanford; Story of the Stars Mrs. Isabel
Worrell Ball. assisted by Misses Elsie
Frances Howe and Josephine Tiefenthaler
as pages and Miss Abbie Johnson as color
bearer; address, Mrs. Ida A. Oldroyd;
song, Apollo Quartet. Messrs. w. d. Nc
Farland, Perry S. Turpin, Frank P Rec
side and J. Walter Humphrey; address,
Senator John c. Spooner of Wisconsin;
drill, Company F. High School Cadet Corps.
prize company for 1902; song, THE Star
Spangled Banner" Mrs. Thomas c. Noyes
Exercises at Pension Bureau.
Following a custom of several years the
employees Of the Pension Bureau will cele-
brate Flag day with special exercises held
In the great court Of their building at 4
O'Clock Commissioner Ware will deliver
the Grafton of the day, Mr.. Charles B. Han
ford. formerly clerk in that Office will
recite and chorus made up entirely of
clerks will render several appropriate Sc
lections. Nearly all who participate in this
celebration are employees of the Pension
Bureau.
The program follows: Assembly, battle
imitation on drum, Mr.. A. F. Springsteen;
overture. orchestra (dramatic), Bach invo-
cation, Chaplain Henry s. Stevens; salute
to the nag, minutemen in charge: Ameri-
can hymn, Pension Office chorus with or
chestrg: address, Mr.. e. F. Ware: cornet
solo, Hail. Columbia" Mr.. Glen Dorsey;
The American Flag" Drake. Mr.. w. d.
Slaughter; orchestra, national airs; Tobani;
k1plings "Recessionai," solo by Mr.. Philip
Gerry, assisted by Messrs. j. Scharf, j. G.
Taylor. @. c. Tucker. George Scharf. w. A.
Domer. H. P. Hoover. C. F. Roberts and W.
p. kenealy; violin solo. Miss Edith Holt;
chorus (piano), Columbia, the Gem Of the
Ocean," Pension Office Glee Club; orchestra
(gavotte). May Queen" Czilbulka, follow
ed Immediately by America" by orchestra,
chorus en- u and ana audience Accompanist. Mrs
of Prof. Henry Donch. Director Of chorus,
Mr. John F. Blackmar.
Women's Relief Corps.
George n. Thomas Woman's Relief
Corps will hold public services in the
Ninth Street Christian Church tonight at
o'clock. The committee in charge has OBJ
tanned the services Of two very able speak
ers. Representative Warnock of Ohio and
Chaplain Coudeng efiithe House of Repre-
sentatives. Mrs Agnes l. Keller. patriotic
Instructor Of the. w, R. c.. will recite
History of thesFias.''i A touch of humor
and personal interest will be given the en-
tertainment by aSdiabogue, 1.-The Army and
Navy" which Is tobbe presented by Mr..
Jerome Meachan. Mr.. Howard Entriken,
Miss Josephine KeeieE. and Miss Grace VIII
kins. assisted by;Jthe Misses Cooksey, Stew
art and Emerson The musical portion of
the program will be especially strong Prof
Charles Hayden Chase will perform several
selections on the church organ, Mr. Edwin
Webster will render q violin solo, and solos
will be performedd by many popular
musicians. ersf
All the Chiidre1is day exercises which are
70 occur IN the churches tomorrow will have |
a decided patriotic character. A fair I'M
stance of this is 90 be found In the nroerar,