The evening times., 1902-06-13
School Children of Capt.
tai City Render Tribute
BETSY ROSS WORK H0N0RED
Throughout the Broad Acres of the
Land Poems and 0ratioTs Brighten
the Patriotic Flame That DweIls in
Every True American Breast.

One hundred and twenty-five years ago
tomorrow devoted and patriotic Won
an originated that NEST beautiful en-
blem of all the nations Of the earth
the Stars and Stripes. Today over
10000 school children of the Capital Ct
the Nation united in honoring the same
flag and paying homage to its designers.
The old, old story Of the birth OF the
American flag was told and retold in
every public school Of Washington, and
81 lost none of its interest in the telling.
And not alone in the National Capital
was the anniversary Of the birth Of the
flag fttfngly celebrated In every city.
town, and hamlet in the nation men.
women, and children Joined hands in
keeping alive the story Of Betsy Ross.
Of Philadelphia, who, at the request of
George Washington. gave to the world
that magic banner upon which the sun
now never sets
Meaning Of the Emblem.
Nowhere that Americans we're to be
found was there lack of appropriate
commemoration OF the Gay, ard no citi-
zen of the United States, no matter how
humble his estate, but was brought into
closer bonds Of relationship with the
universal spirit Of the nation today and
into deeper appreciation Of the vast
meaning & those stars and Stripes.
In the schools Of the District Of Co
lrmbia the anniversary OF the birth OF
the flag was especially fttiHgIy com
memorated- Extensive Flag Day pro
grams we're given and the children en-
tered heartily into the spirit Of the oc-
oasion.
The Grand Army CT the Republic pro
vided speakers, who delivered patriotic
addresses at the various schools as fol-
lows:
First division-AdaEns 4 B MouIton:
BerTet, W :. Peabody; Dennison. Rob
eTt F Hi3l; Force, J. Tyler Powell:
Franklin, J. II. Blodgett: Harrison I'd
ward Webster; Hubbard, George Red
way; Johnson. D. II. Goodacres Phelps,
J. ". Abel
Second diTisiOn-Abbot, I. L. Bridges;
lexington C C Eellman: Henry VII
liam Edgar Rogers Morse. ". H. Proc
tor; Polk, G. Fernald: Seaton. Il NJ
Lewis; TWiriag, L. P. Williams; Webs
ter. n T Anderson.
Third diTisiOn-Brent. z !. Harts-
horn Carbery, Henry Romeyn: Maury.
F V De Costa; Peabody, 5. r. STRAIT
ten; Towers, D. T Flynn; Wallach Z.
J Sweet; Hilton. Dr.. Thomas CaIver.
Fourth diyision-AmiGCn. L. T Fara-
bee; Arthur, A z. Sperry- Bradley. DR..
ders; jefferson, John G. Maynard: Po-
tcmac. Dr. H a Dobscn; SmaIIwood.
c. II. Lawrence.
Fifth division-Addison. 3. F. Hawkes..
Conduit Road. T B. Vail, Ccrcoran.
Thomas Il Martin: Curtis. J. 3. Diver
Fillmore. Rev George ". Honey: Grant
Fred Il. smith; jackson. A 2. White:
Toner, A H Van Deusen; Weightman.
J. NJ North
Sixth divisioR-BlaiT John 3 Dovd-
Gales. William E. Fuller; Hayes. J. D.
Vernay; Madison. James NJ DaIzeII-
Pierce. 7 II. Bradford: Taylor. G. c
Ross; Webb. J. F. Johnson
Seventh Observation-Disclosures 4 S
Perham: 2rookland. Thomas Day: Ia
koua John S Hoover; Brightwood. F.
n Welc' Bunker HiIE Traye..se 4
DTdes Grant Road. Owens Dawson Ivy
City, r. G. Goodman; Mott, L. Il. Her
J.
Eighth division-TyIer Thomas :
Hopkins: Congress Heights. \ B. RIs-
bic: Good Hope, AIpheus Davidson: Van
Buren. Pev. Y. G. Davenport; Van
Buren Annex, James y. DCney; Orr.
Jasper Z. Snow; Birney. Rev. George
Bowman. BUrrville. J. c. More; Garfield
DT r H Grant
Ninth division-Briggs. Charles 3.
Fisher; Garrison, Irvine DuEan; Ma
gruder. William H. Clifford: Phillips.
John P Quander; Stevens. Louis H.
Douglass; Sumner. X. 3. Matchet:
Wcrmley. Henry Romeyn.
Tenth division-Douglass. Rev r.
johnson; Garnet. Thomas W West. J.
T Cook John P. Green; Logan. E G.
Brooks: Patterson. Y. H. Grimshaw
Eleventh divisioB-Ambush. Rev VIII
liam H Hunter Anthony Bowen Theo-
dore c. Ray; Bell, G. D. Graham: Gid
dins. J. ". Hunter: Lincoln. George H.
White. Lovejoy, J. r. Wilder.
Eleventh division - Payne. James
Butcher; Randall. ". VI. Holland
Normal schools-No. .. Charles H
Fillmore
Manual Training schools-No. ,, Shell
BY J. Davidson
4 portion of the most interesting
programs IN the schools were as fol
lows:
IN the Schools.
Peabody SchooI-Song, America. %
school; salute to the flag, school; Birth
Of Our Nations Flag Eugene Leger;
address.
addison ScbooI-SonR. Three
Cheers" kindergarten class; recitation.
Meryyn Haueke; choruses, Soldier
Boy" Our County Take a Flag"
kindergar class; reading. The His
tory Of the Flag" Mabel Kane
pierce SchooI-Song. Red. White and