The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-21
SCHOOL CHILDRENsPAY
HONOR TO WASHINGTON

public schools this afternoon in celebsa- /.
ton OF Woshingtons Birthday. Patriotic (.
songs. essays. and readings were rendered .
by tho pupils. Opening remarks were +.
made 10y the presiding officers. and ad- /.
dresses by the speakers Of the day.
The Hon Henry b. F. Mcfarland ad- /
dressed the pupils at the Western High F.
school while Gen. George Il. Harrios
acted as presiding officer. The exercises /
were conducted in the large assembly hall f.
on the first floor Of the school. and began f.
at 1880 o'clock.
Mr. MacfnrInnd's Address.
Commissioner MaclarIaud's. address was .
as follows:
'.Wcshingtonians. and especially young
Washiugtonianz, ought 10 know George .
Washington. and ought to follow his cN-
ample better than those who are not for
tuuate enough TO live n the city which
he planned and which bears his name Fo~
they can mere easily make him seem
real to their minds because otshis per
sonaI presence and his personal Interest
in the National Capital Although more
than a century has some since his death,
there arc men living in Washington VINO
talked with men who saw Washington as
ne walked and rode ever the District OF
Columbia while he was directing the
preparation for what he called the Fed
cral City. This brings him near TO us. in
spite OF the marvellous changes that have
taken place since his body was buried az
Mount Vernon, and mis- spirit returned to
Cod who had given il to his country The
memory OF the people Of the District is
fIII Of anecdotes and traditions CT Wash
inEton. which illuminate the formal his
rorical accounts Of him and OF his labors
for the National Capital. so wisely and
thoroughly done. like everything that ne
did. that the results are now pronounced
the best Of their kind. Alexandria. which
ought still to be in the District OF Colum-
bia where Washington placed II, was his
business town, and 10 is net far 10 his
home al Mount Vernon. so that, from the
top Of the unparalleled monument which
so adequately and admirably represents
the father of his country We can sec
almost all Of the mere familiar scenes OF
WashingtCo's lie
This is emphatcally tie city Of Wash
ington. It ought 10 be the place where
what he said and did. and the best or
what has been said about him, would te
rtudfed more carefully than anywhere
else. II is quite possible now TO know the
real George Washington. th- CuEh what
has been written, so that there Is no eA-
cuse for ignorance Of him To know MN
ought to mean also 4 Determination 10
follow in his footsteps No one else has
had his genius or his opportunities We
cannot have his greatness, but We can
have his principles, and We can iolio"
lis practice The spirit Of Washington
spirit of kindness. justice loyalty. and
patriotism. the purpose Of Washington, 10
do his whole duty 20 Gcd ard man, con
be and ought to be cur common posses
sion
At the ThreIkeld. High Street. and Har-
lem buildings. the celebrations were led
by the principals Of the schools. Dr.
George W. Wood and TIE Rev. Page Mil
burn oficiated az the Curtis; d. Rufus
Choate and the Rev. Frank 1. Day, Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South, at the
Addison: the Rov. Gerha~t A. Wilson, at
the Corcoran: The Rev. Cornelius c.
Coleman. Of the West Washington Baptist
Church. at the Jackson. and Mr. John
Hadley Doyle. and Mr.. Noel Barksdale, al
the Fillmore.
The exercises came TO a close about 2;5o
o'clock. when the pupils were dismissed
At the Georgetown University the day
viii be appropriately observed tomorrow
The exercises will be held in Castor Hall
Prof. W b ireland. principal. and Rev.
n.
zion at the TenIeytOwn Public School
Among the programmes were the fol-
lowing.
Blair school. Division. g.
singing-~coIumbia Anthem"
singing-"CoIumbis the Gem Of the
Ocean"
the day.
singing-"Mount Vernon Bells-"
Singing" America
Chairman, Nr. Henry X. Simpson.
Principal. Ellen F. Goodwin
Madison school. Division g.
March and Song-"GIcry 70 Old Glory
EehooI.
Opening Address-Mr. Alexander Nc
KenzIe.
National Hymn-SchooL
Speech-Rev. J. Edwin Amos.
Song Red. White. and Blue'-schooL
Reading Howard Wood
Sol0-'Star- Spangled Banner Victoria
Eollo; chorus by school.
Observation-Disclosures Birthday '-
Nay Manning.
song-.Aiount Vernon BeIIs'-SchooI.
Closing RemaIks-Mr. A. Mckenzie.
March and Song-SchOOl
Principal Miss E. Mueden-
Hayes school. Division g.
Presiding officer. DIT. ". D. Hughes.
Song. "Our Washington tune "Ameri-
"a"
Song, GLORY TO Old Glory" tune BAT
tle Hymn Of the Republic"
Song. Columbia, the Gem Of the
Ocean"
Address, by Moses D. Rosenburg.
Song. odd Glory Flag" tune My
Maryland"
Recitation. Some Of Washiugton's
Naxims." By Naude Baker.
Song The Star-Spangled Banner"
Song, Grown Our Washington tune
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