The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-06-13
Celebrate Today the 125 tn
Anniversary of Birth
of the Flag.
SONGS AND SPEECH MAKING
Prominent Members of G. A. R. to De-
liver Patriotic Addresses - Day Has
Taken on Aspect of Public Holiday in
Many States of the Union.

The children of the public schools o
the District of Columbia will today cele.
brate the l25th anniversary of the brit
of the Stars and Stripes in manner
appropriate to the patriotic Significance
of the occasion.
Extensive Flag Day programs have
been prepared in nearly all the schools
of the District. and the children will
participate in the exercises with songs
recitations, and class and school drills
G. A. R. Orators.
In the last few years Flag Day has
taken on the aspect of public holiday
in many of the States of the Union. and
especially in the educational institutions
has its popularity been on the increase
Following is a list of the speakers from
the ranks of the G. A. r. who will make
patriotic addresses at the various
schools:
First division-Adams, H. B. Moulton
Berret. ". l. Peabody; Dennison. Rob-
ert F. Hill; Force. J. Tyler Powell;
ward Webster; Hubbard, George Red
way: johnson. D. NJ. Goodacre; Phelps
J. W. Abel
Second division-Abbot, L. l.. Bridges;
lexington. c. c. Hellman; Henry. VIII
liam Edgar Rogers; Morse, W. H.. Proc
tor; Polk, G. Fernald; Seaton. NJ. NJ
Lewis; Twining. L. P. Williams; Webs.
ter. NJ. T. Anderson.
Third division-Brent. E. J. Harris
horn; carbery. Henry Romeyr; Maury
, F. V. De Costa; Peabody. s. R STRAIT.
ten; Towers. D. T Flynn: WaIlach. E
J. Sweet Hilton. DR. Thomas Calyer.
Fourth INSTRUMENTATION. L. T. Fara-
bee; Arthur. A. F. sperry: Bradley. DR..
William A. Jack; Greenleaf, J. P. Saun-
ders; Jefferson, John G. Maynard; Po-
tcmac. DR.. H. A. Dobson: Smallwood
c. H. Lawrence.
Fifth INSTRUMENTATION. B. F. Hawkes.
Conduit Road. T. B. Vail: Corcoran,
Thomas H. Martin; Curtis. ]. B. Diver:
Fillmore. Rev. George W Honey; Grant,
Fred H. Smith; Jackson, A. B. White;
Toner. A. H. Van Deusen; Wefghtman.
]. NJ. North.
sixth division-Blair. John B. how'd
Gales. William E. Fuller; Hayes. ]. D.
Vernay; Madison. James NJ Dalzcil;
Pierce. T. H.. Bradford Taylor. G. c.
Ross; Webb. J. f. Johnson.
Seventh Observation-Disclosures A. s.
Perham: Brookland. Thomas Day: la
koma. John S. Hoover; Brightwood. F.
NJ. WEIGH: Bunker Hill. Traverse H.
Dade: Grant Road. Owens Dawson: Ivy
City, P. C. Goodman; Mott, L. NJ. Her
shaw; Wilson. J. r. Webster
Eighth division-Tyler, Thomas S.
Hopkins: Congress Heights. A. p. Ris-
bic: Good Hope. .Alpheus Davidson; Van
Buren,. Rev. W. C. Davenport: Van
Buren, Annex, James H. Doney: Orr.
Jasper E. Snow Birney. Rev. George
Bowman; Burrville. j. c. More: Garfield.
Dr. E. H. Grant.
Ninth division-Briggs. Charles B..
Fisher: Garrison. Irvine Dugan: Ma
gruder. William H. Clifford: Phillips.
John p. Quander: Stevens. Louis H.
Douglass; Sumner, ". 3. Matchet:
Wormley. Henry Romeyn.
Tenth Observation-Disclosures. Rev. R.
johnson; Garnet. Thomas W. West; J.
T. Cook. John P. Green; Logan. z. G.
Brooks; Patterson, w. II. Grimshaw.
Eleventh division-Ambush. Rev. Will
liam H. Hunter: Anthony Bowen, Theo-
dore c. Ray; Bell, G. d. Graham: Gid
ains. j. W. Hunter: Lincoln, George H.
White: Lovejoy J. r. Wilder.
Eleventh division Payne, James
IL III
Normal schools-No. 2. Charles H.
Fillmore.
Manual Training schcols-No. 2. Shell
The programs in the various schools
are as follows:
Birth of Nations Flag.
: Peabody School-Song, America"
school; salute to the flag. school; Birth
Of Our Nations Flag" Eugene Leger;
address. orator TO be supplied; recita-
ton, Elizabeth Cullen; The Flag Goes
By" Myrtle Clement: recitation, Adelia
Burdine; recitation, Margaret Cunning
ham; selection, r. Enrich; selection.
Myrtle schofeld; The Meaning of the
American Flag" Nina Moody; brakes
American Flag" James Dodge; "Unfurl
the Flag" Ada Gilbert; "Apostrophe to
the Flag" Resale Bartlett; song, Star
spangled Banner"
Addison Schooi-Song Three
Cheers" kindergarten class: recitation,
Mervyn Haueke; choruses, Soldier
Boy" ''Our Country" Take Flag"
kindergarten class; reading. THE His
tory of the Flag" Mabel Kane. sixth
grade: chorus, Star Spangled Banner"
recitation, THE Flag Goes By" Ken