Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-12
TO HONOR OLD GLORY
Flag Day Exercises in the
Public Schools.
PATRIOTIC PROGRAMS
CELEBRATIONS IN ADDITIONAL
SCHOOLS.
Songs and Recitations by the Scholars
Those Who Will Deliver
Addresses.
PATRIOTIC PROGRAM S

| The observance of the one hundred and
twenty-ffth anniversary of the birth of
the American flag win be entered into with
| great enthusiasm tomorrow by the chill
dren of the public schools of the District
of Columbia, and the principles of patriot
ism and of honor for the national emblem
will pervade all the exercises. Elaborate
programs have been provided in many of
| the schools and nearly all of the pupils
will participate in the celebration, either In
songs or reCitations or in drills by classes
and school,
Flag day has become very popular In our
public educational institutions In the past
few years, and in many states it has been
made a sort of general holiday, when pub
lie patriotic meetings are held. In addi-
ton to the schools of the District whose
programs were published In yesterdays
Star the following schools will hold exer-
cises tomorrow and render programs
List of Speakers.
| Following Is a list of members of the G..
A. r. who will address the public school
pupils at the Flag day exercises tomorrow:
First division-Adams, H. B. Meulton;
Berret. w. L. Peabody; Dennison, Robert
F. Hill; Force. ]. Tyler Powell; Franklin,
J. H. Blodgett; Harrison, Edward Webster;
Hubbard, George Redway; Johnson, D. NJ.
Goodachre; Phelps, ]. w. Abel.
/ Second division-Abbot L. L. Bridges:
| lexington, c. c. Helman; Henry, William
! Edgar Rogers; Morse. w. H. Proctor; Polk,
G. Fernald; Seaton, NJ. NJ. Lewis; Twinng,
l.: T: Williams; Webster. NJ. T. Anderson.
I Third division-Brent, E. J. Hartshorn;
| Carbery, Henry Romeyn; Maury, F. V, De
| Costa; Pea body, S. r. Stratton; Towers. D.
7; Flynn: Wallach, E. ], Sweet; Hilton, DR..
Thomas Calver.
Fourth division-Amidon, L. T. Farabee;
Arthur. A. F. sperry; Bradley. DR.. VIM. A.
Jack; Greenleaf, j. 2. Saunders; jefferson,
John G. Maynard; Potomac, DR.. H. A. Dob
son; SmsllwOod, C. Fl. Lawrence
Fifth INSTRUMENTATION, B. F. Hawkes.;
| Conduit Road l. B. Vail; Ccrcoran, Thomas
H. Martin; Curtis. J. B. Diver; Fillmore
Smith; Jackson, A. b. White.
Fifth division-Toner, A. H Van Deu-
sen; Weightman, J. NJ. North.
Sixth division Blair, John B. Dowd
Gales, William E. Fuller; Hayes ]. D. Yer
nay; Madison, James NJ. Dalzel; Pierce l.
a. Bradford; Taylor, G. c. Ross; Webb, j.
F. Johnson.
Seventh division-Brightwood, A. s. Per-
ham; Brookland, Thomas Day; Takoma,
JnO. S. Hoover; Brightwood F. NJ. Welch
Bunker Hill, Traverse H. Dade; Grant
road, Owens Dawson; Ivy City, R. G. Good
man; Mott, l.. NJ. Hershaw, Wilson, ]. r.
Webster.
Eighth division-Tyler, Thomas S. Hop
kins; Congress Heights A. B. Risbie; Good
Hope. Alpheus Davidson; Van Buren,; Rev.
W. q. Davenport; Van Buren, Annex. Jas.
H. Doney; Orr Jasper f. Snow Birney,
Rev. Geo. Bowman; Burrville, ]. c. More;
Garfield. DR.. E. H. Grant
| Ninth disadvantages, Chas. B. Fisher;
Garrison. Irvine Dugan; Magruder VIM.
H. Clifford; Phillips, Jno. p Quander: Ste
vens. Louis H Douglass; Summer, W. B.
Matchet; Wormley. Henry Romeyn.
Tenth Observation-Disclosures, Rev. r. John
son; Garnet. Thos. w. West; ]. T. Cook,
Jno. p. Green; Logan, E. G. Brooks; Pat
terson. w. H. Grimshaw.
Eleventh dfvision-Ambush Rev. VIM II.
Hunter; Anthony Bowen, Theo. C. Ray;
| Bell, G.. D. Graham: Gftdins. ]. w. Hun
| ter; Lincoln, Geo. II. White; Lovejoy, ]. r.
/ Wilder.
Eleventh divislon-Payne, Jas. Butcher;
/ Randall. NJ. NJ. Holland
| Normal Schools-No. 2. Chas. H. Fillmore.
| Manual Training Schools-No. 2, Shelby
J. Davidson.
Birth of Nations Flag.
! Peabody School-Song. America, STOOL;
salute to the flag, school; Birth of Our Ma
TONS Flag, Eugene Leger; address, orator
| to be supplied: recitation, Elizabeth Gull
! len; The Flag Goes BY, Myrtle Clement;
recitation. Adela Burdine; recitation, Mar
| garet Cunningham; selection, r. Ehrich;
| selection, Myrtle Schofeld; The Meaning of
the American Flag. Nina Moody; brakes
|
Flag Ada Gilbert; Apostrophe to the Flag,
Resale Bartlett; song, Star Spangled Ban
ner.
| Addison School-Song, Three Cheers, kin
dergarten class; recitation. Mervyn Haueke;
choruses, Soldier Boy, Our Country, Take
| a Flag, kindergarten class; reading, The
! History of the Flag, Mabel Kane, sixth
grade; chorus, Star Spangled Banner; reci-
| tation, The Flag Goes By, Kendall Myers
| and Alvin Lake, third grade; recitation,
! Our Flag, Mildred Moore, third grade; reci-
taton, Our National Banner, Louise shep-
| herd, fourth grade; recitation. The Stars
and Bars, Howard Wells, fourth grade;
! chorus, Greeting to Our Flag; recitation,
Flag of the Free, Lucy Coberth, fifth grade;
recitation, Stars and Stripes, Sadie Holly.
| fifth grade.
Carbery acknowledgements, Miss Helen
| Calhoun; chorus, America, school; recita-
ton. The Flag is Passing By, fifth grade;
Hymn of the Republic, fifth grade vocal
solo. Flag of the Free, Stella Raymond;
chorus. Hurrah for the Flag, sixth and sew
enth grades; essay, Liberty Bell and the
Flag, Grace A. Peters; original poem, Free
dom's Emblem, L. B. Lawson; chorus, Flag
Song, fifth grade; address; chorus, Star
spangled Banner. school and audience.
Towers School-Snging by schools Amer
lea; reading, The Congressional Resolution
OF June IA, 1171, George De Neale; Our First
Flag singing by fifth and sixth grades;
The Story of Betsy Ross. Anita Dietrich;
singing by schools, Columbia some flag sig
mails, Irvel Shipley; Woman's Work for the
Flag, Edna Bumpus; Our Flag singing by
sixth grade: recitation. Unfurl the Flag,
Willie Socket; flag incidents of the war,
Ethel Lewis; address by presiding officer;
flag salute, schools; singing by schools The
Star Spangled Banner.
Maury School-Grand march. assembling
| of pupils; song. Stars and Stripes Forever:
reading, History Of Flag: flag salute,
| schools; reading. Union and Liberty: ora,
| ton; song, Salute the Flag; patriotic selec-
ton, instrumental; song, My Country.
"Rattlesnake Flag"
| Threlkeld School-Song, STAY Spangled
! Banner; salutation of the flag; greeting NV
Blanche Corcoran; Rotations, Pine Tree
i Flag, by Dewitt Murphy; Rattlesnake