Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-16
A Wiedman rendered number of selcc-
tons on the guitar.
D. A. R. Celebration

A. wiedman rendered a number of selcc-
tons on the guitar
D. A. R. Celebration
Flag day was celebrated by the member.
of Catherine Montgomery Chapter. ID. 4.
r.. last Saturday. when Col. and Mrs. Nor
ris ]. Foote of Berwyn. Md. entertained
the chapter at their home. The party left
Washington early In the morning and
spent the day at Berwyn. Mrs. Foote. the
hostess. presided over the exercises.
Mrs. Main. district president of the ID.
A r.. related a number of interesting eX-
periences abroad. and Col. Theodore f.
LANCE of Baltimore made short address.
Miss Mary Desha. one of the charter MEM
bers of the organization. read a poem writ
ten for the occasion by Miss Keen. ard
Mrs Ellen Spencer Mussey and Mr. Cola
mer the latter the editor of the official
organ of the society. made short addresses.
One of the features Of the program was
speech by Representative J. ].
Kleiner of Berwyn who spoke of the his
tory of the flag. The exercises closed with
short address by Col. w E. Rogers.
Stevens School Program.
The exercises yesterday at Stevens School
consisted of Rotations. solos, choruses.
drills by the pupils and addresses by Prof.
Kelly Miller and Rev. Walter II. Brooks.
DIR. A. p. Pardon, chairman of the school
committee OF the ol pteSiu-
ing. The program was divided into two
parts the first in commemoration of Thad-
deus Stevens, after whom the building is
named; the second relating to the flag
During the exercises an interesting fact
was brought out in regard to Stevens. Upon
his death in Washington in 1868 his remains
were escorted to the depot by the Butler
Zouaves of this city. under the command
of the late Maj. Chas. b. Fisher. and now
lie buried in colored cemetery at Lancas-
ter. Pa. with this inscription on the tomb
stone: Il am buried in this cemetery 10
show that / died with the principles | adj
vocated when living"
lexington School Program.
The day was celebrated at lexington in
fitting manner by the rendition of patriotic
songs, recitations and an address delivered
by Capt. w. H. Woodward. The speaker
characterized liberty. under our flag, as the
first-born child of nature. He reviewed the
centuries of struggle man had engaged in
to secure liberty and freedom a perma-
nent and lasting success. stating that they
al last came across the seas to reach the
goal of their great endeavor. He referred
to the great menace that threatened the
government from the countless multitudes
of foreign-bo who came to this country,
with ideas and customs. he said. in direct
conflict with those of our own, many of
them bringing with them communistic ideas
which If put into execution would lead 10
internal strife. He spoke of the protection
offered those who came to this country in
order that they might be free. and stated
that If our flag was good enough for us it
must be for them.
Progress, he said is an unchangfng law
of human nature. All governments must
be created by the people and for the peo-
ple and each citizen must be actuated in
all his rela tions to his government by an
impulse higher than self, greater than
party giving to each individual within our
midst liberty of speech. liberty of the press
and liberty of conscience. If We can but
learn the lesson taught in the book OF
progress. as typified by our flag, it will be
we'll with us.