The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-02-13
SCHOOLS HONORED
LINCOLN s MEMORY.
Patriotic Exercises Held in All the
Schools of the City, Addresses
Being Made by G. A. R. Veterans


| song: recitation, Words OF Lincoln:
recitation. Words About Lincoln" song
recitation. 'Tincoln's Gettysburg Ad.
Dress" address. Comrade Smith OF Ives
/ Post; song. America"
MANToN AVENUE SCHOOL.
T.. II. Burlngame Of Prescott Post de.
lfvered an address upon Abraham Lin
coin and the Flag at the Manton avenue
school. and Principal Young OF the school
gave an address on the history OF the
American flag. The order OF exercises
was as follows
Recitation. ''rhe National Ensign. -
Mary Wilson: History Of the Star
Spangied Banner. Emile David Abraham
Lincoln, the King. by Marion Mackie;
History Of the American Flag, Principal
n. r. Young; Ode to the Flag, Mabel
Mackie; address. f. II. Burllngame OF
Prescott Post: singing. "The Star
Spangled Banner" and salute to the flag
by the school. The recitations and ad-
dresses were interspersed with patriotic
songs by the school.
ACADEMY AVENUE SCHOOL
At the Academy avenue grammar
school the address OF the day was de-
livered by Rev. c. II. Ever. department
chaplain OF the q. A. r. He told Of the
siege OF Petersburg. The exercises ar
ranged by Principal l.. ~ Meader in
cluded patriotic songs and flag exercises.
The children sang Wave Wave, Wave =
MY Native Land" and There's a Beau
tiful Flag" and the exercises ended with
singing of America"
POINT STREET SCHOOL.
At the Point Street Grammar school a
number of the Grand Army Veterans
were present. Prominent among these
was Il. X. Parker, junior vice department
commander. who spoke briefly. Three
minute addresses were made also by ] T.
+. Bucklin, commander OF Rodman Post:
COL. James Mauran OF Rodman Post
James =. Hudson OF Slocum Post. Conn
mander OF the Department OF Rhode ISL
and, q. A. r., and Past Commanders Of
Slocum Post ~. Manchester Hussey
Comrade Samuel b. Spinney OF Slocum
Post sang pleasingly.
ROOSEVELT GRAMMAR SCHOOL.
the Roosevelt grammar school IN the an
nexed district. Charles Il. Tilley of Slo-
cum Post addressed the pupils on the les-
sons OF the Civil War. The program was
as follows:
Song. o Spirit OF the Nation. Come
school; recitation. Old Ironsides, Lloyd
Crawshaw; defamation. Massachusetts,
Gilbert Bennett: recitation, Sheridan's 3
Ride Henry Nangle; song. My Native
Land. school; defamation. Lincoln's Ora
ton at Gettysburg. William Ryder;
sketch OF U. 8. Grant, Ethel Brown; reel
tation, Stand by the Flag, A Ruth Hall
and Beatrice Ingerson address by
Charles +. Tiley of slocum POST; song.
America, by the school. Some OF the reel
tations were illustrated by stereopticon
views.
THAYER STREET school,
At the Thayer Street school the exer
cised opened with salute TO the flag by
the school. Then they sang To the Flag.
Stereopticon views illustrating scenes In
the life of Abraham Lincoln were shown
with explanations by Mary Gardner, Liz
zie Wesling and Joseph Coutanche. This
was followed by a song. Spirit OF the Ma
uon. end IL children gave quotations from
Lincoln After another song, Ny Native
Land thore were anecdotes OF Lincoln by
10 children. Miss Edith Dexter gave a
recitation. The Storm at Sea Then fol-
lowed addresses by Dr. Lester &. Hill and
DR.. George r. Peck, veterans Of the Civil
War. The exercises closed with song
America.
DOYLE AVENUE SCHOOL.
At the Doyle avenue grammar school
appropriate exercises were held in each
OF the is rooms There were recitations
OF Abraham Lincoln. following the gen
eral program.
BROAD STREET SCHOOL
At the Broad street grammar school
an Interesting program was given by
the pupils under the charge of the prin-
cipal, II. NJ. Smith.
MESSER STREET SCHOOL.
Flag Day exercises at the Messer street
school we're very interesting. The pro-
the Flag. school; reading, irving r.
Bates; singing. 20 Spirit OF the Nation.
Come. SCHOOL; recitation, The Present
quartet; historical anecdotes: My OLD
Kentucky Home" boys chorus: histori-
cal anecdotes solo. The Meaning OF the
=: s; A. Mildred Gay; addresses Dy
and A. w. Smith of Ives post: singing
singing, America"
PEACE STREET SCHOOL.
AT the Peace street grammar school
Grace L. White a%ass' @pns Wave n ersst,ps vans
..S Wave" salute TO the flag America"
song, "a Spirit of the Nation alto St% ADDRESS
ADJ George II Pettis; chorus Grand
'1lg Wilpigs, n, rins I.vsa nayi % song; address. Or
Cord: chorus. My Native Land" grand
chorus; Bearing the Banner of the
I nion; dismissal with salute TO the nag.
SUMMER STREET.
At the Summer street school Flag ana
Abraham Lincoln Day was observed in
,rio,ic nri 1r sne . rooms by the singing of pa.
pieces by the children. Tho exerctsos