Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-09
FLAG DAY PROGRAM
OBSERVANCE OF DAY BY PUBLIC
SCHOOL PUPILS.
President Roosevelt Unable to Partici-
pate-List Of Speakers
From g. A. R.

in the District of Columbia promises to be
more widely observed than ever before
since it's institution one Of the great
patriotic days. Most of the patriotic and
veteran organizations in Washington will
observe the day in some manner.
President Roosevelt has expressed the
greatest interest in Flag day and its
patriotic observance. and had it not been
for his previous engagement in Baltimore
would have honored the public flag exer-
cises Of the Spanish War Veterans with his
presence and a short address. The Presi-
dent is a member of the Spanish War Vet
Grams organization.
The 126th birthday anniversary of the
flag will be celebrated In l28 Of the school
houses with patriotic exercises. in which
the history of the flag. songs and recitations
and addresses by members Of the Grand
Army of the Republic will be made. Rev
l. H. Bradford, who has the work OF ar
ranging for G. A. r. speakers on the school
programs says there never has been a
greater demand for speakers. The pupils
Of the schools like to listen to the old SOL
diers and pay the strictest attention.
The Spanish War Veterans have COM
menced the work of preparing the grounds
Of Sherman square for the Flag day cere-
monies which they will observe there. The
grounds have to be cleared and prepared
for the dress parade and trooping of the
colOrS, which will close the exercises and
take place at $50 D. m. This will be mag
nif1cent new feature, and will be an educa-
ton in itself to those who attend, and the
public is invited.
The Star Spangled Banner will be the
first number on the program. and Mrs
Morgan G. Lewis, president general Of the
National Spanish War Auxiliary. will sing
the solo, accompanied by the Marine Band.
and the audience will join in the chorus.
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ranged. These include speeches by several
eminent men, who served with distinction
on both sides in the war of the rebellion,
and several features of picturesque char
acter will be presented by children of the
public schools.
Speakers Announced.
The Grand Army men who are to speak
In the public schools next Monday anent
the celebration Of Flag day have been an
nounced. The exercises in most instances
will begin at 30 pm. The speakers are:
High Schools-Central. A 8. Perham;
Eastern. NJ. w. Miller: Western. Thomas
s. Hopkins: NJ street. E. H. Holbrook:
Business, John A. Joyce.
Normal-Franklin, r. F. Hill; Miner.
William w. Curry.
Manual Training-McKinley, Bradshaw
Armstrong, Henry Romeyn.
First division-Adams. A. B. White; Ber-
ret. A. s. Fisk: DenisOn. George H. Stay
baugh: Force, B. +. Brockett: Harrison. J.
r. Webster; Hubbard, E. J. Sweet; john
son. f. ]. Hartshorn Morgan. NJ NJ. Lewis:
Phelps. George Redway; Thomson, George
G. Potwin.
Second division-Abbott. ]. F. Johnson;
lexington William H. Woodward; Emery,
J. B. Dowd: Henry. William H. Proctor:
Morse. J. NJ. Chamberlain: Polk, Arthur
Hendricks; Seaton, H. M. Moulton; Twin
Ing. George H. Brown; Webster. Charles
Lyman.
Third division-Brent. D. ]. Evans: Car
berry, S. s. Yoder: Dent, L. P. Williams;
Hilton. Thomas Calver: Lenox. George c..
Ross; Maury, Robert Alton: Peabody, ]. r.
Hayes; Towers. E. W. Whitaker; Wallach,
B. F. Bingham.
Fourth division-Amidon, r. Calhoun; Ar
thur. M. L. Leonard; Bowen. A. H. Frear;
Bradley. H. B. Fuller; Greenleaf. John Nc
Elroy; Jefferson NJ. L. Anderson: McCor-
mick. T. H. Mckee: Potomac, D. N. Wood
Smallwood. A. ]. Huntoon.
Fifth dfvision-Addison. E. H. Parsons
Corcoran. J. ]. Dickinson: Curtis, c. w.
Gallagher; Fillmore, H. S. Da Costa; Grant,
l.. G. Estes; Industrial Home. A. C. Haw-
ley: Jackson, A. s. Perham: Threlkeld, L.
+. Sykes; Toner, James Doyle; Weightman,
j. G. Croisant.
Sixth division-Blair J. Reed; Blake
Henry E: Williams: Gales. j. d. Harris;
Hayes. Geo w. Honey: Madison, William
Wilson; Pierce F. T. Howe; Taylor. Will
liam A Jack; Webb. William P. Saville.
Seventh Observation-Disclosures, C. H. Law
renee; Brookland. William D. Rogers;
Chevy Chase. Ellis Spear Hamilton, j. j.
Purman; Langdon. W. n. Severance: Mon
roe, Charles E. Pettis; Petworth. william
E. Spear; TakOma, G. c. Kniff1n; Tenley E.
G. Payne; WOODBURY., E. H. Grant; Bright
wood, r. D. Goodman: Bruce, Franklin
WEIGH; Ivy City. +. G. Brooks; Mott l.. j.
Randolph; Wilson, John c. Dancey
Eighth Observation-Disclosures, N. H. Miller;
Tyler. ]. E. Snow; Benning. Daniel VIII
liams; Congress Heights. c. E. Messer;
Good Hope All. Davidson: Van Buren,, A.
B. Frisbie: Van Buren, Annex John w.
Lewis; Birney. James H. Doney; Burville,
George Bowman; Garfield. H. Fl. Crowley.
Ninth disadvantages, George Gard;
Garrison. G. w. Balleck; Magruder, Henry
Tudy; Phillips. b. F. Daily; Stevens. Mel
son Booker; Sumner ]. II. Brooks; Worm
ley. Henry Romeyn.
Tenth division-Banneker. Thomas w.
West; Cook, w. A. Shannon Douglass.
Clark Stanton: Garnet. George Hall: Jones',
E. A. Duncan; Langston, B. F. Leighton:
Logan. Plato T. Lee; Patterson, ]. A.
Clvenger; Slater, c. H. Shorter.
Eleventh division-Ambush, E. D. Tracy.
Bell. l.. H. Patterson: Bowen, A. John s
Walker: Giddings, E. H. Holbrook: Lincoln.
w. H. Grimshaw: Lovejoy Frederick Fow-
Ter; Payne, w. H. Liverpool; Randall. T.
H. Dade; Syphax Henry Quenan.
Orphan Asylum. J. H. Bradford
Boys Reform School-Sunday June Ia g.
Clay.