Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-29
TRAINING PATRIOTS.
Memorial observances by Children II
~ Grove Street and Nash Schools.

Memorial services in honor Of the ma
tons patriotic dead We're held in the
schools in the Grove street and Charles
E. Nash schoolhouses, yesterday. at Grove
street in the forenoon and at the Nash
school in the afternoon.
Miss Lois A. Meserves Grave v scholars
| had exercises from 10 to 1870 o'clock. The
room had been prettily decorated for the
occasion. A large number of citizens and
parents were present to encourage the lit
tie ones in their lessons of patriotism
The order of the exercises was as follows:
lSong-'.Hail. Columbia" ,,-- .,...t Glass
Quota n-"RecessionaI,' Glass
Recitation Memorial Day" Lena White
SonE-In Sweet Meet R Riemem ND an Glass
| Celia Pierce, Eva Granger Elizabeth
Duckworth. Florence, Beane John cary,
/ George Hutchinson, Willis Townsend
Song-"Striae Up the. Music'' Glass
IRecitation-"At the Front Nellie Hayes
Recitation-"Roy's Memorial Day.
| Mary Nero
Recitation-"The Lonely Grave"
Mary Corson
| Ellis Became
ISong-"The Violet. a n, Glass
Rscitation-"rhe Thin Line of Blue
Lena Blanchard
for Spring" Class
Recitaton-"The Neglected Grave"
FloSSie Abbott
Singing-"America,' All
Miss Gertrude Whites Grade VI scholars
had their exercise from 10. As to Ii Is O clock
They were also favored with good num-
Der of interested visitors. The program
included speaking by dozen of the schol-
ars, a flower exercise, and a flag exer-
else. and singing Memorial Hymn" Star
Spangled Banner, Red. White and Blue"
and Blossoms of May" closing with all
joining in singing America.
Grades and IL at the &, Nash school,
taught by Miss Elizabeth Donaldson and
Miss Jeanette Sebing, united for exer-
cises in the first grade room from to go
O'Clock The room, which had been dec
lorated, was crowded with appreciative lis
teners eager to hear the children recite the
themes of patriotism The program was:
Concert Exercise Month of May"
.~-~ Both Glasses
ISong-"Decoration Day. Both Glasses
Reclamation, Perley Gay
Recitation, Bessie Locke
Dialogue-"Red, White and Blue"
Helen Thompson, Lillian Harding and
Myrtle Brown.
Flag Song, Both Classes
Defamation. Wilfred Hall
Recitation Susie Smith
Song~"Oid Glory"
Bessie Locke. Emma Enman and Diana
Temple.
Recitation, Dorothy Boyd
Dialogue u!
Emma Enman, Marian Fisher, Florence
y Knowles, Bernice Leighton. Mildred Mo
i sher, Mabel White and Doris Wilder
lSong-"May," Both Classes
l.Declamation, William Smith
Recita ton, Frances Potter
II IA 7 IoI~
Song-"The Starry Flag" Both Glasses
Recitation Irene Brown
Defamation Raymond Douglass
fSong-"Solder Boy
Joseph Black, William Smith and Rob
| ert Foley.
| Miss Alice l.. Clancy, teacher of Grade
III, and Miss Vernie Thomas, teacher of
IGrade ", had their classes unite for ex-
ercises i'm the fourth grade room from us
| to 3.15 o'clock. The room had been elab-
orately trimmed with flags and flowers for
the occasion. Here again was shown the
interest taken by the people in the training
of the youth of the city, for there was q
| goody attendance of visitors. The pro-
gram was as follows:
lSong-"May," Both Glasses
Ir'Origin Of Memorial bay !.
l. Edwin Blanchard
Recitation, Elinor Newman
IRecitation Charles Fitzgerald
lSong-"Our Flag" Both Glass IS
Recitation. Hazel Knowles
| Defamation, Chauncey Hall
recitation. Emily Kimball
Song-"We Love the Heroes"
l. Both Glasses
Quotations from Scholars.
| Recitation, Emily Pettis
Recitation Ora Church
ISong-"Decoration Day." Both Glasses
| defamation, - Philip Sylvester
Recitation, I H." Lillian W hitc
IRecitation, Louise Smith