Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-16
PRAISE OF old GLORY
Exercises Last Night in
Honor Of the Flag
IN SHERMAN SQUARE
PROGRAM OF EXERCISES IN
OTHER SECTIONS.
National Emblem Theme of Song and
Story-Addresses by Prom
inent Citizens.

An al fresco Flag day performance was
held under the auspices Of the Spanish
War Veterans and the auxiliary societies
yesterday on the lawn at Sherman Square,
14th and Florida avenue. The grounds
presented a beautiful sight from early in
the afternoon to midnight. The trees were
| hung with national colors all the booths
were handsomely decorated with large
flags and the gold-embroidered SILK ban
ners of the Spanish War Veterans and their
auxiliaries stood at the entrance to each
booth. A great waving flag in electric lights
delighted the children. and at night string
upon string of the pretty jeweled lights
ran in and out through the LEAKAGE of the
big trees, forming an enchanting setting
for the young women in white and wearing
flags. who waited upon hungry and thirsty
guests.
The gates were wide open for the day.
and the grounds were thronged by o'clock
the hour for beginning the program. The
dancing pavilion was temporarily made the
rostrum, and upon this were gathered the
speakers and presidents of the various or
PLANTATIONS of women and commanders OF
the veteran organizations.
In the rear the Soldiers Home Band
Capt Zimmerman leader. was stationed and
played throughout the program Upon the
platform were Col. Emmett Urell. com
mander-in-chief of the Spanish War Vet
Grams; Col Ivory G. Kimball commander of
the Department of the Potomac, G. A r.,
and his staff; Maj. Frederick s. Hodgson,
commander of the District Corps, Spanish
War Veterans, and staff; Col. M. A. Winter
commander of the Minute Men, and mem
bers of his staff; Mrs. Rosamond B. Meach-
am, president of the Department Of the Po-
tomac, W. r. c., and her staff; Mrs Isabel
Worrell Ball, acting president of the Dis
trict Auxiliary TO the S. w. V. and members
Hr. TNol Z y1,nv
and Col. B. F. Hawkes., past department
commanders; Mrs Fannie Page, president
U. s. Grant Circle. and Mrs. Cornelia Avery.
president of Mckinley Circle. Ladies Of the
regent District of Columbia, d. A r., and
prominent officers of many other patriotic
organizations.
Commissioner West Presides.
Mr. Henry L. West of the board of Dis
trict Commissioners, presided over the
meeting. being introduced by Major Hodg-
son. His happy illusions to the personal
characteristics of those who took part were
quite as much appreciated any other
feature of the afternoons exercises. He
said in taking the chair that he hoped to
see Flag day made legal holiday through
out the Union. and that he was deeply
touched by the ready response of the people
of the District to the patriotic sentiments
that surrounded the day. Commander
Ivory U. klmDaH pronounced the 1nVOca-
ton.
The exercises opened by the sounding Of
assembly. the bugler being Mr.. Manneville
| of the Soldiers Home. Mr.. Manneville was
the bugler who sounded taps over the grave
of Gen. Joe Hooker when he was buried.
and the bugle he used is one which he cap
tured from Spaniard in Cuba. He Is a
veteran of the war of the rebellion and of
the Spanish-American war. Following This
four ladies, bearing the big silk flags of
the Spanish War Auxiliarfes. and four
bearing those of the Womans Relief Corps.
grouped themselves about Maj. Hodgson. at
the left, and Mrs. Rosamond B. Meacham
at the right of the platform. while Mrs.
Morgan G. Lewis, president general of the
National Auxiliary to the S. w. ". sang
in splendid voice the verses of the Star
Spangled Banner. accompanied by the band
the audience swelling the volume of sound
on the chorus. At the conclusion Mrs.
Lewis led in singing America.
Mrs. Meacham, president Of the Depart
ment of Potomac, Woman's Relief Corps,
the organization which instituted the OBJ
servance of Flag day in the District of Co.
lumbia. advanced to the front of the pla+
form, accompanied by her four color bear
ers, and In few brief sentences expressed
the pleasure it gave the Woman's Relief
Corps to join hands with the young va.-
Grams Of the later war in perpetuating the
principles for which the flag stands