The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-22

Washington's Birthday is to be appro-
priately celebrated tomorrow afternoon
by the public school children OF Wash
ington. No exercises are 10 be held to-
day. as the day will be observed as
general holiday. and no sessions will be
held
Special preparations have been made.
however. by DR.. A. p. Pardon. chairman
OF the Board of Trade committee on
public schools. which has had the eXer-
cises for the day In charge. and the
occasion promises to be notable.
Children Are Ready.
For more than a month children Of the
various schools have been rehearsing
songs and readings for presentation to-
morrow. All will be Of "A patriotic char
acter and in many schools Washing
toms Farewell to the Army will be the
chief feature of the program. Promi-
nent speakers have signifed their will
ingness to address the different classes,
and everything viii be done to properly
commemorate the birth Of the greatest
man in the history of America
In the following programs. arranged
by DR.. Pardon and his assistants. the
first name is that of the presiding Off
daS:
high Schools.
Business. Robert l.. Stone. the Hon. j.
II. Brigham: Central. William V. Cox.
the Hon. ". f. Andrews; Eastern. Gen.
George II. Harries. the Hon James T.
Dubois; Western, John JOY Edison. the
Hon. Henry L. West; NJ Street, DR.. W.
,. montgomery, the Hon. Henry 3. f.
Mactsriand; Mckinley Manual Train
ing. Dr. y. p Pardon, Brainard II. War
ner; Armstrong Manual training, Prof.
l. y. Moore. the Hon; Archibald Grimke;
Normal School No. 2 Richard k. Hor-
nor. the Rev. .. J. W. Scott
First Division.
Adams. Henry w. Samson. the Rev.
A. S. F1ske; Berret. Miss McGin. Mary
Wood; Dennison. DR.. Arthur L Ram
say. the Rev. Clement Brown; Force.
Gen. John NJ. Wilson. L. S. A, William
n. Singleton; Franklin, S. W Wood
ward, Charles r Nesbitt: Harrison, A
). Sturtevant, Mrs. Ellen s. Mussey
Hubbard, Horton Simpson, A f. L.
Leckie; johnson, +. c. Warman, Col. Z.
b. Stocking; Morgan. Robert J. Fisher,
}. Ellen Foster.
Second Division.
Abbott, Edwards Graves. Irwin b.
Linton: Henry. Smith Thompson. ir..
Miles NJ. Shand; Morse. Theodore A.
Harding, 3. r. Johnson; Phelps. c. T.
| oder, John McPhane: Polk Ralph a.
Server, J. d. Croissant; Seaton Samuel
W. Curriden, Harry O. Hine; Twining
the Rev. W. +. Parson, John Il Thorn
as; Webster, Henry W. Polkinhorn.
Barry Buckley.
Third Division.
Brent, Herbert s. Glesy. the Rev. Will
liam Nj. Nevins; Dent. TO be supplied
NJ L. Weller; Edmunds. r. c. Davis, Dr.
Franklin T. Howe; Hilton. Edwin J..
Nottingham. not yet selected: Lenox.
Thomas Calver. ]. Morril Chamberlain:
Maury, +. II. Turnure. not yet selected;
Richard Sylvester; Towers. +. s. Key
Smith. Judge Orrin =. Hallam; Wal
ZACH, H. X. Simpson. E. Southland Park
er.
Fourth Division.
Amidon. John Doyle Carmody. G. W.
F. Swartzell; Arthur, Miss Johnson. the
Hon William a. Meloy, Bradley.
Thomas P. Morgan. Emma NJ Gillett
Greenleaf. James Archer. Dr. Marcus
Benjamin. jefferson. Walter A. Brown.
the Hon Milton r. Allies: Mccormick
exercises conducted by the teacher:
Smallwood, Odell S. Smith, Thomas c.
Bradley.
Fifth Division.
ADDISON. J. barton Miller, W. I. Alex
ander; Corcoran, Miss Gore. Frank ].
hogan: Curtis. Henry b. LOCKER. Hon.
Robert s. Person; Fillmore, Miss Roes-
er. Prof Thomas w. Sidwell; Grant, the
Hon John w. Douglass. the Rev. S.
Reese Murray; Jackson, Frederick B.
McReynolds. Rev. James II. ". Blake
Threlkeld exercises conducted by teach
er: Toner, Thomas r. Martin. Robert N
Harper; Weightman, j. S Weaver, Ly-
man l. Pierce; Industrial Home. r. L
Haycock, the Rev. G. G. Coleman; Res
ervOir. exercises conducted by teacher
Sixth Division.
Blair. Paul V Keyser. Gov. John ".
Hoyt: Madison. Matthew Trimble. ].
Holdsworth Gordon; Pierce, D. Percy
4ickling, the Rev. w. S. Thomas; Tsy-
Tor. V Baldwin Johnson. Leon L. L.
French: Webb w. +. Carter. John 3.
Daish; Wheatley. to be selected An
drew Wilson. BenninR and Hamilton.
exercises conducted by teac'e rs; kenil-
worth. the teacher. Joseph II. Noor-
hees.
Seventh Division.
Brightwood John Cammack. Louis P.
Shoemaker: Bruce. the Rev T V.
Tunele, the Rev. J. T. Morton; Chevy