Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-14

Mr.. John McElroy made an interesting ana
spirited address The program me closed with =.
by the school. and music by Mr.. Boernstein,
Mr.. Gill and Miss Allen The music was
under the personal direction OF Miss Alys
Bentley.
Col. McElroy said. in part:
I'VE are met to honor the flag OF our
country upon the anniversary of Its adop-
ton 1t is. therefore, fitting and proper to
consider why our flag should be held the
most sacred Of earthly things.
1T Is to be held sacred. not merely be-
cause 1t Is the flag Of the land In which we
live, for that has In 1t a SAVIOR Of place.
pride and neighborhood bigotry; not merely
because it is the flag of the richest. the
greatest and most prosperous country on
earth. with its $500. 600 square miles of ter
ritory and 81. O00, 900 people, for that has in
It thought of the arrogance and VAIN
glory of wealth; not because the flag for
all the purposes of war is the most power
full in the world, since, IL need be, 10,O00OO0
peerless soldiers would rally to its defense.
That has suggestion of the swashbuckler
and bravo.
These claims are of the nature that
other nations may make for their flags
They have little to do with the spiritual
exaltation which invests our own banner OF
that it is the only one that was born of
principle. All other flags in the world
came as emblems of the nations pride and
power. Ours was set up by our forefathers
"a visible sign Of their inflexible convic-
ton that freedom. justice and right should
prevail for all men.
This meaning of the flag had no de-
pendence whatever upon the number OF
men under it, or their lands and wealth
Its meaning would be the same IL there
were not 100000 Americans, instead or
100000. and they had no other wealth
than their manhood and womanhood.
Britain Then the Best.
Undoubtedly at that time the British
government was the best in the world. I'm
doubtedly our position was the best of any
colonies in the world. But our forefathers
had left Great Britain because Of intense
devotion to principles which could not find
expression under that government. They
had come out from their own people that
they might live a higher and better me
than they could among them, ana they
braved all the terrors of the wilderness and
of savage foes to realize their ideals OF
human government.
when they set up their flag in 1777. and
drew the sword in its defense, they made
it the symbol of their startling new doc
trine that governments were instituted for
the benefit of the governed. and their nrst
and chiefest function was to secure to
every man his na -ural and inallenaDle
rights among which were life. liberty and
the pursuit of happiness. The flag was the
emblem of a creed for humanity far higher
than any ever before announced by man.
1t raised manhood and womanhood far
above the accidents of wealth, birth and
social rank, and made right and justice for
every one the supreme duty of govern
ments.
This gave our flag an unspeakabie ex-
aItatfon above all other banners which have
been raised in the sunlight of heaven. and
the character then given 1t has been I'M
falteringly maintained amid the sorest
trials. Things become sacred by being the
object of the highest aspirations OF GOOD
ic 10 yUhi Ia
crates them.
Million Men Died for It.
"since the flag was first unfurled more
than 1000 900 men have died bravely and
devotedly under its folds. They have only
done this because it represented the very
best for humanity that could be taught
them in the churches, in the schools and at
home. Wherever 1t has gone 1t has al
ways represented the highest that all those
who love their kind wished and hoped Tor
1t has never led to battle except at the
bidding Of the homes. the schools and
churches Of the country. Never. On sea or
land has it waved over brave men armed
for fight but to do the high command OF
the hearts and consciences of a great, free,
justice-loving, God-fearing people. And we
". all doubt and treason scorning
Believe with courage firm and faith sublime
That it Will float until the eternal morning
Pales in its glOries all the lights Of time
The exercises at the NJ Street High School,
which occurred yesterday instead Of today.
"Our Flag Salute to the Flag" and
True Freedom'-an address by Mr.. John
c. Dancy and appropriate music
The programs of exercises observed in
the graded schools follow:
First Division.
Adams School. Mrs. C. B. Smith. principal.
Chorus, "Star Spangled Banner" schools;
recitation Red, White and Blue Paul
Ireland; recitation. "Our Flag" Mary Hay
den; song, The Vow" sixth grade; reclta-
ton. Mariana Gray; recitation, Barbara
Frietchie," Grace Goodpasture: chorus.
STARS and Stripes Forever" schools; COM
position, 1.-The American Flag" Edmund
Rheem; recitation, 1.-THE American Flag"
Martha Poole; the pledge and flower offer
ings to the flag, each school; address. Mr.
B. F. Brockett; chorus. THE Red. White
Berret School, NJ. C. McGir, principal
Address. Mr. C. S. Bundy; songs. Amer
iea," .'KeIler's American Hymn" star
spangled Banne Ts Columbia" Go the Gem mot Of
Birth of the Flag; salute to the flag.
Dennison School-Song, Our Flags Mot
to- schools; flag salute, schools; recitation,
The Flag oes By Marjorie Emery; reei-
tation Concord Hymn Paul Jackson;
recitation, Our Hero" Florence Herring:
recitation, stand By the Flag" Elizabeth
Hubbard; "Old Glory seventh grade; reci-
tation, Barbara Frietchie." Dorothy Han
vey; Flag Song" seventh and eighth
grades; recitation. Gettysburg Address
Mary Golden; violin solo, medley of patri-
otto airs. Edwin Lewis; recitation, "Hetty
McEwen." Frances Clements; address. Mr..
Jerome K. Johnson: when They Follow
the Stars and Stripes" Dorothy LANCE; rec
itation, kentucky Belle" Maybele Girls
we'll; plano solo, May Rapture" Willie
Gatchell; recitation, THE American Flag"
Katharine Williamson: "The Star Span
gled Banner" schools
Force School-"The Pledge to the Flag"
school; 1.-The Flag Song" school; compost
ton, de Weldon Breneman; recitation.
Barbara Frietchie" Helen Green: compo-
sition, Dennette Adams; Our Flags Mot
to-" school; recitation, brakes American
Flag" Winifred Willson; composition, John
F. Remey; recitation. Douglas Hillyer:
Hail the Flag school, recitation. Mar
guerite Leech; composition. Mary Atwater;
recitation. McGil Smith: The Star Span
gled Banner school: Grafton, Romeyn:
America" school.
Franklin School-The exercises were held
under the trees of Franklin Park. Chorus.
America" chorus, Columbia, the Gem
of the Ocean, address, Col, Tasker; cho-
rus. 1.-THE Star Spangled Banner flag sa-
lutte; chorus, Hail the Flag
Harrison School-March and flag salute.
school; song Salute to the Flag" sixth