Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-20
PATRIOTIC EXERCISES
SCHOOL CHILDREN TO CELEBRATE
wAsHINGToN'S BIRTH.
Interest Taken in the Arrangements
by Business Men and Others
Officers and Speakers.

The pupils of the public schools of the
District of Columbia will pay tribute to
the memory of George Washington with
appropriate exercises at all of the school
houses tomorrow afternoon, Wednesday,
the 22d, being holiday. The custom of
holding patriotic celebrations In the public
schools at intervals during the school term
has developed to such extent that ex-
ercises of the most elaborate character have
been. planned and carried to execution The
patriotic societies and business men of
the District have taken decided interest
in the manner in which these exercises are
conducted and for several years past the
Washington Board of Trade has had a
standing committee in charge of the Wash
ingtons birthday celebration, while the G
A. X. has had a standing committee on
Flag day.
In addition to interesting these organiza-
tons as organizations much has been done
to promote a general feeling throughout
the city and suburbs in favor OF these
exercises, and each year finds larger audi
ence of parents and friends of the pupils
in attendance. Hundreds of busy men give
up the afternoon to the school children each
year by attending the exercises and maxi
ing addresses appropriate 10 the occasion
This year Is to be no exception to the
a.
of the Board of Trade committee in charge
of the exercises, has gone over his list of
available speakers and has made assign
ments to the various school buildings. 1t
is usual for the celebrations to be held
Jointly by the pupils of all grades, and as
q rule two speakers assigned to each
school, one to preside over the exercises
and the other to act as orator of the day.
Following is the list of those who will at
tend the celebrations, as given out by DR..
Pardon
Central High School. Emory NJ Will
son, Rev. Frank NJ. Bristol; Eastern, Gen.
Western. DR.. A P. Pardon, Mr. William L.
Andrews: Business, Rufus II. Thayer, r.
Golden Donaldson; M Street. DIR. D. S.
Montgomery, Mr.. J. E. Watson and James
T. Bundy.
Manual training schools-McKiney, s. w.
Woodward. Mr. Henry L. West: Armstrong,
James B. Stewart, L. NJ. King.
Normal School No. 2-H C. Dyson, Rev.
A. D. Mays.
Officers and Speakers.
The presiding officers and speakers in the
graded schools will be as follows:
First division-Adams, F. c. Warman,
Miles NJ. Shand; Berrett, Miss McGill, J.
Morrill, Chambers; Force, Barry Mohun.
Rev E. Lawrence Hunt; Franklin, John
Joy Edison, Rev. Wallace Radcliffe; Harri-
son, L. L. Thompson, William II. Saunders;
Hubbard, James A. Watson, Henry Baker,
D. c.: Johnson. Charles S. Bundy, H T.
Newcomb: Morgan, John B. Sleman. jr,
Louis P Shoemaker; Dennison, William F.
Downey, Rev. NJ. Ross Fishburn.
Second division-Abbott j. Miller KENYON
Mr. Robert S. Person; Gage, Theodore A
Harding. Miss Emma NJ. Gilett; Henry Dr.
d. S. Foster, Charles f. Nesbit; Morse, AL
bert NJ. Read, Rev. c. w. Gallaher; Phelps
Samuel W. Curriden, DR.. D. Percy Hick-
ing; Polk, Thomas p Morgan, Maj. Rich
ard Sylvester; Seaton, Thomas P. Wood
ward, Walter c. Clephane; Twining, to be
supplied, F. Southland Parker.
Third dvison-Brent, Alan o. Clephane
]. r. Bradley; Edmonds, Matthew Trimble.
Henry P. Blair: Hilton. Charles A. Muddi-
man, Rev. G. f. Peter LenoX, DR.. G.. W.
N. Gusts, Henry *. Simpson; Maury, Her
body, Robert L. Stone. j. Holdsworth Cor
don; Towers, Harry o. Hire, William A.
Meloy; Wallach, Thomas W. Smith, Will
tam II. Singleton
tr.; Charles E. Foster; Arthur. Herman E.
Gasch. Thomas G. Alvord Ss.yles j. Bowen,
Z. C. Graham, Rev Claudus Smith; Brad
ley, Harry L. Rust, to be selected; Green
leaf, Robert Root Bennett, Prof. Charles
G. Abbott; Jefferson William T. Galliher,
B. H. Warner; Mccormick Miss Buehler,
to be selected Potomac, Miss Price, to be
selected; Smalwood c. A. johnson, Rev.
d. w. Skellenger.
Fifth division-Addison, Frank w. Yoder,
Rev. c. C. Coleman; Conduit road. Miss
Landslide. to be selected Corcoran, Frank
G. Butts, Raymond B. Dickey; Curtis. w.
Riley Decide, Maj. A. s. Perham; Fillmore,
Benjamin Miller DR. A. K. P Harvey;
Grant, to be selected, Frederic L.
siddons; Toner, Mr.. John w. Douglas,
to be selected; Weightman, Arson
S. Taylor w. c. Alexander, D. D.; Jackson,
Mr.. Melville W. Miller, Capt. George c.
Ross; Reservoir II. W. Draper, A. l.. Stur-
tevant; Threlkeld, Miss McMonigh, to be
selected; Industrial Home, R. L. Heycock,
to be selected.
Sixth division-Blair, William Bruce
King, Leon L. L. French Benning, Miss
Kirk to be selected; Keniworth. Mrs.
Voorhees,, Allen w. Mallery; Ludlow, Odell
s. Smith, Rev. Charles H Butler; Madison,
B. Stanley Simmons Rev. Thomas c. Eas-
ton; Pierce, Weston Flint, Andrew Wilson;
Taylor, John w. Douglass NJ. l. Weller;
Webb Prof. w. n. Weston Frank j. Ho-
gan; Wheatley, to be selected, Rev. David
Montgomery.
Seventh Observation-Disclosures, w. E. Nal
ley, Rev. John Lee Brooks; Chevy Chase,
John l.. Weaver, Frederick Van Dyne; Mon
roe, William NICK. Clayton, Joseph II. Pc
terson; Petworth, T.. v Powderly, ]. w.
G. Davis; Tenley. Charles c. Lancaster,
Rev. E. II. Smith; Woodburn. Miss King,
to be selected.
Eighth Observation-Disclosures Charles r.
OUcr, TO ne SeleCteuI SIdNCui Lee Il. ileT-
ren, Rev. A. S. Bean; Congress Heights, o.
A. E,nmons, Capt. Fred. Bell and r. j..
Cook; Orr, Miss Luebkert, to be selected;
Stanton, Miss Mathis to be selected: Tyler.
Charles F. Weller, to be selected; Van Bu-
ren to be selected, A. e. l.. Leckie.
Ninth divlsion-Gales, Rev. John Van
Schaick, Francis NJ. Bradley; Blake, Will
lam ]. Frizzel. Rev. Alexander Kent;
Brookland, L. E. Meyer. B. f. Johnson;
Carbery, e. G. Davis. Maurice D. Rosen-
berg: lexington. Clarke McKercher, G. w.
F. Swartzell; Emery William V. Cox, Rev.
Edward Everett Hale; Hayes, William N.
Speiden, James H. Taylor; Langdon. Miss
Sisson, A. F. Kinnan.
Tenth disadvantages, DIR. w. S. Lotion,
Rev. L. C. Sheafe; Chain Bridge road, to
be selected j. e. Washington: Magruder,
]. E. Collins. Rev. G. w. Kyles; Montgom-
cry, F. D. McCracken, Rev. L. F. Flagg;
Phillips. E. G. Brooks Rev. D. T. Perkins;
Reno, Miss A. q. Charity, Mrs. L.. l.
Hawkesworth; Stevens Mrs. B. G. Francis,
E. j. Moten; Sumner, Rev. o. L. Mitchell,
Rev o. J. Scott; Wormley, Miss E. r. Will
son. Mrs. NJ c. Terrell.
Eleventh Observation-Disclosures, DR.. H s.
Smith, l.. M. Hershaw; Benning road, Miss
J. o. Shepperson, H. w. Lewis; Burrville,
J. o. Lucas, ]. c. Bruce; Cook, r. w.
Tompkins, r. A. Hughes Douglass, Major
c. A. Fleetwood, II. A. Clark Ivy City,
Larnas Roulhac, 7. r. Speller; Jones, DR.. ].
A. Bowling, L. III. Peterson; Logan, s. w.