The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-06-14
old GLORY WAVES
IN GAY PROF FUS|ON
ON THIS BIRTHDAY
Prominent Display of
Flags and Colors in the
District of Columbia.
EXERCISES in SCHOOLS
Government Printing Office
Employees Sing at
Noon Hour.

Flags were unfurled and flung loose
to the June breeze today from many a
house top. and red, white, and blue
bunting was displayed at every corner.
Flag Day has seldom been observed
in Washington with a more generous
display of the national colors. On all
the public buildings and school houses
in the District are to be seen the Stars
and Stripes. and little silk boutonierre
flags are fastened on coat iapels of
many men upon the streets.
Aside from this silent tribute to the
day which first gave birth to the coun-
try's emblem, there was a more active
oemonstra ton of patriotism and love
OF country In the exercises held In every
school In the District. The celebration
OF Flag Day was seldom ever more gem
eral than that with which Washington
today honors "Old Glory" In every
school and in every grade the students
OF the District are participating In the
universal tribute.
High School Programs.
In nearly all cases the programs began
attended by many parents and friends of
the pupils. The most extensive program
rendered was at the Business High
School, where the music, under the di-
rection of Miss Alys Bentley, was spe-
cia1 feature. The program opened with
Sousa's well-known march, "Righ
School Cadets" followed by two songs
by the assembled school. THE Flag
and .Oh. Rest in the Lord Miss Man
ning's vocal solo. ut Is Your Voice" /"
was rendered in a highly pleasing man
er. Mr. Boernstein played violin solo,
snnhauser's Evening Star Song" The
lchool again sang ITO Fatherland' and
'.Old Glory" closing with MY Country,
'Tis of Thee and a, march, Won Blon's
"Our Director. by Mr.. Boernstein, Mr..
Gill. and Miss Allen.
The speaker of the day at Business
was John McElro--. who delivered an
appropriate address, which was listened
to attentively.
At Western High School.
The one hundred and twenty-eighth
anniversary of the adoption of the BAN
ner OF the Republic by the Continental
Congress was enthusiastically celebrated
by the teachers and punils of the West
ern High School. under the direction of
the principal. Miss Wescott. The salute
to the flag was feature at Western.
After singing ,Fatherland'' and "The
Flag" by the school, Miss Wescott in
troduced Dr. William A. Jack, sr. of
the District of Columbia Society of the
Sons OF the american Revolution, as
the representative of the Grand Army
of the Republic and other patriotic or
ganizations. His subject was The
GIories of American Manhood.
He concluded by reciting THE Ode to
hxyO leI1
Holmes.
Charles Lyman's Address.
Charles Lyman was the speaker at
Eastern High School The program was
short, beginning with the chorus, .The
Star-Spangled Banner and closing with
the hymn, America sung by the
school
The program at Central was equally
brief but full of the fire of youthful en-
thusiasm. The songs America. THE
Flag and TO Fatherland' were the
musical features of the program, while
Thomas E. Hopkins delivered an inter
esting address on the lessons of the
day.
The exercises in the grade schools
were no less entertaining than those in
the high schools. Programs were render
ed with elaborate detail and large and
SrnaH LOOK part 1husiS' fSciedeioilS anu
speeches made up the program in all
cases while representatives of the
Grand Army of the Republic We're pres
ent at each school and made short adj
dresses. These were assigned to their
posts of duty for the day by Arthur
Hendricks. past department commander
Of the Grand Army. and special aide in
charge of the observance of Flag Day.
Veterans Address Pupils.
The addresses were full of patriotic
spirit and the presence of the veterans
of the civil war was reminder to the
children of the devotion to the flag
which impelied SO many thousands to
Law down their lives for IL in the war Of
the sixties. The exercises were impress
stye and In nearly all cases closed with
the salute to the colors and the re-
newal OF the declaration of allegiance to
the Stars and Stripes
Public Printers Sing.
At noon TODAY under the leadership of
a committee appointed for :he OCCASION
the employees of the Government Print
ing Office assembled at the North Capt.
toI street entrance Of the building and
Joined in singing patriotic songs.
a program VIII be rendered this even
ing at a lawn fete to be given bv the
Council OF Jewish Women on the ath-
ietic grounds of the Friends Select
School on L street. between Twelfth
and Thirteenth streets northwest, appro-
PIRATE 10 the day.