Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-21
Story of His Life RetoId in Inc
Local Schools.
EXERCISES THIS AFTERNOON
account of the Birth of the American
Republic
IN PROSE, VERSE AND SONG
Memories of the First President-In-
cident of the Cherry Tree
American Patriotism.

The story of George Washington, patriot,
general and President, was retold today in
the public schools of the District. 1t was
| related in prose, in verse and in song, and
with it was given an account of the birth
of the American republic of the United
States. How it has marvelously grown in
popula ton and power was told by American
school boys and school girls-the citizens
and soldiers and women of tomorrow.
Memories of Washington are in the very
atmosphere today. and gave inspiration to
| the speakers and singers in the many school
buildings who narrated the story Of the
cherry tree; that of the signing of the Dec
| laration of Independence; the crossing of
the Delaware and the surrender of Lord
CORVALLIS.
The associate figures of the American
revolution - Lafayette, Greene, focham-
| beau, Lee, De Kalb Morgan, Kosciusko-
| were not forgotten by the celebrants. Their
| magnanimous contribution to human liberty
was lauded and their names applauded.
There will be other celebrations tomor-
row, notably those of the Association of
Oldest Inhabitants, the patriotic societies
| and the day will have an adequate setting
| of unadulterated American patriotism.
| Programs of the public schools. additional
to those published yesterday, follow:
In the Third Division.
Brent SchOol-MIarch, "America;'' The
Twenty second of February" Elmer Kintz;
"A talk with Grandpa" Mary Willis Taft;
MT. Vernon Bells. representatives of Sth,
| 18th and 9th grades; "Washington,' Uric
Mengert; address, Rev. Donald c. Mac
Leod: explanation of patriotic airs; Star
Spangled Banner The Watch on the
Rhine; accompanies, violins. Masters Will
liam Hill and Ii. Bradley; piano, Miss Clara
Goodyear.
Dent School, Florence Hopkins, principal
America. school; Like Washington"
Dorsey Griffith, grade 4; George Washing
tom Benjamin Truitt, grade 3; Columbia,
Gem of the Ocean Helen j. Wann and
school; 'Washingtons Life pupils of
grade I: Soldier Song grades . and 3:
Words of Washington" pupils of grades
and I; My Own United States" school.
Edmonds school-'America.' schools;
Story grade 3; flag salute, schools; The
Vow schools; The Good Old Times"
grade 4; Said of Washington grade Z;
Said by Washington" grade s; Soldiers
grade ): Washington Birthday Helen
Schiff; Star SDangled Banner schools;
December Menier Hostetler; "Hurrah,
We March Along schools; pianist Miss
Eva Rudy: standard bearer. Wade koontZ.
Hilton School-March. patriotic airs: sa-
lutte to the flag; Twenty second of Febru-
ary," Janet Walker: Soldiers Song" pu-
pills of first grade; What Was the Secret?'
Gilbert Clark: fancy dance, The Minuet."
Helen Lockwood; washington" May Will
kinson; A Vow pupils of sixth grade;
George Washington Harry Chamber
laine; Washington" ten third grade pu-
pills: THE Good Old Days" Ethel Boyd;
MT. Vernon Bells, pupils of eighth grade;
Mt Vernon" Martha Aman; The Name
of Washington four fifth grade pupils;
My Country. It's of Thee
Col A ario IL
"'Tis Splendid to Live So Grandly.'' VIM.
Taliafero: Our Flag third grade: Wash
ingtons Birthday" Isabel Mccartney; The
Vow. sixth grade; Character of Wash
arys Honored Day" Margaret Nokes;
"keIers American Hymn. seventh and
eighth grades.
Maury School-March: Star Spangled
tie; Columbia, school; reading, Bolton
Fleming Flag of the Free, schools;
"Washington's Name" Helena DOGGY;
Battle Hymn Miss Tolson and school;
salute to the flag. school; THE Vow"
school: recitation, BLACK George Washing
ton" Anna Marschalk; America schools;
march.
Peabody School Mary Awkward prin-
cipal; speaker. Mr.. P. NJ. Hughes-salute
to the flag. chorus. America I'm 1872"
Anna May Moore: piano solo, Grand Old
Flag Mary Veihmeyer; THE 22d of Feb
ruary," Walter Johnson; piano solo, Mabel
Anderson: Love of Country Helen Ellis;
"Hurrah for the Flag" Florence Trainham
and Ruby Raymon: THE Old Man and the
Soldier" Van Wyck Mott and Wine Unger;
Ambassador. pianist. Jose Il Herbert:
first mandolin. Lorenzo Herbert; second
mandolin, Malcolm Phillips; piano solo.
Pearl Duckett; "A Star in the West"
Florence Leger; vocal solo, Joseph Her
bert; The True Story of the Cherry Tree
Albert Leger: solo, Star Spangled Ban
ner." Drury Patchell; ''Tenting on the Old
Camp Ground seventh and eighth grades;
accompanies. Edith keenan, and Peabody
String Orchestra.
Towers School-"Mt: Vernon Bells"
schools; Washington" Lonella Jacobs;
THE Character OF Washington" Ruth
Walker; Come Ever Smiling Liberty"
eighth grade: THE Republic" Louise Roy
all: Deeds of Washington" Raymond Gill
bert; If Washington Should Come to
Story Lorraine Esputa THE True Story
of the Cherry Tree" Louise Naecker "Ele-
ments of Progress in the United States.
Russell Burroughs: Columbia schools:
''Tenting on the Old Camp Ground eighth
grade: flag salute.
Waliach School-"Battle Hymn of the
Republic Star spangled Banner"
Events in Public Career of Washington"
songs, Our Flags Motto" and "a Vow;
salute to the flag, Tributes of Great Men
to Washington" Land of Greatness. Home
of Glory ''Tenting on the Old Camp
Ground" washington in Poetry ''Ex-
tract from Farewell Address," "Keller's
American Hymn and America" Each
school rendered in its class room a pro-
gram on the life. character and influence
of Washington.
Schools of Seventh Division.
Takoma straightforward exercists: THE
Star Spangled Banner" school; salute to
the flag; Columbia. the Gem of the Ocean"
The several grades had separate exercises,
those who participated being: Seventh and
eighth grades-Florence Markham, Marion
Taylor, Beatrice Lang, Katharine Wright,
Arthur Harrison Arnold Harris, Francis
Morrow, Edith Bouts, Hilda Brady, Jessie
Evans, Roberta Morrow and Ellie Judd.
Fifth and sixth gradeS-Jerome Evans,
Mary Grabill Ida Wolff, Robert Oldys,
Mary Lerch, Alfred Sherman, Paul Bouis,
Pauline Bouis Florence Smith, Earl Nc
Laughln. Glenn Russell. Cynthia Van
Uleck, Ethel Wakefield. Dorothy Whitney,
Edwin Dentz, George Sims, Lyle Rush.
Francis Schrider, Demng Shear. Hattie
Morrow, Mary Cruit Eva Seek, Lottie
Brown, Mary Conner. Alice Kelley. Effie
Van Horn, Mildred Rynex Mildred Nc
Nulty, Norman Barrett, Harry Gates,
Aryan Harrison, Joy Hopkins. John Miller,
Gilbert Platt and Murray Taylor