Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-14
ANNIVERSARY OF
BIRTH OF THE FLAG
Patriotic Exercises in the Public
Schools Today.
STORY IN PROSE AND VERSE
Addresses on Old Glory Interspersed
With Music.
PROGRAM IN THE DEPARTMENTS
Special Service at Government Print
ing Office and Post Ofice-List
of the Speakers.

| nStOn To-Day tfldt tnlS Is rag DAY ana tnt
13oth anniversary of the birth of 'Old Clio
ry.' From hundreds of flag staffs all over the
District the tri-coors of the American re-
public ripped in the south winds and cast
their shadows on the dark masses of storm
clouds in the heavens, while many business
houses and private residences are decorated
with the emblem of liberty. Lessons in
patriotism. as typified by the flag. We're
given in prose and verse and song in the
142 public schools of the District, and pa
triotlC societies will celebrate the event
this evening.
The speakers in nearly all the schools
We're veteran soldiers of the republic who
had followed the flag through the smoke,
fire and carnage of battle, but always to
success. They had been assigned to their
labor of love in telling the school children
of the trials and triumphs of the red,
white and blue banner by Patriotic In
structor ]. II. Bradford of the Department
of the Potomac, G.. A R., and the task
was well performed
One of the significant features of the cele
bratiOn today in the public schools was the
recital of such poems The Blue and the
Gray" and No North, No South Today"
besides the reference of several of the
speakers to the complete reunion of the
common country under the sheterng folds
of the American tri-color. The Lesson of
the Flag" was also feature of the exer-
cises in some of the schools. notably the
Seaton. where 1t was effectively given by
several of the scholL's.
Thousands Participate.
1t is Appropriated that 80, 900 school chill
dren participated in tie patriotic exercises
today and listened to the recital of how
Betsy Ross made the first flag of stars and
stripes
The Making of the Flag and What 1t
RpnrpSpntS'' the Suhiect nj
ing address by Col. A. S. Perham at the
Central High School, while Chaplain c. w.
Gallagher delivered eloquent address at
the Western High School DR.. Thomas Cal
Yer the orator at the Eastern High
School: Judge II. B. Moulton at the Bust
ness High School: Maj. c. r. Douglass at
the NJ Street High School; Chaplain ]. II.
Bradford at the Armstrong Schoolf Prof. X.
Miller at No. 2 Normal School and Rev. N.
II. Couden at the Orphan Asylum on 14th
street.
has its vice presidents Admiral George
Dewey. Admiral Winfield Scott Schley.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles, Ger. Adna z. Chat
fee. Gen. Frederick D. Grant and other
military and naval officers, has been active
in the promotion of the celebration held to-
day.
At the Post Office Department special ex
erciSeS were held at noon. All of the de-
partment officials and clerks assembled on
the fifth floor and. amid q handsome display
of flags. renewed their allegiance to the ma
tlOnal emDlem. Inc nunOTeuS OF OINCldlS
and clerks sang America and the Star
Epangled Banner, many of them the
while waving flags and handkercf1iefs.
Postmaster General Meyer and all of the
assistant postmasters general participated
in the exercises. which were notably i'm
pressive and beautiful
Flag Day Orators.
The Flag day speakers at the public
schools were as follows:
Adams school, Rev. ]. D. Allison; Barrett
Mr.. c. H. Darlington: Dennison, Mr.. A. S.
Perham: Force. Mr.. II. VI. Copp; Franklin
Col. Van II. Bukey; Harrison. Mr.. ]. o.
Maynard; Hubbard. Mr. ]. McElroy; John
son. Mr.. P. Bracket; Morgan, Mr. C. C.
Kniffen; Ross. Mr. c. hanback,: Thomson.
Mr.. P. r. Hillyer; Abbot, Mr.. I. II. Mckee;
Gage. Mr. ]. J. Parman: Henry, Mr.. H. B.
Moulton; Morse. Mr.. G. O. Round: Phelps,
Mr.. j. p. Mathews; Polk. MIR. ]. G. Greena-
MALT; sea,0n ,o Mr; D: G a Renod Twning.
Bumpus: Brent. Mr.. n. N. Mccullough;
Dent. Mr.. ]. Tyler Powell Edmonds, Mr. B.
=. Entrikin; Hilton, DR.. T. Calver: Lenox,
Mr.. N. H. Singleton Maury, Mr.. s. M.
Rowe; Peabody, Dr. j. Mckee; Towers Mr.
]. n. Culbertson; Wallach, Mr.. ]. F. John
son: Amidon, Mr.. A. W. Barber; arthur, Mr..
]. r. Webster; Bowen, Mr.. Geo. Lawrence;
Bradley. Mr.. W. E. Stafford; Greenleaf Mr..
A l.. Swartwout: Jefferson. Rev. George
Bailey: Smallwood Mr.. c.. F. Keefer: Ad-
olson: Mrs; E Mussey; Eors2ran, Mr.; J.
McfDauf. CuTtlSS, NH. j. r.. W llSOn, FIJI
Potwin; Hyde. Mr.. William E. Rogers: In
dustrial Home s;,L M z p COpp; JACKSON.
Bickford: Threlkeld. Mr.. A B. Frisbie;
Toner, Mr.. F. Merrideth; Weightman. MI
Charles l.. Nesbit: Blair: Mr.: NJ. NJ. Lewis;
Hart; Ludlow; j. H Blodgett: Bright
Takoma, Mr.. b. c. Ross; Terfaey, MI w
NJ. Ragan; WOODBURY.. Mr.. L. V. De Costa:
Mr. Da1-i
II. Patterson: Congress Heights, Capt A.
A. Maxim; Orr, Mr.. S. S. Yoder: Stanton
Mr.. ID. c. Fountain; Tyler MIR. J. d. Yer
nay; Van Buren,. Mr.. A. DAVIDSON; Blake,
Mr.. w. A. Jack: Brookland. Mr.. ]. T.
Beason; Carberry, Mr.. P. E. Winter; Eek
ington. Judge N. T. Hll Emery. Mr.. w.
A. Hall: Gales, Mr.. Joseph w. Howell;
Hayes. Judge J. A. Leavitt; Langdon, Maj.
l.. Warner: Briggs. Mr.. A. Huff; Chain
Bridge road, Mr.. c. S. Bundy; Magruder,
Mr.. q. W. Stewart; Montgomery, Rev A.
o. Garner; Phillips, Rev T. A. Seaton;
Reno, Mr.. B. F. Brockett; Stevens. Mr.. ].
H, Brooks: Summer, Mr.: r: D: Good
Benning road. Mr.. W. A. Shannon; Burr
vllle Mr.. w. B. Harris; Cook, DIR. W. H.
Davenport; Douglass. Dr. P. H. Williams;
Jones. Mr. S. l.. Carruthers; Logan, Rev.
W. III. Brooks: Lovejoy. Mr.. w r. Griffin;
Payne. Mr.. w. D. Warner; Simmons, Mr..
j. r. F. Brown; Bruce, Mr.. R. E. s. Tar
rey: Fort Slocum, Mr. J. L. Turner; Bunker
Hill road. Rev. S. NJ, Brown; Garnet Rev.
NJ. w. Clair; Garrison, Rev. Isaac Clark;
Langston. Mr.. c. w. Hale; Military road.
Rev F. A. Grimkie; Mott, Mr. T. H. Dade;
Orphans Home, Rev. D. E. Wiseman; Pat
terson Mr.. Wright; Slater. Mr.. v. L. Pol
lard; Wilson, Mr.. ]. c. Dandy; Ambush,
Mr. c. II. Shorter; Birney, Mr. E. Brook;
Birney Annex Mr. W. c. Chase; Anthony
Bowen Mr. j. H. Butcher; Giddings. DR.. ].
r. Wilder; Lincoln, Mr.. L. NJ. King; Ran
dali. Dr. G. w. Richardson; Syphax, Prof.
l.. Moore.
At Government Printing Office.
At the government printing office the
Flag day exercises were held in the open
air at the main entrance to the Office, on
North Capitol street, and an address was
made by Public Printer Charles A. Still
ings The affair was under the auspices of
the Government Printing Office Council.
No. 2lI. National Union. and the great
doorway was fairly hidden with flags and
other appropriate decorations of red, white
and blue bunting. Employees of the big
print shop gave up most of their noon hour
to the exercises, and the sidewalks and the
roadway over the block between G. and
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