Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-21
Natal Day of First President Of
United States Is Generally
Observed
OUTSIDE SPEAKERS
RS PRESENT
Rev. c. w. Mccord Addresses Chill
dren at Rogers School, and Merritt
Greene and Rev. L. 8. Aix at the
neutrality-suspicious. Palmer at
Both Abbott and Arnold.

George washington, 1atner OIL Ills
country and first president of the I'm
tied States, was generally celebrated
in the public schools of this city to-
| day. Every building in the city had its
exercises, the only department of the
school system not celebrating being the
high school. st. Mary's institute also
had its usual observance Of the event
The public schools were brought to
close in the afternoon until Monday. as
Washington's birthday, which comes on
Friday, is legal holiday.
In the First ward school the first
grade and kindergarten had a joint
program, the little folks taking part in
the different marches, songs AMI
games provided by the teachers. The
third and fourth grade also held a
joint program The other two, the
second and fifth, each had program Of
their own While no formal Invitations
were issued patrons of the building
were welcomed to the different exer-
cises.
At the Rogers school the exercises
were not of public nature, altho as
in the First, the patrons who cared
to visit the school, were made welcome.
The sixth and seventh grades Joined in
the seventh grade room for program,
as did the fourth and fifth in the lat
ter room. Rev. C. w. McCord delivered
patriotic address to both groups of
children. The, lower grades and the
kindergartners all had exercises suit
able to the day
The pupils Of the sixth and seventh
grades at the Click issued invitations
to the patrons for public program,
as did also the fourth and fifth, which
united in a program for the day. The
kindergarten had Washington party
this morning, at which both the fore
noon and afternoon pupils participated.
The other grades had exercises of their
own, but they were not public.
Public exercises were held at the
Abbott, each room having. special
program OF its own. In the seventh
the observation was for Longfellow as
well as Washington, as the poets an
niversary comes next week, on the
9th. The first, second and kinder
garten joined in a program; from 2: 80
until 8, but preceding the Joint exer-
cises special programs We're given in
each room. Superintendent Palmer,
upon invitation of the sixth grade, adj
dressed the children in that room. The
entire building was beautifully decor
ated with flags, hatchets and cherry
trees in honor of the day.
At the Arson all the pupils united
in grand march thruout the building,
and then assembled in the lower hall
for a joint program. Each room in the
building contributed some number that
went to make up the program. The
exercises were open to the public.
Short patriotic programs in every
room marked the observance at the
woodbury., and several patrons of the
building were present to enjoy the ex-
ercises.
At the Arnold the exercises began
at 1880 and lasted until 8. The sixth
and seventh grades united, as did the
fourth and fifth and first and second.
Songs and lecitations of {. patriotic ma
ture compris ed the major portion of the
different programs, altho the features
were addresses by Merritt Greene, Rev.
L. B. Hix and Superintendent Palmer.
Mr. Greene and Mr.. Xix addressed the
united assemblies of the sixth and sew
enth and fourth and fifth, in the sew
enth and fifth grade rooms. Mr.. Greene
talked on Washington, the soldier, and
Mr.. Hix on washington, the man. Mr..
Palmer spoke TO the lower grades. The
exercises were open to the public.
st. Mary's Institutes observance was
in the nature Of patriotic celebration
Of the birthday Of the famous citizen
statesman soldier, and each Of the
rooms in the building had a program.
IA large number of the patrons attended
the exercises.