Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-12
HONOR PA|D0LOG GLORY
Flag Day Exercises Are Held
in Public Schools.
PATRIOTIC SPEECHES MADE
Achievements Under Emblem Re-
cited in Song and Story.
CHURCH CEREMONIES TONIGHT
Stars and Stripes of 1914 to Be
Raised Over Francis Scott Key
Mansion Tomorrow.
CHURCH CEREMONIES TONIGHT

word pictures of the accomplishments OF
American soldiers and sailors under Its
folds.
The scholars who will be the citizens OF
tomorrow. sounded the praise and glory
of the Stars and Stripes in prose and
verse and song Venerable veteran SOL
diers of the brave old G. A. r. and men
and women representing other patriotic
organizations told Of the Sufferings ana
sacrifices that have been made under the
colors and of the ultimate success of
every cause.
Flags Flying From Homes.
Commander John S. Walker of the De-
partment of the Potomac, G. A. r.. had
requested that citizens generally fly the
flag today from their homes and business
places The request was complied with.
as the tri-color of liberty was in evidence
on all sides.
Col A. s. Pelham. patriotic instructor
of the Department of the Potomac. was IN
direct charge of the observance of Flag
day in the public schools, and was heart
lily congratulated upon his arrangement
and the assignment of speakers. To the
scholars Col. Perham said:
May you be as brave as your fathers
in the sixties. whether from the sunny
south or the colder north. May you add
new glory, renown and luSter to the
flag. This flag. representing the corner
stone of liberty and justice, carry II higher
and further than we did. May the flag
in your hands achieve new laurels for
humanity and enlightened progress.
Thomas Post to Celebrate.
Flag day will be celebrated this even
ing by George H. Thomas Post, G. a. F.,
at Douglas Memorial Church with pa
Soo6C
will make an address Mrs Isaac B.
Thatcher. patriotic instructor of Thomas
Relief Corps, will be in charge of the
program
Marcia Burn Chapter. D. A. R., will at
tend the exercises at Maury School and
present a cash prize and five bound books
for the best essays on Our Flag.
The members of the patriotic education
committee of the chapter are: Mrs. Ellis
Logan, regent; Mrs. Charles NJ. Pepper,
chairman: Mrs. Helen Nelson-Doocy, sec
.retary; Mrs. Charles j. Gates. Mrs Con-
rad E. Hesse. Mrs: Ihadeus Jones. MISS
.Noretta Pepper and Mrs. A. n. Hamilton.
Admiral George Dewey and members of
the cabinet have promised to attend the
ceremonies attending the fiag-raising at
the old Francis Scott Key home In
Georgetown tomorrow afternoon. There
will be addresses by Commissioner Mac
tarland. Justice Thomas H. Anderson. A.
5. -Golds6orough- of Baltimore and f. 8.
Key Smith
Plans have been completed to make the
occasion notable, and 1t is expected the
various patriotic organizations of the Dis
trict will participate.
AS Miss Mabel Key Smith. a great
granddaughter of the famous author.
raises the flag of 1914. a duplicate flag to
the one that inspired The Star Spangled
Banner a salute will be fired by the
C.SS. Dolphin.
W. r. c. Observance Monday.
The Department of the Potomac, Wom-
ans Relief Corps. will hold patriotic
services at the Christian Church. Yer
mont avenue between and o streets
northwest, Monday night. beginning at
100.
Mrs. j. Emma Evans. patriotic in
structor Department of the Potomac. has
arranged a program. The church will be
decorated with ''Old Glory
Col. John T. Walker commander De-
partment of the Potomac, G. A. R., and
his staff and Mrs. Emma l.. Newton.
president. Department of the Potomac
w. r. c.. and her staff will be present.
Addresses will be delivered by the de-
partment commander, department pres
Ell K. H. Holbrook. Department Chap
lain Rev. C.. w. Gallagher. Rev Henry
n. Couden. ID. chaplain, House of Rep
resentatives. and Rev. E. E. Marshall.
Mrs. b. H. Smart, Mrs Nellie Newton
Shore. Mrs. Eva Teeley. Arthur Gardner
and George Newton; organ selections by
Mrs. E. c. Sparks. the organist of the
church and medley of national airs for
piano by the Richardson sisters.
feature of the services will be the
salute 10 the flag, which will embrace
the color-bearers of the G. A. r. posts
and those of the corps. with their colors.
This will be followed by the "Presenta-
ton of the Flag by the children OF the
Sunday school of this church. in charge
of Mrs Nellie G. Bradley.
At Western High School.
The students Of the Western High
School celebrated Flag day this morning
in the assembly hall of the school. Short
ly before o o'clock the classes assembled
in their rooms and marched to the hall,
where Miss Edith Westcott, principal of
the school. presided. and introduced Col
John Tweedale. U.S.A.. retired, as the
speaker Of the day.
The exercises opened with the reading
of the scriptures and a prayer. The
entire school then sang MY Country, IT'S
of Thee"
Col. Tweedale in the course of his ad-
dress said:
1--WE hold these truths to be self-eyi
dent; that all men are created equal;
that they are endowed by their Creator
with certain inalienable rights; that
among these are life liberty and the pur-
suit OF happiness
Such a declaration If made at this
time would occasion no remark and would
not be disputed. But when announced
July 1, lI76. it was revolutionary and
led to long and bloody war Indeed
one of its benefits was Tot fully accept
ed until the civil war settled the question
for all time
The speaker also recited several poems
among which were THE White Mans
Burden" and Whitcomb Riley's "Oid
Glory
The exercises closed with the singing
of THE Flag and a salutation of the
flag.
High School Exercises.
Dr. Thomas Caiver, poet laureate of
the Grand Army, was the principal
speaker at the Flag day exercises at the
Eastern High School this morning
He took as the text of his remarks a
song entitled THE Flag of the Morning
Skies" written by himself for the schools
of this city After declaring that the
Stars and Stripes make the most beauti-
full nag in the world DR.. Calver urged
the pupils to keep the flag in mind as an
inspiration TO patriotism.
Miss Christine Church sang ':rhe FLAG
of the Morning Skies" at DR.. Calver's re-
quest The exercises were presided over
by Principal w. F. Small of the school
who delivered the opening address
Among those the platform was Cant
A. s. Perham. chief patriotic instructo,
Of the Department of the Potomac, G.
A. r.