The Washington herald., 1908-06-12
HONOR FLAG TO-DAY
Elaborate Exercises Planned
in Local Schools.
G. A. R. IN CHARGE OF EVENTS
Interesting Programmes Arranged
20 FIttInEIy Observe 131st Anni-
Col. A. ;. Perham Selects Speakers
for the Various Schools.

| Noi. a =. ferhnm Seiects Speakers
for the Various Schools.
Flag Day falling on Sunday this year,
| the exercises concentrating the l3lst
anniversary Of the birth of Old Glory will
be observed In all the public schools OF
the District to-day.
The board Of education has adopted the
! following resolution:
Resolved, That Flag Day exercises be
held in the public schools of the District
Of Columbia on June y. 1905. and that
the request Of Commander Walker. De-
partment of the Potomac. that the Grand
Army be permitted to select the speakers
| for the occasion, as has been done in
past years. and make all necessary ar
rangements for the exercises, with the
approval of the superintendent Of public
schools, be granted"
The Grand Army Of the Republic.
through its patriotic instructor Col. A.
S. Perham, has completed arrangements
for the proper celebration Of the event,
and has selected speakers for the various
schools. where programmes Of songs,
speeches. and reeitations will be the order
of the day.
! In connection with the celebration in
the public schools to-day, Department
Commander John S Walker and Patri-
otto Instructor A. S. Perham, OF the
Grand Army OF the Republic, request
| that the people Of the District fly the
Stars and Stripes from their homes and
places Of business from sunrise till sun
set
Begins Mt O'Clock.
The exercises at the Eastern and West
ern High schools will commence at 9
O'Clock, DR.. Thomas Calyer and Col
John Tweedale being the speakers.
In all the graded schools exercises will
be held at 1:SO p. m. except in the Con-
duit Road and Jefferson schools. where
the day will be observed at Il a. m.
! The following schedule gives the names
Of the schools and the names OF those
selected BY the G.. a. r. as their repre-
sentatives for that occasion:
First Division.
Addison, Col. Thomas H. Mckee: Conduit road
Mira Isabella Worcn Ball: Corcoran. Col. John
TTeedalc: Curtis Gen William W. Dudley Fill
more. Hon. Charles S Bundy. HYDE Col William
IindaIi Industrial Home. Capt. J. Tyler Powell
| Jackson Edward A. kreidler: ThrekeId Mai
/ HylRnd C. Kirk; Toner. Mai George q Potvin.
Reservoir Mrs- Ellen Spencer Alussey.
second Division.
Adnms, Hon George c, Ross; B,-rrt. Arthur
HendricAs; Chevy Chase. Amherst W Baker; Den
uisou. A. L. SwartWuut: Force Jerome +. Jobns5n +.
Grant. Col Henry y. Copp: johnson, A. p
TRskeri Morgan. Capt. George p. DAVIS: Tenlcy
{. NJ Robinson; Weishtman. Capt George Red
Third Division.
Br1shtwOod. Maj James D. Tyler: Harrison.
Fletcher Meredith: Hubbard. W. ". Tracy; Monroe.
J. II. Blodgett; PetwUth. Mai Leander p. Will
iAmsi Fheps Col F. V Decoster; Ross. NJ IA
Leonard; TSkoma. Col George c. Kninin: Wood
burn. Capt Lewis q White
Fourth Division.
Abbot. A s. Perham: Franklin. Rev. DR.. J. H..
Bradford; Gage, Col.s William s. oden; Henry.
Hon. W. W. Brown; Morse Col John NIcElruy
Polk. Rev. Dr. Henry ~ Couden: Seaton j. Walter
/ Mitchell; Thompson. Col. T. J. Sweet: Twinng.
COL j. 7. Clements: Webster. Hon. Charles Lyman.
Fifth Division.
Arthur, Maj. John q. Maynard: Blake. Col. sam
uel Il. StrattUn; Brookland Or. Fnnkln T Howe:
/ Carbery. Col. Israel W stone; Eckington, Mrs
/ Evclin II. Bolden: Emery. Hon. v. Y. Cox; Gales.
Hon. Hosea Il. Moulton; Langion. Rev 7. NJ
Thompson.
Sixth Division.
Blair. Mrs. Isabella worreu Ball: Blow. Dr. L.
D. CaTnan; Edm0nds. Helen H. House: Hayes.
Capt. Edward Webster; Ludlow. b. p Entrikin;
/ Madison, Joseph Langham: Pierce, Capt J. c.
Greenwalt; Taylor. Alonzo b. Chatfeld: Webb.
Col R. S. Copeland; Wheatley. T. d. Crisp.
Seventh Division.
Benning. James d. venay; Brent. Capt l. II.
Patterson; Dent - ; Hilton DR.. Thomas
Calvcr Maury. Rev DR.. Henry Baker: Peabody.
Capt. Abram B. Frisbee Towers. Col. BENJAMIN f.
Bingham; Wallach. Rev. J. Luther Brenizer.
Eighth Division.
Amidon Henry E. Williams: Bowen. Capt.
Lemuel Warner; Bradley. Mai Henry saudford
Greenleaf Col. Hannibal d. Norton: jefferson,
Mrs Evelin IL. Bciden. Hon. Chaplin Brown: Nc
Comick Dr. James Mckee; Potomac. Dr. ]. J
Purman; smallwood. A. f. Spcry
Ninth Division.
Buchanan. Col E b. Thomson: Congress,
Heights. Rev. Willard c. Davenport: Cranch. Can't.
Joseph Z. Hart: Ketcham. Alpheus Dawson.
LenoX. Gen $ g. Yoder; On Rev Nelson IL
Miller; Stanton, Rev James r. Edwards. Tyler
Capt. Z. H. Ripley Van Buren. D. c. Fountain.
Flag Day exercises will be held at the
NJ Street High School and the Manual
Training School at o'clock
NJ Street High School NIr r. X Bruce.
Armstrong Manual Trimming Lieut. Thomas II. r.
Clark.
Tenth Division.
Briggs, Annie Grinnage; Montgomery. Charles H.
Shorter; Phillips, Thomas W. West: Reno Rev
Edward Hunter; Stevens Rev. W. H. Brooks
Sumner. Mrs. Colyer Wilson. A. II. HUI; Worm
ley. Maj c. A. Fleetwood; Miner Mrs J. NJ
Layton.
Eleventh Division.
Bruce. w T. Vernon; Bunker HIn Road. Rev.
]. s. J.. Burke: Cook. N. o. Crosby; Garnet Lieut.
r. E. S. Toomey; Garrison. W L. Pollard: Lang
ston. Commander Bartlett Minot: Military Road
Ferdinand d. Whitby; Mott Judge Robert II
Terrell: Patterson. Judge Z. NJ. Hewlett; Slater
John II. Myers.
Twelfth Division.
Banneker. DIR. Stewart c. johnson: Benning. w.
r. Griffith; BuHvile. Rev William Costin;
Douglass. William H. Honn: Ivy City. Rev. joseph
Rich: Jones Col. William Emerson: Lincoln.
Charles r. Douglass: Logan. Commander h F.
Davis; LOVeioy. George II. Richardson; Payne
Shelby Davidson: Simmons Mrs. J. W Cromwell.
Thirteenth Division.
Ambush. Commander Richard d. Goodman; Bell
Thomas L. Jones' Bincy Commander William II.