Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-29
LESSON OF LIVES.
Pupils of Public Schools Hold
Programs in Honor of Great
Characters.
ARE PATRIOTIC EXERCISES
LonsfeiIow, Lowell, and Others Born
in February, Are Subjects ct
Talks and Songs.

Parents day at Kemble school yes
terday was enjoyed by about 800 of |
the parents and other patrons. The |
building was decorated profusely with
flags, pictures and bunting, which gave
it regular patriotic appearance. Miss
AIDA E. Muse is the principal of the
school.
The following programs were given
in the various rooms:
First Grade-Adda Muse, Teacher.
George Washington Iceland Asay)
and Martha Washington (Amy Come
gys) held a reception for Uncle Sam
Orchard Ullemeyer). Goddess of Lib
ery Lucille Hal IMAM, Betsy Ross,
(Mariorie Sala), General Morris
civilian McCrellis), General Stone
wall Jackson George Murry), Bar
bara Fritchie (Hazel McElroy), Valen-
tine Catherine Kennedy, Puritan
Maid Marguerite Clancy, Alice
Longfellow Emma Franck), Allegro
Longfellow mabel Tobin), Edith
Longfellow Margaret Arnold), George
Washington's mother dorothy Deisen-
roth), Hiawatha Orchard Ramser),
Nakomis, Mare Vogele), Indian Maid
GLADYS Clancy, Army at Valley
Forge (Herman Linn, Milton Lewis,
Nathan Marblestone, Raymond Red
ecker, Paul Gelincke, Franklin Burt
Trumpeter Crank Longe).
Each one took part in songs and
recitations, after which Uncle Sam
brought forth the celebrated Wash
ington pie.
Second Grade - Nellie +. kelIcrstrass,
Teacher.
Song. Snow Frolic''-School.
Greeting-Lena Gramanz.
Reading, "Lincoln's Kindness
Marion Tobin.
Flag exercise-Aura White, Fancy
Horst, Marion Bleuer.
Recitation. The Old Story"-Ed-
ward DeSilva.
Song, Filing Out the Flag''-School
Recitation, "a Rally"-Beaumont
Hughes.
Recitation, "Lincolns Story"-Earl
limerick, Edward Gippert. Rosey Mil
Ter, Fancy Horst. Donald Hartman.
Recitation. which General?"-
George Kell.
Song, "a Letter from ST. Valentine
School.
Recitation, Not George Washing
ton"-Bertha Pollack.
Recitation, six Years Old"-Rich,
ard Bennett.
hn
Marion Tobin, Marion Brown.
Song, Georges Little Hatchet"-
School.
Recitation, George and Martha
Paul Anderson, Corrinne Smith.
Song, "a Message'-Irene Elliott
Bertha Pollack.
Hiawatha play-Jakie Miller, Yer
non De Laney, Mike Posateri. Lyle
Willis, Earl Arnold, William Sheelan
Howard Ivens, Loretta Kurtz, Laura
ArtZ, Andrew Weinburger, Joe Nc
Kay, Adolph Miller, Richard Bennett
Song, Three Little Sisters
School.
Recitation, Through the Telephone
Dorothy Fitch.
Recitation, "A Small Boys Story
Dudley Burnett.
Recitation, "Lincoln"-Alfred Stock
ham.
Recitation, Twinkle, Twinkle, Lii
tie Star"-Fay Gardner
Song, America ''-School.
Room 3-Miss Carter, Teacher.
Song-"America."
Flag salute-Led by Oliver Parker
THE Story of the Flag'-Nerin
Damon.
"The Story of the Flag" (drams
tized)-Erlamond De Laney as Bets
Ross. VERNE Bird as George Wasl
ington and Edwin Cronin as hi
friend.
"The Colors of the F1ag"-Blanch
Reid, Bessie Cox, Imogene Rinck.
Recitation, Little George Washin!
ton"-Marvin Koch.
Reading, THE Life of Longfellow
-Nerine Damon.
Recitation. "The Children's Hour
Anna Bostock.
Flag song by school.
The Minuet--Frederika Riggs {
Martha and Harold Wilson as Georg
Washington.
Recitation-"Like Washington"
''Boyhood of Lincoln Bir
Recitation, "Ihe Shortest Month
Dorothy CLANCY
Washington and Lincoln"-Eliz
beth Birkenmeyer. Virginia Pate
jake Wolf, Harry Behrens.
Recitation-Cornehn Darling.
Song by school
Recitation, Our Flag."-Jam'
Schaffer.
Reading, "The First Snowfall
win Cronin.
Recitation, "Washington's Nam
ake."-Mabel Johnson.
Recitation, Better than Washin
ton."-Marie Bruner.
STORY of Barbara Fritchie ''-Stel
Reid
Dramatization of the Story-Ma
garet Winbigler as Barbara, and o
yer as General Jackson