Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-21
PROGRAM IN SCHOOLS
Exercises in Commemoration
of Washington's Birthday.
SONGS AND REGULATIONS
Patriotic Addresses by Prominent
Residents of the District.
FLAG DRILL BY THE PUPILS
Observance Of Holiday in Accordance
With Long-Established Custom.
Special Features.
SONGS AND REGULATIONS
FLAG DRILL BY THE PUPILS

i united today in exercises appropriate 10
the celebration of the anniversary Of the
birth of George Washington. Properly. of
course, the anniversary is not until to-
morrow. but this was the last school day
Of the week. and the observance Of the
\ holiday today was in conformity to long
established custom in the schools For
this afternoon all thought of continuing
the pursuit of learning was abandoned
and the children devoted themselves en-
tirely to honoring the father Of his coun-
try.
Special programs were prepared at many
of the buildings N which all participated.
and In others the children of the different
grades had entertainments in their own
rooms Patriotic songs were sung. reci-
tations given. flag drills executed and in
other appropriate ways the memories of
Washington's birthday were perpetuated
Addresses were made by prominent resi-
dents. including the local clergy.
Among the pupils taking part in the va
rious celebrations were the following:
Takoma School.
General Exercises.-Naomi Clark. Lee
nora Don. Alice Kelly. Effe Van Horn,
Ethel Wakefield. Lyle Rush. Jessie Wat
Wilcox, Louis Hopper Cynthia Van
Week. Ethel Barber. Antoinette koenig
Joy Hopkins, Gilbert Platt, Ralph McKen-
ney Clyde Lewis. Harry Gates and Eva
Burns.
Sixth grade-Elizabeth Maclean. Fran
els Schrider. Naomi Clark. Cecil Bacon.
Robert Oldys. Richard Rush. Lester Mar
Mary Grabill and Walter Whitney.
Fifth grade-William Blakeney. Edith
Hodgson. Marguerite Hartman, Mary
Gladins. Stanley Schriver Adam Zeek,
Norwood Glading. Emmett Thomas. Ruth
Phillips. Glenwood Lucas. Leonard Lin
coin. Melville Rhine. Helen Rynex. Olive
Miskell. Ruth Hedgecock, Geneva Clover.
John Mckenney Esther White and Lloyd
Clark.
Third and fourth grades-Frances Cor
bett. Elizabeth Chandler. Frances Cruit
Anna Watkins. Blanche Blakeney. Roger
Corbett. Nellie Proctor. Hugh Maclean;
Harold Walsmith. Ruth Wilcox and
Katharine Oldys.
Second grade-William Knoll: Raymond
Fletcher Harold Harrison. Robert Lerch.
Ruth Eshelman. Earl Burdine. MILFORD
Gertrude Gibson. Olive Thomas. Florence
King, Leah Catlin, Agnes Wallace, Dor
othy kraemer. Benjamin Davis. Hugh
Clover. Margeret Crittenden. Catherine
Johnston. Mable Lewis, Lillian Lewton.
Goldie wallace. Charles Davies. Beverly
Galloway. Addison ourand. Dewitt Faber.
Ashton Willett. Lillian Lewton. Myra
Blakeney. Mary Miller Alan Roberts.
Charles Davis. Irene Gosorn, Florence
Jones.
| First grade-Gilbert Lindsey. Mary
Marshall Harold Gates. Lewis Rig
gles Leland Hedgcock. Margaret Brown.
| Dorothy Morris. Arnold Appleby Donald
hurry. Arthur Nelligan, homas Holmes
Jones.
Fourth Division.
Abbot School-Speaker, Col. A. s, Per-
ham; presiding officer II. n. Copp; Mac
sanborn, Alfred Kleindienst and Ernest
Anderson.
Franklin and Thomson Schools i'm the
hall Of the Franklin School-Charles Far
rell. William Sopries, Louis Livingston
Henry Marbury, Blanche Guindon. Mar
shall Dougherty and Harry Byers. Ad-
dress by Mr.. A. +. kinnan.
n. P. Gage School-Presdins officer.
Rev. f. NJ. Mott: Christine Young. Har-
riet Gardner. Grace Marion Parker
Louise Young, Edmund Pennybacke, and
Nellie Mess. Address by Mr.. ]. D. Steele.
Henry School-Jerome Goldsmith, Mary
Lineback Herbert King. Mildred john
son. Rhea Enrich and chorus. Suzanne
Wright. Elmer Bell. Earl Suppes. Myer
Rosenbloom. Selby Maxwell. CHARLES
Yates. Virle Neall. Ethel King. Cora Col
man. Peal Vosyand. Lillian Bergazin.
Morse school-Lillian Burkett. Virginia
Baxter, Barton Ewers, Grace Winner.
Randall Saunders, Jane Stout. Marion
Nichols, James Young and Walter Nc
Curdy. Address by Mr.. Herbert II. Kim
ball.
Polk School-Estelle Sutton: grafton by
Lawrence Heller.
Seaton School-Allison Scott. Norwood
Bessling and William Montgomery.
Twining School - Dorothy Wills. Roy
Sexton: address by Rev. c. c. Morhart.
Webster School - Address by DR.. 4.
Simon of the Washington Hebrew Tenn
pie.
Fifth Division.
Arthur School-Address by Mr.. Clark
McKeicher: Lillian Graefe. Albert DeitE
Leona Callan, Nina Dairs. Adele Robin
son. Dorothy Austen and Dora Eddelstein.
Blake School-Address by DR.. William
r. Jack.
Brookland School - Presiding officer.
Rev. Fl. w. o. Millington: speaker. Mr.
H. o. Hine. secretary Of the board of edu-
cation: Margaret Moore. Anna Leesnitzer
Joseph Hamilton. Miriam Doyle. Mildred
Cove, Eleanor Washington. Charles Ber-
lin. John Schooley. Marjorie Kinnan.
Helen Lennon. Vernat Hetfield. Winifred
Barnholt. Elsie Schooley. Margaret Shane,
Earle Simons and Clay Holmes.
lexington School-Mr. Idwin b. Linton.
presiding officer; Hester Carter, Virginia
Morgan. Clara Conrad. Florence Menus,
Mabel COldenStrOth, Helen Elder, Alfred
Moran. Dorothy Marsh, Louise Watson.
Elsie Nichles. Randolph Belcher. Eleanor
Lewis and Hilda Young: address by Rev.
Father Eugene 4. Hannah.
Gales SchoOl-Presiding officer, Mr.. Will
liam L. Marsh; Charlotte Murphy, Irene
Hunter Margaret White; address by Rev.
James ii. Taylor.
Lansdon School-Miss F. j. Werber,
Rachel Renfer. Leah knupfer. Mary Sy-
mons. Annette Harbers and Anne Mitch
ell; address by MIR. III. w. Samson.
Stanton School--Address by Rev. James
Many of East Washington Heights Rap-
, list Church.
Sixth Division.
Hayes School-John Farley. W. Hart F.
MuntZ. r. Barren. a. Campbell. A. Pow
ell, Stanley Cameron. r. Gottsman, L.
Middiedorf and Lois Harrington. Ad-
dress by Rev. DIR. John Lee Allison pastor
Of Gunton-T Temple Memorial Church.
Taylor School--Austin Morgan. Mary
Duncan Cameron Burton Mildred Buck
ingham Annie Mcintosh. Mary Walter.
Bernard Daniel. Roger Power. Katherine
, Denny. May O'Meara. Roy Booth. Chester
Lowe. William Shsehan. Raymond
Griest Dorothy Dent, Aimee Manning.
Elsie Denny. Frances Funk. Alice Shee-
4hsn and Charles Simpson.
Wheatley School-Lillian Fay. Walsh
| Gibson. Ruth Rergin. Charles Tweedale.
! Mary Boyec. Paul Holmes and Alice
Dixie.
Alexander Hamilton school--Violet Day,