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! Of the Western High School declared
/ that the soldier in gray and the soldier
| in blue each did his duty as he saw it.
He said that in this age. when the
wreaths of laurel are being distributed
by the patriots of a reunited country
they should look upon the men who wore
the gray with the highest thoughts of
admiration.
who followed Lee and Jackson and
johnston We're indeed brothers in blood
and arts and arms who thought that
they were fi"hting for cause that
should be triumphant. He praised the
soldierly ability Of the Southerner and
! averred that the armies which Gen Lee
commanded could have been defeated
! only ~ that other matchIess force
which followed the banners Of the Union
and commanded by Grant and Sherman
and the other Federal leaders
I George =. Ross. who followed, praised
Representative ThistleWood S record in
4 the Federal army and declared that the
/ spirit OF the age calls for men and women
\ q the loftiest ideals. He urged the pupils
to live lives that will be Of the greatest
! benefit 10 their country.
| ire following musical program was
/ given: Chorus. our Flag" chorus "Fa-
| tnerland;' solo and chorus, THE Old
Tattered Flag" George { Ross and
chorus. chorus. "America:" Gypsy
4 Song" and "Lote Song" Girls music
class: Evening Hymn of the Crusaders >
Theodore Howard and chorus: The Lost
/ Chord, first year girls: THE Lake" first
girls; Blow, Bugle, Blow" second year
chorus.
At Business High School.
/ At Business High School the exercises
We're also held in tho assembly hall,
where the principal address was delivered
i by Senator Moses Clapp of Minnesota.
| In the course of his remarks the speaker
| told - the significance Of the American
| flag. and also spoke II the celebration
oC It's birth.
f. H. Holhronk commander of the
Grand ARMY Of tire Republic, Department
/ nf tie Potomac, also delivered a brief
address ana IN connection with the eX-
| errises j. r. Smith Of the auditors Office,
/ Treasury Department. sang 4 song: TN
| Gle Sam Our Leader, 70 the tune ot
| Baby Mine
At Eastern High School.
AT the Eastern High School Flag day
! exercises were held in the assembly hall
on The top floor of the building. There
were 50 pupils in attendance. William
/ H. Small the principal. conducted the ex-
crciscs. Introducing Henry y. Copp al
T Washington who had been deputcd by
/ the O. A. r. 10 addSess the pupils
i Mr.. Copp spoke Of the significance oi
The day aud of Tie heroic blood that had
I hrerI she'd - preserve the flag unsuilied
i Hc said that whenever the students SET
7. the flag he hoped that they would recall
. its history and bear in mind that If the
\ occasion ever arcse their lives should alsc
IL III tho disposal of the country that
the flag represented.
/ There We're two songs hy the pupils
II ITO Ameri a." by Henry Walker and the
, always new america sung standing
under the leadership OF Mr.. Small
At Armstrong School.
Exercises were held at the Armstrong
Manual Training School this morning al
. o'clock As the study hall of the school
Is not large enough t. hold all the pll-
. pns only the third and fourth year
classes participated. rr. ". b. Evans
principal Of the school, presided ana
after tbe singing Of several patriotic
troiucei Col. 4 $. Perham the patriotic
instructor Of the Grand Army OF the
Republic. Who addressed the pupils on
the significance Of the day.
col. Perhaa said in part:
ITO me two Things enter into the
meaning Of this fag-one. the memories
of devotion, Of suffering. sacrifice toll
griefS, pain. death and hundreds of thou,
sands Of dCsoiated homes. and the other
the mgbtier is what is gained by thoss
sufferings. the salvation of all there is
education-au we hold dear-so high-sc
noble.
we tho followed the flag in the
sixties leave TO YOU, young ladies and
gentlemen, the great problems OF state