Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-12
WILL KEEP FLAG DAY.
Many Patriotic Societies to
Hold Exercises.
DISPLAY OF COLORS ASKED
Business Men and Citizens Re-
quested to Decorate Tues
day Next.

Fly the flag on Flag day. Next Tues
day is the anniversary of the birth of
Old Glory
This request is made to business men
and citizens generally by Col. A. S. Per-
ham, patriotic Instructors of the G. A. r..
who will have charge of the exercises
in the public schools Of the District If
you do not possess a big flag fly little
one, Col Perham says.
Celebration at Hamline Church.
Plans have been made by the Depart
ment of the Potomac, Woman's Relief
Corps Of the G. A. r.. for Flag day
ceremonies Mrs. Georgia Van Fleet, pa
triotic instructor of that organization.
has prepared a program to be given at
Hamline NJ E. Church, 9th and z
streets, next Tuesday evening, beginning
at o'clock.
Department Commander Henry A.
Johnson of the c. A. r. will call the
assemblage to order. Several musical
selections will be rendered by the United
States Engineer Corps Band. The pres
entation of the colors will be by Hazard
Wheeler, color bearer of the Department
of the Potomac.
Invocation Will be by Rev. DIR. Charles
l.. Pate. pastor of the Dumbarton Ave
nue. Church. Miss Imosene Newlands
will sing THE Star Spangled Banner"
a recitation. 1.-The Birth of Old Glory"
will be given by Miss Mary Ford. Prof.
Edwin c. Townsend will recite poem,
THE American Flag.
The department president of the WOm-
ans Relief Corps, Mrs. Nora B. Atkin-
son. invites all patriotic persons and as
sociations to attend the entertainment.
She also requests all citizens to hoist
their flags Tuesday.
Exercises at Schmidt's Hall.
Lincoln w. R. c., No. 6. will observe
Flag day with appropriate exercises Fri
day evening. June II, at Schmidt'S Hall,
on 9th street northwest. Mrs. Adelaide
Feathers, patriotic instructor Of the corps.
with her committee. Mrs. L. Meyers,
Mrs. II. Chatfeld, Mrs. o. Raymond and
Mrs. ID. J. Il. Hendrix, has charge of the
program.
Flag day exercises under the auspices
of the Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey Tent,
Daughters of Veterans, will be held in
the Public Library. 9TH and X streets,
Tuesday evening at s O'Clock. Senator
Hepburn and other speakers of note will
address the assemblase
The Flag day exercises at the govern
ment printing office will be held at the
noon lunch period on the front steps of
the building. The public printery will be
decorated for the occasion. Public Printer
Donnelly will preside.
The addresses viii be by Senator Bur
kett of Nebraska and Representative
Jameson of Iowa. The program Of music
will be in charge of Thomas l.. Jones
Arrangements are in charge Of DR.. James
X. Armstrong, John r. Berg, w. A.
Smith, Frank c. Wallace and Joseph
Dierken.
The Department of Columbia, Army
and Navy Union. has issued a request to
the members of the five local garrisons
calling upon them to observe Flag day
Tuesday.
The Isabel Worrell Ball Flag Assoca-
ton will take active part in the eXer-
cseS at the Francis Scott Key house at
II o'clock on the morning of Flag day.
The association will be assisted by John
A. Logan Girls Flag Brigade of Ana
costa
The brigade has postponed exercises to
later date because of the multiplicity
of exercises that take place on Flag day.
The association has also accepted an in
vitaton from j. NJ Scofield Garrison,
Regular Army and Navy Union. to act
as escort Saturday evening, when d flag
is to be presented to the garrison at
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