Evening star., 1911-06-11
HONOR TO THE FLAG
Exercises Next Wednesday in
the Public Schools.
ANNUAL FLAG DAY PROGRAM
Patriotic Societies Plan for General
Observance Of Custom.
PROMINENT SPEAKERS LISTED
Music and Addresses at the Govern
ment Printing 0face-Public
Printer to Preside.
PROMINENT SPEAKERS LISTED

h ment Printing Oface-Public
Printer to Preside.
Flag day, Wednesday. June IA, marks
the bath anniversary of the adoption of
the Stars and Stripes as the national
emblem. and the celebration in its honor
will embrace schools. government de-
partments and patriotic organizations.
Complete arrangements for speakers and
exercises in the public schools have been
made by the G. A. r. and the school
officials. In addition to the anniversary
of the flag, the schools will be reminded
that Wednesday is the centenary of the
birth Of Harriet Beecher Stowe.
Mrs. Matthew T. Scott. president gen.
eral of the Daughters Of the American
Revolution, has asked that all memb ers
of that organization throughout the en-
tire country observe the day in some
manner. She has asked that wherever
possible members display flags on their
residences, and that all use their efforts
to have public buildings appropriately
decorated.
At Government Printing Office.
Government printing Office employees
are planning an elaborate celebration for
Wednesday. Speeches to be made at the
big printery have been arranged for the
orators being Senator Borah of Idaho and
Speaker Champ Clark. Miss Jane Aber-
crombie, prima donna of the Aborn Opera
Company, will sing 1.-The Star Spangled
Banner" her accompaniment being played
by Pistorio's Band. The exercises will take
on the G street side of the building.
Public Printer Donnelly will introduce
the speakers. The musical features are
eral committee is composed of John r.
Berg. Frank Wallace, w. A. Smith, W.
J. Dow and H. w. Ziegler.
of the city have been arranged for by
the G. A. r. Flag day orders were pro-
mulgated yesterday by Maj. A. s. Per-
ham, patriotic instructor of the Depart
ment of the Potomac G. A.. r., and Maj
Charles r. Douglas, assistant patriotic
instructor.
When Services Are Held
/ The exercises at the Normal School
No. !. Miss Anne M. Cooling. principal.
were held at the Franklin building at
pm. Friday The exercises at the
Normal School No. will be held at
am. June IA. The exercises in all
the high schools. except the Western.
will be held at am. June IA.
In the Industrial Home and Bright
wood Park Schools the exercises will
be held at IL am. Wednesday. In all
the schools of the eighth division
southwest, the observances will COM
mence at 1870 pm. In all the other
schools Of the District the program
will commence at pm.
In Public Schools.
The following is list of the speak
ers at the several public schools:
Central High School, Rev. DR.. D. r.
Lowell. Gen. Nelson A. Miles; presid-
ing. Col Henry N. Copp.
Eastern High School. Mrs. Ellen
Spencer Mussey. Col. A. P. Tasker and
Charles Lyman.
Business High School. George c.
Ross, Carmi Thompson; presiding. Col.
Robert Armour.
Normal School No. celebrated
Friday last. Gen. Nelson A. Miles; pre-
siding. Charles Lyman.
Mckinley Manual Training School,
ker; presiding, Maj. A. s. Perham.
NJ Street High School. Chauncey o.
Howard
Normal School No. 2. James C. Ma
pier.
Armstrong Manual Training School.
Mrs. Mary Church Terrell
First Division.
Addison, Judge Charles S. Bundy;
Conduit road, Miss Emma Guschewsky
Corcoran, Ivory G. Kimball: Curtis,
Hosea B. Moulton; presiding. Col,
Benjamin F. Chase; Fillmore. William
L. Marsh; presiding, Maj. Howard L.
Prince; Hyde, Col Arthur Hendricks;
Industrial Home, George c. Ross; jack
son, DR.. William Tindall: Reservoir,
Miss Anna NJ. Roberts: Tenley. Miss NJ
! Genevieve Spencer; Threlkeid, Capt.
Gurnon R. Scott; toner. Maj Edward
A. Kreidler.
Second Division.
Adams. Col John McElroy: Chevy
Chase. Col Henry H. Humphreys; Cooke.
Maj. ]. T. Clements. Mrs. Ellen Spencer
Mussey: presiding. Col A. F. Dinsmore;
Dennison, Col. George c. Ross: Eaton.
Rev. Frank j. Goodwin. D. D.; Force,
Col Myron M. Parker; presiding. Maj.
A. B. White; Grant, Maj. George G.
Potwin: presiding. Capt. U: s. Grant,
Sd; Morgan, Henry P. Blair; Weight
man, Carmi Thompson: presiding. Capt
Robert w. Medkirk.
Third Division.
Brightwood. Col. George NJ. Rowe:
Brfghtwood Park, Mrs. Ada H. Weiss:
Harrison, Maj. A. P. Eastman: Hubbard,
4 Representative lSddC oHCi WOou, piC-
siding, Maj. Nathan Bickford: Johnson.
Col Henry A. Johnson; Monroe. Edward
A Keeler; Petworth. Col. Edwin J..
Sweet; presiding, Capt. James F. Stone;
Phelps. Samuel r. Stratton: Powell. Mrs.
Evelin H. Belden: presiding, Mrs. Della
C. Perham: Ross. George G. Round:
presiding, DR.. William H. Warman; Ta-
koma, Louis P Shoemaker: Woodburn.
Capt, Lewis c. White.
Fourth Division.
Abbot. w. w. Curry: Henry. Maj.
Lemuei Warner: Morse, Maj. p. H. Bris-
tow; presiding. Col. w. II. Raymond;
Polk. Col F. v. de Coster: Thomson.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles: Twining, Col.
Robert Armour; Webster, Maj. II. c.
Magoon; presiding, Maj. Alfred Wood.
Fifth Division.
Arthur. Col. George c. Kniffin: Blake,
Mrs. Mary A. Dow: presiding, Mrs. Olive
A. Raymond: Brookland. Mrs. Isabel
Worrell Ball: lexington. Rev. ]. u.
Bloodgood: presiding. Capt. Jefferson w.
Davis; Emery, Edgar A. Allan: Gage.
Capt. William A. Jack; Gales, Rev. DR..
Henry N. Couden: Langdon. Maj. ]. G.
Greenawalt; Seaton. Charles Lyman.
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