The National tribune., 1911-04-27
NATIONAL PRESIDENT. W. #. c.
Mrs. Belle &. Harris ATTENDS Flag
Raising at Historic Pohick.

Mrs. Belle &. Harris Intends Flag
Raising at Historic Pohick.
The Department Of Potomac, W, r.
c., was honored a week ago by the
presence OF the National President OF
that organization fer, period OF five
days, and probably never before in the
history of the Department has il been
possible to pay as many courtesies 70
a. National President. and never before
have they been more graciousiy re-
ceived and enjoyed than by Mrs. Belle
| c. Harris, of Kansas. -.
The Department of Maryland diyid-
ed the week with the Department OF
| Potomac. and Mrs. Harris very gra-
cious!y permitted herself TO be "toted'
back and forth from Baltimore 10
| Washington as she was wanted in one
or the other places. "Wednesday, April
L., the National President was The
guest OF honor of party Of / 4. who
accompanied Mrs. Isabel Worrell Ball
| from Washington to Pohick 10 raise a
| flag over the new school house at that
| place.
The Pohick neighborhood Is one OF
the most historic i'll that section OF
Virginia. and Pohick Church was built
on lines planned by Washington. who
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Of 20 years.
The two pews known as Washington
pews, great. square, boSlike things,
are kept exactly as they were when
occupied by Washington and family.
and the quaint old church has been
restored 10 its condition. both interior
ard exterior, of nearly q century and
a half ago, and is one of the most in
tercsting of historic places to VISIT.
The Mount Vernon School Board
has recently erected d beautiful little
school house short distance. from
Pohick Church, which is known as
Pohick School. The state of Virginia
has lately adopted a new sanitary plan
for erection OF school houses, and this
is one of the first schools in which
these plans have been worked out.
Mrs. lisa bel Norrell BAH, who has
placed flags over some ID school
houses in his section of Virginia, was
invited by the Mount Vernon School
Board 10 place one on the. PolficlI
School. The Board was very well
pleased TO be able to arrange for the
exercises of presentation on the day
wheh the National President Of the
W. +. c. could be present. Those in
vited b. Mrs. Ball to accompany the
National President were Mrs. Agnes
keeier, President of the Department
of Potomac; Mrs. Sallie Price Fcrrcn,
Department Secretary; Mrs. Hattie
Chattield, Chairman of the Executive
Board; Mrs. LYDIA a. Oldroyd, Depart
ment Counselor: Miss May Borland,
Department Color Bearer; Mrs. Annie
W. Johnson. Past Department Presi-
dent; Mrs. Mary G. Kicker. Mrs. Rose
o'Meara, Department Chief of Staff;
Mrs. john McElroy, Miss Nellie A1ling.
Mrs. Jean NJ. Hyde. and Mrs. Annie
Roberts and Mrs Alvira Brisco, Past
Department Presidents, of Maryland.
The party was met at Alexandria
by Mr.. Mason, Secretary of the School
Board, who accompanied the party to
Pohick Station, where they were met
by carrlag ges and had d drive of a
mile and a half to Pohick Parish,
where exercises and presentation of
the flag were held. The teachers pI-
pills and patrons of the school had
gathered to greet the Washington par
ty at their head being the Rev. DIR.
Meade, Rector of Pohick Church. a
delightful hour was spent in mutual
greetings; then a delicious repast was
discussed. the table being loaded down
with splendid products from the
homes of that section and decorated
with yellow flowers and flags.
The services of the afternoon COM
menced with chorus, singing of pa
triotic songs and patriotic recitations
by the pupils. Mrs. Isabel Worrell
Ball then gave an address on the ORR
gin and history OF the Flag, and pre-
sented to the school large. Flag in
memory of her father. James F.
Worrell, Captain Of Co. Z, S6th ILL.,. q
soldier of the Union mustered ont"
Mrs. Balls father was born in Alex
andria, Fairfax County, Va, and many
of hnY- ia hitrinI in ri ~
Following the presenta-
ton of the large Flag, the National
President, Mrs. Belle c. Harris, was
called to the platform by Mrs. Ball,
and presented to the school a small
flag, known as storm flag, in honor
of Capt. Worrell, who was pioneer
of Kansas and who sleeps his last
sleep in that State. L 90,
The members of the Isabel Worrell
Ball Flag Association. led by the De-
partment President, Mrs. Agnes Keel
er. who is a member. carrying Flags,
sdvanced to the platform. and gave
the flag salute, which the teachers
agreed should be used in he'daily eX-
eTcise of the school. Mrs. Ball then
presented the four salute flags to the |
school for use in their work.
Mrs. Belle C. Harris. the National
President, then sang Lead, Glorious
Flag" accompanied on the piano by |
Miss Mac Borland. The song was |
written by Mrs. Bail. The ~utterances !
Of both Mrs. Ball and Mrs. Harris |
were enthusiastically applauded. DR.. |
Meade accepted the Flag for the |
school. and declared that the ladies |
had given the last utterances in pa
and there was nothing left !
Tor him to say. He spoke most elo- |
luently. however. OF the symb |
of the Flag and of its meaning to the |
American citizen, and how dearly 1t |
ought to be loved. and thanked Mrs. |
Ball for what he termed the splendid |
work she was doing in the
lame of her father, Capt. Worreli,
whose father. Samuel Worrell. had on
many occasions visited at Pohick
Church more than d century before.
After the meeting at the hail ad-
aiii.i. ,,aent taE Paiai.i. |