Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-21
EVENTS FOR
The HOLIDAY
Honor Memory Of Washing
ton In tho Schools

George Washington, American sol
der, statesman and FIRST President
of the United States, tomorrow,
February az. The day 10 recognized
az an international holiday In every
state and public Offices together
with most other places will be
closed. Every public building In
this city. including the postofioe,
custom house and banks will close.
Most factories will shut down for
the day and places of business will
be closed In honor OF the man who
has been termed f.The Father of
Our Country who was born 17g
years ago near Bridges Creek in
Westmoreland County, Va.
The event will be celebrated in
various ways commencing tonight
and extending throughout tomor-
row. Public and parochial schools
are celebrating today with appropri-
ate exercises composed of drama
tized stories. songs, r~ecitations and
readings. Some of the schools are
holding Lincoln and Washington
birthday exercises Jointly. An elab-
crate program will be carried out
In the high school this afternoon, as
follows:
In High School.
Selection by Franklin Octette.
Poem by Ave students.
Defamation, George Miller.
Tableaux. Part Ii. The infancy OF
Washington; Hatchet Scene; Wash
ington, the young surveyor; the
Messenger to Governor Dinwiddie.
of Virginia.
Pianola, Mr., Williamson.
80 TohlAn.y a p~..
Party, Scene In home of Betsey
Ross, After battle Of Trenton, Val
ley Forge TT.
Defamation, Miles Browning.
Tableaux, Part 3-Inaugural Ad-
dress, Middle Period, final tableaux
during singing of star Spangled
Banner"
In Public Schools.
Mrs. Pemberton's and Miss
Jayne's classes of grade 2 In public
school No. / held exercises today.
A Washington play was given by
the children of Mrs. Pemberton's
class, and a Lincoln play was pre-
sented by those of Miss Jayne's
class. The third grade and others
will hold exercises composed of
songs, recitations and readings this
afternoon. Washington exercises
will start at 2:30 O'Clock in public
school No. 2. The upper floor, in
Guiding rooms g., 4, 5 and 8 will
hold exercises Jointly, as will the
children of the lower floor. A pro-
gram of songs and Rotations APP
propriate to the day are being car
ried out In school No. 3 at Maurer.
The upper grades OF school No. 4
carried out a unique program this
morning. Patriotic songs and reci-
~tations were among the features.
The lower floor will hold a Joint
celebration this afternoon. The pro-
gram at school No. 5 Will be started
at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. Two
rooms will hold exercises together,
which will consist principally of
songs and Rotations. Children OF
rooms J., 2 and 3 of school No. 6
will hold a celebration together this
afternoon. Those OF A and 8 will
be together and those of 7-and 8
will also hold Joint exercises. AT
school No. Z two classes of room A,
two of Dor 5, and the sixth and
seventh rooms held exercises this
morning. The two classes of room
3 and the first and second grades
held joint exercises this morning.
Attractive programs are being car
ried out by children of school No. s
this afternoon. Singing, speech
making and reading comprise the
greater part of the program at the
grammar school this afternoon.
Amusements Tonight.
There will be mere public
tomorrow night. Tonight there
will be dances in the Auditorium
and washington hall, A dance will
be held under the auspices of the
Auditorium management tonight
and a lively basketball game will be
held between the Riverside and Y.
VI. H. A. Junior teams. The Chris
topher Columbus Independent Re-
lief Association Will hold its annual
ball in Washington hall tonight.
Jefferson Tent, Knights OF the Mac
cabees, will enjoy a basket party in
Moose hall tonight.
Plenty Doing Tomorrow.
There will be several dances in
this city tomorrow night and events
will be held during the day. There
will be a Martha Washington tea at
the Home for the Aged, In High
street, tomorrow afternoon from 8
to s O'Clock.
There win be a dance In the
Auditorium tomorrow night and
Bnei Zion Camp No. 30 will hold a
ball In Washington hall. The Social
Three will hold a dance in Mckinley
hall tomorrow night and the Slovak
| Citizens Club will hold a smoker.
st. Mary's School
The exercises at st. Mary's Paro-
chial School were as follows:
Washington's Birthday exercises
at st. Mary's School.
An extensive program has been
prepared for the exercises this after
noon. Every grade will be repre-
scented and every effort will be made
to make the occasion a memorable
one. The decorations win be an Inn
portant feature, in this room eight"
leads
Program.
Opening chorus-"In Freedoms
Cause" grades 7 and s.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Blessings. !"
Miss NJ. Costello.
itation-"wash Miss
Recitation-"our Nations EN-
lbIem,". Masters J. Reddy, j.. Dun
ham and L. Fitzgerald.
Song=Let Noble Deeds Attest
Recltatlon-"Our Hero Miss n.
DAILY.
Recitation-"why Our Flag IL
Best" Misses NJ. DeyeDy, e. Egan, A.