Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-12
FLAG DAY PROGRAM
Birth of National Emblem to
Be Observed in Schools.
HOLD EXERCISES FRIDAY
Speakers Are Selected by Grand
Army of Republic.
MAKE CHILDREN PATRIOTIC
Desire Is to Implant in Minds of
Young Principles for Which
Flag Stands.

Flag Stands.
! The anniversary of the birth Of the
| flag of this country will be observed in
| the public schools of the District of Co
| lumbia by appropriate exercises. Practi-
| cally all the celebrations will be held on
| Flag day. next Friday. Teachers of the
| several schools have arranged programs
of singing. drills. recitations and other
| patriotic exercises. but the speakers have
been selected by the Grand Army Of the
| Republic. The celebration will be under
| the auspices of this organization.
| The orders for the observance Of Flag
| day and a statement concerning it were
| today issued by A. s. Perham. patriotic
instructor of the G. A. r.. and Mai
Charles r. Douglass. assistant patriotic
| instructor. as follows:
Orders for Observance.
| BY authority Of the board of education
| of this District, the members of the Grand
| Army of the Republic, their friends and
| representatives. WILL Friday, June Il.
| 1912 participate in the exercises incident
| to the observance of Flag day in all the
public schools Of this District
MANY Of our comrades who have visit
ed the public schools in former years
| have gone over the river. Many others
| are unable on account of feeble health
| and advancing years to longer address
our schools.
THE principals. teachers and scholars
will be pleased If our representatives are
accompanied by their ladies and friends.
I'VE congratulate the citizens and our
| comrades Of the Grand Army of Republic
on the increased interest shown by all
classes of our citizens in doing honor to
the flag and principles OF liberty and
progress which it represents.
THE citizens of the city and District OF
Columbia are requested to display our
country's flag on Flag day. Friday, June
IA. 1912.
1T is the earnest desire Of our depart
ment commander. John D. Bloodgood.
that the principles which our flag typifies
shall be so clearly represented that we
may be able to impiant in the minds Of
our school children some lessons of pa
triotism, love and respect of our flag. a
higher reverence for our great nation and
sense of individual duty to our country
and responsibility for it's we'll being"
Time of Exercises.
The exercises In all the high schools
will he held at am. Friday, except at
the Business High School, where the ex-
ercises will be held at am. tomorrow,
and at the Eastern High School at II am
of the same day.
The exercises in all the graded schools
will be held at 1:3O D.m., except in the
following schools: WOODBURY. $50 am
Curtis, 1920 am; Wallach, 1890 am:
Peabody, 10:45 am: Bowen 1915 am;
Bradley, 1915 am: Greenleaf, 1O:45 am
Smallwood, 1915 am; Industrial Home
pm. and at the Morgan and Ecking-
ton, 80 pm. tomorrow.
Speakers at the Schools.
Following is a list of the speakers
at the different schools:
Eastern High School. Rev Dr. N H.
Holmes.
Western High School, Gen Nelson A.
| Miles. Col. Myron NJ. Parker
| Business High School, Col Thomas H.
Mckee. Hosea B. Moulton, Col George
| L. Corson.
Mckinley Manual Training School.
Stanton j. Peelle. George c. Ross.
| Col. Robert Armour.
| Normal School No. /. Gen. Nelson A.
| Miles. Benjamin F. Leighton,
NJ Street High School. DR.. C. w.
Childs, c. r; Douglas. presiding.
| Normal School, No. 2 BENJAMIN F.
| Bingham.
Armstrong Manual Training School,
/ Capt E. d. Turnurc
First Division.
Addison, George c. Ross: Conduit Road,
| Mrs. Ella l.. Washburn: Corcoran, Col
Arthur Hendricks; Curtis. Gen. Nelson A.
Miles, Col. Myron NJ Parker; Fillmore,
Col William Tindall: Hyde, Dr. ]. K
| Gleeson. Col. Harrison Dingman; Indus
| trial Home. Ivory G. Kimball, Col. Ben
iamin F. Chase; Jackson. Maj. J. Tyler
l rail-
voir, Mrs. Velma Sylvester Barber, Mrs
Ella S. knight; Tenley, Maj. j. Tyler
| Powell, Capt. William Schmalhoff;
Threlkeld, Col. Edwin j. Sweet: Toner,
Bell.
Second Division.
| Adams, Capt. John E. Rastall, Col.
Charles Chaille-Long: Chevy Chase,
Louis P. Shoemaker. Capt Robert w.
Medkirk: Cooke. Col. Samuel r. Stratton,
Col A. F. Dinsmore; Dennison, Col, A.
p. Tasker. Capt. NJ. j. Hull; Eaton, Rev.
DR.. Abram Simon. Maj. George S. john
fred Wood; Grant, Col. Robert Armour.
| Chauncey Hackett; Morgan. Rev. DIR. n.
II. Holmes, Mrs. Lizzie w. Calver:
Weightman, Maj. George C. Potwin.
Third Division.
| brlShtWoou, capt. A. Is. White; Bright
wood Park, Miss NJ. Genevieve Spencer;
Cleveland. Rev. DR.. n. II. Holmes and
Capt. J. w. Andrews: Harrison, Col. J. T.
| Clements and Col. Daniel E. Bucking-
ham; Hubbard. William e. Andrews and
| Col. John r. Oursler; johnson, Rev. DR..
| Frank ]. Goodwin: Monroe. Col James P.
| Megrew and Maj. John R. Weathers;
| Petworth, Charles c. Lancaster; Powell
James Q. Howard and Capt Adolphus
| Bennett; Ross. Col John McEiroy:
Takoma. Rev. L. Morgan Chambers;
| West, Capt. Lewis c. White and Mai
Theodore Brown: Washburn, Louis P.
| Shoemaker.
Fourth Division.
Abbot. Maj. H. c. Magoon and Capt
Edward Simington; Henry. Col. f. V. De
| Coster and Capt William w. Chase;
| Morse, W. w. Curry and Mr.. V. l.. Gar
rigus; Polk. Capt F. B. p. Sands; Thorn