Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-20
|HONOR|NG THE MEMORY
OF FIRST PRESIDENT
Washington's Birthday Ami
versary to Be Observed in
Public Schools.

George Washington will be held in the
public schools of the District tomorrow.
The program will consist of addresses and
patriotic songs. tableaux, recitations and
| readings by the pupils.
The Central High Schools exercises
were held today. DIR. James S. Montgom-
cry, pastor of Metropolitan NJ. E. Church,
addressed the pupils of the upper classes.
The tirst-year pupils held appropriate
services in their respective classrooms.
The programs of the other high schools
will be given tomorrow. Rev. DIR. John
D. Van Schaick, jr., will deliver the ad-
dress at Eastern High School. A stu
dent chorus will furnish the music, and
there will be readings. Rev. n. II.
Holmes will speak at Business High
School. Supt Davidson will deliver an adj
dress at Western High School on What
One Boy Did for American Independ-
ence"
Exercises in the grades will be eabor-
ate or simple. as the principals of the
respective schools desire. Following are
the names of the speakers and presiding
officers:
First Division.
Toner School, Rev. B. D. Cav: Indus
trial Home School, speaker Frank S.
Bright; presiding officer, Rev. c. w.
Skinner; Fillmore School, John Embry,
and special features, pageant by children
of Spirits of Days Gone By: Addison
School, Rev. James Blake; Curtis School,
Walter S. Ufford, and Tenley School,
Louis P. Shoemaker.
Second Division.
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Grant School, DIR. Robert Talbot: John
Eaton School, B. w. Murch and Rev.
Charles Vate; Dennison School, c. G.
Graham; presiding officer. Ella M. Crook
H. d. Cooke School. Ernest l.. Thurston;
Chevy Chase School, Rev. 1. H. Waring
Weightman School, Rev. DR.. Charles
Wood.
Third Division.
Grover Cleveland School, Gen. Nelson
a. Miles and Col. A. S. Perhan, and pre-
siding officer. S. E. Kramer; Brightwood
School, Rev. c. NJ. Hesser; Harrison
School, Rev. H. s. Pinkham Takoma
School, Col. Kniffin; Monroe School, A
NJ. Chesley: Johnson School, ,Carmi
Thompson, assistant secretary of the in
terror.
Fourth Division.
Abbott School. George G. Ross; Henry
School, Rev. J. J. Muir: Morse School,
J. c. Herring; Polk School. Rev j. Har-
vey Dunham Thomson School, Brig.
Gen. Daggett; Twining School, E. A.
Guschewsky; Webster School, DR.. Louis
Stern and Lewis Gutenberg.
Fifth Division.
Arthur School, presiding officer. S. VI.
Ely, and address by A. T. Stuart; Blake
School, Franklin w. Collins: Brookland
School, DR.. Charles H. Mccarthy; Eek
ington School, Arthur F. Kinman; Emery
School, Mrs. Isabel Worrell Ball: Gage
School, Rev. Clarence c. Wise: Gale
School, Charles Gates; Langdon School,
George D. Mitchell; Seaton School, Rev.
James C. Taylor.
Sixth Division.
The schools will gather at the Dixie
Theater, where they will be addressed by
Representative Martin B. Madden of H.
linois.
Seventh Division.
Wallach School, presiding officer, Err
nest II. Daniel, and speaker Rev. R.
F'ultz; Towers School. Paul Hickok: Dent
School, A. l.. Williams; Brent School,
Henry P. Blair; Peabody School, A. II.
Stuart and Capt. Thomas H. Mckee:
Carbery School, Rev. G. r. Stetson; Hill
ton School, presiding officer, William A.
Slade. and speaker. DR.. Thomas Calver;
Edmonds School. Rev. George A. Miller
Maury School, Rev. F. w. johnson
Ninth Division.
LennoX School, Rev. w. A. Melvin; Van
Buren, School, DR. James A. Watson
Ketcham School. Rev. G. NJ. Cummins
and series of tableaux; Congress Heights
School, presiding, Morris Otterback. and
speaker. f. J. Newcomb; Cranch School,
Rev. James l.. McLan; Buchanan
School, II. A. Simpkins; Bryan School,
Rev. Joseph NJ. NJ. Gray, and presiding
officer, II. NJ. johnson.