The Washington times., 1912-02-21
ANACOSTA PUPILS
TELL IN TABLEAUX
WASHINGTON'S LIFE
Exercises in the Schools
Honoring Nations First
President.
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Honor was paid to the memory OF
George Washington in all the public
schools in the Anacostia district today,
and the program offered in each building
were more elaborate than those of past
years.
In the Ketcham School, Fourteenth
street and Good Hope road, the feature
of the exercises was series of tab
leaux, school children representing
Washington, the surveyor; Washing
toms first battle, Washington taking
command, the meeting with Lafayette,
Washington and his mother, and his
parting from his officers. Charles Wal
son represented Washington, Delozier
Davidson appeared as Lafayette and
Miss Mildred Suit played the mother
Of washington. All we're appropriately
costumed. other children in the tab
leaux were Marjorie Butler. Mabel Gill
lott, Lucille Gator, Hilda Haines, Janet
Williamson, and Charles Brown, Albert
Cummings, Wesley Macdonald, Ray
mond Glcker, Leo Ready. Fred Butler
Ira Mushake, Bernard Gleason, Walter
Farnshaw, and William Baggard.
Marion Malone, who had written an
original sketch descriptive of each
scene, read his essay as each one ap-
yeared.
A dainty minuet was danced by Ruth |
Linger, Phyllis King, Martha Lee Ellis
Stone. Lester Finotti, Theodore Ent-
wisle. William Kinsmerling, and Charles
Ford.
Those who sang and recited were
Pearl Acton, Francis Roberts, YORK
Flynn, Perry Anderson, Elton King D.
Storck, Violet Brown, Ledru koontz'
Ethel Payne. Harold Cummings Ella
Willard, Willard King, D. Hopkins
Ruby Nothey, Ruth Thorn, Dorothy
Hopkins, Gladys Cornish, Vivienne !
Hayes. The Rev. George NJ. Cummings,
pastor of the Presbyterian Church in
Anacostia, made an address. Miss Ger
trude A. Phillips, principal. was in
charge of the program, and Miss Dorriss
was accompanist, with Raymond Mich |
olson announcing numbers. The pub
lie celebration took place yesterday,
today's being for the pupils.
The main hall of the Van Buren,
School, in w street was brilliant with
flags, flowers and patriotic souvenirs to-
day, and when Mrs. N. B. Croswell, |
principal speaker, called the gathering
to order there were many interested
spectators. Patriotic quotations were
heard from Mildred Little. Gladys Rob-
inson, Lucille Cornish, Helen Lacey, Elva
Field Elsie 'Sonnewald. sketch of the
life of Washington from his boyhood
to the Presidents chair was given by
Ruth Kicker, Carl Moore, Myrtice
Stone, George Havenner, Ola Budding
ton, Josephine Garfield, William Gard
en-, Carena Scaggs, Margaret Koontz,
Evelyn Crossingham. Donald Chapman,
Ruth Woodworth. Important dates in
Washingtons life were named byl
Franklin Gicker, Earl Willett, Raymond
of the second grade. Elsie Boblits. Flor
ence Cornish, Madaline Fillius Martha
Hagan, Dorothy Latimer Richard Cook,
and Harold Denison, first grade pupils,
told how to spell Washington
The browning of Washington was por-
4 minuet was sung and danced by
Helen King, Annetta Crumbaugh, Eliza
beth Lindsey, Edna Mcdonald, Leonard
ae6neT Heb orsai Walter It'll iTIiighman' Paul Dam
: DR.. James A. Watson, of the Ana
costa, Citizens Association. delivered
an address, drawing lessons of every day
application for the children from Wash
lngton' s career. Miss Jennie Harmell
was at the piano, and Miss Lena Reed
assisted. Harold King was the pre-
hall.
In the Congress Heights School the
Washington Birthday exercises were held
under the auspices of the Public Inn
provemsnt Association, and Edward ].
NeWcomb was the presiding officer.
Maurice Otterback, of Washington, de-
hvered an address. The pupils who sang
and recited were Alice Dodge. Bertha
Bender, Beatrice Owens, Bessie Price,
Melvin Weisbrod, Emma Bender and
Louise Birch! Miss Maude Fowler sang,
Prof Charles TheirbaCh played a violin
solo, and Prof. r. II. Miles gave piano
solos Miss Ebert, the principal, who
trained the children, received congratu-
lations on the way the program was
rendered.
Lenten services were held this morn
ing in the Emmanuel Protestant Epis-
copal Church, the Rev. Willard G.
Davenport, rector, officiating, and they
will take place this evening at 7:3O
O'Clock. The Rev. Mr.. Davenport has
announced his schedule of services for
the season. He will hold a service for
the children each Tuesday afternoon
during Lent, the holy communion will
on Friday evenings there will be special
services in the church, when visiting
ministers will deliver the sermons.
Confirmation will be administered on
Good Friday evening, and the rector
has a class in preparation that meets
each Wednesday evening in the chapel.
The children are instructed each Satur-
day morning in the parish hall for the
same purpose.
Members of St. Teresa's Congregation
attended Ash Wednesday services at
o'clock, when the Rev. NJ +. Egan, as
sistant pastor, blessed and distributed
the ashes before and after the mass.
The distribution will be made again this
evening at 10 o'clock, and there will be
Il sermon by priest from the Apostolic
Mission House, BroOkland