Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-21
SCHOOLS Do HONOR SURE OF THE BRIDGE
Paw Tribute to Life and Deeds
of Washington.
MANY SPEAKERS HEARD
Fifty Thousand Children at Exer-
cises-Senators to Address
Sons of Revolution.

With patriotic songs and recitations
| flag drills, flag salutes. addresses and
readings. more than fifty thousand chill
dren, attending the public schools of the
District. today observed the anniversary
of the birth of George Washington. The
exercises were held today. as tomorrow
being Saturday, is a holiday. Most of the
exercises We're held in the afternoon, and
following their completion the children
were allowed to go home.
Washington's birthday anniversary is
one of the most important holidays in the
scholastic year, and is always observed
with suitable exercises. On no other
single day in the entire year. perhaps,
does patriotism in the schools rise to the
high pitch it reaches on Washington s
birthday
His Life Is Studied.
For many days the youngsters have
been hearing of George Washington and
his deeds; in the lower grades the chill
dren have been told the tales. while in
the higher grades they have read them
for themselves and have studied American
history of the revolutionary period.
Nearly all studies have been correlated
in one manner or another with the life of
Washington. Arithmetic problems have
dealt largely in cherry trees and hatchets
and other things often connected with
anecdotes of Washington's life. So it has
been with many other studies.
Franklin w. Ceilings of the Depart
ment of Justice made an address at West
ern High School Speakers in some of the
other schools, not heretofore announced,
follow:
Eighth division-Amidon School Rev.
Edward c. Gallaher: S. j. Bowen School,
f.. s. Nesbitt; Bradley School. Rev. W. A.
Wade; Greenleaf School, DIR. W. j. Meeks
Jefferson School. Rev DIR. A. W. Spooner.
and Smallwood School, Rabbi Louis
Stern
Fifth division-Arthur School, Harry O..
Hine speaker A. NJ. Chesley, presiding
officer; Blake School. Frank l.. Hess;
Brookland School. Charles Tansill: Eek
inston School, Rev. II. f. Brundage:
Gales School, F. A. Fenning: Langdon
School j. D. Sullivan, and Seaton School,
Rev. J. Harvey Durham
Patriotic Society Program.
The Society of the Sons of the Revolu-
ton in the District of Columbia will hold
it's twenty-fourth annual meeting in COM
memoration of Washington's birthday at
II O'Clock tomorrow morning. at the CO.
lumbia Theater. The president of the So
ciety. Rev DR.. Randolph II. Mckim,
will preside Robert T.. Lee, jr.. will read
Washingtons farewell address. Senator
Theodore F. Burton of Ohio will speak
on IF Washington Were Living Today"
Senator Porter j. McCumber of North
Dakota will talk on THE Construction
of Our Treaties With Great Britain and
Our Duty to Submit Questions of Differ
ence to Arbitration Music will be fur
nished by the Marine Band.
The District of Columbia Society of
Sons of the American Revolution will OBJ
serve Washinston's birthday at noon to-
morrow at Rauscher's. The ele8tion of
officers for the ensuing year WIN be a
feature of the meeting. Reports az Off
GERS and committees will be received fol-
lowing which there will be several pa
triotic addresses.
J. I. Keefer to Lecture.
ISOLATION of Oldest Inhabitants of the
District, will lecture on George WASH
ingtOn and His Times" at the Public Lii
brary at o'clock tomorrow night, under
the auspices of the California State AS
ISOLATION of Washington. -
Members of other state societies and
the general publis are invited to attend
The lecture will be illustrated
The main building of the District Pub
lie Library will be kept open Washing
toms birthday at the usual hours. that is,
from am. to 8 pm. All of the public
departments will be in operation, includ-
ing those for home circulation, reference,
industrial and children.