Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-11
DISTRICT PUBLIC SCHOOLS
TO CELEBRATE FLAG DAY
Speakers Selected by George c. Ross
of G. A. R., Patriotic Instructor,
Assisted by C. R. Douglass.

Flag day. Thursday. is to be appro-
priately celebrated in all the public
schools of the District of Columbia
under the auspices of the Grand Army
of the Republic. Speakers have beer
selected by Past Commander George
&c. Ross. patriotic instructor. assisted
by Charles r. Douglass, assistant pa
triotic Instructor. Various times have
been set for the exercises in the high
schools. but the celebrations in the
grade buildings will be held Flag day
proper Different times were made
necessary in the high schools because
exercises. Most of the grade schools
will hold their celebrations in the aft
ernoon. the hours being chosen by the
respective buildings.
Speakers and chairmen follow:
High Schools.
Central High School. June IA. 9 am
speaker, NJ. Clyde Kelley; chairman
Harley V. Speelman.
Eastern High School. June IL. Q am.
speaker. Rev. James Shera Montgom-
cry: chairman. H. Clay Tallman.
Western High School. June IA, am.
speaker. DR.. J. B. Clayton: chairman
Thomas Ewing
Business High School. June IS, am.
speaker. DR.. Henry n. Couden: chair.
man, George c. Ross.
Mckinley High school. June Il. G
am-Speaker. Bo Sweeney: chairman
Judge II. b. Moulton.
NJ Street High School. June II, o am
Speaker, Rev. Walter A. Brooks
Armstrong High School. June IA. {
a.m.-Speaker. Col. B. P. Entriken.
Graded Schools.
First division-Adams. Lawrence ]
Heller; Brown. Eugene E. Stevens
Corcoran. l. S. Bacon: Dennison. Col
T F; keene; Fillmore. James R. Mitch.
Judge H. B. Moulton: Conduit Road
John Freeman Lewis; Curtis, Judge
Tracy l. Jefrords; Eaton. f. B. Car
rier; Force. Mrs. Mary Logan Tucker
Jackson. Mrs. Virginia N. Speel; Ten
ley, Calvin T. Milans; Reservoir. John
W. Reid; Threlkeld. c. o. Howard.
Third division-Brightwoo William
! Nick. Clayton: Cooke, speaker, George
| r. Wales: chairman. Frederick J. Rice
Col George Roadway; Powell. Col. Sam
uel R. Stratton; chairman, Capt. Seth
w. Tuley; Takoma. Col. Lemuel War
ner: WOODBURY.. LIE Roy A. Palmer
Hubbard. Col. Robert F. Hill; Monroe
]. Clinton Hiatt; song, Miss Ora NJ
Helmling; Petworth, Jesse w. Tull
Ross. Charles NJ Galloway; chairman
Mrs. Ellis Logan; West. Mrs. Elizabeth
L. Bugbee.
Fourth division-Abbott. Judge ]. W
SCHOOL,. F. W. H. Claw Mn cie radsnti
speaker, Charles w. Mortimer: chair
man. Col. r. w. Medkirk: Polk. Rev. E
3. Bagby; Morse. Capt. E. J. Hartshorn;
IWining. Patrick H. Lochran.
Fifth division-Webster, Col. H. L.
Dean: Blake, speaker. Mrs. Ada H
weiss: chairman. Capt. Joseph E. Hart;
Ecklngton, Col. A. H. Frear; Gage. Col
3. P. Entriken; Langdon, Col ii. c
Bell: Arthur. Gen. s. S. Yoder; Brook
land. Miss Rose NJ. Seton; Emery, Capt
James NJ. Pipes: Gales, DIR. w ii. Got
wald: Seaton. DR.. Thomas Calver
sixth division-Benning. Rear Ad-
Kane; Kenilworth Rev C. E. Fultz
Madison. Fred bennett; Taylor, Col
John r. Weathers: WheatIey, w. F
Woolard; Blair, Mai. C. H. Lawrence
Hayes. J. W Holcombe; Ludlow. Mrs
Mclean: Webb. Col. C. a. Lounsberry.
Seventh division-Brent, Lee T. Rob.
inson: Dent, Col. G. A. Leavitt; Hilton
Col. o. H. Oldroyd; Peabody, Rev Johr
z. Ball; Towers. Col. William Tindall
J. L. McBrien; Maury, Mrs. Rose Rut.
ledge; Wallach. Mrs. Mary Dow.
Eighth division-Bowen. Rev. William
Couden: Fairbrother. Mrs. A. B. Cassel
man; Greenleaf. Rev. H. D. Mitchell
Toner. Miss Elizabeth F. Pierce
Weightman. H. E. Stauffer: Bradley
Miss Jennie L. Hamilton: Grant, Judge
George B. Gardner; Jefferson. speaker
Mrs. Isabel Worrell Ball: chairman
Col. A. F. Dinsmore; Van Ness. Capt
A. w. Barber.
Ninth division-Bryan. A. R. servern
Buchanan. Col. George H. Patrick
Congress Heights. p. T. Moran; Ketch
am. Mrs. o. H. oldroyd: Randall High.
lands. H. Q. Hine; Tyler. Capt. DAME
Webster: Smallwood, Capt. a. B. White
Cranch, Mark A. Watson: Lennox. Col
Thomas H. Mckee; Stanton, George l.
Whitford; Van Buren,, Rev. Earl Will
fey.
Tenth Division-Briggs. Mrs Julia c
Collier: Garrison. James A. Cobb: Mont
gomerT Mrs. Carrie w. Clifford
Stevens. Col James Mckee: Wilson
James l.. Neill Cambridge road. w. H
Grimshaw; Phillips. Mrs. B. X. Bruce
Sumner, Col A. F. HUFF. and Wormley
Mrs. A. NJ. Curtis.
Eleventh Division-Bruce. Charles f
| Lane; Cook. F. d. Lee: Bunker Hill
road. Miss Mary Curtis: Garnet-Patter-
son School group. Mrs. Julia West
Hamilton; Langston. Shelby Davidson
/. Webb; Military Road School, Capt
w. H. Honn, and Orphans Home
School. Mrs. John w. Cromwell:
Twelfth Observation-Disclosures, Rev. w
J. fo"dru, 1ru!HHeii, Ndpl- E. -
Turnure: Douglass, Capt. Abram Myers
Logan. DR.. c. w. Childs; Payne. Capt
Charles p Douglass; Smotners. Rev
| l.. G. Moore. Burrville. ]. Louis Taylor
Deanwood. Rev. John c. Van Loo
Jones. Rev. w. H. Jernagin: Lovejoy
Capt. George w Watkins. and Simmons
Capt. Abram Myers
Thirteenth Division-Bowen. Edward
| G. Brooks. Lincoln, DR.. p. j. Brine
Birney. Rev. ]. L. S. Holloman; Cardozo
Capt BENJAMIN Young; Giddings. Rev
w. II. Dean; Randall. Royal A. Hughes
Cardozo Manual Training School. Mis-
Jeanette Carter, and Miner Norma
School. Mrs. Bessie b. Anderson.