The evening world., 1917-06-14
10000 CHILDREN
IN BROOKLYN'S
FLAG DAY PARADE
Nationwide Observance IT,
cludeS Speeches by Wilson
and Roosevelt.

Forty thousand children in Brook
I lyn celebrated the anniversary of the
Stars and Stripes to-day with great
parade, in which they marched and
waved naEs as big as they could carry
They sang every step Of the route all
the patriotic songs they knew. All
over tho rest Of the city, in the pub
lie Schools there are special exercises
, with local parades. Societies and
clubs organized for tho expression and
stimulation Of pride in American in
stitutions have planned extraordinary
programmes.
The celebration OF Flag Day, nation
I wide. Is such as the anniversary has
not before known. President Wilson
/ deliveus an address on the citizens
duty 10 the flag. this afternoon. and
/ Theodore Roosevelt speaks at Lincoln.
Neb.. on the call OF the flag for
American soldiers abroad and for the
backing Of the Red Cross.
The Brooklyn celebration. planned
by Miss Grace Strachan. Superlntend-
ent OF schools In the Eastern District
was headed by former Police Captain
Miles O'Rellly. He had nine assist
ant marshals.
Thirty thousand children from the
Bushwick section were ready 10
march soon after 10 O'Clock. The
route was from Myrtle Avenue. on
Bushwick Avenue to Grove street to
the Public Library at DeKalb Ave-
nue. where the reviewing officers
were stationed.
The parade had some OF the fea-
lures Of a pageant. The boys OF the
leading ranks we're dressed as SOL
dlers and sailors and marines OF the
United states service. They were
followed by youngsters equipped as
Red Cross units and as soldiers OF the
soil armed with shovels and hoes ana
rakes. There we're also groups PIC
turing the sters in the development
of the nation from COlumbus's land
ing to the present.
The children OF the grades from SB
and below were not required to TIRE
their small feet by the march, but were
arranged In ranks along the curb near
the reviewing stand to cheer their
older brothers and sisters and swell
the choruses OF the marchers.
Borough President Pounds. iarK
Commissioner Ingersoll and Thomas
w. Chadbourne. who represented the
Mayor, reviewed the parade and were
kept applaudihg constantly as the
patriotic floats strcamed past
A parade Of about 10000 school chill
dren was held in the Bay Ridge section
OF Brooklyn Ht the same time, ac'
companicd by a general demonstration
by shopkccpcrs and others along the
line Of marCn.
The sons OF the Revolution vii
. meet at Fraunce's Tavern, Broad anC
Pearl Streets. at o'clock, and marcl
TO the Sub Treasury. where, after al
invocation by Bishop David II. Greer
chaplain OF the society, Frederic X
Coudert will deliver an address. Th'
procession will bc preceded by music
and the socicty's color guard
Members who are in the army, navy
National Guard, Naval Militia, Re
serve Corps. or the Veteran Corps o
Artillery will parade in service uni
form without arms.
The Colonial Danes will hold a re
ception at 3 o'clock at Van Cortlan'
House, in the Bronx, at which tn
President, Mrs. Hamilton r. F'airfaS
will present to the city the new gate
way and steps leading to the garde
which the order has built. Par
Commissioner Thomas w. Whittle o
the Bronx will make the speech OF ac
ceptance. Among the new feature
added to the house by the order 4
the last year are Dutch room, full
fitted out. and a Shakespeare garder
The West Ono Hundred and Thir
tleth street Neighborhood Associatio
held a celebration at 1890 A. NJ. 1