New Britain herald., 1919-05-29
MEMORIAL PROGRAM
 IN LOCAL SCHOOLS
Veterans Of Three Wars Are AOnored by Younger Element

0VnVAoo y lVuuSUl ulUluuHt The children of the Old Burritt school held appropriate Memorial day exercises at the school this afternoon. In behalf of the children of the school Eas1mer Sapko of grade presented the veterans With a beautiful wreath and flowers in loving memory of the soldiers who fought for freedom and democracy The following program was carried out:
 Flag Salute. ........... Entire School Star Spangled Banner. Entire School Reading-'The Origin of Memorial Day ................ .ElVira Jones e,Memorlal Song. Grade Q, The Blue and the Gray. Entire School Address-W. A. Stewart, G. A. R. veteran; William Beckett, Spanish War veteran.
 Hats o, the Flag Is Passing By"
 ...''''... ............. Grade Barbara Frietchie. ........... Grade "ColUmb bia, the Gem of the Ocean,
 .................. Grade Memorial Poem. ......... Grade 3 Lincoln's Speech at Gettysburg.
 .................. Grade Keep the Homo Fires Burning
 ................. Entire school Tn Flanders Fields. .........G Grade Taps. Grade and Special Presentation of Wreath and Flow
 CTS ................ Casimer .Sapko "Anerica'' ' Entire School
 East Street School.
 An appropriate Memorial Day eX- ercise was also carried out at the East street school this morning. Fol lowing is the program of the exercise: Singing-"America" ..........
 ................. by Pupils Original Composition-"What Me
 morial Day Should Mean in 1919" ...... by Sophie Mikalauskas Recitation-"In Flanders Fields" ....... ......b by Margaret Hanley Recitation-"Amcrica's Answer"
 ........... by Madaline Schmidt Dramatization-"Gra Memo
 rlal Lay Dy ITdue Singing-"B Beautiful America" ~
 .............. by Group of Girls Speakers-W. E. Latham, G. A. R., Major Morris H. Pease.
 Recital ation-' Bring the Sweet
 Flowers" -. by Charlotte Witkin speaker-Private Dewey Selander. Singing-'The Star Spangled Ban
 ner"
 Camp School.
 The following program was carried out in tile Camp school:
 Assembly. John Egan.
 Grade HI, Song, The Passing Soldiers.
 Grade ", The Olden Time, Alan Burr.
 Song, Peace to the Brave.
 1o " Irrna Staples.
 Selection, Twilight Hour, Zam ecnil1, Camp School Orchestra: Isabel Vest lake, Raymond Zimmerman, Frank SaIisky, Madeleine Kindelan, Jean t&ette Westlake, John Egan, Irving Parker, Mildred Berglund.
 Grades v. and VI, An Allied Memo rial Day. England Florence Tomp- kins; France, Minnie Berkowtz; Rus sia, Gertrude >Bardeck; Japan, Doris Stephenson; Belgium, Alice Began; Italy, Jean Irving; Montenegro, Louise Perschey; Albania, Frances Sloper; Portugal, Josephine Olmstead; Serbia. Ruth Hatch; United States, Elsa Mo- Kirdy; Peace, Clara Huber.
 Flag Bearers: Samuel Meshken, Danny Hewitt Richard Reynolds, lVellcs Bramblc, Fillmore Rosen, Harold Carlson, Elford Sundstrom, Maxwell Moore, Theodore Vessels Arnold Larson, Frank Landon, Normal ... Wild, Gordon Marshall
 Trio, Haydn's Prayer, Alice Regan Ruth Hatch and Clara Huber.
 Grade VI, In Flanders Field, Flora Hine.
 Grade VII. Trio, Just Before the Battle, Mother, Cornet violin and p pano. Liela Mills, Isabel Westlake and John Egan.
 Grade VIII, Song, Memorial Day, Donald.
 School Flag Salute, Star-Spangled Banner, The Americans Creed. ~ The speaker of the day was Captain Edwin N. Lewis, of the 77th Regiment
 Tn commemoration of those who died in the service of their country during the World War, an honor list containing the names of former pupils of the Camp school was placed in the Esall and decorated with wreaths and <hass.
 Speakers At Other Schools
 The schools of the entire city were visited by the veterans under the lead