Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-04-30
CITY SCHOOLS
OBSERVE DAY
OFPATRIOTTSNI
American Programs Are given
in Advance of Regular
Celebration.
MANY SPEAKERS HEARD

America day programs today wera
carried out in every school in the city.
Gov. Goodrich proclaimed tomorrow,
May 1, as America day, but school ex-
ercises were necessarily a day earlier.
The day was proclaimed by the gov
ernor "in order to combat the radical
and IN american propaganda which has
been cunningly spread in the United
States By agitators who receive their In
spirahon from eastern Europe"
Arthur Robinson. formerly major In
the United States army, delivered patri-
otie address at 10 o'clock this morning
at Technical high school.
REV. SAVARY TO
TALK LATER IN DAY.
Rev. George Savary, pastor Of the
First Congregational church, was on the
program to speak at the afternoon as
semblage at Technical at ? :15, when an
ivy was 20 be planted by the June class.
Milo II. Stuart, principal, will preside
at the meeting, and will direct the spe-
cial singing.
Dick Miller spoke at Emmerich Manual
Training High school at $50 a. m.
Charles J. Orbison spoke at the south
side high school at 80 a. m, when
the third section Of the school celebrated.
Ralph G. Winslow directed the school
band, which played during the exer.'
cises.
E. H. Kemper McComb, principal pre-.
sided at the meetings
AMERICAN SUBJECTS
ARE DISCUSSED.
While no special exercises were sched-
uled at Shortridge High school, pupils
in each room discussed Americanization
subjects.
George Buck, principal of the school,
.A~-4I.x
to a fund for war orphans and other
practical Americanization relief work.
School No. 58, Linwood avenue and
East New York street, celebrated the day
with songs, flag drills and recitations In
each room.
At o'clock the entire school will form
In line and parade around the COM
munity, some of the marchers dressed as
Pilgrims, in observance of Pilgrims
day, next Monday. Miss Kate Masons
principal, has charge of the program.
School 21. Southeastern and English
avenues, observed the day in reading
quotations of Roosevelt, singing patriotic
songs and reading poems.
AT ? o'clock the entire school was
scheduled to gather in the assembly
room. where Miss Bertha Laapz, princi-
psl of the school, was to speak.
Similar programs were carried out ct
the other Indianapolis schools.
LEGION MEMBERS
MARCH TOMORROW.
Members of the American legion win
march in an America day parade to-
morrow afternoon a . 80 o'clock.
All post members are asked TO meet
IN front Of the national American legion
headquarters. on Pennsylvania street.
between New York and Vermont streets.
There will be a short parade through
the downtown section, ending at the
Monument, where short exercises viii be
held
The legion committee urges all citizens
to display the American flag during the
day.
Fred r. McNeely, exalted ruler OF the
Elks lodge, has issued a statement urging
citizens to display the American flag in
their homes as a part of the observance
of America day.
Mayor Charles w Jewett issued a
proclamation today calling fer the OBJ
servance Of America day TOMORROW. Ee
asked that every citizen display the
American flag tomorrow.