The Washington times., 1921-06-13
FLAG DAY PROGRAM
IN SCHOOLS UNDER
c. A. R. AUSPICES
Appropriate Exercises Planned
Tomorrow for SO Buildings
to Include Speeches.

Flag Day will be observed by the
Grand Army OF the Republic tomorrow
with appropriate exercises In every
school in the District, the programs
Of thirty-eight OF which will include
speeches by veterans Of the various
wars
Tomorrow night Mrs. Marie Moore
Forrest will present a pageant on the
east front of the Capitol. in which q
great chorus of 1000 voices will par
ticipate. More than 200 women and
children will take part in special nag
ceremonies, and thirty-two young
women will ldisplay Colonial and Reyo-
lutionary hags made by Mrs. Isabel
Worrell Ball. psEt national senior vice
president Woman's Relief Corps.
VETERANS STAGE TABLEAU.
Veterans iof the wars will stage a
tabieau on the white marble steps of
the Capitol. displaying the period
costumes from the Revolutionary cam
paign TO the present time. Gonzaga
College students will appear in Revo-
iutionary uniforms. William Harman,
the oldest veteran at Soldiers' Home.
who was participant In the Mexican
war campaign. will represent that
period. Department Commander Col.
John McEiroy. escorted by thirty menn-
bers of the Old Guard, will represent
the civil war days. Thirty-five vet
Grams OF 'es Will appear in full dress
uniforms OF the Spsnisn-American
campaign. Members OF the American
Legion. under the leadership of De-
partment Commander Col. James A.
Drain, will represent the American
soldiers OF the world war. Each
group will take it's place on the steps
to the music that was popular in its
respective campaign. The pageant
win start at o'clock. From until
8 o'clock the Marine Band will pro-
vide music.
PROGRAM IN SCHOOLS.
Programs to be followed in the
city's schools all include brief speeches
by representative veterans. The as
signments thus far announced in
clude.
Eastern High, j. w. Reid; Western
High, Maj. Gen. John L. Glenn and
Col John McElroy; Central High, Col.
]. A. Drain; Junior High. l. Fl. Wood;
Shaw Junior High. T. II. r. Clarke:
Dunbar High. James Mckee: Wilson
strong Manual Training, John Mur-
ply: Business High, l. W. Pearson;
Mckinley, II. III. Mckee; Minor Nor
NAL. w. s. Hodges
Abbot, Albert Michaud; Bri9htwood
and Emory, b. f. Bingham; Blake, A.
N. Bremen: Brodi,lsnd. J. }. Murphy;
Chain Bridge, DR.. u. r. Dunbar: Car
berry, ]. S. Cornish; lexington, n, e.
Mcbride: Gales. ]. J. Kelley; Lang
don. c. S. Close; Logan, II. l.. Dean;
Peabody. II. j. Zimmerman: Web
steT, Mai. J. r. Breckenridge; Thomp-
son, II. r. Warner; TwininS. +. +.
Miller: Giddings. T. n. Fielder; Hill
ton. @. E. Rausch; Henry. w. s. Jenk
ins: Ketchum. Mrs. Mary NJ. North,
Chief Gunner Cox. u. s. N. J. II.
Rsstsll: Banneker and Douglas. Mrs
Isabel Worrell Ball; Ambush, j. N
Pipes: Bell. c. w. McCaffrey; Birney.
o. ]. SeckIeman; Lovejoy. II. n. Boyer;
Randall, Il. III. Hale; Cardozo. 8. ".
Jacobson; Pierce Street School, w, q.
Martin.
Congressman william A. Rodenbsrg
OF Illinois was the principal speaker
at Flag Day Exercises observed yes
terday by the Washington Lodge. b.
p. o. Elks, in the Woodland Theater,
just south OF the Washington Monu-
ment The Elks have observed the
Flag birthday annually since 1905.
william s. shelby, Congressman
John W. Langley OF Kentucky and
Exalted Ruler p. j. Callan also made
short add resses