The Washington times., 1921-06-03
HARDING T0ASS|ST
| ELL|PSE CONCERT
BY MUSIC WHEEL
"Serenade to President" This
Afternoon Will Be Feature Of
Weeks Program.

The great human wheel OF $4,000
school children OF the District of
Columbia will give the "Serenads to
the President" this afternoon on the
Ellipse just back OF the White House.
President and Mrs. Harding will re-
ceive a tribute of song and flowers
from these thousands of young Amer
leans at o'clock, in the largest
"""~'~. ever heard in the National
Capital.
80 40 o'clock there will be a
thirty-minute concert by the l.. s.
Marine Band. the Navy Yard Band,
the Third Calvary Band from FIT.
Myer. Va: the r. o. T. c. Band OF
uow"rd University, and the Commun-
ity Centers Band.
At 3 o'clock the President and his
party leave the White House for the
Ellipse. They will make a complete
circle of the Ellipse before entering
the Human Wheel" of Riddles at the
north side of the White Lot. High on
a central stand, adorned with q huge
floral Tyre. the President will be the
central figure in this climax event Of
Washington's FIRST Music Week.
THE sERENADE.
The children will greet the Presi-
dent by singing The star-Spangled
Banner" The presentation of the
noral Tyre to President Harding will
be made by DIR. Abram Simon, presi-
dent of the Board of Education.
The serenade, under the direction CT
Robert Lawrence, director for Music
Week, will then proceed, accompanied
by the United States Marine Band,
and supplemented by the other bands
grouped about the Ellipse.
They will sing The Battle Hymn
OF the Republic;" Washington" by
William T. Pierson: "Columbia the
Gem of the Ocean" the Alma
Mater" of Howard University; con-
GLIDING with the Oath of Allegiance
to the Flag, given by everybody, and
the singing Of America" by the
massed school children.
During the singing Of the first
four songs one pupil from each of
the graded schols will present Prssi-
dent Harding with flowers con-
tributed by each individual school
child, making a mas Of $4,000 blooms
to place at his feet.
The President and his party will
leave the Ellipse by the south en-
trance OF the human wheel The
bands will play during the departure
OF INC CnlluTen, WHICH VIII De u low
ly professional. as each school group
will return to the school from which
II came. in systematic order.
TONIGBT's PROGRAM.
Special music program will be given
In the following theaters of the city
tonight: Keiths Theater, John Steele.
tenor, late of the Follies; Loew's CO.
lumbia Theater, Leon Brusiloff, direc-
tor: Metropolitan Theater Orchestra,
Amedeo Vioni, director; Cosmos Thea
ter Orchestra. Floyd c. Wheeler. di-
rector; Loew's Palace Orchestra,
Thomas Cannon. director, who prom
ises other music features; Raleigh
Hotel Orchestra, Daniel Breeskin. di-
rector; Shoreham Hotel Orchestra,
Sidney Seidenman, director.
The cantata. Ruth and Naomi
by Leopold Damrosch. will be sung
at the Eight. Street Temple at 8
o'clock. This is DIR. Abraham Simon's
Church. 1t will be given by the solo
quartet. Mrs. Shircliff. Mrs. Julian
Brylawski. George Miller. Louis
Thompson. with Louis Atwater at the
organ. A supplementary quartet will
assist. Many pupils recitals complete
the days programs.