Evening star., 1922-06-14
FLAG CEREMONIES
THRILL THOUSANDS
Schools of Capital and Pub.
lie Generally Mark 145th
Anniversary.

| of the flag was celebrated throughout
the National Capital today, principally
! in the schools. but also in the House
and Senate and wherever true Ameri-
| cans gathered.
! Senator Frank +. Willis of Ohio
stressed the necessity for undivided
/ loyalty to the flag at exercises held in
! the Central High School auditorium
shortly after 9 o'clock.
! Scoring internationaliSm Senator
| Willis told the assemblage that he be-
] lieved in devotion to one county. and
I that country the United States. Patri-
! otic Instructor j. Clinton Hiatt of
| William B. Gushing Camp, No. 80.
Sons of Veterans, presided. Charles
| + ianIord recited "rhe Star Spangled
! Banner"
! Exercises held at the Central High
! School We're typical OF similar ce,e-
| monies held in other high schools.
while in the grade schools the chii-
/ drcH gathered 10 give the pledge of
allegiance to the flag.
! kiags were unfuried from the three
staffs in front of Union station at
! O'Clock in the morning. buildings
/ throughout the city displayed Old
Glory.
Finai Ceremonies Tonight.
! Ceremonies at s O'Clock tonight on
! the east steps Of the Capitol will
| bring the observanCcs of Flag day to
! ii close. These exercises will be
! under direction of the Grand Army
| "f the Republic and allied organiza
/ tons.
i This afternoon at o'clock a
! silent parade of colored citizens is
: scheduled to he held Il protest
against lynching. The marchers with
mutficd drums. are to pass up Penn
sylvania avenue and by the White
House. where President Harding may
review them.
Memorial services for those mem
bers of st. Teresas parish. Anacostia.
who were killed in the world war
are to he held at i:30 o'clock this
afternoon at ST. TereSa's Parochial
School. V street between 1fth and
10Th streets southeast Representa-
tive James r. Begg of Ohio is t.
speak.
Capt Frank Sprigg Perry OF
George Washington Post of tn.
American Legion was introduced I,
the pupils of the Force School by Mis-:
McWilliams. the principal. as the Flas
day speaker. After eulogiZing the
stars and Stripes and praising tht
patriotic spirit of the children a:
shown by their recitations and songs
capt. Perry referred to the suffrage
situation and asked Il question of thu
pupils:
(Which one Of the stars on thai
flag is your star" Which star rep
resentS the District of Columbia
There is one star there for Virginia
and another star for Maryland ant
another star for New York. and stars
for California and for all the Other
| states. Why is it that the schoo
! children of Baltimore and Richmond
| and of the other cities and towns
| can each choose a star of that flag
! ftaf firt, ,iat ct. iS
my star. the star of my state, while
the children in Washington cannot
choose a star. for there is no star
On the flag for the District Of Co
lumbia" 1t is because Congress has
not given US a star, because Con =
gress thinks that living in the city
of Washington is glory enough. But
the people of the District of CO.
lumbia wish star of their very
own. Remember. then, when you
grow up. and even before that time.
and join hands with these of us who
are trying to put new star in the
flag. a star for you and for me and
for all the children and grown peo-
pie of this District-the star of the
state of Columbia.
Fifth Division Exercises.
Elaborate exercises marked the
! Celebration of Flag day in the schools
j of the fifth division Special programs
, of patriotic nature were held in the
Gales. Henry Poly, Abbot and Arthur
schools.
! Veterans of three wars participated
| in the Gales School exercises. They
were Col. j. Fl. Rastall. who fought at
/, Gettysburg, in the civil war; Chief
; Gunner r. f. Cox. Spanish war vet
, eran. and Capt. st. Clair Street of the
! world war, who also led the Ameri-
! can fiiers on the air expedition to
| Alaska.
The Gales School program also in
cluded the singing of patriotic airs.
recitations by Fiance Fitzgerald.
Sophie Rosenbaum. Earl Butler, Helen
| Yeamans. Audrey Carnahan, Anna
Minck. Helen Pearl, Salvador Soldano,
Antoinette Delnegro. Everett Nc
Michael, and an address by Mrs. Mary
NJ. North.
A recitation. "The Story of the
Flag" by Robert Volland, and Hats
off, by Sidney Zlotnick. featured the
exercises at the Henry-Polk School.
The national anthem and other pa
triotic numbers were sung by the
pupils.
The program at the Abbot School
included, a recitation on "a Salute to