Evening star., 1925-06-12
Schools : TO HEAR
FLAG DAY TALKS
Patriotic Observance Also Is
Planned at Capitol at
8 Pm. Monday.

Arrangements have been made for
t'@cial Flag day exercises at the east
runt of the Capitol Monday evening
~ s o'clock. The exercises are to be
under the. direction of the patriotic
Instructors of the Department of the
"otomac, Grand Army of the Repub-
ic. in cooperation with the Woman
Relief Corps. In addition, plans have
been completed by John w. Reid.
patriotic instructor, G. y. X, with
Supt. of Schools Ballou to have
speakers at each of the public schools
address the children during the day.
Wilder S. Metcalf, retiring commits
sioner of pensions, was scheduled 10
speak at Business today.
The program at the Capitol will in.
c!ude the recitation and singing of
patriotic verse and addresses.
Beginning at o'clock. a bugler of
the Navy Band will blow assembly.
This will be followed by the entrance
of color bearers of the Woman's Relief
Corps, Daughters of Veterans, Ladies
IF the Grand Army of the Republic,
2uXiliaries to Sons of Veterans, mem
hers of the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts
and others. They will be led by the
Navy Band. This part of the program
is to be under the direction of Mrs.
Isabel Worrell McE,lroy.
COiOrS to lie Presented
Presentation of colors will be made
by the officer of the day, John Mid
dleton. Color Bearer Hazard Wheeler
and color guards will then do a salute
TO the flag, while the audience will
Join in the recitation of Il Pledge AL
Iegiance to the Flag" Following
The Star Spangled Banner" will be
sung by Mrs. Gertrude Lyons, accom-
panied by the NAVY Band
The remainder of the program will
include the recitation of The Ameri-
cans Greed" by its author, William
Tyler Page, clerk of the House of Rep
resentatives: short addresses by pa
triotic instructors of the Grand Army
nf the Republic and the Womens Re
lief Corps, the singing of the Battle
Hymn Of the Republic" by Earl Car
bauh, recitation of an original poem,
The Flag" by Isabel Likens Gates;
a five-minute address by Col. John
McElroy, vice Commander-in-chief
Grand Army of the Republic; an ad-
dress and benediction by Rev. DR.. c.
r. Stauffer and patriotic selections by
the Navy Band. Invocation will be de-
livered by Rev. Robert +. Mcbride,
department cha plain, G.. A. r.
The list of schools, speakers and
the time they will deliver addresses
to the children is as follows:
High Schools.
Central-Hosea r. Moulton, depart
ment commander, c.. A. r., and Wal
ter l. Mccoy, chief justice Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia
Q am.
Mctinley-Arthur II. League, de-
partment commander, L. S. w. v,
8 am.
Hine-Herbert w. Rutledee. division
commander, Sons of Veterans, 8 am.
Macfarland-Frank l.. Peckham,
department commander, American
Legion, 1856 pm.
Jefferson-William Homer Carroll,
department commander, V F. w,
2:15 pm.
Powell-Edward ]. Nolan, past COM
mander, L. S. w. V, 2:20 pm.
Langley-B. P. Entrikin. past de-
partment commander, G. A r., 2:15
pm.
Clarke, 8 am.
ard, commander Army and Navy
Miner Normal-Capt. Henry o. At
wood. am.
Randall-Maj West A. Hamilton,
9 am.
Phelps Vocational-Lieut Frank
Coleman, 10 am.
o Street Manual Training
Sylvester Epps, 2 pm.
Elementary Divisions 1-13.
First division-Addison, Lillian I.
Jenkins, 215 pm; Brown, Isabel
Charles +. Young, patriotic instructor,
II. S. w. V. Dm.. Eaton