Evening star., 1926-06-14
BIRTHDAY OF: FLAG
OBSERVED IN CITY
Exercises Today to Be
Brought to Climax at Capt.
toI at 8 O'Clock.

L Idt, gay eNGTClSeS, Hciu III ali pun
lie schools, in Government depart
ments and by patriotic organizations
throughout the city today in celebra-
ton OF the one hundred and forty
ninth anniversary OF the American
flag, will be climaNed tonight by exer
cses at the eastern front of tile Capt.
tol at 8 O'Clock
A bugler of the Navy Band will
bring the aSsemblage at the Capitol
10 order for the purpose OF formally
pledging allegiance to the flag. Rev
Dr. Joseph Il. IIerson, pastor Of Ham
line Methodist Episcopal Church, vii!
offer the invocation.
Tonght's principal speech will be
delivered by Winfield Scott, Commits
sioner of Pensions. Josephine Daily
Will sing THE star Spangled Banner"
and The Battle Hymn of the Repub-
lie" John q. Bugbee will recite Il
Am an American" The audience VIII
join in the singing Of America.
Rev. Robert f. Mcbride, department
chaplain Department of the Poto-
mae. Grand Army of the Republic.
will pronounce the benedlrtion.. Music
Will be furnished by thr Navy band.
Coolidge Latter. Read.
a letter from President Coolidge
was read at the exercises held at the
Eastern High School this morning
under the auspices OF the Alumni AS
Sociation. 1t follows: Il greatly regret
that it is impossible for me TO join
with YOU in the annual Flag day eXer-
cises at the Eastern High School. The
memorial flagstaff presented by the
Alumni Association constitutes in it
self a fitting remembrance of those
who gave their lives in the service Of
their country, but 1t counts for in
iinitely more if it serves also as an
incentive to renewed loyalty to the
principles and ideals for which they
made the ultimate sacrifice. nere lies
its true value, and l trust that the
custom which you have established
will have a permanent place in the
observance of the school
I Dr. DE witt &. cruisSant, president
Of the alumni association, presided at
the Eastern High exercises. Rev.
Paul Sperry pronounced the fnvoca-
tion. Thomas Sterling was the ptfn-
cipal speaker.
Hallou ut Exercises.
DR.. Frank W. Ballou. superintend
ent of schools, attended the exercises
at the Langley Junior High School,
where an inspiring picture was pre-
sented with Coo pupils seated on the
lawn on each side of the fagpole.
Col. H. T. Entriken. past department
commaude, of the Ora nd Army of the
Republic was the principal speaker.
Principal Henry W. Draper formally
accepted four flags, which were pre-
scented for classroom use by the North
Capitol Citizens Association. Jane
Page Menefee lecited a poem, The
American Flag"
An elaborate program was sched
,Ied for the benefit ot employees Of
the Post Office Department and their
friends starting at 3 O'Clock. 1t in
rluded number OF musical and vocal
numbers furnished by the Army Band
two soloists, Mary She,ter Bowie and
Thomas r. Darcy. and Il seXtet com
posed of Miss Bowie. William w. Ray
mond, Fred East, Richie Mclean,
William +. Shanahan and Robert ii.
Harmon.
Comdr w. X. F'urlong. u. S. N,
will make the principal address at
the Jacob Jones Post of the American
Legion at the Endion club, Jackson
place, at 8 pm.
Zililman Is Speaker.
1ndlrU1an FEetefItk y. LlIiHidu ol
the House District committee was the
speaker at exercises held last night by
the Washington Lodge of the Benevo-
lent and Patriotic Order of Elks at
the Jewish Community Center Hall,
Sixteenth and q streets northwest.
Mr. Zihlman told the good sized audi
ence which gathered in spite of the
heat that "the future of America
rests on the patriotic training given
its youth In the public shools."
Insp w. :. Shelby told of the his
tory Of the flag. Patrick J. Haltigan,
reading clerk of the House OF Repre-
sentatives. also spoke. Arthur Nj.
McCreight supplemented the talk
given by Inspector Shelby with piano
selections.
The committee in charge Of the ex-
ercises comprised: James \. Balder-
son, chairman: Henry l. Quinn. Rob
ert +. Crowley, James r.. colliflower.
John f.. Lynch, John ID. Fitzgerald.
Nathan WE'LL w. s. Shelby. NJ. G..
Mccormick, Charles j. Montgomery,
Lemuel Robey, John ]. O'Connell,
Thomas J. King. William Blackman,
p. J. Haltigan. John j. MOriarity, G..
Eugene Edwards. Charles Benter,
Ambrose Durkin, d. j. Taltavull,
George T. kinsey. A. j. Schwartz, sr.;
John IT, Marville. Howard NJ. Peter,
Samuel ID. Gibson, Arthur NJ. Nc
Creight, Frank Rose. Benjamin Ouris-
man. Edward j. kreig, James L..
Ward. +. j. Callan, William G. Neu-
meyer, Frank Baum, r. ii. Neu-
never, ir.: Phillip Little. Frank V. A.
Brown, Carl Linker, Harry Niner. d.
j. La Porte, j. a. Sullivan, +. j..