Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-04
THnnifs Eastern Branch HOTEL
southeast Ninth and Pennsylvania

when material and labor were considered high
It rather convinces us-if we need convincing
that prices have increased enormously since
the Civn War, for we could not erect much Of
building for that amount nowadays.
The exercises incident to the dedication Of
the building must have been interesting, foY
we are told:
Shortly before o'clock the various
schools of the third district, headed
by the Lincoln Hospital Band, marched
to the new building in procession, and
passing up the stairwayS to the other
aSSemblage already gathered, filled the
spacious main hall and corridors to over
flowing, and others continuing TO arrive,
it is probable that there were more per-
sons outside the building than gained
entrance.
There was q large attendance of
members Of the two branches of the
City Councils, together with the school
trustees Of Washington and some from
Georgetown.
Hail Columbia was performed by
the band as Introductory, and this was
followed by a fervent invocation to the
Throne OF Divine Grace by Rev. Mr..
MorSeu Of Christ Church, giving thanks
for our independence as q nation, and
for the great blessings we have enjoyed
from the sacrifices of our forefathers,
for our common school system, and for
this appropriate building, and asking the
Divine blessing on 1t, on those intrusted
with the management of our school
system, on the President of the United
States, and on Congress, and on our
country-that the clouds of war might
soon be dispersed and the sun of peace
and righteousness and concord shine
upon us again"
Following a dedicating hymn written by T.
Richards, which was sung by the pupils Of
Prof. j. H. Daniel, Maj B. B. French presented
the keys to the mayor.
p EFERRNG to Prof Daniel reminds the
writer Of a recent pleasant conversation
he had at gathering with his son, Ernest
H., Washington business man, and how
while talking to the son of that beloved and
respected music teacher, the strains Of that
little melody he used to teach kept running
through his head. OF course. you viii recog-
nize It, 1t was written for two voices and
went something like this:
"Out in a beautiful field
There stands a pretty pear tree
A pretty pear tree with leaves:
What is there on the branch?
A very pretty Dough: 49, -
Bough on the tree,
Tree in the ground
Out In beautiful field,
There stands a pretty pear tree,
A pretty pear tree with leaves"
In all there were five verses to this little
song which the boys all loved so well, and d
the chorus of each verse, as 1t went along,
was added an additional line, so that the last
chorus went like this:
Bird in the egg, ;''. e..
Egg in the nest, ''-
Nest on the bough, .''.'
o." Bough on the branch, -
Branch on the tree
Tree in the ground. t.s.,t .
Out In beautiful field .i'..
There stands a pretty pear tree,
pretty pear tree with leaves" 30
The school was always divided half of the
scholars taking the first part and the other
half taking the second, and there was nothing
that pleased the boys any better half a CEN
fury ago than to have Prof Daniel come to
their school to give them a music lesson and,
Of course, sing this little song
Following the singing by the school children.
Mayor Wallach was introduced and made
appropriate remarks, followed by DR.. r. q.
Walsh, and later by John w. Patterson OF