The green pine trees — the red flags fluttering in them! On the first warm breezes of spring... And the paths leading to the little pine grove, all studded with the beloved Lebanese flags...
And in the shade of these sweet trees, tender young plantings of
beloved children — they are the children of the kindergarten.... All in their beautiful striped navy-blue
clothes. And their fair hair... And the sweet smiles of childhood.. All of them... there, waiting... And their eyes here and there...
And the cars stream toward the grove studded with the sweet red flags...
The elegant, cultured, striving ladies of the city, and personalities from the government... and men of education... and the distinguished organizations.. And at the entrances adorned with red ribbons... elegant young
ladies lead the crowds to the places beneath the green shade.. And the army band plays... Here is His Excellency the President appearing before the crowds, and the crowds are all waiting for the generous hand that will lay the foundation stone of the new kindergarten building, which the Lebanese Women's League is erecting...
It is the hand of the first President — that hand which laid the first
stone in the building of this country's independence, and which every day lays a new stone in the new edifice.
It was half past three when the hard-working lady, Afifi Majdalani, stood to welcome His Excellency the President and Their Excellencies the Ministers and the gracious audience, and to present the woman of letters, Miss Zahiyah Dughan, principal of Makassed College for Girls, who delivers a splendid
address in which she sets forth the great efforts the Lebanese Women's League has expended