Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-05-15
DAILY EVENING STAR
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

OF so many well-dressed, happy children. ar
.ley passed IN procession; can only be witness.
ed once q year TIE day was most aus picious.
PioIshg, long before sunrise, that MAY
uia smile In all its beauty, a fit ACCOMPANY
ment for the scene. May and Childhood are
o,enaee IN our thoughts. They are typical Of
future frult. The appointed place of muster
WIS lafayette Square; and shortly after nine
CLOCK the children had begun to assemble,
gNihS hVeiler appearance to the place than
Is oroinsry, and thronged the inclosure out
~ te and In, waiting the hour of departure.
Inc place was well suited. sufficiently GEN.
trai, within view of the Chief Magistrate of
the nation, who could not but look with pa
Iefnai eye upon so charming a spectacle Of
youth and 1hn6eence collected almost meath
the shade of the Executive mansion, the future
promise OF the nations veal The line was
announced to be formed at 9 o'clock, a: m
and 70 move of in files at quarter past o
o'clock, but 1t was some time after that bef,re
the procession began to move This was Ike.
~ TO occur. There is always considerable diff
heulty IN bringing children together at Rae an
pointed hour, tor pupetuality is not generally
one OF their virtues, and afterwards still rraai
er dlmculty In disciplining them into regular
order Few, but these who have had the task
OF educating children, know the obstacles that
tney nave 70 encounter. About 10 O'Clock,
the procession was seen coming down the
Avenue, preceded by band of music, march.
ing In regular order. Before each of
the Schools there was carried an appro-
pirate banner, with the name and num-
Der OF the school emblazoned thereon, and
some OF the flags were very beautiful. having
on one side some categorical device, typical Of
Religion ana education That Of the Sabbath
school attached to the Union chapel was mar
ti,ularlJ handsome. The first banner which
headed the procession was that of the 10Th
street Baptist church Sabbath school, having
the name emblazoned on it. and the nation.
al ensign bring ng up the rear; that of the
Foundry chapel followed, with the inscription
- the Bible our foundation" after which came
that OF the W. +. church, South, having in ad.
dition ON lit. the words, instituted March.
1851. The banner of the Union chapel, came
next, having an allegorical figure in front, de-
plotting our Saviour, and the name and mum.
Der OF the school on the other side The re-
naming schools Were headed with appropriate
hags. + street Baptist had the Inscription
Ut child thou. hast known. "--Tinsothy.
FIRST Presbyterian, banner with the device
~efbfe, and the inscription Our Hope; The
Bulwark OF Freedom" Ryland Chapel fol-
lowed with banner bearing the inscription
Light for all; and Search the Seriptur es ~
Ipe wesley Chapel school had three banners:
one tor the Sabbath school, with the inscrip-
uon, Liberty and Freedom" Instituted
1879; another for the Temperance Society of
airy Society of Wesley Chapel, Instituted
1910. NJ E. Church, Capitol Hill, followed
carrying plain banner with the words Home
Mission above the name of the school, A
small banner was carried behind bearing the
inscription the Bible our Creed'' The next
was St Paul's Lutheran Sabbath school. with
a plain banner The Sixth PRESBYTERIAN fol-
lowed likewise with plain banner and the
inscription 1.-The Sabbath School, the Safe
guard OF our Youth" The next was the
Fourth Presbyterian Church, the banner hay
ing as a device, bible and the inscription
above, Our National Bulwark" The infant
school OF the above named church followed,
preceded by the nation ensign. The orphans
CT the Sabbath schools brought up the rear.
On the arrival of the procession at the Capt.
tol grounds, they took up q position on the
southwest side, where they went through the
exercises as announced in the published pro-
gramme. The coup d all was very picturesque
nor could better spot have been selected for
the purpose, On the rich velvety grass beneath
the foliage of the thickly -leaved trees. Tie
capitol and Its grounds presented a most ami
mated appearance, and the joyous voices of the
children resounded in all directions giving
the place the appearance of q fancy fair, OF
something of similar description. The foun-
tam IN front of the Capitol was an especial OBJ
Ject OF attraction, and crowds of children con-
gregatsd about it to taste of its limpid and
refreshing waters. Many of the spectators
when tired of the exercises, went inside the
capitol, to range about and see the various OBJ
Jeets that are for view.
The proceeding commenced with the childre
singing the hymn Oh come, let us sing.' A
short prayer followed by the Rev Dr. Smith,
after which another hymn was sung. The re-
port was then read by the secretary, Mr.
Wight, IN which it was stated that there were
500 Sunday school teachers of all sects; 5000
scholars, of whom from 1000 to 5000 pariici-
pated IN the proceedings; and 40 schools Rev.
SIR Dashed gave the address, and will, we Be-
iIeve, preach The sermon, his colleague being
sick. Esputa's band preceded the procession
MEfRoPOLITAN MECHANICS INSTITUTE
There was meeting last week of the above
society to elect officers for the ensuing year,
but on account of the small attendance, there
not being quorum present, ii was decided to
postpone the election until the next monthly
meeting The drawing classes, under the
auspices of this society, will be discontinued
by them, but will be undertaken by Mr..
Whitaker. their late Professor, on his own ac-
count. We understand that various diplomas,
awarded by the Institute to different persons
at their last exhibition, still remain with the
Secretary, from the difficulty Of making ont
the addresses of the parties entitled to them,
which have been so Indefinitely worded-as
&c.-so that the Secretary has no correct in
formation where to send them.
MARINE BAND.-The Marine Band played
on Saturday evening, at the White House,
and attracted large thrOng Of we'll dressed
people, TO hear their harmonious strains. The
selection Of pieces was good, being chosen from
the most fashionable operas, aud consisting Of
other popular airs Young America" was
very fully represented, and appeared to enjoy
the amusement as much as and even more than
their elder relations, dancing and jumping
about to the sound of the music. An idea OF
the quantity of young folks present might be
judge,i from their miniature vehicles, which
we're heapsd up in mass outside the enclosure,
showing that a. Young America felt no little
interest in what was going forward.
ADAMS 4 Co. s EXPRRss.-There will be
public sale by the above named firm on the
18th inst, at Baltimore, of packages with THEN
contents, which have been sent from various
places. to Washington, the parties TO whom
they are addressed, not being able to be found
or not willing to redeem them, in order to pay
the expenses Of carriage, warehousing, &c.
The Isl Of addresses is very numerous, and
soIae Of the articles are very appropriate;
thus we have one box to the Republican news
paper which is already bored itself. There is
one bridge to C. Pennington, who, we believe
is famous for making bridges, &c, &c What
we are surprised at is that the articles should