The national Republican., 1867-05-28

'oh - hiot "hiu VI uOuVT hhith M AuVbotmVtt hn
second, Mi,S NJ. Fissrty third, Miss Lizzie
Burke fourth, Mis- Susie Torney hfh, and Miss
M. Fitzgerald as sixth. Pages to the Queen,
Misses Alice Rock and Annie Kennedy. Flower
girls, Katie Burke, Lizzie McGiyern, Alice Ma
guire, Mary Fennell Aunie Thompson, Minnie
Calvert, Mary Kearon, Eliza Magraw, Maggie
Happ, Jennie Torney, Maggie Rover, and Fannie
Ella Murphy, Maggie Dunn, MARY Morris, Ada
Smith, Mary Holbrook, Lulu Wall, Maggie Joyce,
and Annie Edmundsou. Miss Ella Riley as lamp
bearer. Nora Pumphrey and Mary Ryan as her.
aids. Mary Joyce and Mary L. Duffy crown
bearers; Alice Duffy soeptre bearer.
Then the Queen chosen by the children Of the
Parochiai School, Miss Mary Sullivan; Mary
Torrens 6rst maid Of honor, Minnie Mirth sec.
ond, Mary Collins third Johanna Connor fourth,
Mary MoNamara nth, Bridget Harrihan sixth,
Maggie Sullivan seventh, Jennie Rovaine eighth,
and Mary Miller, ninth Josephine aaubert,
Alice RibnitEky, Josephine Miller, Mary Mason,
Mary Drew, and Jennie Kinsler, attendants;
flower girls, Katie KuisIer, Mary Plant. Ella
Colclnzier, Mary Hurley, Mary Hollahan, Mollie
0'Brien, Mollie Sullivan, Moilis Lansburg, and
Amelia WALL seeptrs bearer, Mollie Ryan, crown
bearer, Julia Moore.
These had each two maids Of honor and two
pages. They were seated In carriages drawn BY
grey horses. The carriages were neatly deco.
rated with ribbons, flags, ovsrgreens, wreaths
10, and presented q very darzling appearance
Miss Ecklon was chosen as the queen Of the day.
She is very ane looking little lady, and con.
ducted herself In q manner according with her
position and tho occasion. At the head Of the
school was carried Q banner, inscribed, "St.
Aloysius Primary School," and another banner
further back, "St. Aloysius Sunday School, "
Surrounding the carriage bearing the four
queen, were eight boys bearing may. poles Of
red, white and blue coiors, some 10 or Il feet In
lan0th EnllnNin0 thia kand. md
was In turn followed BY carriages carrying little
girls dressed In white with sashss Of different
oolors. The queens In the procession were all
dressed In rich white dresses, with beautiful
sashes and with ureatbs on their heads.
The schools passed from the City Hail. down
Four.and-a.half street, and along the Avenue,
and through tho south Treasury gate around to
Pennsylvania avenue; thence into the east car.
riage.way gate, and under the porticos Of the
Presidents house, thence out to the Avenue,
and countermarched to New York avenue; up
that avenue to Ninth, and out Ninth to the Sew
enth street Park. As they passed the Presidents
house Mr.. johnson stood at the steps leading
from tho carriage-way, with hat in hand, and
bowed gracefully to the little multitude as they
passed along. By his side wo noticed Colonel
James R. o'Bierne, deputy United States mar
shall Father Wiget, Of ST. Aloysiusi DR.. Duha.
mel, physician at tho jail and Colonel T. d.
Florence, proprietor, and VIM. NJ. Wellington,
editor Of the Constitutional Union. Two very
agreeable little incidents occurred during the
passage Of the school children by the President
Miss Jennie Newmyer, the pretty little queen of
St. Dominick's school, alighted from her car.
riago and presented Mr.. johnson, in . very
graceful and complimentary manner, with q
handsome bouquet of flowers, for which she re-
ceiyed the thanks Of the President. Miss Mary
Ecklof the queen Of the day, also nlighted from
her handsomely trimmed carriage, and In very
knan a.I (..I
lowing neat address, Mr.. johnson with q love Of
q bouquet Of flowers:
"MR. President: the children Of the Catho-
lilo schools are happy to pass In review under the
smiles Of the Father Of their Country. For We
feel deeply assured that, with fathers interest,
you are delighted to know that from our earliest
years We have been taught to reverence the laws
OF God and the laws Of man; TO respect the au-
thorities who gently yet firmly enforce obedience
TO those laws to pray with one afectionate voice
that you especially, most honored sir, may re-
ceive light and strength from Heaven, to direct
wisely and benignly tho destinies Of our dear ma.
tive land. With many thoughts unspoken Of
personal regard, which your EIcsllency will have
the goodness to interpret, we salute you and beg
your acceptance Of this bouquet the emblem OF
our united affections"
The President, inclining to her ear, thanked
her, In low tone, by q few words Of cheer and
advice.
The procession then passed on to the Park, and
the President shook hands with the little girls as
they left to re-entsr the carriage. The scene
was a very pretty and affecting one, and will
be long remembered by oil who were so happy as
to participate.
Tho schools arrived at the Park soon after l
O'Clock, whero several Of the little girls delivered
addresses, and the schools sang several very
pretty pieces taught them by their teachers.
The Catholic Friends Society and large mum.
ber Of friends Of the schools were present; in
fact, to such an extent that one could scarce
move on the grounds. They enjoyed themselves
until near sunset, when the schools proceeded to
their churches and disbanded.
FALL OF Enthusiastically morn
ing the gable end Of the well known residence oi
the Brereton family, corner Of Seventh and
streets, was observed to split from the roof to
the bottom Of the foundation, caused by the OF.
cavation for the foundation Of new four. story
marble front building proposed to be erected by
Higgins Berry on the adjoining lot, which OF.
cavation extends below the foundation OF tn,
Brereton house. Officer Grant, Of the sanitar,
police, seeing the danger. ran into the Brereton
house and notified tho inmates, and . genera
scamper Of the occupants occurred, some of then
Jumping from the tops Of the stairways to the
floors below. Major Richards was notified, and
Immediately detailed n force to keep passers. by
out Of danger, and sent for the Hook and Ladder
Company, who came and stretched their guard
ropes around the building. The jewelry store Of
Mr. Hopkins was soon emptied by the citizens
and police, and the property placed In the charge
Of officer MoElfresh, Of the Fourth ward. The
grocery store was untouched, rs the danger was
too imminent to justify any ono entering there,
and the police would not permit II.
About fifteen minutes from the time the break,
were noticed, the granite stills Of tho Seventh
street front Of the house gave way and fell, and
portions Of the north gable end, whore the brick.
layers and laborers had been at work, also fell,
fortunately without hurting any one. The build.
ing Is badly damaged throughout, and much Of
It will have to be taken down to make the neces
sary repairs. IT Is not possible yet to tell what
the loss will be. II Is said that the strata oI
| sand, which 1t will be reoollected was taken oul
| of tho excavation made for the Seventh. .streei
sewer, runs under the northwest corner Of the
building which gave way.
| Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Brereton was engaged
In removing his stock, while 4 careful watch wal
kept on the wall, tho assures In which seem tC
be increasing in sire. During the morning there
were large crowds Of persons about the building
and at one time II was with difficulty that tn,
street cars and other vehicles passed.
BASE BALL CLUB MEETISd.-A meeting
Of the presidents Of the various Base Ball club
Eight clubs were represented-the Jefferson, Po
tomac, Empire, Union, Gymnastic, Continental
Olympic and Interior. The meeting was helC
for the purpose Of taking into consideration th'
proposal to play match game with the Ma
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