Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-10-05
1S62---1871.
Freedoms Celebration.
NHtiafy Display tN Honor
of the Day.
Brilliant Grafton by Professor
John m. Langston.

of"''aht Orat!on by Professor
John m. Langston.
The anniversary celebration by
the Stanton Guards yesterday O
the issuance of President Lincoln's
zone hundred day" proclamation
OF free 'om, was attended by large
numbers, who manifested consider
able interest in the proceedings
A battery of artillery was stationed
in the White Lot, and at intervals
during the day fired several salutes
amounting in all to one hundred
. guns.
THE PROCESSION
The Stanton Guards, in their
handsome blue uniforms, assembled
at their armory, and having formed
IN line OF march and preceded by
the Columbia Band and drum corps,
under the lead of William Carter,
proceeded past the City Hall and
formed on Indiana Avenue, the
right wing resting on Third street.
The procession was here formed in
the following order: Mounted Po-
Ice, under command of Sergeant
Poole; the Chief Marshal, A. Nj.
Green, and the following aids, all
on horseback; Alfred Jones, William
H. Brown, ST., John L. Hickman,
George W. Phillips, H. A. Wormley,
Allen Poindexter, d. Allen, Alfred
Parker, Robert Logan, and John
Minor Bolts.
The Columbia Band and Drum
Corps.
The Stanton Guards, headed by
Colonel William Bowen, as follows:
Company A, Captain Marshall;
company B, Captain Smith; com
pany c, Captain Clarke; company
ID, Captain Over, company H, Cap
tain Young; the Ashland Brass
Band.
A large delegation of laboring
men from the 5th district, headed
by George Forester and Sandy
Lacy as marshals. carriages con-
tanning number of persons, among
whom were Professor j. NJ. Lang
ston, orator of the day; Rev. d. H.
Anderson, Rev. Elisha Weaver,
Messrs. Edward w. Turner, Henry
johnson, president of the Board of
Trustees for Colored Schools; O. P.
Anderson and Rev. Mr.. Hall.
The procession then moved along
the following route: Down Third
to Pennsylvania avenue, to the Cap
itol, around the Capitol, through
the grounds, up Pennsylvania
avenue to Washington Circle,
around the Circle. down K street
to Fifteenth, along Fifteenth to
Vermont avenue, along Vermont
avenue to Fifteen-and-a-half street,
through Executive avenue to the
White Lot.
The Guards presented a soldierly
and were repeatedly
on the route. particularly
as they marched down between the
Treasury Department and Presi-
dents Grounds, where an immense
throng assembled, the entire of the
terraces within the grounds being
covered with people. and outside |
there were large number of car
riages filled with ladies and gentle
men.
AT THE WHITE LOT.
On the arrival of the procession
at the White Lot, the crowd took
The shortest way across the grounds
lntil they reached the platform,
while the military fled regularly
nto the path, and marched up to
md surrounded it in order.
Among those on the platform
we're the following: Hon. W. H.
Johnson, Secretary Of the Interior
If the Republic Of Liberia; Hon.
\. P. Chapman; Hon. E. L. STAN
on, Secretary of the District; Hon.
n. G. Ordway; Governor William
". Holden, of North Carolina;
General o. O. Howard; Hons. F.
\. Boswell and Peter Campbell, of
he House of Delegates; Alexander
R. Shepherd; Lewis II. Douglass,
# the Legislative Council; r. j.
Hinton, Senator Wilson, Collector
slater, Colonel ]. A. Magruder,
Ion. A. B. Mullett, William For
yth, and Henry johnson.
Mr.. A. NJ. Green called the meet
NO to order. He said that in COM
,liment to the commanding officers
# the Stanton Guards and as a re-
ognition of his energy in organizing
be battalion, he would move that
yolonel William Bowen be called on
o preside. i