Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-08-26
MASONIC CHOIR,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Leaving Washington as per schedule on the
morning OF the 10Th Inst, at O'Clock, the choir
proceeded by way Of boat to Alexandria, where
they took special car provided Tor their eNcu.
slys use Tor the entire rail portion Of the rip.
The citizens Of eye ancient city" not exactly
comprehending the situation, we're somewhat
amazed at thls early raid Of 80 many white
halted persons, and one Of those PrscOclous
youths 70 be found everywhere, wanted TO know
how many were 10 that Greeley and Brown club
and where they were going.
All aboard and OF we went over the Orange
and Alexandria road, passing the historical
Bull run, Manassas, Brady station, aud other
noted spots during tho late OnplsaaAntness,"
leaving q whlrlWind VI dust behind then, much
to theft satisfaction aud comfort, a. they pre-
AT GORDoNsvILLH,
where they struck the chesapeake and one
tiai lunch prepared for the occasion by Brother
q. 4. Kant, and we venture that none will say
he raRT put up a gOOl lunch. From this point
they travelled faster, the road being much
smoother and freeT from dust. As they reached
charlottesville they got glimpse OF Monticello,
reveTed and respected as the home VI Jefferson,
and now almost uncared for. FrOm Uharlottes.
Vile 10 stanton the scenery IL perfectly grand
and Inspiring. Winding around aud up the
mountains the eNcurslOnlsts OCCASIONALLY got
views Of the valley far beneath them that called
forth expressions Of admiration from the entire
party. -
at 3:ll y. m, they were met by n delegation Of
staguI0a Lodge and escorted TO the Virginia
intions tbey ali Iustice 10 a .ooi. sauare meal,
Ia the evening, "a announced, they gave their
nTst concert M the hall UI the Deal Dumb and
RIind AsyIum 10 one Of the most select aud an.
pteclatlyO audiences ever assembled Ia hat city,
according 10 the StAuuton TfHdicaiOr, aud tho
audience certainly vindicated the writer Of tue
artlclc Judging from the frequent and unan.
imOus applause which greeted the choir. Too
much Cannot be said In praise Of tue treatment
received by them at the hands oI the cillEsns OF
StauntOn, especially irUm their Masonic DTeth.
rem, The latter took entire charge Vt the con.
cert. making All arrangements, thereby saving
our WashingtOnians much trouble Tuesday
vas doVots.l 10 visiting the celebrated "WeyeF's
Cave distant some Is miles from stanton and
3 O'clock In the morning saw them inside and on
TOP OF i've old. fashioned concord stage coaches,
oI Harmonic line In charge OF that veteran
stageT, Major uIllalh, Tattling down tho turn.
nike everybody Eay and happy aud ieolinK trea
A. the air
Virginia miles are certainly longer than the
choir mad been lod to suppose, as ali began TO
think before tlsy reached the cave and every.
badly they ipuuIFed Of told "A different story AS
To distance Many Rags up In despair and
agreed not 70 ASK any more questions, aud In
the course OF time they got 10 the rave, and
without DELAY DrOcesieI 10 do this V0pdsrtui
cavern. Armins themselves each with u candle,
in single nile they followed the guide aud In
some places, where the whole party could DO
sesn The sight vas TEeOus, especially in
Washington hall, 257 feet 10 length, % TO jGiosi
In breaIih and 10 fact high which was IIlumL
mated ami nTesented a scene of IndescFibabls
splendoT Much spsculAllUu was induIRsi In AZ
h, thn nrphabIlities OF RrDt hers II Wsn "A nd Lar
mar ,..s,nuII.hInV the nass1yv al Tho
"EAT MAS's NIsERy:"
lint Troian Ike tbey usrfuTmsI the iuurney and
were voted Inc nsrSes OF the houT. AZ the ave
Lss hasn 81 nffsn dssrTibeI We win moi ,rrnnV
vouT TsaLrrs' tInIe mrtber upon tbIs subject ~ .
Sept to mention the Incident OF the day and Of
me visit when was the naming OF one OF the
r1oms aIter Inc MnsonIc ChUlr Of the DisiTis Of
Ilplumbln which by Dsrlnisslon OF The pIOurIs
tor was unanimously so named and dedicated
by u rand Master Stansbury In au apprOprlats
manner, after which the choir sang a chant AMI
thenWPT nlse gOd from whom ali blessings fioW -
Prom Ihe cave 10 dinner was an acceptable
change and Inc repast was the best and most
bouoliiuI in every respect that they pOt during
the Trim and IL vas fgsolyeI by All that Mr
MohisF could Keen a hotel. The choir returned
Ia Staupton nv tnoonlI,rht. and ncHt morn.
inv tooE M the line OF march for LeyInElon. VI.
G5sb,n tTnyelIny tvsentyone miles Nv sIa,,,'
IN ibs ni1nntnIns The " iehu" kruI nssurIrrS
all that they need have no fears thar Iha rniIi
was coming from the wrong dltcctonto reach
the partyi he had staged over those mountains
tOo I1uv mi 10 know which r,y Ihr stnTns ,,t,,,
NotWithstandInV his uTophrsy tbey who ,Tsrr
on tho outside Rent watching tbs apnToSrbinS
storm with some An Xiety and IL was not innf
heInTe Il buTst imam tLsir ,lsyolsd haads in ~
fuiI sITpnytb Ihsy took IL hnWeyor phIlnsnnh
ieaily and IN ropiy, 10 numeTous ino,Iiries INN
inside a. 10 how they were nuuriShinr outside.
we're always ansverri that an nutsiJe sSst va,
| prefeTable and no change was desired
Ar LgXiNGTON
Il they tOunu that The DFHlnTED hal med Pnn,
| tTuf of eyorythInV, much 10 their JeII,r6t. nd
| the CONCERT although not So largely attsnIeJ
| as Al Stanton on nccOu nj of tbs SIye nj nail
was a complete success, add IL was the general
desire that they should rrpeat IL tho ne II rysu
| inv but time would not permit
| ResuminR their tourney next Joy they stayed
| Il fourteen miles
| TO NATURAL RRIpuE
| over n rpuvh road ami In the neat uf "A hrnIlInv
| sun Here alter gazing with wonder ami a,In,i
ration upon this stuprntiuus work vi nature they
| assemblSi t0velheT unuar thn hrbIy. Nhsi,
| Grand Mastsr StansbGTy mais s,'1s r,m,1I.
| aud Grand Chaplain COOinbs male a prayer M.
| propTIate TO the Mace and OSrasIUn. niteT whItb
| The choir sang nd IiuDdred
| The special artist Vi the choir, Brotrcr Gard.
| ner, took some views OF the bridge and choir
| aud one Of the hotel, with the stages ~ front
| loaded and really tor the start Returning
| IRON the bridge, the eNcuFsiunists stopped h
| water the horses and Themselves AZ well and
| obtained some butIermilk al a house close Ly,
| One VI the party remarked TO the laIy that tbis
| was a treat To them, tut supposed that she dli
| moi consider II worth much "Oh. nT. - she r.,
| piled, 1--WE only feed II To the hogs" THIS wis a
| settler trr hun, but Immediately ruIlyiug his
| ii sconcertcd ideas, no made answer That he was
| feeding his pigs with II now. AnmlheT Incident
| at this place was trying TO draw out the man uf
| the house As To his pOlItics Ho dIinT know -
to voting tor Greeley; didn't know as to voting
AK VAST FOND oF CROW,
| and that Is about ali they Not out of him
| Another Incident on this mart of the ITIn was
| that Of mestinu nm Old IaFksy with a lt,I al
| peaches aud grapes, which the paTty hang IN mn
| IN double QUICK time TO the ast6nis6ment Of tbs
sable vender Of fruit, who expressed hlmselT timt
| they were the hest "Remmsnr' he bai ever rnnt
| Owing 10 the great llIgue of travelling a. much
| by stage tho choir were unahla In carry AMI
| their programme OF travel. and conseuuentIv
| had to delay their dspnTtuFo from LeEinJITn
| until A. m on the morning of The pan. when
| they again took stauss and after A ride az soma
ave hour reached Goshen, where They mi thsIa
| selves outside OF A YDUd warm bTssE I.st anL
0REEHBHIKR WHITE sULrurR srnINua
| arriving there ubuut / n'cIoek IL m an In, yith
| I'm 10 thls time the trim had been A decided sue
cess but here they iJGnd that no nOtirp ar any
inheritance hal bssn uiyon of tbgIr cnn,in,, AMI
| consequently were somewhat taken abarE
| Nothing daunted boWeVer they yavs a G,II
| dress rehearsal which was attended nv A IaTyc
| aud fashionable audience among whom, wr1,,
| 1nyeTnOT Walker and other bsIables WIN ev
| pressed tbemselyes highly Delighted
| We cannot. In Justice 10 The eTrur.ionIsi.
| leave this paTt of ihrIT trIp without msnrinnin,
| the TeprehensiOle conduct Of the urOurietors M
/ tho place 10 the quarters Assigned The rbnIr
| They were given
| THE NEANKsT RooNH
| at the spTlDEs lew we're NM In the nlJ IA,
| room In the attic thr rgnf rnmin,S inS,n q, ~,
nUOF no Garnet hui une VA sb. bry'I And ,itrhsr
| a piece Oi a broken lupk InuFInst and tLs b.,Is
| evidently those OF seTyanIs-With ned rIntbin,y
| which looked a. though il hnJ done JnIS in
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