New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-04-25

| In accordance with the arrangements whic
have been in process for some time past, TIL
anniversary of the emancipation proclamation
was celebrated yesterday with great ecit b
our colored fellow-citiZens. The day was a
fine as could be desired, except the rather hig
wind, which, however, did not in the leas
interfere with the thousands anxious to homo
the day. The order required the party t.
assemble at 10 O'Clock in front of the Cit,
Hall, and about that hour the crowd began
to gather, and from time to time were rein
forced by the arrival of the different Distric
clubs and associations that proposed to par
ticipate. There was considerable delay il
forming the line, but at 1890 O'Clock all wa:
i'll readiness and the word was given, tn,
procession moving off in the following order
Detachment Of mounted police, under Ser
geant Poole.
The chief marshal, Col. Perry Carson
Corn colored sash,) and right and left aids
John L. johnson (purple SASH and c. II
Douglass (whte sash.)
The district aids (blue and purple sashes
were: First district, Edward Allen Second
o. ). b. Wall; Third, VIM. III. Barker ant
Logan Williams; Fourth, Joseph c. Beckett
and Aaron IomaX; Fifth, Arthur Day ant
George Forester; Sixth, Albert H. Under.
wood and r. A. Gray; Seventh, William
Beckett, John +. Clark, and Geo W. Stewart
Eighth, Thomas w. Chase and John r.
Brooks Ninth, Isaiah Washington and Jas.
Nelson; Tenth, James Jemfer Eleventh
James f. Thompson and Geo. H. Newman
Twelfth, Henry Hyson; Thirteenth, Noble
James and David Hughes Fourteenth, Jas,
Gibbs and George w. Brown; Fifteenth, G.
I. BrlscOe and James n. Talley; Sixteenth,
Edward f. Allen; Seventeenth, VIM. Wash
lngton, W. Ii. white and c. {. SERVER; Eigh-
teenth, Henson Davis and Chas. johnson
Nineteenth, Ambrose Terrell; Twentieth,
FRANK over, WIN. wayne, and DR.. Tucker
Twenty-iirst, WIN. Brown and Lawrence
Fletcher; Twenty-second, Joseph Lee.
The staff officers were as follows: Chief of
staff, Cornelius Clark Third District, Alfred
Pope and Adolphus Hall; Fourth, Mason
Cotton and JOS SmallwoOd; Fifth, George
W. Phillips, Henry IIimber, and Alfred Jones;
Sixth, Nicholas Oliver and Daniel Lewis. Jr.;
Seventh, Il. III. williams and o. T. Cant
Eighth James LomaX and George Reed
Ninth, Charles Peters and Henry Piper ;
Tenth, Patrick Taylor; Eleventh, Jas. Cant
and Arthur Pannell; Twelfth, Jas. S. wood
and Richard Butler; Thirteenth, NJ. Macbeth
and David Shepard; Fourteenth, Robert
Green Fifteenth, John Freeman; Sixteenth,
James Lenart and Samuel williams Seveen-
teenth, John III. Brown and l.. Karpeles ;
Eighteenth, Lewis willis; Nineteenth, Robt.
Terrell and David Green; Twentieth, Ed'd
S. Atkinson; Twenty-first, WIN. r. Davis
and Chas. Johnson Twenty-second, Peter
Moseby.
Philadelphia Excelsior cornet band, twenty
one pieces, in snowy uniform, led by Frank
| Jones.
battalion Howard University cadets, num-
bering near 100, in dark blue uniform, white
| belts, armed with breech-loading cadet mus
kets; Capt. j. NJ. Gregory, Lieuts. Ottley
and Settle, and Adjutant Carter
Company A, Butler Zouaves, Major c. b.
Fisher, and Lieuts. Poland, and John Moore !;
forty men, in full zouave uniform, white leg
gings, blue pants and jacket, trimmed with
red, red shirts, yellow sash, white and blue
turban, yellow fez, accompanied by field
music.
First National Territorial Guards, thirty
one muskets; uniform of dark blue, white
trimmings and belts, blue and white acorn
pompOn Captain Beverly Tucker, and Lieuts.
b. j. Ford, and G. d. Graham. These
formed a battalion, commanded by Major
Fisher.
Stanton Guards, Major Bland, Company A,
Captain Marshall; b, Captain Warren; G.,
Captain Brown; f, Captain johnson, headed
by drum corps uniform dark blue coats,
white shoulder knots and trimmings, light
blue pants, with orange stripes. Colonel
Bowen was with this command.
Lincoln HOok-and-Ladder Company, twen-
ty-five boys, George White chief, uniformed
in red shirts, black pants, and cap, drawing
red truck, on which were three white lad
ders, inscribed "Lincoln II. & l.. Company,
Capitol Hill and on them was seated small
boy with the national flag.
Carriages containing the president Or. w.
TOmpkins) and other officers of the conyen-
| ton, and invited guests, among them J. II.
Teagle, of the Twelfth PENNSYLVANIA militia.
and Colonel Mckee, of the Seventh New
Jersey regiment, in full uniform.
The South Washington Band came next,
in new and imposing unifOrm--dark blue,
with sky blue facings.
Fifth Baltimore Home Guards, (detach-
ment, } numbering about twenty, Col. Thomas
commanding, with drum corps.
Sayles }. Bowen club, (pioneers,) Captain
Scott, and Lieut.. Reed, numbering fifty-three
uniformed in blue shirts and white facincs.
armed with axes. The Junior Pioneers, num-
berng forty, uniformed similarly, accompanied
them.
Galileans, No. !, headed by National band,
led by Robert Mckenna, and numbering sew
enty-iive men, and headed by banner, on
which was a portrait of the late President
Lincoln; and Galileans, No. 6, numbering
forty, headed by banner with representation
of the twelve apostles and ship, were in
full snowy regalia, marching in open order,
making very fine show.
First District wOrkingmen's club, over 40,
carrying several flags. Third, Fourth, Fifth,
Sixth, and Seventh District workingmen's
clubs, headed by Kings band, and marshaled
by Robert Hatton. In this line there were
several flags, and the Third District club had
four-horse chariot, in which was seated
Goddess of Liberty" surrounded by girls
bearing national flags. Several wagons fol-
lowed, handsomely decorated with flags and
tiowers-one of them with the motto: Bone
and Sinew-United we will live, but investi-
CATION will make us fall"
Car OF triumph of the Fourteenth and Fif-
teenth Districts, drawn by six horses. in
which were seated twenty little girls, attired
IN white and carrying flags.
Sixteenth District workingmen, marsha|ed
by }. Peakee, preceded by the marine band.
and chariot drawn by six gray horses, in
which was seated a Goddess of Liberty y
and attendants.
Shepherds Pioneers, Capt. Robt. Weedep.
uniformed in blue shirts and black pants
numbering 10.
Columbia Pioneers, Capt. j. w. waters.
uniformed in light blue shirts and dark pants
Eleventh, Seventeenth, and Eighteenth
| District Workingmen headed NV a dr,,,