Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-07-03
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wHKTsr AND How TO srE xc TEE DAY.

wHKBE AND How TO srE ED TIE DAY.
Those Ct ear citizens whs d, - re to spend tAe
Fourth outside OF the hot and dust city Will
fms ample 9ppsrtuIfity OF 50 ios.1g. As there
wiz be nc general celebrszion eff the day. in
Washington q number of excnus .o.ss- pic-nios.
sc, have seea arTaB ged fo< to neSEroE, each CT
menner the natal day 0C An.sxioan InGe-
pendenee.
The OldestInSsbisAn.s wiz harea celebration
1T the City Hail at1f C.. M. The sseciacation OF
Independence viii beread By Mr. JOHN Carroll
Brent. and tbs orat.cz will be deESe-e6 by Mr..
Nicholas Csllazi.
Company a; ~. L. /, leave here this evening
on-the steamer Iroasiaes for r iney Point, where
they will bGye.a.. dreSa parade and target firing
Tomorrow. fenite alarge number sf gentleman
and lady rendSwin accompany tie members,
ana they vii DO doubt have a glorisus tine.
Steamers will run Seks cen this c1y and City,
neat, delightful shady and well managed re-
EloSerate rate of fare. Ihe excursions of the
Potomac Ferry Company under the direction OF
the genial Psesident OF the line and CAPTAIN
Gedley. and other courteous ofice-x, are very
pleasant. Every Ting is dene to secu-e the com
fort and pleasure Of their guests, and hence the
line a. very popular. Those who patrsnize it -
morrow will IO< TeaBet it.
Excursion boats E1ill also I'm from tia city To
Mount Vernon and Marshall Hall, leaving the
9Th street wharf at 2, 40 and II O'Clock g.. n.
and at 2, 3, sand 6 o'cisck p. x, Music hss been
Hail.
In this connection it .Elay be stated fass the
with the Maryland officials. Fave made arrgage-
ments 10 preserve the peace az Glymon. and
Marshall Hall, and will at ali hazards prevent
any disturbance by promptly arresting all dis
An OPPORTUNITY for delightful trip up the
river 70 Great Falls is also presented. The beau
town at I o'ciock IN the morning and will return
IN The evening. The fare 1or tie ro1nd trip is
one dollar.
Fic-nics have been arranged to take place at
a Ir1mber of points. The HiSsrnian Benevolent
Society will celebrate the day ct Aralostan
Island by grand family picnic. Two steamers
W ashingtOn, and the other from High street
wharf, Georgeto~1. Small boats will also ply
to ana from the ndsduring the day, SC that
visitors will be enabled to cross at any time
without delay. There will be Dancing in the
afternoon and a grand display OF fire works in
the evening.
grand parade and picnic of the Georgetown
GFeys viii Ee held, at d hich the Holy Rill band
viii furnish the music. There will be an iiIu-
miDation and fire works at night.
The GIeen,eaf Club will give their annual
OF New York Avenue ands1st street.
The Governors Mounted Guard will give a
sabre tournament and pic-x-c at the Highlands,
nesr BisdensbnrS. Fare OF the ears OF the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad, ten cents each xay.
I u1sre ssx seI nsfLet Pr0grsme ar
The Knights of st. Patrick celebrate at Bss-
er's 9Th street parS. Doncb's brass and string
band will be present to enlisen proceedings,
and dancing will commence at Hoon.
The ladies of fayetteville NJ. 4. church south
will l.old festival in The "Sps grove" Bia-
aensburg, and will be Pleased 10 see all their
friends. Refreshments Of all kinds will be sup
Piled at reasonable prices.
The Huntington Club will open their pavilion
at Huntington for the accommodated of those
who lay feel like taking pleasant ride on the
cars to the point mentioned.
The members of the Mount Pleasant assem-
big aDdthe citizens Oh that growing village will
appropriately celebrate ''1ndeQender ,e day."
The exercises will be held in tie large Kali of |
the new pV1lic school building, beginning at 10 |
Clock, and viii consist OF an GRAFTON, an orig-
nal poem and the declaration OF independence. |
Mr.. widows will perform selection OF patti |
otto airs on the Metropolitan church chimes 81 |
q. M, II u. and p. N. to-morrow-Inde-
pendence day.
At g O'Clock p. m. Prof Dayis, the great VEN
and Pre-. Sargent, the ,illusionist,
sill give a matinee performance at the new
National Theater. A performance wiz also be |
given in the evening.