Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-03-04

ARCH 4, 1873.
fine appearance. Amer reach,is the Col nm
ban armory arms were stacked, ranks hroke'
and the men proceeded down stairs 20 discuss
the establ,s which was done with a will, Tor
they possessed keen appetites that had been
waiting to be appeased for several hours.
This morning q delegation of the 10th ward
GRANT AND WILSON CLUB, OF BALTIMORE,
numbering II members, arrived and marched
TO the City Hall under the marshalship of Jesse
Evans. They were dressed in black suits and
uniform cap.
Last Night.
During the evening tie band Of the West
Point military Academy gave a concert in the
rotunda Of the Ebbitt House, and executed a
number of operate pieces in such manner a.
to win the plaudits of the large crowd which as
sembled 10 hear them. The ladies' thronged the
passage leading TO the dining and reception
rooms TO listen 20 the strains of the band, and
one W as heard to remark at the conclusion of a
selection, almost as good asour Marine band!''
"As good as the Marine band?' cynically re-
marked another: "why don't you say better?''
Because" remarked the other, I'VE should
always encourage home productions Besides, .
she continued, enthusiastically, 1.-The uniform
of the Marine band is so gorgeous. q, I do love
the Marine bandit;
At Willard's, the ladies' reception room was
thronged with fair women and brave men, who
passed the time pleasantly in promenading to
the music of the band of the Philadelphia navy
Of Philadelphia. The rotunda and Hobbies were
crowded all the evening, and all was hustle and
animation until midnight.
hotels down town tReissms lively scenes were
presented, but to our credit and that of our Wis
itors, be 1t said there was but little drunkenness
although the bars were literally patronized.
iy been pleading at the bar pretty extensively
wasp was noticed howeser, at one Of the principal
yhoop and sho,t .sHurrah for psasidant Cran,s.,
And tban lonIns a,onnd n,,,, ,s.n .d ant
his seat on the sofa in a maudIin waw w n,o
tbafi Hnr.h 70. prns;a lnah G VINO %crs IKE
one seemed W o%;act 10 In ati ,. as no
Soarse for President Grant he tUaI,ns n,m
the animsted scans ara on Inc SOFA ooiSlop
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me procession having been formed IN accord
anee with the programme heretofore published
in THE STAR, marched down the avenue in the
foll,uina o,dor.
nonr.L oiu,t
DIVISIONS commanJeH NV Maiar ~ R iga ~ Two
sisted by Lieutenants johnson and Essex.
Band of the Second Regiment H. = artillery
Bricadier General William F. Barry. gran,
marshal, with his assistants and aids, as follows:
army, assistant grand marshal and Mr. wiIIiam
Dickson, deputy grand marshal, in immediate
charge OF the civic portion Of the procession. Ali.
20 the grand marshal g olonei T. Martin, adin
r r general colonel y e Mccoy, Colonel J. T.
Sic.lscn' LINT C"nd Roda Le' as;%r
Oven CiannI ~ Hmm iiu h9 S,, 1pi1hel
Colonel d Barnes, Colonel T. Inhev. rDionri n
BOYD, Colonel J. A. TAFT, Colonel e. MoaIe, Major
:: b: FIett, Major f. Urell, Gen1 Z D. Mus-ey,
Lieut. fred. II. Grant, Lieut.. III. G. Dunwoody
leu lieut. N =, in1rnnerg, colonel g g NJ. ormick
y Vonng C.n, r 'i r a. marr ~, Mr alns
Iient III W H6wgaia. aida.de camnt! NJ ~
MIR r W smith, Mr. Thomas NJ Shepherl "7''''
The military committee ON reception. a.
follows :--Majer NJ. Il. Urell, Colonel Robert
Boyd, Colonel Timothy Lubey, Captain Donald
McCathran. General X. ID. Mussey, Colonel
James A. TAFT Colonel W illiam Wall, Major y.
b. Fugitt, Colonel William G. Moore, Il
Harrington, esq, Major Nandenburgh, Colonei
Henry ID. Cooke, jr., Colonel j. ID. Barnes.
Captain r. i. Flemming, 5. f. Thomson.
Military Committee Inaugaratioa-A.
webster, w. q. Moore, :. w. Owen, II. ID.
Cooke, Jr, y. ID Barnes, William Wall, James
A. Magruder. Emmett Urel, Major Bland.
Timothy Lubey, j. w. Mcknight, James A
TAFT, r. ID. Mussey, x. Harrington. ID. Nc
Ccthran, l.. Waldecker. j. F. MURRAY L.
Bartlett, o. 5. b. Wall ID. w. Bliss
MI. n.x
Rrevat Mater Co.,, ..
,tu;.or mamu,ng.
p,,,al;o, ~ Iin;,s, S.. my pdh"
foIlows. u ''" ''"oee vi Sol Catets A.
Co A. q Cadets. Captaip .Tosenb co,r.d
%. Ii, Cadets. Lieutenant Il oil
Co &, 81 Cadets Lieutenant + NJ X III
Co. ID, so Cadets. lieutenant Samuel Al
Mills The Cadets made a snlendid annearance
Naval Academy Band 30 nieces
Battalion of Midshipmen from the Tinted
States Naval ACADEMY three diyison. of tweiye
hOwitzer crews, each crew drawing a brass gun
under the command Of Captain a p. Cooke
and Lieutenant Solely.
THE FAMOUS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
or properly that portion of the corps stationed
at ashington. consisting OF eight companies
and numbering 500 men, the detachment being
commanded by Lieut.. Col. Charles G. McCau.
ley, mounted, brought up the rear of this d-
vision. The adjutant, Lieut.. William Zeilin
was also mounted. The other officers, com
manding companies, were as follows: CAPTAIN
i. l.. Dawson, the right company: Captain w
b. Kenny, the lett company; Lieut.. Charles
Winlams, the right center company; Lieut.. II.
M - Gnoa', tIe i' center company Lieut.
~. -. So1uwen, sne seeol3 company; Lieut..
aInsiS oiNr; Ihe seventh company: Lieut.
oamuei MERCER. tne tbird company; and Lieu
ehaht a. ii: " bren, the sixth company. The
Heutenant OF the nrst company was Samuel II.
Slosoh, ana Oh me ieit company, Frank Scott.
n men anu omcers were IN full dress uni
TanL, one men en-, ~eslg the usuai hIgh, giaZed,
Sont oSPs, VIII ponsn . oIass ornaments IN
iattes Jsrk hIne do",J Is r aea pShpoii, epau
the collar and en- IA i,e; nc tyims. ,r S9a.s'
and liabf hlre nanfs RE- "a ars Win sSiioM,