Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-02-24

;,,.ous meals, he bands struck up lively airs,
out No Indies who filed the windows and
alrt f. III, houses waived their handkc;chlcts.
ggo's srects along the whole route were crowded.
~ neonle, grown men following the process
VIZ" mth the pleasure and abandon OF boys,
80 AL, ir,m the windows the smiles OF il lies
viz. .,'. those who were pa sing below.
s'IWLIs the Columbia Engine Company was
'';ng tbe residence Of H. W. Naudcgrltt.
80, an honorary member OF the company that
',.rrlcman advanced from his door aud present
- ~ President Windsor, Tor the benefit VI the
.1nraly.a check tor slS6:
''; Tne gallery Of Sareptl Hallduriug the reading
ofthe adire,S AID The delivery OF the Grafton
VA. filed with ladies'. and among the strangers
"" "" the floor were William .. Drew, Assistant
I'b;.f # the WASHINGTON Fire Department, }.
! NrDcvitt, member Of the Board ct Fire
I,mujs,!ouvrs of Washington, T. a. Julian,
S,,.rrtarv of that Board, and the i"rcmen and
and SOM members of euglncs Nos :. ), +, D,
and members of the Hook and Ladder Compa
pv OF Washington. ;,
rne corcorln Il uaves were escorted to the
Mansion Iious: whore they and some Other Ia
,''eI chests partook of dinner that had been
'',,,,,,r,d for h.m. anu later in the at eraoon
,h..r went through the manuel in front of 81
Elimination .: III c:o"d VI spectators assembled
lh.re.
,coRREspoNDENT's ACCOUNT OF TIE DAY.
The Alexandria Correspondent o. the b'it'-
more Sun in speaking Of the CT brat!on says
..rbe celebration Of the birthday OF y ashlngion
which tork place here to-day was not ull-
iuposing and at the same TIME IN some re.
>pects unique display, AMI II was pronounced
tx all the visitors from 9th It c ties most credit
allie t. the town. The pub ic observance 1t the
d,v h re dates from the da.s 10 which Wash
ius,ou was himsclf mcmh"r u! this coumnnl-
X. and the people of Al"XaAd;ir have been
used to celebrate Ii Il: times when 1t was pubic
Il observed nowhere else 10 the country, and
...yy claim it as local as well as " nltlpnal rs
iiyll. Fram the period OF the retirement OF
Washington to Mount Vernon, at the close OF
ne revolution. a public display in honor o! his
birthday always took place, aud for uiauyysarS
Washington awavs rode over in the afternoon,
held lvvee at one of the hotels, and opened
III. lal at night by waking III stately gric*
;hr,uph tn maze Of the fins! set. In t:sc
c,r;y u,r .! the present century II was cc!e~
l,,t,d With .hu,.-b.ttitS on the mall below the
,,yn commanded generally by revolutionary
officer. and partcip%;cd III nv got few who
had seen >c!ycc il Ihc times hat tried Iuen
.mnIs Far nearly half century the celctra-
,ion OF H.. day Is vitcra ci"ic Or military dis
,lav va, kip, H.. AZ one ct !1e earliest OF
ihrm Wa,hinr.on. standing gu the steps OF the
Civ ll,tcl o;p,>.;ctac mar KIT: took command
and issued his or, r through G. ". T.. Cu>tis
who was created Il blatant t'r the coca ION Ia
after years. when uwir@ to the want II volu"-
rcer ORGANIZATIONS. there had been ~ arrango.
mcnts maze FIR the celebration OF lht day, Mf:
Gusts would ride INTO town from Arlington aud
calling the people toler her III iroa' OF the City
Hotel. woul.l speak to them i'll terms al ways lnl-
pry>ive and often cloque:tt, Of the virtues OF
Washington. aud &c them with tears, never
Ia cease TO celebrate his natal daT.
The death of the child Of Nj Vernon, as
Mr. Gusts loved to style himself and tn: com
in. on or,he late var, stopped the regular Oh
Scryatce Of the day, which until last year has
not teen observed except by the parade OF the
cadets Of ST. johns Academy. Last year how
ever the time honorcl observance was rerc"-
el and Til, year The hrcmen made arrangc-
r.eat> for lis celebration some weeks ago. But
Inst week i, was determined to add to the ce!e-
oa,ion IN imprnmptu representation OF the
Trade Of Alexandria, ard within three days
!. representation Gifts manufactures aid fishing
interests WAS arranged. .