Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-02-22
LOCAL. NEWS.
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There could hardly h-ro been more pleas
'nt day for TIE celebration or washlagton's
o'r'Acay Than this. The temperature being
h,ol,fate aud hrarinI. the san shining from A
AT SKY and no winds bio Slng The Oldest
S sLocAoSutS had their usual c-ieora'ien. the
Natlonal kheS made fnelr nr-J par.da tns
NashlnEton Light lnfautry CorpS Was out thf5
afternoon. ana IN AttNandria taara was
staaio it ceieo, a'loA- The various puzzle build
mas ahout ashlngton ana many OF the hotels
aud private dwellings dlSplsypd fhs psrfo,,t
coiors during the day.
rRE NATIONAL RIrr rs.
captain j. -. L. Burnside, in fun dress mi
form. with the Marine band. marc hei from the
arm0Ty. at Marinl's h6ll. down lOta s'reeI 10
pennsylvania avenua. ana do yn the latter
rounding the statue. aud returning were re-
Newtd by District Commissioners Dent. Nor
gan and T1iuiuC. from IN" pOriiC0 OF the Ma
uohal Hotel, after which Comm sSi caerS Dent
snd Morgan look a carr.Sge tpr the ferry boat
70 Alexandria, where they had b zen invited o.
the mayor OF hat city 30 participate IN tue
Celeo alton ceremonies Ot WashiuEJons birth.
ca After the review the company marches
np Ire Avenue 10 18th street. To I sirlel, pass.
M Gen. Sherman's Residence, paying him a
lna ching salute; thence by | street and Yer
mont avenue 70 Pennsy lvania avenue and on
10 the Washington Circle: thence returning hy
Ine avenue and 9th street 10 The armory N
Marl11S hall, where ranks were broken. Tna
company presented a nand some annParan nce In
,nrIf MI, neW criEht uniform or RED coats dark
b,ue pants ana bear skin shakos. Tho marcn
lnG wcs excellent, and general compllmentary
remarks we're expressed upon their anna
dhce. large crowd was gathered about the
hotel
THE WASHINGTON LIGHT INFANTRY c,Rrs
are raradlng THREE cCmnanies This afternoon.
ana, as usual, make a tine appearance They
VIII nave dress parade" in 'front.' OF the Ar
III gion hotel. The RPS decided TO have target
shooting at the Washington Barracks Range
to-day, but owing 10 the removal or the ord
nance stores al the arsenal iJ was mnosstpic
10 optaln the range. The corps Is under the
command OF col. Nm. G.. Moore IteutananTs
Dalton. Goddard and Miller. Owing 10 the
sickness or Lieut. Ross, Il was imp 6,sible for
the fourth company 10 parade. The corps was
headed by the marine band.
THE OLDEST INHABITANTS ASSOCIATION
met at Loon to-day ia the Corccran building
acOut MY members present. In The absence
or The president or the association MIR. Ienkfn
Thomas presided. The treasurer. Mr. Nicholas
Iallan. was al his post. Mr.. GbldsUbTOurn
BruH read NsShingtop'S farewell ilr,.ss Mr.
w. ID. ptDney. or Georgetown, delivered the
GRAFTON OF the occasion. H. was very interest
ing, aud frequently applaudpd. Tae history or
now Georgetown USED 10 he the leading city of
the District, and how Washington outSfripned
ana hnally swallowed her. was sketcned
graphically, and the paper was snlcad with
amusing anecdotes. The orator spoke calmly hut
torcioly In eulogy OF George Wasninf-ton and
drew comparison between our government
aId those OF foreign countries. the troubles In
ireland furnishing theme for analogy thai
drew forth loud applause. on motion OF DR.
Blake the thanks OF the association were voted
the orator. Upon motion or Mr.. Iibbey thanks
were also voted 10 Mr.. Bruff. The singing of
The star Spangled Banner was dispenser
with, MIR. Ban. who was 10 lead suffering with
heavy cold and no one volunteering 10 take
his place. That part Of the program which in-
ciuded parade down the Avenue after All
lournment was also dispensed with. Mr. John
Chauncey was unanimously elected a member
OF The association ana the meeting adjourned
unul the llrsI Wednesday In March neXG.