Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-10-19
Yorktown,

| ! ne so.no "a the tiy3I-ir5nt &: EVik!oSn l.
Inspiring, Men OF Har, steamers, tugs, yschts
and sailing vessels arc al! detI19d With flags snc
strcame,s. Tho sslutes 10 arriving digaitaties
giy uniforms OF tho military, knglts Temp!sr
| cot, the music OF tic bards and The drums auG
| flies. the troops, aud The c:owds of people, Of
oil nationaties. slc.s aud conditions, combine
TO make sc:no Ct deep interest.
Tn, President arrived yesterday. and vas
ssuted by the sbips-ef-wsr in barbor and The
artillery 90 laad.
The camp ard The Intervening road, are 80
das!y thatit is almost unbearablc, AID tho care.
| monies are hurried through With.
At 1910 the President, ncc;mp panied By
Sscretsri,s L!rco!o. HUT. and Postmaster
General James. ass esoor.ed 10 the esend amid
The cheers OF tho crowd. Toe ceremonies were
then opened with prayer BY tho Rev. Robert
Nelson. grandson of Governor Nelson, who
commanded the FIrglca militia at Yorktown.
At the couc fusion 81 tho prayer The band plsyed
Tho Star Spanglcd Banper," with An s1tiIis,v
| accompaniment. Governor Holiday then nro.
ceeded to deliver tho address Of welcome and
wss followed By Senator 1hnstou, Chairman Of
The Congressional committee, ia becoming and
appropriate remarks.
The brethren az the mystic liz. nodtr the d.
rection ct the Grand MISTER IF virginia. then
proceeded to ley the corner stone, ec,ord,Dp 10
the programme, NJ. Psytou Coles wearing iho
apron worked By Mrs. Lafayette, and presented
to Washington 10 ISL, at Mount Vernon. sd
aferwtrd. 10 1872. given to the Washington
Lodge. Of AiexaudI,. by NJ L,wrerca Wash
lDgtcn. Jutgo B. Il. WeIfcrI, Of Vr.ioia,
The MasOolc orator. then MAIDS 90 elc0u mt sd
dress, a. tho c)t o!uSion Of which the ceremonies
ended.
BY an unfortunate conbinalinn Of ciroum-
statc's the French guests were uuabl. 10 lind.
Tho steamer beariog the commission, Score
tary Blaine ADD others w,s 10 the stream como
Two hours snd hslf before they wcro first dis
covered Oh shore, and while the corner stons
was b:iug laid Sec:etery B;aiuo csmo to The
government dock and sent Wiri to tho author.
lues 10 charge, tu. it was too late, as The oera-
monies we're c5mpl: ted. ADD The party returned
TO the Tsllapoos,.
The Grand Lodge IF The State of Vireinis.
which had been ASST gned the du!i:s of the DIV
was escorted by May Commndeary of Phils.
dephis. members tf the Grand L3ep, of
Pennsylvania, and the following command ,riss:
Bssu,eant, OF B,yimor'; Ga Domioion. OF
Ahxandtl.; 81. AadraW, Of Riahmord. The
fredericksburg Caumandery and renr santa
lVee In uuforu from similar ASSOCIATIONS in
Rhode ls'ond aud other S!a:ts, aud sbou, fys
tundte1 Knights Templar appeared 10 line.
President Arthur expressed his pleasure with
the lno:d,n;s IF lhe day. The President and
Others tdlaliy congratulated Gey. Holiday for
tho sentiments of bis address. The Command.
iog cf6csrs Of all the ships Of the squadron and
Senator David Davis. who occupied q seat
dutiag the ceremonies at the stand near the
President, visited Gsu. Arthur Oh hisship, ana
paid their respects officially.
A majority of the Governors of States ara
lodged uodsr canvas, but all the Senators and
officers Of high degree take to water az soon "A
they get out Of the inolersblo dust of York.
town and the discomfort and primitive modes
Of life.
For The reyisH to-day by the President q.
Tie troops under he command Of General Han.