Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-01
THE GARFIELD FAIR.
The Crowd Of School lChtldren-MiIitary
Day - Features Of the Fair To-day
and Festerday-The nnights CeInplar
and the WAcelmen

The Crowd of school Chsldreu-MiIit1ry
Day Features Of the Fair To-day
and Xesterday-Tae I&nights Templar
and the Whcelmen.
Yesterday was the biggest day, in point OF at
tendance, since the Carried fair opened. The fact
was that the crowd was so great that the sales OF
| articles at the booths were interfered with Last
| evening there was a perfect lam, but movement
was possible except at times In the corridors lead
Ing between the two halls. To day being
as the doors were opened the little ones be.
gan TO flock I'm and the passages and corridors were
soon nlled with moving throng OF children blow
ing whistles, laughing, and enjoying themselves
as only children can on a holiday occasion. 1t
was found necessary to station policemen along
avoid blockade. The candy booths were besieged
and the stock disappeared very rapidly.
| TEN THOUSAND SCHOOL CHILDREN.
At half-past eleven the 10000 chlldren's tickets
that had been printed were exhausted, and the
crowd was so great that further admissions were
denied. AT this time there was large crowd out
| side waiting to gain admission, but the managers
OF the fair were afraid that some OF the children
would get hurt. Later In the day when the crowd
mitted -
| THE LADIES IN CHARGE
OF the booths tonight Will be as follows District
| OF Columbia, Miss Smoot; New Jersey. Mrs. w.
Wurdeman; Indiana, Mrs Job Barnard; Connecti-
cut Mrs: Tracey; Tennessee. Mrs Hickey; Ken
tucky, Mrs. r. S. Todd; Pennsylvania, Mrs j. K
r t;,,S Gieeson; Ohio, Mrs n NJ Joslyn: Arkansas,
Kansas, Mrs. A. A. Thomas
THE KNIGHTS TENPLAR PARADE AND REVIEW
The Knights Templar parade yesterday, carried
Wednesdays STAR will be remembered as one OF
the notable events OF the Garfield fair week. The
commanderles under the marshalshp OF Sir Rob-
ert Boyd and his aides, took up the line OF march
about noon At the east front Of the Capitol the
line was reviewed by Right Eminent Grand COM
| Corbin, General Swain and Major Clapp
The following was the order of march Washing
mac No s, of this city; Old dominion No. II. AIeS
andria. Va; Fauquier No. Is. Markham, Va. dele
cations from Virginia, Massachusetts, and Vermont
delegations from other New Jersey ommanderies;
Baltimore No. 2, Maryland No. 1, and Monumental
land; St Johns No 4: Kadosh No. 90, Mary No Sc
and kensington No. 81, of Philadelphia; De Molay
NO. =, OF TINS city, ana Corinthian Chasseur Com
The award OF prizes were made by the Judges,
Grand Commander Coles, Gen. Swain and Major
Clapp, as follows:
First-Bearing OF men in rank; second, march
ing; third, dress and appearance. Upon this basis
the award is as sfollows:-Frst-Mary Command
cry No. 36, Philadelphia, Pa. Second-Columbia
Commandery No. 2, Washington, d. c. Third
Corinthian Chasseur Commandery No. SO, Phila-
| delphia. Pa.
THE wHEELMEN's PARADE
The b1cyclists had parade through the streets
yesterday morning, there being about 200 wheel
the bicyclsts assembled on the plateau east of the
Capitol, where an exhibition Of fancy riding was
! and tournament, which formed part OF the days
program, were omitted. The evolutions OF the ex-
pert riders were witnessed by thousands OF specta-
Attleboro, Mass; Bert Pressey, OF Smithvlle, n.
j., who used ''star" bicycle, and Mr. Rex Smith,
medal was awarded to Mr.. Smith, who gave very
remarkable exhibition, concluding with the feat OF
riding some distance on one Wheel the little wheel
being detached from his machine"
| NOTES.
A lifesiZe statue, in marble, OF Garfield, sent by
j: j. Horgan, OF Cambridge Mass, was placed at
| fha nf fhn arffn nm
wednesday, where it is in danger OF being over
looked by visitors to the fair unless their attention
To-day the Speaker Of the House ordered that
the stands in the House corridors be cleared
out, and the work was at once begun.
This evening Mr. Bowling will begin to auction
on the paintings In the rotunda, beginning with
No l Of the catalogue.
Miss Gypsey Gilbert was so much annoyed by
| the pressure OF the crowd about her and the re-
marks made that she left the fair before it closed
| and to-day went home. Some men remarked to
her In answer to her remonstrance that they were
| crowding, ooh! You are on exhibition" and this
was the cause OF her abrupt departure from the
| fair.
sen drew two flowes-pAques in raflie at the
1t is estimated this afternoon that 1900 chill
dren had visited the Capitol. Small articles OF
every kind, toys and candies were completely
| cleaned out by the youngsters.
DEATH OF A WELL KNOWN LAwYER-Mr James
+. Mcguire, well known member OF the bar OF
| the District died this morning on street. be-
tween 1St and 2d streets. Mr.. Mcguire was a ma
tive OF South Carolina, but had been for quite a
number OF years engaged IN the practice OF law
here, most OF the time in the prosecution OF
claims.
BUSINESS IN THE PROBATE CoURT.-Probate busi-
ness was transacted to-day by Judge Hagner, as
follows: VIII Of Amos I. Jenckes was flied for
probate Estate James NJ. Carlisle, jr. deed: Cal
deron Carlisle qualified administrator, bond
| $4,000 VIII OF Eugenia Berry proven by two
witnesses ThoS Cooper qualified as guardian TO
his children; bond s400. Estate J. j. +. Joachim;
petition OF Louisa joachim overruled and dis
missed. with costs Estate j. Wiley Aulick; G. NJ.
tors; bond $4,000. Estate Mary A. Weems; order
directing distribution in kind. A. p. Hume'S eS-
tate; Annie G. Hume appointed guardian.
Gen. Browne, patent attorney OF this city. yes
terday sent Sumptuous Thanksgiving dinner to
the men belonging to No. fire engine company,
on street.