National Republican., 1883-04-17
lis Twcnty-First Anniversary Duly Celep prated
by the ColOred People Of the District
Rainy Weather Dampened But Did Not
Drown Their Enthusiasm.
a Fairly Creditable Parade Witnessed by CROWDS Of
People-The Exercises Of The Evening.
An Eloquent and Characteristic Address
by the Venerable Fred. Douglnsd
THE PARADE.

during the DAY, ana IN inc dignity ana Intel-
hgencc of the exercises at the Congrcgai ional
church at night, any which has hitherto
taken place. The rain which fell FIRST driz-
2ling and then in showers, seriously inter
fcred with the parade, but the display was
extremely creditablc to those whol had
been so active in making arranged onts,
and was worthy the Importance of
the event commemorated. All alond the
line that the procession was to pass thei side
walks were lined with spectators, and thb col
ored population was out in full force The
city hall steps were crowded with a MISS OF
humanity of various shades of color and they
stood patiently waiting the arrival df the
procession, the starting of which was delayed
by the rain. This celebration to them lyas
thing of reality. They realized the dvcnt
that IL commomorated and many an EXPIRES
sion was heard, which showed how deeply on
graved upon their minds was the act N the
martyr president which gave them freldom
and made them men and women-hl man
bcings-instead of chattels
"l tell you, chile" said an old woma5 TO n
blooming mulatto girl in red ribbons qnd n
Gainsborough hat, who was evidently her
daughter, "if IL hadn't been for the ntanci-
patton proclamation of President I,nCuHl you
might have been sold away from mo hyhcn
you was little, and / wouldn't now know
where you was"
That's so' said tall, we'll formed Negro,
who evidently was kindly disposed tdward
tho girl; i've heard my father say that for
ten years he never saw my mother aftelF she
was sold south, and we only met in thit city
after the war was over. God bless Abrl llham
Lincoln's memory, say l."
The visitors from the adjoining co{ntry
numbered fully five hundred, who caul lpc in
at the different depots during the morning.
The procession, which was not formed ountil
after o'clock, was in the following ord4r:
Squad of eighteen mounted police, Jhnder
command of Sergt. McCathran.
Chief marshal-Perry II. Carson. Aids
Stewart Campbell, Addison Day, J. G. smith,
Ottawa Holmes Frank Brown, William j.
Tyler, b. u. Mcdonnell, IL. J. McCay, n. T..
Brown, John Barber, l. A. Webb, NJ. +. iaw-
kins, r. ID. Ruf1in, John Watts, WilliaNn f..
Wilson, Hyber Myers, Arthur ShepheNd, e..
+. Mosoly, George w. Phillips, w. II. ,bohn-
son, Randall Bowie, S. II. Williams, ihliam
II. Beckett, William IL. Diggs Henry Harris,
A. ]. White, Bernard Alban, Robert A1illcr,
Isaac Lewis, II. Smallwood, Addison Bailey,
Stephen Harris, John $. Bell, John BuclIman,
James Garner Samuel Wholun, Noble Fry,
and Henry Thomas.
Chief of staff, John w. Freeman; Nelson
Green as right aid Walker Middleton Es left
aid, and William +. Iamlin as secrtB Btary.
Aids TO tho chief of stah-R. +. McCull& &ugh,
Wesley johnson, j. ID. Lawson, X. A. ARM
stead, Henson Primrose, Charles White GNborge
w. Dixon, Tilman Dorsey, Frank Benz min,
X. G. Owsley, John p Rawles, Gilbert tray,
Daniel kcyes Jacob Fisher, Richard WHlters,
Hal Adams, John Pollard, Moses Owen, G.. B.
GIayan, II. Anderson, Charles Lewis, GNeorge
w. Sumer, Robert Stewart, Samuel $. SMITH,
Arthur Pratt. Thomas Brown.
FIRST DIvIsIoN-THE MILITARY.
Empire City band. Maj. c. b. Fisher COM
manding battalion. Monumental City gtiards,
of Baltimore, G3 men, First Lieut.. vii liam
II. Spencer commanding; Second Lieut.. XWill-
lam Wilson.
er Xouaves, 40 men; First Lieut. Ben
jainn Loring commanding; Second ieut.
John Moore.
Baltimore Rifles, 45 men; Capt. Geor| Ee NJ.
Matthews; First Lieut. j. w. Flint; 81 cond
Lieut. X. =. Ticrnan.
Capital City Guards company A, 45 nen
Capt Il. s. Kelly; First Lieut.. p. p. Niere-
dith Second Lieut.. John Shepherd.
Capital City Gaurds, company b, 4s nen
Capt. Gray Licuts SmallwOod and Smi th.
National Garfield Guards, 15 men; Capt.
Tucker.
Webster Rifles, 80 men and drum d orps
Capt p. ii. Simmons; First Lieut. II. d. Mar
shall Second Lieut.. L. Garrett
Lincoln Light Infantry of West Was hing
ton, % men /; Capt. William ConnelI; First
Lieut.. Daniel Washington.
Smiths Drill Commandery, of BaltimuUr Ire, 30
men States General w. II. Smith, DVputy
Albert Smith, States Chaplain X. Brown, tates
Treasurer j. II. Thomas, States Scribe Upavid
Graves Deputy Scribe ], Oliver Smiths lrum
corps
Washington Cadets, with drum corr rs, 60
men, Capt. Fleetwood and Lieuts. Perry and
BrockenborOugh.
Morton Post No. 4, G.. A. r., Commi nder
George Y. Graham Senior Vice Commf nder
J. w. Butcher, Junior Vice Commander WEES
ley Howard, Quartcrmastcr Il. U. Craw ford,
and Adiutant C. II. Shorter.
sumner Mounted Guard, 20 men, Capt.
Ralph Wormley.
SECOND DIvIsIoN-crvIL oRGAN1zAT| oNs.
Hod-earriors union, Calvin c. Ball. 'resi-
dent; chief marshal, Grandson Powell H. dep
uty marshal, ii. A. Green 500 men, vi ith a
handsome banner appropriate to the era 70.
Sons and Daughters of Liberty-50 son and
four carriages full of daughtors-Philli0 ~ Ty-
lcr, grand chief; John Polars, past rand
chief
Fourth Ward Ethiopian Minstrels, N3o /,
VIM. Harris, president; 26 men.
West Washington Union Labor nssoCil tion,
10 men Logan Williams, president.
Chariot representing the twelfth dis rict,
with Miss Grace Allen as queen, and h r at
tendants.
Young Mems Social Club. Daniel Still yard,
marshal.
Washington Star Pioneers, headed by tho
Rockville band, twenty mon Capt. \ John
Henry Johnson, commanding, Lieut.. II rank
Perry, Sergt. H. Graves.
Washington Brick Machine Union ass ocia,
tion, No. ], sixteen men, in carriages, G( ,orge
T.. Gett, president
Gay Heart Social club, w. Freeman, resi-
dent.
A wagon representing the old second egis-
lativc district, with men beating an anvil l.
Cosmetic Social club, u. Bawlcs, presH lent.
A chariot representing tho fOurtol NTH,
fifteenth, and nineteenth districts withl Miss
Mamie Hawkins as queen.
Independent Arthur SOcials, Charles ] ohm
BOu president.
The Invincibe Social club with the u eel
siOr band, Abner Jones, president; y mes
Wilkinson, vice president, and Joseph nlar-
shall, marshal.
Representatives Of the third, fourth, fifth,
sixth, and seventh districts, with Coles ,and,
Noble Williams, chief marshal. AccOmI any
lug this delegation was q four horse cA riot,
Caily decorated, in which rode Miss MarI ,aret
Gray, onthroned as queen, surroundedf her
maids Of honor
A wagon representing the Knights of abor,
with four horses and the goddess of lib& on
throne.
Delegation representing the old fifth ard
Daniel Steelyard marshal aids, Moses Bell
and II. Richardson.
Commandory of Moses No. /.
East Washington Social Club.
Knights of Jerusalem William Smith cap
tain general, A. Brooks, first lieutenant, ~lmes
Patterson, second lient"n""' 49, erry,
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