Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-05-21
WASHINGTON LETTER.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE MONITOR !
Wn ehirntnal Mnn II

ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE MoN1ToR.I
Washington, Mag II.
By order of the President the open
air concerts given by the Marine
Band in the White House grounds on
Saturday afternoons will begin at
half past five o'clock. These con-
certs have been a feature of Wash
ington summer life for the last TWEEN
ty-fve years. The opening concert
of the season was held Saturday.
The attendance was large and the
music fine.
Among preparations for the great
event of this week, the reunion of
the Society of the Army of the Po-
tomac, stand has been erected on
the sidewalk of Pennsylvania Avenue
directly in front of the White House,
from which President Arthur will
review the pageant on Wednesday as
it passes him in the following order:
First, the armed escort to the society, |
artillery battalion, Washington Light |
Infantry, Union Veteran Corps, Ma
tional Rifles, Society of the Army of
the Potomac, Grand Army of the
Republic, and, lastly, battalion of
colored militia. The members of the
Society will wear citizens dress, and
as they pass by the President will
salute by lifting the hat and passing
uncovered. After the parade dis
bands, the Army of the Potomac will
repair to the Executive Mansion to
shake hands with the President.
Across the Avenue at Seventh Street
floats a banner with the inscription
''The Union Veteran Corps, to the
Army of the Potomac, Welcome"
The Union Corps have made extern
sive preparations for giving the old
soldiers an old time camp fire reunion
at Schuetzen Park on Thursday even
ing, at which there will be dancing,
bowling, shooting, fireworks, and
other amusements. In the adver-
tisement Of their festival they an
nounce "All quiet on the Potomac"
but from their active preparations
. for the occasion not much quiet is
, expected. All kinds of amusements
have been provided for the Veterans,
f and in point of attendance the re-
union in Washington will be by far
! the largest the Society has ever had.
o On Thursday the United States
steamers Tallapoosa, Ewing and
Leary will convey the members of
q the Society and invited guests on an
4 excursion to Mount Vernon. AS the
= steamers pass the Washington bar
Il racks a salute will be fired by the
g United States troops stationed there
= The soldiers who will congregate il
% the city this week will come from
,s every quarter. Many of them have
# not seen the city for twenty years
" They will compare the Washington
Of of 1868 with the Capital City of 1888
~ To them the transformation will b.
ct sudden and marvellous. Besides the,
If will see the city under the most ad
,s vantageous circumstances, wearing
re it's garb of fresh spring green. Th
u Society will make its headquarters a
Ks the Riggs House, and the Commit
I'd of Reception will be at the Ebbitt.
ut The civil service commissioner
Is. have left Washington for the purpos
v. of establishing in the principal cite
n of the country local examining board
a to carry out the provisions of til
of civil service reform act. Chief-E1
,r- aminer Lyman went with Mr.. Tho
on man to some of the Western an
~ South Western cities. Mr.. Clarl
,er Chief of the Revenue Marine divisic
rd of the Treasury Department, accom-
TO- paniyd Mr.. Eaton to the Easter
on cities, and Mr.. Blackfan, Superinte
MO dent of Foreign mails, went with M
,bt Gregory to the principal Northe
,+o and North Western, cities. TIL,
nd expect to return to Washington
in June 1st., and begin examination f
tbo the departmental service here Jul
,bt 10th. The local examination boar
vo will begin the examination of cane
lilo dates about June 18th.
GRO Mr.. Foster, United States Minlst
oos to Spain sailed for his post Ii
to- Thursday. The Swedish Minist
9th and family, the French Minister, a
no the Mexican Minister will lea
,tb Washington within the next ten ola
With for Europe. Foreign diplomatic
INTO are said not to be partial to
American mission. So little intrie
var is needed in negotiations with t
The country that the highest form of
of plomatic talent is wasted when S,
,oSt to America.
for The embezzlement of Paymas
bich Wesson, young officer who
the stood high in the service, has cau'
lied great sensation in Army circl
ov- where he was a favorite. He m
pow ried daughter of Hon. John BIZ
INST ham, then Minister to Japan, but
and is thought he will be compelled to
cad to the penitentiary.
the The Washington Monument, WI
onsa has been at standstill for some t
to has taken a new growth, and
ans. week many tons of marble will
Iutv added to the top of the imme
lied pile.
men The Insurance Spectator recel
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