Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-04-16
EMANCIPATION DAY.
How n Wa CelehratAd Here.
A LONG PROCESSION AND LIVELY STREET scKSr

The colored citizens OF the District to-day cele-
DRAFTED the emancipation anniversary with q
pageant and enthusiasm which eQualed that OF any
celebration OF the kind In past years The morning
was bright and sunny, and thousands or people
TOOK TO the streets 70 participate either actors or
spectators In the street display. In many parts OF
the city houses were decorated with flags and other
xlSt and NJ streets a little after ten O'Clock. The
right rested on street Chief Marshal JOY ana
flowing sashes, arrived on the ground early.
ne scenes about the rendezvous for two hours or
more were very interesting. Every type OF the
COY 10 the dude OF slender limb and elegant APP
parel, could be seen In the crowd. Perhaps the
greatest differences could be observed among the
female portion OF the gathering. There were fat
slaIVernly and slovenly women from the alleys,
asunues" decked out in old-fashioned rnery, and
spring bonnets and parasols OF the most brilliant
hues The small boy was everywhere seen ana
@ nucn 10 me disgust OF staii clerical looking
oio coiored gentlemen, who turned in their best
oack coat TO do honor TO the day The curbs or the
street were lined for several seuaresl Some enter
pls'ng coiored men, VINO combined their celebra-
uon Win business, peddled pies, lemonades and
other delicacies in the crowd, and reaped rich
harvest OF small coin.
Gaily -decorated wagons loaded down 10 the hubs
WIN colored families, anchored around the
more aristocratic hacks and barouches paraded up
forms aud nyfng banners gave color 10 the scene,
While the ear was greeted in all directions 10y the
THE PROCESSION
was formed In the following order:
Platoon OF mounted police, commanded Ivy Ser
geant McCathran.
Chief marshal, Gilbert 1. Jov: chief OF STAFF Geo.
D. Graham: right aid, Logan Williams: lett and,
Iliman Dorsey; secretary TO chief OF stan, Rev.
Robert Johnson
Special aids, R. c. Powell. n. X. Keys, II. C.
wh nrHg, J. H. Smith, Geo. Bowman, w. Ii. Wood,
First dirision-Butler Zouaves, Major Charles n.
Fisher commanding, as men: Company A. Wash
lngton Cadets Capt C. A. Fleetwood, 81 men; COM
panleS and 3, Ceptal City Guards. Capts. T. =.
Kelley and W. p. Gray, 60 men: Lincoln Light In
fantry, Capt VIM. Cornell. LeutsL Washington and
Moten, 10 men: Webster Rifles. Capt. y. II. Sim
mons, Lieut.. Marshall and Garrett and Bowie. 30
men; Monumental City Guards, OF Baltimore. Capt.
Matthew's, 81 men; Smiths Drill Commandery. Bal
unore, capt smith; y. p. Morton Post No. 4, q. A.
K; Jas Butcher Post Commandery, I. VI. Crawford
quartermaster, F. Bright sergeant. T. r. Chase
officer OF guard. r. Skinner oicer of the day II. T.
saunders chaplain IS men; Knights OF II. Angus
tine, Nos l, 2, 3 and4.
second division.-St. Joseph's Commandery and
Grand Lodge or Galileean Fishermen, Henry Hutch
inson, chief commander: j. II. Harlan, marshal:
Mount Olive Conmandery, No l, Independent order
on Moses. 80 men. q. Rowe, eminent commander;
Henry Morris. captain general; Joseph Semney,
senior warden; Moses Wilkinson, junior war
den: silas Chapman. generalisslmo; Hod-
Martin. marshai-4oO men: Gay Heart sociais. Is
men; Invfncible, Lively Eight, Yantc. Ceie,tia,
Golden Lake, and other social clubs; Golden Star
president; +: T. Turner and J. f. Robinson. Socre-
taries J. Z. Brown, marShal-2O men: Gallant Rock
benevolent Association, }. NJ. Thomas. president:
Elias Brooks. secretary J. H. BROOKS, treasurer-l5
men; Enterprise Social Club. Coleman Horner,
president; g. NJ Matthews, secretary; :. Z. Smith,
vice president; VIM II. Harmon, financial secre-
tary; &. III. Curtis. treasurer-20 men: Young West
End Pioneer, No. 2, Vim. johnson, captain: Henry
Matthews and Watson SwaileS uautcnants- 90
men; LaborerS' Union, No. /. OF Georgetown Ed
ward Harris, president: Jerry Miller. marsha-30
men; citizens OF Georgetown in carriages. mar
shaled by Frank Gray, with decorated chariot. on
which Miss Carrie Clark presided as QUEEN citizens
OF the twentieth and twenty-second district mar
shaled by Fred A Dyson, assisted by Daniel Ntill-
yards and Robert BrScoe; chariot, with Miss tIcnr-
g1anna Queen as queen citizens OF second district.
Preston Harris, marshal; Miss Hattie WinSlow as
queen; East Washington Pleasure Club In carriages
Thomas Coleman, president: citizens and societies
OF South Washington, marshaled by Henry Miller
and eScorting the chariot OF the queen, Miss Eliza
beth Williams.
Third division-Orators OF the day and chairmen
OF committees in carriages Congressional Social
Club, No. 1; Knights OF Labor. Friends OF Zion,
Grand United order OF Chaldeans, Yantic Cadets,
West Star Pioneer Corps, No. /; East Washington
Twilight Soclas; w. b. NJ. IA, No !, in carriages;
Washington Tournament Club, No !, mounted;
Wagon Drivers MON, mounted. j. II. Bell. com
manding. Nearly all the bodies on foot had bands
or drum corps
The line OF march was as follows: 2lst TO west
street, to Bed, TO NJ to Pennsylvania avenue to the
Presidents house, along Pennsylvania avenue 10
louisiana avenue, TO Az street, pass the Commits
slonerS' ONCE TO Pennsylvania avenue TO 1St street,
around the south side OF the Capitol, thence down
Pennsylvania avenue east TO 1lth street. thence To
Lincoln park and returning along East capitol
street to New jersey avenue, TO Indiana avenue 10
the City Hall, where II will dsband.
Exercises Will be held this evening at Asbury VI.
r. church, corner 18th and X streets northwest
George w. Stewart, president, and VIM Calvin
Chase, master OF ceremonies orators for the occa-
sion: Hon George W: Williams, OF Boston. the col
ored historian, and Prof. Richard I. Greener. IL
ID. Addresses Will be made by Hon. Frederick
Douglass, Col VIM. Murrell, MIR. L. ". Laws, and
Others
Such colored employees Of the departments whose
services could be spared were allowed TO partici-
pate In the emancipation celebration to-day.
The chanotS, on which Were enthroned the
queens representing different districts OF the city,
were noticeable features OF the procession. These
chariotS or cars were made OF large box wagons,
gaily decorated and canoned. The queens
were surrounded by their madens and bachelors OF
honor and gentlemen or the household. The South
Washington chariot lad a beyy of little girls In
white sitting below the daiS on Which the queen
was enthroned.
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