Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-02-19
THE MONUMENT CEREMONIES.
The PyrOtechnic Display Saturday
NiEht-The Masonic Visitors.

THE MONUMENT CEREMONIES.
The Pyrotechnic Display Saturday
Ni.ht-The Masonic Visitors.
The program of the display of fireworks to be
gwen saturday night in the monument grounds
south of the Treasury is very elaborate. The
south fronts of the Treasury and State depart
ment buildings will be fine points from which
to witness the display. The program includes
fifty numbers, embracing bombshell, boquets Of
rockets, flights of meteorc balloons, with fire.
works attached, batteries fountains Of fire, &c.
The exhibition set pieces, include dolphin
fountain. composed of two golden dolphins
supporting a basin in diamond lance-work, from
which rises a lfe-size figure holding an urn,
rom which issues fountain of silver IRE and
stars of every color: a representation Of Eiasars
Falls, 20 feet in length and so feet high, and a
representation of the Goddess OF Liberty, sur
rounded by mechanical and agricultural en-
blems. The final piece will be the temple Of
liberty. The center piece will be an equestrian
to the ease This
be thanked by figures representing Columbus
and the Goddess of Liberty, surrounded by re-
volving globes and vases of flowers. AT the ex-
IRENE right and left will be fired bombshells
and fountains, and at the rear a grand bouquet
OF rockets.
THE MASONIC VISITORS.
Masonic committees were last night appointed
will arrive here at $50 p. m. tomorrow night,
accompanied by the Grand Master of New York,
and at 10 o'clock will give q reception at the
Arlington to the Master Masons of the District
The Fredericksburg Lodge, which will arrive
Friday afternoon; the Alexandria Lodge, on
saturday morning; the Grand Lodge of Mary
land and Washington Lodge, No. 3, of Balti-
more Saturday morning at $50 clock.
Col Calhoun Mason Deringer, of Philadelphia,
Is i'm the city to attend the ceremonies efthe ded-
ication of the Washington monument. Gel.
Deringer is one of the earliest MasOns of the
District of Columbia, and is past grand officer
OF the Grand Lodge OF the District and was the
grand marshal at the laying of the corner stone
of the Smithsonian institute, May LIST, 1S47,
on which occasion Hon. George NJ. Dallas, Vice
President of the United States, delivered the
Grafton.
THE DISTRICT IGNORED.
The fact that the District has no representa-
tive on the staff of Gen. Sheridan for the monu-
ment procession causes some comment among
some of our citizens.
THE WASHINGTON FAMILY.
The monument commission have arranged to
invite all the kith and kin of the Father Of
his Country to assemble in the room of the
Senate library committee next Saturday, that
they may proceed in a body to the House and
there take the seats assigned to them. There
are thirteen descendants bearing the original
seats together on the floor. The number CORE
spends with that of the original colonies.
Special Policemen Appointed.
The following men have been appointed by
the District Commissioners special policemen
for duty in connection with the dedication Of
the Washington monument and the inaugura-
ton: Geo. w. Clark. Alonzo II. King l.. Hay
ward smith, Ernst T.. Elgin. John s. Dobson,
James III. Concannon, Patrick Moran, Edward
Giiday. Alexander McGanaban, W. b. Lacey,
VIM. Cation, II. II. Reed, Harry Blair, Henry
Demaine. William Simmons, John w. Fowler,
ArnatusI L. Angle, Alexander Brown, John
Langley: James Kelly, Frank Irwin, J. F. Ward,
T.. w. klingman, George +. Smith, Jas. Riley,
Moses Noah; VIM. ii. Bowman, John S. Con-
Thomas Young, Hamilton Glaze, ThOs F. Hal
ley, James F. Carroll, John +. Lynch, Edward
Heath. X. y. Boss. Blair Reed, Oliver Dorm,
Nermillion. James ). Padon, Joseph B. Harrell,
James j. WEIGH, John Mccain, Charles Harper,
RWenamn Caldwell Ge9Tgs = Gray II
BAIL Atkinson, John Stoddard, Edward c.
West, Thomas II: Haxted, George E. Decker,
James, Edward Howe, Charles r. Little, Geo.
W. Horton, James Norcom, Geo. Yoakam, Chas.
1. Jones, William Saul, T; Arnold, Thomas ).
Greer, Richard Barrett. T. f. Cahill, Patrick
3Day, John W Phi Phillips, James J Wright,
Frank Ns hn Thos Csss Frank HsN Whit
Hey. John y. Trunneu, VIM. II. Sewell, Ernest
B AuStin, Jas; E. Arnold jr., Chas. R9utzhan,
Herbert, VIM. Brown, Richard Mann, H. c.
Rothrock, Charles Taylor, Steele Pendert,
Frazier, w. F. Wise, Jacob Loanhardt, Eligah
Cleveland, w. H; Fitzgerald, E s. Pitcher,
James c. Raglan, Albert Tasker, Frank Harmon,
Michael kennOn, Geo. w. Duvall, John Sulli-
van, j. b. Jones, Charles Wise, Coy Manning,
Michael Mallou, Franklin z. Naylor, E. A.
Walsh. F. Wilbey Cobey. Joseph HOdgkins,
John w. King, T.. f. Cash. Frederick Burlin-
game, Joseph Godney, Chris. F. Herman, Eli
Beach, Peter Poland Michael Madigan, Thos. F.
Darcy, John III. Carter. George +. Canter, Wal
ter Stetson. Henry Engehardt. VIM. Metez,
John W. Buckingham, john II. Slack, b. +.
Spates, VIM Lang. Perry Brown, ]. $. Tucker,
y. X. Apple. Lewis Hess, j. W. Howzer, John
Newman. lack Butler John II. Jarter, Alfred
Gilbert, Edward Clarke. Eugene Common. John
keefe, George DOre, VIM. Helser, Patrick +.
Sheedy, James w. Connally. Charles II. DOM
hart, Geo. w. Downing, John II. Cook, Joseph
Williamson, Geo. W. Padgett, X. g. Hill, Jas.
y. Anderson, Charles ]. Lonisan, Jas. j. Hayre,
Robert w. Simmons, Jas. II. Tickets, Houlton
Lewis, Alfred West, Edward BrOckenbOrough,
James F. Hagan, James Mahorney. Edward
Enwrght. Israil Eaff. Charles f. Jones, VIM. P.
Knight, Miles Carroll. Charles Roseway, JAS
O,Brien, Henry Clay Wells, VIM. f. Mundell,
Thos: II. Kelly, Ii. I. Simpson, Geo. w. Nocka-
bee. B. \. Mcdonald, George Cunning, David
Maggie. +. L. Smith, W. A. Duvan, W. II. Man
gum, Andrew ]. Haskinson, John Minis,
Reuben K. Brown, Geo. b. Till.