Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-02-28
WASHINGTON LETTER
FROM our Regular Coreep0ndeat. ]

Pre~ident-elect CIeveland's Cabinet,
/ the dedication of the Washington Mon
ument, which took place to-day, and
! the near approaching Inauguration are
! the preva ling topics here. AS the date
/ for the dedicatOry ceremonies of the
! Monument drew near. interest cen cred
around the Counting shaft erected 10
/ he memory OF the Father II hi Ountry
But little was done IN preparation for
the occasion at the Monument itself
! he stand from which the speeches
were delivered and which was blown
down a lew d tys since was rebuilt. The
| little shops around the base OF the mon
ument were removed, electric lights
were placed inside the structure, the
elevator wa- pruVIdrd with seats, and
some other temporary touches were
added for the C nVeuieuce of the public.
| he ely awUke this morning in q hul-
| ter OF excitement oyer the event. Many
visitors had come TO participate in the
| celebration. Citizens, men, women,
! nurses and children tu ned ont upon
/ the streets to see The procession march
rom the Monument to the Capitol.
/ Ii was a d partmeut holiday, and
| thousands of depa tmeuJ clerks eWelled
/ the thrOngs on the sidewalks. The pro-
| ceS-iOn was the only part OF the dedI-
/ ca ION with the exception at the pyru-
technic display, that the general public
was permitted 10 enjoy. The OratOry
! prayers, some spec al music, and other
tOrmaiUies were reserved for me Hall
OF Represent auves, and were neCeSsari-
~ exclusive. Congress, the Supreme
Court, the Diplomatic Corps, ana
other especially invited guests mOnOp-
oil Zed the floor of the house, WuIie the
galleries were given up TO the sisters
and the cousins and the aunJs of mem
bers OF Cong ess, and 10 their specially
invited friends. Still, the people did
not care mulch for that. They could
read the OratUry and prayers next day
amid comfortable surroundings, and
the procession was the most a.UraC i've
part of il all. The nUddmg plumes
and brilliant unions Of the military,
the bright regalia of civic o. gauizauOus
moving about pre- araCOTy ID forming
in line, Fl Eating streamaTs and the TIA
mu Of brass bands III every direction
presenting a striking scene.
ABOUT fifteen humid ed persons had
/ t cktts TO the grand S and AT the mOuu-
ment to hear the speeches there. The
stand was decorated with flags, ban
ue,s and bunting which Tapped nOi-Ily
In the crisp, WINERY air. The pageant
was m lrshaled by General Sheridan,
and during its march from the mCn--
meuJ 10 the Capitol, bat cry Of artl-
Ilery hear by, simu taneOusly with ba p
teries stationed at Fort Myer and the
Navy Yard II ed u salute OF one hun
dred minute guns. The President, jus
tees OF the Supreme Court, SeuatuIs
and Representatives rode TO the Capitol
in carr. ayes of uniform pattern and
decuraIiOn-, and all the ids , represent
III NJ states and territories, were furnished
with nor es. About i've hundred mem
1 ers of The Pres dents mounted qua u
were in Ii e, and the Grand Amy Of
the Republic was also largely represent
! ed. But the leading feature of the pa
rade was that part taken 10y the Free
: masOns, notwithstanding the recent pc
tti0n TO Congress, protesting against
] any Masonic observance at the dedica-
= ton, on the ground that Washington
Was not in sympathy with the order
] during his latter years. As early as
last Thursday the MasOns began TO ar
rive in the city in large numbers. The
grand lodges Of the various states were
3 / repreeented IN addition to which the
2 giaNd chapeIs and grand encampments
L Of the order of Knight TEN lars wei
- in attendance These bodies with
I their rich regalia added greatly TO the
d appearance Of the procession. Tn Ough
ont he day colIec ion was served 10
F., which all visiting Ma,Ons we're invited
t At night a banquet was given to the
Y / Brotherhood at which the most diStin-
: guished Masons in the United States
T we're present including a number OF
y Senators and Represents ives, who haY G
d, he d high positions In Masonry. Only
, nine members are now living, who
- we're members OF the Senate in 1913,
s when that body attended the laying OF
s Of the corner stone OF the Washington
+ Monument, One of them, ex-Vice Pres
e ident Ha.mlins came to see il dedicated