Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-02-23
AFTER THE DEDICATION.
The Fireworks Saturday Night - The
Mas0ns' Banquet at the Riggs House
The Military I'm Line, SC.

MasOns' Banquet mt the Riggs House
The Military I'm Line, sc.
The public ceremonies attending the dedica-
ton OF the washington monument were closed
Saturday night with splendid pyrotechnic dis.
play In the monument grounds. Notw1thstand.
ing the intense cold thousands of people assem-.
bied IN the open spaces north of the monument
TO witness the display. The brow Of Capitol
Hill was also lined with spectators, and every
other point In the city from which good view
could be obtained had its crowd. The display
included large number Of set pieces. sThe
aerial fireworks were very fine. An idea of the
helght 70 SWach rocket ascends could be OBJ
quincy Slineu py comparison with the monument.
some OF them ascended 800 feet or more above
the apex OF the monument.
THE MASONIC BANQUET.
"A banquet was given under the auspices OF
the Grand Lodge, F. A. A. NJ, Of the District, at
the part taken by the Masons in the ceremonies
OF Saturday. Grand Master Parker presided.
There We're over 200 guests present. Toasts
se We're resP1ndea s9f} to by Senator DoIph: Grand
lane, of Massachusetts,; G. P. McCala, of Phila-
delphi @delphia; Past Grand Master r. B. Vance, OF
man, Of New York; Deputy Grand Master
Shryock, of Maryland; Grand Master Webster,
OF @ New hampshire; Grand Master Davidson, OF
Lodge Past Grand Master ri Titus of eCalifornia;
General Grand High Priest Chapman; Hon. r.
%. Withers; Grand Commander Reed; DIR. ]. NJ.
Brown, ana other distinguished MaSons.
THE MILITARY.
Among the visiting military organizations
that were especially commended for their fine
appearance and excellent marching was the
Richmond Light Infantry Blues, which dates
Its organization from 1891: The officers of this
VIM: NJ: Evans and ID Lieuts. A. f. Heinrich
ana D. r. Davidson. There were forty-fve men
IN line, with drum corps, The blues wore
such as were used in 1893 The cadet
corps. Of st. Johns Academy, Cadet corps
OF Alexandria, neatly uniformed in cadet
gray, and carrying beautiful flag recently pre-.
sented to the corps by the young ladies of the
Frederick Academy Of the Visitation. The
major or. commanding; Captain Dickerson \.
Grealish, Augusta, Ga, adjutant; Capt. VIM. F.
Garne{r, Alexandria, ,quartermaster 1st Lieut..
eommissary; I'd Lieut.. VIM. Preston Pni Gibson lbs G
New Orleans inspector. GO. Ar. f.. Lee Mar.
TN, Baltimore, captain; J. Lee Whitmore, Lou.
King George county, Va, I'd. Co. B-Bernard
J. DonnellX, Alexandria, captain; John T. RAT:
1herty AAeSanndra st lieutenant; Edwin A.
The Governor's Foot Guard, of Hartford,
Conn, and the Richmond Light Infantry Blues
left for their homes Saturday night. The
Lawrence Light Guard, of Medford, Mass, and
the Ancient and Honorable Artillery, OF
homes,
The batteries of artillery from Fort McHenry
left the city for their stations Saturday night.
The District military companies had their
visitors. The National Rifles gave a reception
Saturday night, in honor of their guests, the
Detroit Light Infantry. The Union Veteran
until Sunday receiving guests and extending
the courtesies usual on such occasions.
THE UNION VETERAN CORPS,
Old Guard, received the Governors Foot Guard
of Hartford, on Friday evening, and OH Satur-
day morning received the Alexandria Light In.
fantry, who Were the Veterans guests for the
day. Owing to the train being late the com.
mandS did not take their place in the process
sionpntH aHe3 it had formed on the monument
sstmalH Che parade the Old Guard es.
g - faford and Alexandria guests to
Lnelr arnofy, Where a hot lunch was served
Ihe three commands then returned to the Capt..
tol. whence they escorted the governor OF Con
necticut and his staff to the Arlington hotel
THE HEIGHT OF THE sHAFTLN 1856.
Mr.. Horatto King, secretary of the Washing
ton National Monument society, writes to THE
STAR as follows:
of the Washington National Monument when
work was suspended upon it in 1S56-some
statements giving it as 16O feet and others 10,
1T4 feet &c. The exact height at that time fsee
Col. Thomas L. Caseys last report, was l. SO feet
AZ inches. Any height above this could be
ca; called correct only by including portion OF
MONUMENT SERMONS.
The dedication of the Washington monument
furnished theme yesterday for many sermons,
Rev. DIR. Webb, of Boston, who occupied the
pulpit at the Tabernacle, Rev. Dr. Faunce of E
street Baptist church, and other clergymen,
drew lessons from the completion OF the great
shaft
A Letter From George Washington.
Capt. w. w. Armstrong, of the Pension Office,
great grandson Of Gen. John Armstrong, sr
has in his possession an interesting Washington
relic in the shape of the following letter written
by Gen. Washington to Gen. Armstrong:
Fairfax CHI. Virg'a Mar. 20, ITO
Dear Sir
Your obliging favour Of the oath of Jany.
thereof; & to which, should have given an i'm
mediate answer but was in hopes that by delay
ing OF it awhile to have said something more to
the purpose than am like to do at present in
respect to the matter you did me the honor OF
mentioning, in behalf of y Son.
AT this time, do not know one good opening
for young Practitioner in Physick, any where
within the circle of my acquaintance-true it is
we have lost one of the two Doctr. Iaurie) that
used to supply Alexandria & the County about
it, but his incapacity to attend the calls of his
profession made way long before his death, for
the other (Doctr Rumney); who is well estab-
lished in the business; & not like to be affected
by n young Gentleman lately from the College
OF Philadelphia, one Mr.. Alexander, notwith-
standing his large family connections in this
1
there is not an opening worth Mr.. Armstrong;
embracing-below that Doctr. Mercer; from his
acquaintance and enquiries, will be able to give
you much more satisfactory acct. than cam
A Gentleman Of the turn of mind you describe
your son to be, regularly educated in the Study
of Physick, and modest of department., Can
never fail to command esteem that will inn
prove upon acquaintance-such wish most OF
our young gentlemen were, but we have had
some from the College of Edenburg Nately) that
are rather too full of themselves-If Doctr
Armstrong should take q turn into Virga any
time this spring, should be exceeding glad to
see him at my house, and should think myself
very happy if 1t was in my power to render him,
or you, any acceptable Service.
Mis-. Washington returns you many thanks
for your good wishes, & joins very cordially with
me in rendering our best respects to yourself &
Mrs. Armstrong am DR. Sir
Yr. Most Obed. & Hble Servt.
G. WASHINGTON.
An Alleged Star Route SwinilIe.
SUIT BROUGHT IN DUBUQUE, IOWA.
A st. Paul special to the New York Tribune
says: There has been filed with Clerk Van
Duzcn, of the United States court, Dubuque
Iowa, the petition Of the plaintiff in the case OF
the United States agt. NJ. j. Nichols and O. J.
Salisbury, of Usage, Iowa. The case will come
to trial at the ensuing term in Dubuoue Ac.