Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-03-04


in every window on the avenue and Sd street
fronts.
The feature on this square was Adams Ex-
press Co.'S main office, three storied iron
building, with balcony and private BOXES trim
med from bottom to top with lines of flags, silk
flags, shields with the words adams Express
Co" and ''Wecome" in gas jets The platform
was occupied by number of Baltimore bellies
and on the platform and in the boxes were w.
i. Dinsmore, of New York Mr.. John Hoey
yice-president and general manager; J. Q. A.
Herring, manager of the Baltimore district;
Col. David Herring and Maj. G. G. Hildt route
agents of Baltimore; G. W. Moss, agent here
and members of their families and lady friends
At the northwest corner of Sd street the Bel
vedere hotel was decorated with lines of flags
from bottom to top, and colors flying from every
window. The word ''Welcome" was over the
door, and portraits of Cleveland and Hendricks
adorned the front of the building Adjoining
the house of Mr.. Hickey had the colOrs arranged
in rosettes. VIM. Wolf had a proftlsion of small
flags Dr. Hckling had a line of colors. Kane
& Sandman showed up well. The five-story
building of Joseph C. Lee made a file show with
somely arranged Mr. Shocks had a hand
somely -decorated stand and strings of flags
also the City hotel and Syracuse housewere also
decorated. Massenella 4 Masini and Vein.
heimers were handsomely trimmed. The
Globe office had neat stand, and strings of
flags decorated the front. The International
l.. Heilbrun's Rothberg's and Mrs. Bowers had
flags or the natural colorS tastefully arranged.
Joseph Shflhngtons, at the corner of d., street,
had windows and doors handsomely festoOned
and Odeon hall above was decorated with flags
On the south side of Pennsylvania avenue, at
-
Dermott Brothers had their four-story building
nicely trimmed from bottom to top. j. j. APP
pich had the German and American colors
gracefully intertwinod, and good picture of
the President. G. j. Mueller had colors in proftl-
sion on his front, and a shield surmounted bv
chicken cock. August Burgdorf had the Ameri-
can cOlors tasefuly festooned from the top of his
two-story building, almost entirely covering
the front. The word Welcome" with pictures
The Hotel Brunswick had a shield with
the word Welcome" besides the flags.
Messrs. G. L. Sheriff and j. w. Lee united
forces, and put up fine double-decked stand
in front of their places of business, and trimmed
it handsomely. Mr.. Dorsch's and Mrs. Cud-
lipp's were finely decorated. w. Rothanger
had large and small flags artisticaIIy arranged.
Gailean Fisherman hall and the Shakespeare
house were handsomely trimmed, and Bur
chards, cornerOf 412 street, a large building,
presented handsome appearance.
The District Commissioners office, on AZ,
Property Clerk Beckett under direction of the
Commissioners. Along the iron ballusters in
front were three webs of bunting drawn-red,
white and blue-two handsome groups of small
flags surrounding American Shields with
streamers and other designs crossing dag
onally.
Pennsylvania avenue, is covered with red,
white and blue over the awning, and the
clearinghouse above it is covered with small
flags.
Horizons tobacco store is buried with small
flags, as is the store front of Henry Hempler,
the Optician.
The railroad ticket office, 467 Pennsylvania
avenue, was handsomely decorated.
Weller d Reppeti, AL Pennsylvania avenue,
tobaccOnistS have a picture of Cleveland over
their entrance way. Portrait of Washington in
centre OF story above, surrounded with an ele-
CANT frame and large American banner with
a handsome flag flying from Flagstaff above
the roof.
The building of Mr. VIM. H. Morrison, book
seller, has large handsome American banner
suspended from the front and many other
DECORATIONS
The store of Mr. s. Waggaman, druggist ATT
PENNSYLVANIA avenue handsome
of smallfags.
Dorsey Bros, 4S1 Pennsylvania avenue have
webs OF bunting displayed diagOnally across
their front with streamers Topped up crosswise.
The Mount Vernon house has mass of red,
white and blue bunting across the 'front.' with q
picture of Cleveland in the centre.
DsN. Walford, of the Rodger cutlery store,
4s7 Pennsylvania avenue has a most elaborate
NJ. N. Kaufman, clothier, 4S9 PENNSYLVANIA
avenue has a portrrit of Cleveland over his
front doorwith small flags surrounding, form
George Hoffman, 491 Pennsylvania avenue,
has large American banner and many small
come
Beall's book store has the stand in front hand.
somely decorated with small flags and Ameri.
can shields in front, surrounded in gold and vel.
low cOlors.
The National hotel is crossed diagonally and
otherwise with webs OF red, white and blue
bunting. The entrance way on Penna., Ave.
and 9th street is draped in bunting presenting
a graceful and attractive appearance. A full
ltllSIH Oh washington on the I'd story
front makes a conspicuous figure. The words
Grand inauguration is inscribed over the en-.
trance in gold letters.
The st. James hotel corner 9th street and
PENNSYLVANIA avenue, is partially covered in
front with a large American banner suspended
from the center near top of building Bunting
is suspended diagonally in webs of different
colors, showing finely. Streamers and bright
colored markers in lines are futterng over the
Baker, the grocers, alongside Oft.
John S. McCeeny, brokers, ass PENNSYLVANIA
avenue have their place handsomely deco
rated.
Stott & Cromwell druggists, 45s Pennsylva-
MIA avenue, have fine display, including por-
traits OF Cleveland and Hendricks.
Meyers hotel, on the south side of Pennsyl-
vania avenue, between do and 9th streets is
covered With bunting twined with evergreens.
bricks dS,s surrounded ouan With small flags.
avenue, is tastefuly decorated with a liberal
supply OF colors, making conspicuous appear
ance.
Peter Fegan's wholesale liquor store is spread
over with gay cOors in various devices
FRANK Tunes grocery store and Wyvills
stove store adjoining are gay with colors
Between 9th and 18th streets the decorations
are very artiStically arranged, and some are
very costly. The Metropolitan hotel is covered
with dense mass of bunting. Over the main
entrance to the hotel is large arch covered
With bunting, with the inscription "Welcome
Grover Cleveland" In the center of the build
dess of Liberty, decked off at the top with a
golden shield. From the roof long stresmers
run diagonally to the balcony, which is hand
somely covered with bunting Topped in sections
The windows and intervening SPACE is covered
With bunting and shields. The three-story
dwelling next to the hotel, which is occunied
by Mrs. Gibbons is very taSteflllv decorated
portrait of the President-eiect is hung in the
center of the building, which is handsomely
trimmed with flags; On one side of the por-
trait Is hung the seal of the state OF New York
with the number "36" denoting the number OF
electoral votes, while on the other side HANGS
the seal of Indiana with the number 80" The
clothing house of Noah Walker is covered with
American flags, and attracts special attention
balcony, which is covered by large flag which
with other smaller ones and bunting almost
hides the building from view. The Howard
house and the st. Mare hotel are both neatly
DECORATED. The drug house of Gilman & Co. and
Or. X. ii. Gunnells dentist parlors are elabo-
rately decorated with flags, each window being
draped with an elegant flag, over which is hung
gold star. The DunbartOn is also neatly
trimmed with light material.
The business houses of n. III. Shea, F. p Nav
and Richards Bros. are each faced with n two
story balcony neatly trimmed with bunting
festoOned beneath the balcony
IN front Of COhenS shoe store Is q three-stOrv
balcony, which is also handsomely decorated
Other houses on that square which are decorated
are: Jackson, grOcers; ]. Hoff; ieweler. Hyatt,s
boarding house; J. b. Kendall, hardware: BRYAN
Bros, grocers Patrick Moore, restaurant: en-
nedy's, hardware; Browning d. Middleton
grocers; Sulleys furnishing house. Virginia
Midland railway office and George Millers sa-
loon; barbour & Hamilton's building is very
neatly decorated. In the center at the top of
the building is hung a large star, from which
StfeamerS are hung, running diagOnally To the
balcony, which Is tWO-stOry high, and had some-
~ covered with bunting. George Holmes sa-
loon is very handsomely decorated and at
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