New-York tribune., 1886-02-23
WASHINGTON REMEMBERED.
HoNoRIyG THE MAN WHO NEVER TOLDALIE
NOW THE HOLIDAY wAsKEPr BY PATRIOTIC @MEk-
Jeans.

MANY of the people VINO l3G 4 uDlludb ycSbCiu"J
cot what enjoyment they could out of 1T without
any particular regard for the memory OF the ih'n
% whom they were indebted forit possibly IN some
instances quieting their oonsciences with the re-
Election that George Washington was not man
that cared 10 be made much Of ald that next 10
giving his country liberty, were he alive, nothing
would SO satisfy his ambition rs vea%
the means Of int giving eniSG%ent EnTS TO S'''a
peonle who. wear in and year out, think that they
work harder than any other people on the lacc ot
naonic If ali sorts out Of doors he air was jas
frosty enough to make the eXeTtlOn OF brlSk wax
agreeable. The Park. the iashi9haDle avenues @ anu
The uufashiOnabe avenues aud SIDE streets We're
fhronpDd with people. Thousands attended the
matinee performances at the theatres, but thelr
absence occasloned no appreclaoe dlnlnutl0h
in the number of people on the streets. Inc
Bowery museums gathered IN an abunhaut harEeSII
OF dimes. Out for the freaks ana m0HstIoslt.f>
the day was anything out nohuaE OccdSioudlS
martha music from predatory milltaly orSaliiId-
tions smOte upon the ear aud caued stdlpeuhg
nj small feet In the direction whence the sound
came Gr0wn-up people for the most part regarded
such exhibitions with cOntemptuOuS 10 eIahce
There were not many OF them. ON all the hotels ana
public buildings which possess iiasstatf, g were
were flung to the breeze. Bunting a9oTus pct
ureSque and easy method O displaying patll9Ilsli;
Where Irishmen were concerned the green nag i ui
Enn usually happed III UNISON with the stars anu
stripes. .. o.o ro
oIiv the American Eagle was MADE
to scream, though seldom after the wh'p-a.i-
creation fashion that was popular years HtI'
In tle early mOrHing delegations from the =; IL
RIker Post g. A. H.. the Lincoln Post ana Au9eT-
ZOuave Association gal lheIel aFouh4 oH1 or'sa
staff IN the Battery Park, and wheH tne S~uuLiso ~
gun doomed from Castle William I. IL, foIocSS
boIsted tue National ensign IN comlnemOl atlon {"
Van Arsdales feat when the Brtlsners evacuated
New-York and took to their ships. The men forgot
that they We're, sleepy and cheered lIs, tEo
tiy John Smellberg, the commander OF the
- = la ipp II
Ercf but patriotic speech. At the same lime
Adiutant J. Gould Warner the grayhe ided nadopted
son" of the veterans or lel2 hoIstcd I4e nag iII %
the old fort at the upper end Of Central PafK' nc
veterans were only present by proxy ana II Is 10 ne
bOped at that hour were sleeping souh4y. ~ Ihe
afternoon as many of them as could be ElIIh1erea 1
together ate dinner the guests OF the Dahlgren
Pos No l13 Il. A. Il. There Were on louf Oh
them most of their old comrades having long
SINCE "ioined the great majority General
Abraham Daily, with chapeau and uniform
pientiiully bedecked with god 'lace, looked every
inch soldier despite his nlne years. The rGmaln-
lug three were IN civilian dress. ihey WcIo IiSmS S
Morris. of Portchest"r George Crlgge OF One
hundred-and-Seventieth.st and ienth-aEe', h9S hSSS
eightY-clght, and Gardiner LllmDndge, oi No @'iop
Third-aVe age eighty-tOUr They repaired 10 NH,
itary Hail. No. 1913 BoweTy. ana were escorted
therce by the Dahlgren Post to the barracks at No
az Ircherd-st lie lively strains of q flute and
drum corps mea while attracting large crowd oI
small boys. The distance 10 'be marched was stY-
erai blocks but the old men stood the n lgue wei;
When they got to their barracks tney reIIecheu
themselves with whIskey and soda, all except Uen-
V,
used TO drink whisaey in the old days sald
General Daily in xDanatIOn of his abSiemi0usneSS.
1T was good and cheap then. but cant stand @ ,he
vhiskey that Is made now None Of these men
saw any active service in the war OF ISL. III
wasn't onr fault" SAID General Lally; We were
all ready for the BrlsnerS but they qla I
a chance to whip them Inc 0.d 1eliOWs enjoyed
their dinner exceedingly and spun many yarns
about the old days; - - - -. s.ol
what fGey call "the Lark Club" because when IN
a frolc they usually get TO bed Just as that
matutina bird Is rising some MY 0i 1m 1ilen pn'nI J
cred at the Windsor Hotel, ana at lO:30 starleu
In stages for Bay Side, Long Island, bowling alohe
at a merry rate. They were IL TOR Good tlm''
cluster of little girls in crimson frocks from the
Five Points Mission School sat on the platform
with the invited guests at Stelnway nan IN lLo
afternoon and took part III the exercises celeDIaj-
ing the day under the auspices OF Charter OAK
C0unc No. i of the Order of United American
fne Ksy Fox M arG dressed % in Con-
tiuental uniform, gave drum solo. Dr Merrl'V
Hulburd, of Washington Square Methodlst LPScYP- PP-
nal Church. made au address on American lrials
and Character" The programme lncll num-
ber of recitatiOns and selections. Ihe hali was
filled and the large audience united al 'he cioso III
The Chinese Sunday-schoo of the Fourteenth
Street Presbyterian Church gave It's thlrd annual i
entertainments last night at the church TO the
teachers and friends OF the school. Inc school
numbers about fifty. Those who took part III the
entertainment sat III the pulpit with the Rev. DE-
MarlinG the pastor, and several teacneis some Vi
the scholars wore Chinese costumes, others were III
citizens dress. Chu Fook read an address OF wei
come; Chu Vow. Chu JIp. Gnu Jim and Hine an
Nang each sang solos; Hine An Suey and Gnu
Chow gave readings, and Gnu You a RECITATION
from Whittier. Their efforts were received "lth
applause ,... Il,
students of Manhattan Roman Catholc college,
took place in the college hall in the afternoon
Assistant United States Att0Iney-Generai Mont
gOmery, as chairman of Committee OF rive
awarded the prize for oratOry TO Henry l., garland
of Tonisiana; George A. Elliott and Hugh A. Mui-
ray were awarded second and thlTd places re-
spectivey. o., -,
of people passed to Riverside Park and the tomb OF
General Grant. Battery l., from Fort Hamilton,
compose the guard now stationed at Camp Grant
and tins was the first day since they have been ON
duty that there have been visitors IN any con-
siderable numbers. A group would collect IN 1ront
OF the vault and if not moved on by the pOllce at
intervals would prevent others from getting near
the entrance Several of the visitors brought spngs
of laurel or ivy which they dropped INTO Inc ,4nD
between the bars of the iron grating. Others
searched curiOusly about TO una tWlR vi
pebble near the vault to carry away away
rs a memento. In the AFTERNOON many
Carriages appeared on the avenues and made cir
emit of the drlye around the tomb. The flag noaed
from the staff over the vault until the evening gun
announced sunset, but there was no speclal oDI
seryance Of Washingt0n's Birthday on the part Ol
the military. - , -, ,--.--...a -
were closed during the day The Sherlff's office,
open ordinarily when other departments are closed
had its doors locked yesterday Ihe nags were
flying from the City Hal.
The liberal display of bunting on the fronts and
tons of buildings and on the vessels along the
waterfront, and the open lqu0r-ShOps, ana a lew
men whose centre of gravity seemed to have been
misplaced by a too free use of the cup that lntoxl-
Gates alone made the day downtown appear other
than sunday, The Stock and commercial ex-
changes were closed and there was no sign of ac,
tiyity III the business Offices The merchants and
their clerks made il a holiday by remaining
at home or spending the time IN house-hunt-
ing" in anticipation of the first OF May,
The Custom House was open Ony from I'll
10 a. 10. for the entry and clearance of vessels.
The rlver fronts presented decidedly picturesque
appearance with the display Of bunting by both
American and foreign vessels The steamer City
OF Alexandria at Pier No. 3 North River, was en-
yeoped in flags from stem to stern and from yard
arm 10 vardarm. as was also the Pacific Mall the
MaIlnry,s The Mard,s. and the Charleston and Sa-