Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-02-29
THE BRIDGE CELEBRATION.
Committees Appointed i'm West Wash
lngtOn TO Take Charge OS the Affair.

a meeting of citizens OF West Washington was
held last night in the Cooperative Building Asso-
citation Hall, on High street. to make arrangements
Tor the PROPOSED celebration OF the opening the
free bridge. Mr.. II. c. Craig presided and Mr.. j.
s. Hays acted secretary. Mr.. MAYHEM Platter
chairman OF the select canyasSing committee. re-
ported in favor of the celebration, and recommcn-
ded the election OF an executive committee and a
finance committee. They were chosen as follows:
Executive committee-ThOmaS Cropley, Robert
Weaver, Arthur Cropley, ~ b. Jackson, Thomas
stanton, Benjamin Miller y. IIanlOn A. Greenlees
VI. a. MCGOWAN. VIM. Brace, Warren Offutt Ii. F.
Gilbert, W. Norjnger j. L. Dyer, Robert Tenney,
;. &. Palmer, Mayhem Platter George L. Dunlop
James ). Hays, ii. e. Craig j. F. Berry. GA. Birch,
DE-. Lockhart, e. II. Fckllng, and j. T. Clements.
Finance cominittee-lI. L. Gilbert, w. F. May
field $. C. Palmer. J. Lang. w. Nordlinger Join
Harrington, q. W. King T. Dent, Charles Cropley,
A. T. Jackson. NJ >. Adier, A. Greenlees, j. f. Lib
II. Fickling, Mayhem Platter. Commissioner Wheat
ley g. 7. Dunlop. q. W. Cissell d Co., and j. q. a
The executive committee organized by electing
Thomas Cropley rs chairman, and q. A. Birch as
secretary.
sUBCoMNITPEES APPOINTED.
The following subcommittee were selected:
Virginia cithens-W. n. Febrcy ". W. Slmp-
son, 7. ii. Sypherd, George W. veitch and j. J..
Nolan.
Decoration and muslc-H. G. Wagner BENJAMIN
Harper, Charles A. Payne, S. Gladnon, j. W. Coon
Hail.. IL. Tickling, II. p Gilbert and John j.
Bogue.
Clerks-Newton Brewer, W. X. Grimes, John F.
Wood, John Monday, Richard Powell and Thomas
Bremmerman.
spaakersLW. W. Curtis. A. Greenlees +. L.
Moore, Hugh Taggert and $. Il. Brown.
Printing. 5. Hays, NJ. X. Grimes, III. C. Craig.
J. F. Dyer b. Miller, l.. E. Mankins and Mr.. Cogs-
Carrlagcs-w c. Hazel. VIM. Mcfarland. +
Hackney, Il. H. Gladmon, John Dugan and Lewis
H. PRODIGY, +. Cooley, =; Maher $. {. Palmer, RoDt.
Weaver, T. Z. Merry, Philip Hazel, L. T. Lyll.ane,
Wilson Reilly, b. Miller, James Archer Maurice
Cropley, George Manogle, George Birch, John s
Biackford, }. s Hays, John Dugan, VIM. McFar-
land. X J. Middleton W. c. Hazel, F. Renshaw, f.
| Hackney. Joseph BfGndon h. Nordlinger W. f.
Reynolds and Mr. Cowperthwait. "
Miiitary-Gen Anger Col. brew Col. Joyce,
Commissioner Wheatley and Capt. edwards
Cltizens-M. j. Adler. Thos Knowles, C. II. De-
h. 4. Janney, Geo. ILL, jr., Thos. Cropley, Austin
Herr, A. lianion, Warren O1utt Dr. Lockerman. j..
W. Letch and A. X. Williams.
Societies-Wm. Manogue JAS p. Wallace John
T. Berry, H. &. Wagner, Geo. Giles, and John II.
barnes.
FROM THE VIRGINIA SIDE.
letter was read from Falls Church, promising
that the citizens OF that part OF the country Will
turn out in numbers. 1t was decided that the
question OF the scope OF territory from which the
people were TO be invited TO take part In the cele-
bration should be left to the executive Countries
Mr.. ii. p. Gilbert reported that the War Depart
ment officials expected that the bridge will be
ready Tor TRAFFIC In ten days or two weeks.
A subscription paper was then passed around
and about $3.50 was pledged toward defraying the
expenses CT The celebration.
ON THE DAY THE BRIDGE Is OPENED
AT the meeting OF the executive committee it
was decided TO hold the celebration on the day the
bridge Is opened for travel. A parade OF civil
military, and trades societies will march across
the bridge, meeting the V1rginians on their own
sell. Addresses viii be made by prominent men,.
Col Hams will accept the bridge for The Govern
ment and Commissioner Webb for the District
The celebration Will end with fireworks set on
from the bridge and the banks OF the river