National Republican., 1888-04-17
THE FREEDMEN. B REJOICE
OVER THEIR RELEASE FROM THE
BONDS or SLAVERY.
CroditabIe Parade and Display ur
Military and Civic Societics-.Forci-
BILE and Eloquent Address by Hon.
Frederick Douglass TO His People.

The city was giveu over to the cOlorcd
people yesterday and they monopoizcd all
all of the leading streets. The day was fine
after the cloudy morning, and the turnout
10 participate in and see the parade was
large, while in tue evening the churches
were crowded to hear the addrcsse, and
witness the other exercises.
II was > o'clock In the afternoon before
the emancipation parade started from the
intersection Of Seventh street aud Pcnnsy-
mia avenue southeast.
The threatening weather had bad effect
on the turnout. 1t was intended to bc mOv-
Ing ON the street at 1 o'clock sharp, but
many bitches made II much later when the
procession got under way.
The mounted police were on hand at 10
o'clock and waited with much patience
until near O'Clock. when the Butler IOu.
aves and the Union Guards came to the
place of formation. Other bodies arrivcl
IN quick succession including a large mum
ber of carriages and wagons.
The streets in the ncghborhOol of the
rendezvous were packed with people, and II
was exceedingly difficult to move about.
After great deal of trouble and much
galloping up and down, Chief MARSHALL. w.
BransOn succeeded in getting the line
formed into four divisions, and
THE START WAS THEN MADE.
The line was about thrccf fuartcrs of II
mile in length, and the various organizations
marched with plenty of distance between
them. The order Of parade was rs follows:
J. w. Branson, chief marshall Rev. II. John
son. chief of stnff; \, +. Robinson, secretary
OF Staff II. Worlnlcy, right aid; VIM Guilds,
left aid; staff officers, j. Brown. s. Young.
VIM House, John Gross, II. Ruukins. H. Bur.
NAT Itpuiutnin
\. Robinson. VIM. H. Bruckcr, \. Lindsay,
$. Croflord, Rev Ed Willis. and George Chs.
we'll. In charge ol third division Line CON
mandcrs. l.. Iohnson aud W. Brooks, q. Bow
man, Vim, Hunter, f.. smith, H. johnson,
Archer Robinson. 4. Harris, WIN. johnson
John steward. j. Chislcy. and G. Coats.
First divSlon-SumnCr Mounted Guard,
commanded by Charles Washington; Butler
ZUuaVcs, Capt. Young; Union Guards, +, w.
Warren; carriages containng the president,
secretary, and speakers of the evening, and a
carriage drawn by four horses alfl bearing Il
model of u ship, in chnrgcof j; W. Fowler.
Second division-C. Campbell, chict Of stan;
eighth district, John Il. Pollard, chief mar
shal; G. johnson, right aid; n. Fisher, left aid
second district, VI. .Aawkins, chief lnarshal;P
Harris, rlghlaid; J. Davis, lest aid; societies
representing North aud East Washington.
rs pinnacle was. seated the queen Of thi,
division Susie Jones. She was attired IN
white, and around sat her maids Of honor whC
were also dressed III white)
II. Noss, right aid: George Gr,lnnell, left aid
Societies and carriages from West Washing
ton.
Fourth diyision-Rohcrt \. Arlnstcad. chief
marshal: w. W. White, right aid: l.. Willis
left aid This division included social club.
and other organizations from South Washing
ton, In the line was u large tOat Or chariot
with gilded throne decorated with flowers
| The throne was occupied by Miss Gertic VIII
| Jams, the South Washington queen. She wd'
| attended by maids of honor and pages. Tnt
W. G. Whitney Club came In this division
| They had small vessel mounted on wheel,
and named "Emancipator." The ships OH
GERS and crew were In naval uniform. Lieut.
| Commander Dorsey was In command. Will
| him were Paymaster Joseph Forrest, Chaplain
| II. l.. Gilchrist, Gunner Isaac Dozicr, Ensigl
| \. 4. Brown, and three scancn from til,
| L. =. $. Dale.
The route Of the procession was rs follows
| Seventh street and North Carolina avCnu,
to Lincoln park, thence along East Capito
| street to Seventh street, thence TO north B
| TO New jersey avenue, to l. street, to Firs
| street, and down First to Pennsylvania ave
| nue., being reviewed by the commissioner
at The District building From the Peac,
| monument the parade moved along the ave
| nue. to the white house, being reviewed b.
| the President; thence to Seventeenth street
| and to the junction of Massachusetts, avenu
4 aud Tenth street, where the line was dis
! missed.
| The parade was very orderly, hut not
| success in point of numbers when those q
| previous years are considered. There wer
| really more followers out of line than in ii
| especially around the bands and drum corp"