Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-28
THE SOLDIERS WILL TURN OUT.
Gen. Ordway Completes Arrangements
for the National Guards Parade.

Arrangements for the parade. tomorrow. Of
the District national guard, have been COM
pleted, and unless it rains or SHOWS the two
regiments, the artillery, the signal corps,
and the hospital corps will maneuver on the
streets between the hours of 10 and O'Clock.
Gen. Ordway has received positive assurances
from Gen Greedy and Lieut.. Dunwoody that
unless the entire meteorological system is
day. then. With implicit faith in the
prophetic skill of the general and the lieutenant
Gen. Ordway has ordered everything TO adj
vance. The minor details of the assembly, the
drill, and the parade will be cared for at a
meeting OF the school Of officers this evening,
but the announcement made i'm The STAR Of
yesterday is affirmed to-day. The first regi-
ment viii drill on 18th street. between Penn
sylvania avenue and street northwest; the
second regiment will occupy 18th street. south
of q street
General Ordway had so arranged matters
that the troops should be reviewed by the
President precisely at II o'clock, but when he
waited upon the President this afternoon he
discovered that that would be impossible, be-
cause the President, accompanied by Mrs.
Cleveland, will take some of the ad.
will go to church. The exact time
at which the parade will be reviewed cannot
therefore be stated. because no one knows Just
how long it will take Rev. DIR. Sunderland to
deliver his Thanksgiving sermon The march
past will probably take place at about o'clock.
A Runaway Couple from Virginia.
MARRIED IN THE COURTHOUSE To-DAY-THK
BRIDE SWEET SIXTEEN, THE BRIDEGROOM
THIRTY-YoUR.
To-day, about ii 80 O'Clock, two men and a
young girl emerged from the Baltimore and
Potomac railroad station and inquired for the
courthouse. Here they procured marriage
license in the names Of Chas T. Kent and Nora
Eskridge, both of Fauquier Co., Va, and asked
for minister. Mr.. E. B. Hays offer of his
services as master of ceremonies was accepted
and he sent for Rev. DIR. Corey, Of the Metro
politan NJ E. church, and conducted the pros
pective husband and wife TO the Circuit Court
room. While waiting for the minister. the
friend who came with them, Mr.. Thomas
Payne, told their story. The groom is thirty
four years old, and is engaged in farming. He
had not taken time to put on his Sunday suit
and so came down in his working clothes, his
feet encased in pair of rough
wore, also, a heavy, well-worn white
overcoat. The bride, mere child Of 16 years,
is quite handsome girl and is the daughter of
widow living about half a mile from Mr..
kents place. She was attired in a percale
dress Of brown with yellow figure. cloth coat
and dark hat. She frankly acknowledged that
it was a runaway match, and the COON and his
friend stated that she had said that her mother
would not consent. and she was willing to run
away. Yesterday she was with relative at
Gainesville, in Prince William county, and last
night went up to the groom's brother-in-law's,
near Hopewell, where he Joined her this morn
ing, and came here. When the minister arrived
quite number of spectators focked into the
room. and one young man was ssmitten with
the bride and finally was impelled to state to
her that if she saw any reason to change her
mind he was willing to take the place of the
bridegroom The bride. however, chung close
to her intended and after looking in the lat
ter's face gave the newcomer an emphatic
no" The marriage ceremony was then per-
formed and the bride and groom received the
congratulations of those present, and left