The Washington critic., 1889-04-16
EMANCIPATION DAY.
The CoIored People Celebrate the
Twenty-seventh Anniversary.

Twenty-seventh Anniversary.
The twenty-seventh anniversary of the
emancipation OF slaves In the District OF
| Columbia was celebrated to-day by parade
Of the colored military organizations and
! social clubs. The Rev. Robert johnson
was chief marshal and he was assisted by
Matthew Lawson.
The procession formed at II O'Clock on
Rhode Island avenue, right resting on
Fourteenth street, facing south, left resting
ON New Jersey avenue aud Fifth street
! northwest. The first division consisted oi
the chief marshal and staff, the second di
vision Of the military, the third division the
| organizations OF the West End, the second
eighth, nineteenth and twenty first districts
and the fourth division comprised organiEa
| tions Of South Washington and East Wash
! ington.
The composition Of the procession was as
follows:
First Diyision-Rey. Robert johnson
| chief marshal; w. u. Simms, IIillsdale Post
| No. Q, g. A. H., right aid; James Bright
Post No. 4, G.. A. r., left aid; Matthew
Lawson, chief Of stafr; Ralph Wormlcy
captain Of stan; Alfred Robinson, sccre.
tary Of staff.
Xides-de- Camp - George Fisher Fred
Jackson, Frank Alexander, Richard
!
| Thornton Morris, James Fuller, j. Cham
berlain, Solomon Page, VIM. J. Tyler
Enoch Williams, Henry Fuller, tohr
Davis, Sandy Fuller, John Winslow, Thos
Holmes, Moses Griffin, Charles Langley
Henry Wells, d. Commodore, D.W Chisel
Robert Harrison, G. Langley, Il. w. Cor
don, Lee Dunlap, l.. Robinson, Larry Phil
Jones, Joseph Bland, Andrew Allen, j. G.
Strother, Lincoln Harvey, George johnson
Il. Howard, p Briscoe, jackson Battles
Thomas Campbell, Henry Nelson, A. John
son, David Barlow, Richard Evans, jane
Carter, Simon Phiney, Watson johnson
John Grinnell Henry Vaincs, Samuel But
Ter, Frank Herbert, Albert Harris, Gcorg,
Bowman, Lewis johnson, David Beckett
James Lee, Joseph Posey, Charles Prior
John Pollard, r. II. Gibson, james Brener
W. Fauntleroy, Thomas Beverly, Arthu
White, WIN. West, Solomon Pollard.
Sumner Mounted Guards.
Second Division - Washington Cade
Band
Sixth Battalion - Washington Cade
Corps, Major g. A. Fleetwood command
ing; Company A, Captain A. j. Brooks
Company y, Captain j. s. Clements; Com
pany G, Captain W. II. j. Malvin; Compan,
d, Captain Covington, right resting oi
Fourteenth street aud Rhode Island avenue
fronting south; left resting on Rhode lsant
avenue and Iowa Circle.
Seventh Battalion Capital City Guard
Major +. G.. Revells, commanding; Com
pany A, Captain James A. Perry; Compan,
B, Captain =. B. Meredith; Company 9
Captain John II. Campbell Company ID
Captain l.. y. Cary, right resting on |
street and Iowa Circle fronting east; lef
resting on Thirteenth street, fronting south
Band.
Butler Light Infantry, Captain Young
commanding; Company A, Captain -
Company b, Captain Alexander Oglesby
right resting on Vermont avenue and low.
Circle, fronting south; left resting OF
Twelfth street and Rhode Island avenue
fronting south.
Excelsior Light Infantry, Captain Thoma
s. Kelley, commanding; right resting on
Twelfth street and Rhode island avenue
fronting east; left resting on Q street front
ing east.
o. p. Morton Post, g. A. r., Charles
Douglass, commanding.
Lincoln Post, q. x. r., of Baltimore
George II. Brighton, commander; rlgh
resting on Twelfth street and Rhode Islam,
avenue; left resting ON Eleventh street an
Rhode Island avenue.
Carriage with ship, j. w. Fowler; car
riage with committee OF arrangements
carriage with finance committee, carriag
with orator and company, carriage wit
president and secretary and company.
Third Division, Sandy Springs Band.
West End ssociations-.wiliam Hunter
chief marshal; wayman Brooks, right ait
William Barber, left aid.
The Soldiers Company of West Wasl
ington-The wormley Zouaves, Captai
Brown; Emancipation Club of West Wasl
ington, Edmund Harris commanding; ca,
airy from Lewinsville, Va, 100 mel
cavalry from Halls Hill, Va, 80 mel
cavalry from Falls Church, Va, 1875 mel
james f. Turner, chief marshal; Albei
Brown, captain; Richard Sinkfield, frs
lieutenant; Thomas Green, second lieutci
ant; cavalry from Tennallytown, 25 men.
Chariot.
Female Carson Guards, Drum Corps
Second district, G, johnson, chief marsha
Pleasant Williams, right aid; p. Harris, lei
aid.
Eighth District-Robert Brown, Chi,
marshal; VIM. Walker, right aid; 'Thoma
Braxton, left aid. District Grand LOdg,
ington, A. w. Clemmons aud j. II. VIII
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nrosident. Isaiah Jobnsor .acrntorv' I'er + en