Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-21
WESTINGHOUSE BIRTHDAY.
How the Day VIII be Celebrated In
This City.


Tomorrow is the anniversary of the birth Of
General Washington. 1t will be observed in
this city as holiday. The departments OF the
government and the District Offices will be
closed. The banks will not be open, and there
will be suspension of general business during
portion of the day. The principal feature Of
the day will be the parades Of the military
companies
THE DISTRICT MILITIA.
The Light Infantry win assemble at the
armory, at 8 p. m, and at $50, with fully 200
men in line. will march down Pennsylvania
avenue to 18th street, where the National Fem
cibles will wheel into line and add to the at
Effectiveness of the parade. The march will
continue to the Peace monument, and the
column will countermarch to 18th street. The
return to the armories will be by way OF
street, the east side of Farragut square, to
Pennsylvania avenue. The National Guard
band will head the parade.
PARADE OF THE INDEPENDENT MILITARY.
The National Rifles and the Old Guard, being
the only independent organizations, will parade
together. Orders have been published for the
commands to assemble at 1:3O.f The Rifles,
headed by the Third Artillery band, will leave
their armory at 1:30. proceed by the way of G.
street to 18th street to Pennsylvania avenue,
where they will meet the Old Guard at Grand
Army hall. The commands will then take up
the line of march at 2 o'clock, proceed down
the Avenue to A. street. countermarch to 9TH;
up 9TH to X street; X to Washington circle;
thence to Pennsylvania avenue east to 18th
street; TO the Avenue again to 9th street; up
9th to Rifles armOry where refreshments viii
be served by the Rifles. After then the line
will be reformed to escort the Old Guard to
their armory at Grand Army hall.
The Union Veteran corps. company A, second
battalion. will parade with the Emmett Guard.
The corps will march to the armory of the
Emmett Guard and unite with them, forming
a battalion. The route selected is from 10th
street down Pennsylvania avenue to the Peace
monument, thence back by way of Pennsyl-
vania avenue to 10th street. F street to 10th
street, and down the latter to the armory of
the Emmett Guard, where the parade will be
dismissed. The Kit Carson Post drum corps
will head the line.
THE OLDEST INHABITANTs.
In accordance with their usual custom the
association of the oldest inhabitants will meet
at their rooms in the Corcoran building at 1O:3O
After the business meeting, which will continue
until IL o'clock. Washington's farwell address
viii be read and an ovation expressly prepared
for the occasion will be delivered by Mr.. John
Johns, an honorary member of the association
VETERAN FIREMEE.
The Veteran Firemens' association, headed
by Caldwelrs band, will parade tomorrow
over the following route: 9TH street to NJ, to
New Jersey avenue. to B street north, b to 3D.
to East Capitol to 9th, to to 8th, to Pennsyl-
vania avenue to Georgetown. to High to 1st.
to Potomac to II street, to Connecticut avenue
to h, to 9th to n, to hall.
NOTES.
The annual meeting of Washington Monu-
ment association will be held tomorrow.
Mr. Fred Reichenback will render a medley
of national and popular airs on the bells Of
Metropolitan church, commencing at II o'clock
and ending at noon.
The Capital bicycle club WILL as usual, have
its annual book reception. The announce
ments of the entertainment say that it will be
grand stag festival, February %. Royal in
auguration of Benjamin and Levi followed by
a peanut barbecue, commencing promptly at s
O'Clock p. m"