Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-04-27
NEGLECTED LIBERTY
No Decorations for the Goddess
on Bedl0e's IslaEa.
NINETY THOUSAND MEN IN LINE.

NINETY THOUSAND MEN I'm LINE
The Gorgeous Decorations OF the Metro
polls suffer Seriously from Wind and
Rain, but the Enthusiasm of the Popu-
lace Is Undanlpened--Fina Prepara-
tions for che Great show.
NEW YORK, April 27.-There is one
important parsonage who thus far seems
to have been neglected in the general
scheme of decoration, and she is Miss
Liberty, who lives down on Liberty
Island, and who viii be the most con-
spicuous object in the harbor on the day
of the naval parade, She has not had
even new gown FOR the last three years,
and her admirers are beginning to realize
the fact that she has been treated very
shabbily. She would look nobby in a
gown fashioned in bunting of the ma
tional colors, and spread eagle would
add to the pleasing effect, as well as
help to modernize her classic garb.
1t is clear that something must be
done, and the sooner the centennial COM
mittee gives its attention to the matter
the better, for there is no time to lose.
Bedraggled Hunting.
The "little tornado which visited the
city played havoc with much of the bunt-
ing which had been put up by business
houses for centennial decoration. The
rain poured in a steady stream on the
bright colors, and completely ruined
them in all the cheaper material. The
more expensive flags and streamers re-
manned true to their colors, but in the
cheap ones the blue ran into the white
and made perfect pink, while the red
wandered into the starry field and Gre
ated a questionable shade of crimson.
The rain was aided in its work of de-
struction by the high wind, and thou
sands of yards of trim looking bunting
were torn from their fastenings and con-
signed TO the mud covered streets.
Along the Bowery and Broadway it is
safe to estimate the loss at from $4,000
to S15, ,O00 In most cases the buildings
which suffered win be redecorated.
Extremes Meet.
Although the rain has somewhat
dampened the profusion of bunting
which adorns the city, it could not
dampen the enthusiasm at the Fifth
Avenue hotel when the soldier boys from
Texas met and cordially greeted those
from Vermont.
The following governors of states
army headquarters at the Fifth Ave
nue. hotel: Governor Buckner. of Ken
tuclxy: Governor Foraker, of Ohio: Gov
ernor Taft, of Rhode Island, and Cover
nor Beaver, of Pennsylvania.
Gen. schofleId,s Aides.
The aides de camp, as announced by
Gen. Schofield, the chief marshal of the
military parade, comprises about eighty
officers of the regular army and navy
and the State National Guard. They
are as follows:
Col. Benjamin Waitlly. Delaware: Gen.
Frank Roeder, Pennsylvania; Col. s. Mere
dith Dickinson, New Jersey; Col. Seaton
Grantland, Georgia; Capt. Phineas III. Ingalls,,
Connecticut; Col. Il. Il. Curner, Massachu-
sets; Col. Columbus O'Donnell Maryland;
Col. Leroy Springs, South Carolina: Col. r. NJ.
Seaman, New Hampshire; Mai. Norman V.
Randolph. Virginia: Gen. Daniel w. Wylie.
New York. Capt. Benehan Cameron. North
Carolina; Gen. E. II. Rhodes, Rhode Island;
Gen. Edward. II. Ripley. Vermont; Col. Morris
B. Belknap, Kentucky; Col. H. G. Corbin,
Ohio; Gen. Henry NJ. Sprague, Maine; Col.
Charles HI. Jones, Missouri; COL Albert w.
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Maj. J. G. Anderson. West Virginia
Ninety Thousand in the Civic Parade.
At the headquarters of the civic par
ade, Gen Buftertield said that his circu-
lar calling for the reduction in the vari-
ous organizations has been so far success
ful that the numbers viii be reduced to
such proportions as win enable it to end
at a seasonable hour. Gen. Butterfield
claims that fully 1000 persons viii be
in line It has been finally decided that
the mayor will hand the president an adj
dress from the civil and industrial cor
porations in the day of the parade.
An Unprecedented Pageant.
The character of the pageant win be
one that has never been equaled on this
continent on in the wOrld-the various
societies, with their banners and beauti-
full gOnfalons, fourteen historical floats,
representing the eight original states and
a number of incidents in the history of
the country such as the signing Of De-
'claration Of Independence, Washington
at Valley Forge, washington crossing
the Delaware, his Inauguration in 1889 ii
New York
- a Compact Mass Of Men.
4 .Gen. Bufterfeld IS at work upon the
massing Of le various organizations,
end expects to have the line Of march
completed today. He win group those
III the parade into eighteen files front.
with only ten feet between ranks. and by
this means he expects to get 300 men
IA mile, And Sd march IA 400 men past
q given point In an hour. at this rate
the parading Q0.00O men win be able to
pass tie reviewing stand In less than
eight hours. It has been decided that
the head Of the column win be graced by
the representation from Columbia coll
lege. who are the advance guard Of the
educational division
Eourfecn Miles ~ the Naval Parade.
The squadrons Of the merchant marine
naval parade have teen all definitely an
ranged BY = ice Admiral KooIsey, and il
i estimated that the line viii be more
than fourteen miles III length. All the
oeean steamships and their piers will be
gaily decorated during lie passing par
ade