The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-08-24
THE BRIDGE CELEBRATION.
How East Washington will Demonstrate
To-Morrow

TO-Morrow.
Tomorrow afternoon at O'Clock will begin
the demonstration in celebration of the open
ing of the new Eastern Branch Bridge. A
stand has been erected for the accommodation
of between three and four thousand people, and
many prominent public officials are expected to
be present at the celebration. The parade will
form at the corner of Four-and-a-half street and
the Avenue, going out past the Capitol by the
Avenue and street, thence out to the new
bridge at the foot of Pennsylvania avenue
Guns will be fired during the parade by bat
terry of the National Guard, stationed near the
bridge. At O'Clock the Rev. Thomas B.
Hughes, of st. Theresa Church. Anacostia, will
open the further ceremonies by prayer, sue
ceeded by a programme as follows interspersed
with music by the Marine Band: Remarks by
Commissioner Hine poem, 'The Old Burnt
Bridge by Mr.. George F. Dawson, president
of the East Washington Citizens Association:
Grafton by Representative Jonathan H. Rowell,
of Illinois; benediction by Rev. James W..
Clark, of st. James's Church. Washington.
At O'Clock the Marine Band concert vii be
begun, also the regatta exercises on the Branch,
over half-mile course. The programme of
the latter is as follows:
First event-Single skiffs, o'clock. Entries
confined to East Washington. Contestants
j. w. Kyle, red; Herbert Lewis, blue; William
tO"4oi oiaeh anu Soiu, Niilaln y. IaugeuU,
white; E. G. Clark, brown; J. F. Speisser blue
and white. First prize, suit of clothes, or its
equivalent second prize, sum of money.
Second event-Double outraged working
boats, Glib o'clock. Entries confined to the
amateur athletic clubs. Contestants-O
John G. Irwin, Herbert NJ. Dickinson of the
Columbia Athletic Club middle, w. G. Bailey
Frank III. Barber, of the Potomac Athletic
Club; inside, Eugene B. O'Leary, Horace L.
Beall, of the Columbia Athletic Club. Prizes,
silk umbrellas to the winners.
Third event-Four- gigs, $50 O'Clock.
Entries confined to the Columbia Athletic
Club, Contestants - Outside, R. c. Balan-
tyne bow, Frederic Staylor, George S. Brock
swain; inside, Eugene w. johnson bow, r.
ID. Simms, Ralph w. Lee, H. NJ. Woodford
stroke, George Henderson coxswain. Hand
some individual prizes to the winning crew
Fourth hevent-Eight-oared shells, g. As O'Clock
Entries confined to the Potomac Athletic Club
Contestants-Outside,S Seth E. King bow George
G. French, William g. Bailey, William c.
Mason, Carlisle G. Whiting, Ed. A. Finchel
George Pierce, Frank II. Barber stroke, T. c.
Wescott coxswain; inside, George r. Sheriff
bow, George j. Johnston, Walter H. Pumphrey
Jonathan b. Cillery, Joseph S. Mccoy, Henry
S. Selden, William NJ. Offley, William c. Lewis
stroke, John NJ Noah coxswain.
Shortly after 7:3O pyrotechnc display will
begin and continue until a late hour.
The following are the chairmen of committees:
Reception, e. F. Dawson; parade, E. j. Harr-
son; regatta j. f. Hood, president of Columbia
Athletic Club music j. II. Hunter; transporta-
ton, NJ. w, Wines; stands and seats, r. W.
Smith; fireworks, b. w. Guy; decoration and
illumination of bridge, II. G. Copeland; barbe-
cue, Jonn II. Buscher; bonfres, Henry Naylor