Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-16
THE EMANCIPATION PARADE,
How the Twenty Eighth Anniversary
Was Celebrated Today,

How the Twenty Eighth Anniversary
Was Celebrated Today.
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ON THE sTRKETs AND ABOUT THE RENDEZVOUS
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oIsKs AT LINCOLN PARK.
There Was rsvelry in the nations capital to-
day and many eyes looked love to eyes that
spoke again. Before 10 o'clock in the morning
bands and groups Of uniformed men. followed
by the usual throng Of boys, were seen Fastening
about the city in preparation for the celebration
of the twenty eighth anniversary Of the eman-
cipation Of the slaves in the District Of CO.
lumbia, and long before noon q vast crowd,
composed mostly Of colored people, had as
sembled on It'll street at the crossing Of New
York and Massachusetts avenues, where the
procession was to form.
Along K street from It'll to New Jersey ave.
nue. colored companies on foot and mounted,
with many in carriages, were waiting to fall in
as the procession moved
SCENES AT THE RENDEZVOUS.
The gathering crowd soon thronged both
sides of K street for half mile. A thousand
antics were performed by the Juvenile sight
seers while waiting for the military to move.
Mounted aides in new uniforms and bright
sashes, with gaily decorated steeds, galloped
back and forth along the line, giving military
appearance and dignity to the
and wooden guns, and others with miniature
hook and ladder trucks. all in uniforms that
nearly burst their little hearts with pride and
gave them glory enough for one day, waited
patiently for the head Of the procession to ap-
pear.
As the many bands and divisions arrived
with martial music the crowd flowed like a
tidal wave along the line of march and then
ebbed again as another company with gayer
uniforms came in view. Wagons and carriages
were filled with eager sightseers, while thou
sands OF women and children looked out from
the windows of their homes.
Prot. Fowler waited for two or three hours
in his carriage near the X street market, hold
ing on q staff that rested in the carriage a
pretty miniature ship festooned with the ma
tional colors and bearing on each Of its three
mastheads the United States flag.
THEY MOVED AT q O'CLOCK.
1t was o'clock when the procession that was
to move promptly at IL got in motion, and
Marching Through Georgia" was one of
the pieces of band music which enlivened
the march. Several delays were caused by
cars on the 7th street line, but soon the wait
ing columns were in motion again, and all was
animated gaiety.
THE MARSHAL AND HIS AIDES.
The chief marshal was DR.. s. A. Sumby, first
lieutenant and surgeon Of the eight battalion,
DONG; r. D. Ruffin, right aid; Vim. II.
BROKER, left aid
Chief of staff, Charles H. Marshall; Thigh
man Dorsey right and George Washington left
aids.
Secretaries, Maj. W. c. Cox, John A. johnson,
Madison NJ Green, William b. Simms and Z.
W. Burnett.
Staff-David Butler, James Thompson, Albert
Brown, c. G. Coates, n. Harris, r. d. Dawson,
Capt G. ID. Graham, George Campbell, Presley
Beverley, W. NJ. Scott, John I. c. Brown, PA.
Dixon, Jesse Barnes, j. n. Adams, Augustus
Nelson, William Lyles, J. r. Pollard, Richard
Anderson, Henry Scott, George Newman, Z.
Bright Absolom Lindey, Alfred Cook, r. A.
Armstord, ]. E. Hawkins, Nathaniel Boston,
William Proctor; J. Fl. Marshall, Joseph Muir
ray, John Wade, Joseph Manning, George
Gross, r. Fl. Gunnell, I. Washington, +. II.
Laddison. Arthur Myers and Peter Davis.
THE PROCESSION.
The procession consisted of a hundred or
more organizations from this city, Baltimore
and Alexandria, as enumerated in yesterdays
STAR, all of whom marched in fine order under
efficient leadership.
In the first division were carriages contain
ing the speakers and other prominent men,
and farther back followed a very large number
OF carriages, adding much to the elegance of
the procession as it moved deliberately along.
The first two divisions we're composed OF the
colored military organizations of this city and
the military visitors of Baltimore, and made q
credible appearance.
A feature Of the parade was the absence of
the huge decorated chariots. which always
until this year have had permanent place in
the emancipation parade.
A new departure was decided on this year
and the committee excluded such vehicles
from the line.
THE LINE OF MARCH.
The line OF march was around Mount Vernon
Square to New York avenue; thence to 1 street,
up 18th to street, out to Washington Circle;
thence on Pennsylvania avenue to 18th street,
through the grounds of the Executive Mansion,
where the parade was reviewed by the Fresi-
dent and Cabinet. Returning to the avenue,
the procession marched to 18th street, down
18th to Pennsylvania avenue, down the avenue,
through Market Space to Louisiana avenue, up
to ID street. down D to LIST street,
up LIST to District building. where the Commits
sioners reviewed the parade; thence to b street,
up b to I'd street northeast, along I'd street to
East Capitol street, and thence to Lincoln
Park, where the chief marshal and staff re-
viewed the procession
AT LINCOLN PARK.
The exercises at Lincoln Park are to begin at
$50 o'clock. The program provides an Grafton
by Prof. Langston and short addresses by Hon
Robert p. Porter. Rev. R. 8. Laws, Hon. A. NJ.
Clapp, Col. James Hill, Hon. l.. C. Houk, Prof
j. NJ. Gregory and Hon. James F. Wilson.
Hon. b. K Bruce will preside The emanci-
patton act will be read by E. NJ. Hewlett.
Tonight there will be banquet at the WASH
ington Cadets armory.
TO BE REVIEWED.
The parade was due at the White House at 2
o'clock, but it had not made its appearance an
hour later. The President occupied the time
by going over lot of post office
recommendations with Postmaster General
Wanamaker. All of the sidewalks in the vicin-
ity of the executive mansion were covered with
coored humanity of both sexes and invariably
dressed in holiday attire.
The majority We're simply supplied with
lunches, which they continuously attempted to
destroy. Nowhere was there any appearance
OF impotence. 1t was an occasion too great
to be marred by growing.
THE DISTRICT IN CONGRESS.