Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-01

L SQuScs Lux anu JhmeS.
THE CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION
was not a. numerous as IL has been in years
gone by, although there are now more Senators
and members than there used to be. Senators
| CulIom, Hawley. Stockbridge, Hale, FRYE,
Dolph Cockrell, Morrill,. Allen and Sherman
| represented the American house of peers. The
| coordinate branch Of Congress was preceded
by Speaker Reed, who looked very imposing
and not at all wearied by the honor recently
heaped upon HIM. Following in his wake were
Representatives Struble, Burrows. Brewer.
| Cutcheon, Morrow, Baker, Walker, Farquhar,
| Henry Cabot Lodge, Henderson Of Illinois.
Thompson of Ohio, Mckinley and Cultivate
| Librarian spofford brough. up in the wake Of
Congress.
Very soon the bright gold lace and trappings
| Of the representatives Of the army infused new
| color into the scene. There was a large num-
Der of officers in line, headed by Gen. Scho-
| field and Lieuts Andrews, Bliss and Schofeid
among those in line were Gems.
rsI vin parte' Wright Kston' Mckee
ter, Moore. MacFeely, Casey, Greedy.
Benet and Van vliet, Coils, Lawton, Macarthur,
Schwan, Brock, Barr, Lieber, Sawtelle, Dandy.
Greenleaf, Adams, Matthews. Major Davis,
Major Tucker. Major Clous, Capts Taylor,
| Chase, Dunwoody.
vas not far behind Admiral Porter IL i'll, 90
| ne was unable to attend to that half Of his an
| nual duties that consists of leadln the line on
| this day. First came Commodores sicard
White, Ramsay, Melville, Fulton. Browne, then
Capts. Meade, Howison. Foyer, Thornton,
Cowles and Bainoridge Hnf. Coils. McCsuIey
| and Remey represented the marine corps.
| PLEASANT INCIDENT
occurred as soon the service men had gone
| past the ine-about score of newspaper peo-
pie, local reporters, correspondents and others
| OF that ilk, went through the line and shook
hands. The President greeted them very
warmly and Mrs Mckee asked them to 60
behind the line.
AMONG THE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS
present were Assistant Postmaster General
Hazen. Director of the Mint Leech, Chief Clerk
Bracket, Inspector Dumont First Auditor
| Hailon, Assistant Registrar Reed, Gen
kosecrans, First Auditor Fisher, Com
missioner Wilson, Commissioner of PEN
sions Raum, First Controller Matthews, J.R. Gar
rlsOn, Treasurer Huston, Assistant Treasurer
Ruthy. Superintendent OF Census Porter, Assist
ant superintendent of Railway Mail Service
Grant, Assis ant Treasurer Whelpley, Auditor
Whitaker, Assistant Secretary Tich"nor, Soiici-
tor Hepburn. Com IN issioner of Inter- al Revenue
Mason, Second Auditor Patterson sixth Au-
ditor Coulter, Interstate Commissioners Bragg.
NeaZey and Schooumaker, and Secretary Mosely,
Civil Service Commissioners Thompson
Lyman and Roosevelt, and Col Webster
Superintendent Railway Mail Servic Bell,
Chief Of Bureau Young, Chief Of Finance
Division of Post Office Bingham, Chief Of
Mail Equipments Tyler, Chief OF Money Order
Division Mcdonald.
DISTRICT OFFICIALS.
Commissioners Douglas and Hne appeared
| to represent the District Of Ia nbia, and right
| behind them we're Gen. Ordway and his staff of
! the District militia. The ulcers present with
the general were Col. Long, Maj. Crawford,
Maj Gale, Capt Aldrich, Capt Piexotto.
YOUNG OLD MEN.
At 1915 the Oldest Inhabitants association Of
the District of Columbia came trooping in;
wet, because they had walked up from the
| Corcoran building, but as thoroughly juvenile
as the youngest caller They were q soiid
| looking but not over numerous body OF re-
| spectacle citizens. Every head was gray
except where pink spots of badness were
| apparent and some Of the caputs we're white
| ss a saints conscience, but the forms we're
apparently lusty. President John Marbury
! smiling led the way, arm in arm with Robert
Ball. and the rear was brou ,ht up by the ever
active marshal, ]. A. Wineberger.
VETERANS.
Then came the veterans of the Mexican war:
that is, some Of them came. By mischance
they became scattered and only one little
squad of them went through together. Gen.
| Darlington, Major VIM. Geary, Col. George 8.
Fisher and Col. j. Davis were in the lead and
about half a dozen others fcnIwod. They
all wore the bronze sh DIS, VIII III re among,the
most highly valued belongings of every man
who lives at r lighting under Scott in Mexico,
and some of them who fit" IN the war of the
rebellion were doubly decorated. The Pres-
dent WAS more than ordinarily cordial to the
old warriors.
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great showing aud the veterans made frequent
and complimentary remarks on the heartiness
| of the presidential greeting. Department
Commander Odeli and his staff were at the
head OF the column and 30 were the three men,
bers of the national staff, representing the
commander-n-chlef Of the army. They were
| Col d. A. Grosvenor, Capt L. B. Cutler and
| Capt. II. e. Teeter.
Accompanying the Grand Army posts was
the armed escort-the Old Guard of the Union
Veteran corps, commanded by Capt. Edgar
The Old Shters were In full uniform and wore
their raln-spattered overcoats Of blue. They
looked as though they were ready to fight again
at ali instants notice.
The Union Veterans union was fully repre-
sented and there WAS "a good'y delegation from
| the associations OF PRISONERS OF war.
CLOSING SCENES.
The citizens reception commenced at about
1915 and closed precisely at 2 O'Clock. The
| whole of the intervening time was not occu-
pied, however, and the President had several
| lengthy breathing SPELLS For q little more
| than half an hour there was fair amount Of
pressure, but after that there was not much Of
a crowd. The continuous downpour had sent
a great many to their uomes; lots Of folks, too,
were fearful Of 'la grippe" From lis
| to 2 o'clock callers came IN lunches. They
we're rushed through hurry when they did
como. As soon as one entered the front door
he or she was requested to hurry up" and the
| adinonition was respectfully repeated 10 the
| trotting visitor un.l the red parlor Was
| reached. Between the attacks President
| Harrison cnatted with Secre AIRY II afford and
| the two or three young ladies who remained to
| grace the latter end oI the OCCASION. Rev. Dr.
! Scott, the Presidents father-in-l law, stood
near the entrance to the private por-
! ton of the establishment and watched
! the little knots of humanity gather and DIS
! appear The old gentleman enjoyed the affair
| immensely and was impressed With the success
| OF the reception. Particularly was he pleased
| with the feminine group behind the President
/ and his active assistants.
l The doors for entrance were closed ut
o'clock aud the Marine band played Home,
! Sweet Home" as the few remaining callers DIS
persed, some OF them dOuUiy pleased because
/ they had succeeded In gong through tw Co.
As is well known, Mrs. Harrison's absence
due to the rec EN- death OF her sister, and it
was at her request that her daughter Mrs. Nc
| Kee assumed the responsibilities Of hostess on
| this occasion.
Mrs. blaine was unable to assist by reason of
! the recent death Of her sister Mrs. Proctor Ia
| in had health aud WAS Also una hla tn ba Yraa-