Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-05


TIERS DISCUSSED BIZ THE CITIZENS ASSOCIATION.
The East Washington Citizens Association,
in charge Of the proposed demonstration on
the 25th instant to celebrate the opening of the
Pennsylvania avenue bridge. met last evening
at Messrs. Weller 4 Repetti's Office. on Capitol
Hill President Dawson read the report Of the
executive committee, as follows:
"The executive committee of the East Wash
ington Citizens Association begs leave to make
the following report touching the progress thus
far made in preparing for the contemplated
celebration of the opening Of the new bridge
across the Eastern Branch. at Pennsylvania ave.
nue. southeast. to be held August 25. on the
seyenty-sixth anniversary of the burning OF the
old bridge at the capture OF the national CAPT.
tai by the British.
..Since the matter was placed in its charge,
your executive committee, MINDFUL OF Its re-
probabilities, has exerted Itself unremittngly
to make IL in every way such a success as to re-
feet credit not upon East Washington alone,
but the entire District. To this end il has
been necessary to have weekly and latterly
semi-weekly meetings and to apportion even
daily labor to some of its subcommittee.
Your committee has. by the kindness Of that
cabinet minister, secured from the Secretary of
the Navy the official detail Of the Marine Band
for the purposes of the occasion from O'Clock
to o'clock .. m. on the day OF the celebration,
and has transmitted to him the thanks of the
association for his kindness.
THE PROGRAM
1.-THE order OF literary exercises, which will
take place at the stand to be erected on square
lO77. near the city end of the new bridge, is rs
follows: 1. Opening prayer; music, ''Our Coun-
try It's Of Thee" Marine Band. 2. Remarks by
President Douglass of the board of District
Commissioners; music, For They are Jolly
Good Fellows" Marine Band. g. Poem, The
Old Burnt Bridge George Francis Dawson;
music The Star Spangled Banner" Marine
Band and chorus. T. Grafton by Hon. Jonathan
ii. Rowell, NC, late of the House District
committee; music, Yankee Doodle" Marine
Band. 5. Benediction; music, Hail Columbia,
Happy Land" Marine Band.
1T is contemplated that the literary exer-
cises following the parade. shall commence at
5 O'Clock pm. sharp and close at $50 p. m. and
that they will be followed during the evening
By vocal music and instrumental music by the
Marine Band. The great barbecue on the east
ern side of the branch will commence after the
literary exercises close and arrangements will
be made to supply the expected multitude of
visitors with from three to i've whole oxen.
roasted Your executive committee has added
TO the original barbecue committee the names
OF a number of prominent bakers and butchers
and has authorized each committee to increase
its own membership If deemed by 1t advisable.
Informal assurances have been received by
your executive committee that the committee
on finance will succeed in collecting the 1000
il proposes to raise tOr the purposes OF celebra-
ton. &c. On Thursday next it will hold meet
ing. at which it is expected that the total
amount subscribed will be reported. As soon
as this is officially known your executive COM
mittee will proceed TO apportlon as much as is
proper to the various committees and purposes
of the celebration.
The committee on music is organized and at
work That on fireworks is already doing
preliminary work. That on transportation has
been formed and will endeavor. as soon as pos
sible. TO make arrangements for the transport
of the public by steam railroads to both ends
of the bridge az well as for herdic and other
transportation TO the celebration grounds from
the present termini Of the street railroads.
The committee on stands only awaits the ap-
portionment of funds TO secure estimates for
stands and seats. The committee on regatta
has given assurance that there will be
aquatic display of some kind worth seeing.
AN INDUSTRIAL PARADE.
THE committee on parade has already met,
and its members, from all parts of the city.
manifest the most public-spirited zeal in behalf
OF the celebration. 1t has not yet finally de-
cided upon the character of the parade in all
Its parts, but the probabilities are that it will
be partly military and partly civic; that it will
also have one of its greatest and most at
tractive features an industrial division, which
will comprise exhibition on wheels of the
various processes Of industry and not their
products merely. 1t Is proposed. for instance,
D
they pass through the streets from George
townCircle to the Eastern Branch Bridge, during
the afternoon parade how to wipe joint, &C.;
that in the procession will be candy manufac-
lures, pulling candy and making caramels, &c;
that ice cream makers and soda water fountain
people and beer bottlers will make lively and
Instructive operative displays; that there will
be perambulating shops where the public can
see In passing the making of cornices, of win
dow sashes, of cigars, of clothing, boots, bread.
framas watches tat
uary, plaster casts, painting, frescoing, can
ming, paper bags, harness, cane chairs, willow
baskets, patent medicines, BICYCLES wax
howers. carving, gliding, brass furnishings,
foundry work and others OF the many things
that are manufactured in Washington-some Of
them, no doubt. adding TO the attractiveness OF
their display, of making things right before the
eyes Of the public, by distributing samples
right and left in the course of their triumphal
three miles progress through the city. 1t is
not unlikely also that, besides the military and
industrial features, there may be in the parade
o turnout Of bicycles and display of the old
volunteer IRE engine system contrasted with
the new and paid service. Great interest Is
already being taken in the industrial part of
the parade by some OF our merchants who have
heard OF il.
lit Is proposed to decorate and illuminate
the bridge in a manner betting the occasion
sud = committee for that purpose has been ap-
pointed. Hundreds of bonfires on the eastern
heights and by the river bank will probably be
avery successful scenic display under the su-
pervision Of the bonfire committee In con-
clusion your committee would state that every
thing looks promising for a most pronounced
success of the celebration in all its many con-
templated features
At the conclusion of the reading OF the re-
port Mr.. Babson made few remarks about the
celebration and spoke of the great amount OF
labor that had been performed and how much
had been accomplished.
Secretary Sperry reported that the chairman
Of the committee on music had resigned and
that Mr.. J. II. Hunter had been appointed his
successor. Mr.. Sperry said he thought that
the association should ratify the appointment.
Chairman Dawson said that many of the
Committees had been changed and that the as
sociation had better act upon the committees
as reported
THE COMMITTEES.
They will be read as follows:
Executive-G. +. Dawson, A. F. Spery, NJ. ].
Weller, Duncan Thompson and ]. W. Babson.
FInance-John T.. Herrell. president CAPITAL
National Bank, chairman; j. Lee Adams. Louis
Dagger, DR.. J. W. Bayne, Samuel Bieber. Arch
NJ. Bliss, Aug. Burgdorf, Oscar Childs Allen
{. Clark. Samuel Cross, W. c. Dodge B. b.
Earnshsw, Adam ,Gaddis, Thomas GRAY, IL.
Grisw0ld. George L. Hardin Dr. W. T.. C.
Hazen, James +. Hood. b. U. keyser F. A.
Lehman, H. A Tinker, p. J. Lockwood T. T.
Nacauey. William II. Manogue, William Mayse
John b. Miller. y. G. Ordwsy. Eugene Peters.
Richard kothwell, Ii. X simpson, John G.
Slater. Richard smith Thomas " Smith