Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-10
THE vIcroRs WELCOMED HOME
The Detroit Committee and the Grand Army
Men.

ROCKETS rLr AND rRrxrkrs BLsRE-THE RETURN
OF THE INVITATION COMMITTEE sAruRpAu
xIeHr-AS OVATION AT rHE pEror-Tns Q. q
Il AND rHK OLD GUARD.
The coming home Of the invitation commit
tee from Detroit Saturday evening wHs made
the occasion Of an enthusiastic public demon
stration. IL the members Of the committee
had entertained any doubt as to whether their
work in having Washington selected A. the meet
ing place next year Of the national encampment
ofthe Grand Army was appreciated by their fell
low citizens that doubt eRectuAlly dissi-
psted. The returning victors were received at
the depot amid the booming of cannon. Mr..
ID. II. Warner. Commissioner Ross an other
members of the committee who staid at homo
| were there 10 greet them. They were escorted
to carriages, the National Rifles and the
fencibles presenting arms they passed
along. The streets glowed with red lights and
| the sky was brilliant with rockets and cheers
went MP from thousands OF throats rs the pro-
cession started, and along the entire route.
| which was from the Pennsylvania depot up 9Th
| TO r, along TO 18th and thence 60 the Penn
| syiSania avenue entrance Of Wizards Hotel,
the demonstration was maintained with up-
abated enthusiasm. The streets were lined
with spectators and glowing with light along
the entire ronte. while the glare of rockets
marked the course Of the triumphant march
The Marine Band headed the procession; then
came the Fencibles and the National Rifles as
an escort TO the line OF carriages containing
the members OF the committee aud prominent
| citizens. Color Sergeant C. T.. Brown repre-
sented the Grand Army boys and carried the
nag of the Department OF the Potomac.
| Some OF the members of the committee
stopped OF at various points along the home
| ward journey. Those who returned were Com
missioner Douglass, L. d. Wine, X. A. Parke,
Z, u. Hay, George W. Driver and John Joy
| Edison Corporal Tanner who did such excel
lent work for Washington Was with the COM
| nittee.
The faces Of the Washington hustlers," -
they have been called. beamed with smiles q
they acknowledged the greetings which were
showered upon them during the entire march.
AT wILaRD's HOTEL
When the procession reached willard's Hotel
the military companies. under command Of
| Capt. Oyster and Capt Domer drew up in line
opposite the entrance and the mtteeal n hted
| from the carriages and proceeded upstairs TO
the parlors. Here there was more hand -shs king
as the committee were surrounded by their
| friends. Then Mr. d. II. Warner made little
| speech OF congratulation, and he followed
by Commissioner Ross. who welcomed the COM
mittee and warmly commended them for their
untiring labors. Short speeches were made by
Commissioner Douglass. r. A. Parke, Corporal
Tanner, John Joy Edison and T. Is. Hay refer
ring TO the incident Of the great contest and then
| the tired travellers were again escorted 20 their
| carriages and driven home. Before separating
,h. sarn', ", -, ~, i' rosiaehee was
crates ba5 adyancea ,h.;r i,nas dn-;ns ~ -.
and h., ;a,aaIaS =, 80 ~ uI ~. 'e WI,
| members of the committee 70 spend an even
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WI aiAe y! appropriate RESOLUTIONS.
hhoEfTioN OF THE REVOLUTIONARY vErERANs-
Last evening there was q large crowd Of in
terested people gathered i'm the peivbhorho,a
of the Baltimore and Ohio station 20 90, a..
members Of he O. rs,nrn,n 70 ,r Sree ,,a se
ever memor,hie ,is;, 80 ns,.n;, .r. .t snssr
ering were many wives and daughters to meet
their loved ones, and there we're gray haired
veterans OF the U. A n, who FOR one fssson or
ap' nae ocen unaoie 70 go 10 Detroit
lney were .nere 70 cstcn the nrst gimpse OF
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am PROUD Gay iot tne ". A H. returning
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