Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-15

| those OF the money-spending as well a. the
money-earnins portion of the community. An
| advertisement in its columns therefore reaches
| the eye Of everybody worth reaching.
CELEBRATING THEIR FREEDOM.
How the Coiored People of Washington win
Keep Emancipation Day.
TWO CELEBRATIONS ARRASsEp-oyE WITH AND
ONE WITHOUT A PARADE-rHE PROGRAMS An
NoUNcED FOR THE ExERcIsEs-rHE ORDER OF
THE STREET PARADE - ORGANIZATIONS Ex-
PEcTED.
Tomorrow the twenty-ninth anniversary Of
the emancipation Of slaves in the District Of
Columbia will be celebrated by the colored
people of the District As readers of The STAR
are aware split that occurred early among those
who have usually taken the lead in arranging
for the annual celebration has resulted in two
separate programs. There are two organiza-
tons or committees Of arrangements and there
will be two celebrations. One organization is
headed by William Calvin Chase as president of
the day and the celebration provided for by this
organization will be, as the committee an
nounces, q new departure. That committee
decided to have no street parade on the ground
that such demonstrations were expensive and
injurious to the people, but to concentrate the
energies of the occasion on two public meetings
to be held. Addresses announced by noted
men and prize medals have been offered for
essays on subjects pertinent to the day, written
by public school pupils.
The other organization has at its head Mr..
s. E. Jones president of the day and Mr.. p.
II. Carson as general manager. For many
years the colored people of the city have had a
parade on this anniversary, and great num-
Der of them are unwilling to abandon that feat
ure Of the days demonstration. SO confident
| is Mr.. Carson, the general manager. that the
parade idea is still popular with the colored
people that he announces that ''We shall cele
brate the anniversary of our freedom with q
monster street parade such has not been wit
messed In this city for many years" In addi-
ton to the street parade arranged by this COM
the Shiloh Baptist Church, the Vermont Ave-
nue. Baptist Church, Ebenezer Church on Capt.
toll Hill and the First Baptist Church, South
Washington.
PROGRAM OF THE PARADE.
Mr.. VIM. H. BROKER. who is chief marshal of
the parade, has prepared the order of parade
as follows:
The procession will form on Massachusetts,
avenue northeast at 10 O'Clock am, right rest
ing on 18th street. First in line, Chief Marshal
VIM. II. BROKER, and his right aid, Robert H.
Key, and his left aid, Col. Perry H. Carson.
Chief of staff, Ralph Wormley: aids, I. Dorsey
and Richard Rolling, and secretary of staff,
John H. L. Johnson. Aids to the chief mar
shall, Geo. Alexandra. John Wade, Arthur
Gowens. Andrew Norris, Samuel Ambush, Pres
ton Harris, Harry Hawkins. Wallace Simms,
John Berry, VIM. Cook. James Davis. Joseph
Davis. Nelson Wade, Jas. III. Marshall. VIM.
Burke, JOS. Holland. Chas Strong, Sandy Ha-
Mosby, John L. Keith. John vohn. Vim. West,
James Chisley. Wm- ID. Cook. VIM. H. Nelson,
Madison Green, ]. F. Washington ID. W. Jones,
John Marshall, Dallas Washington. Jas. Caster,
H. E. Thomas, Lewis Carol, s. Brown, j.
Steward. Jas. Dorsey. Robert johnson, Jas
White, Andrew Belt, Wayman Brooks, John
Ambush, Simon Brooks. Henry Jones. Vim.
Lyles, Richard Anderson, Geo. W. Meads and
John Evans.
Infantry, the Capital City Band at the head
with thirty pieces Of music. Second company
| in line viii be the Excelsior Light Infantry,
commanded by Capt Kelley. Third company
in line, Lancaster Guards, from Annapolis,
commanded by Capt. Cokely. Fourth company
in line, Monumental City Guards, Baltimore
rifles, Acting Maj Geo. NJ. Mathews, Acting
Adjutant and Lieut.. j. II. Moor. Knights Of
ST. Augustine, No. 1, Joseph Davis, command
ing. Knights Of st. Augustine, No. 2, 4.
Cokely, commanding, headed by the Empire
Band.
Second division-South Washington Club,
| headed by Marshal Willis. Star Pioneer Club No.
l. Capt. johnson. Star Pioneer Club, No.2, Capt.
Dandrige. Star Social Club. T. Woodland. Al
toona Social Club, c. Scroggs. East Washing
| ton Tournament Club, L. Davis. commander
East Washington Pioneer, No. l, Capt. A.
| Carter, commander. East Washington Cadets
Capt. Q. johnson, commander. st. Louis
| Social Club, j. Marshall, commander, headed
| by the Gaithersburg Band.
Third division-Chief marshal. L. Willis; H.
Nelson, right aid; Joseph Bland. left aid; Rev.
/ b. j. CANT president; A Jones' secretary; Ar
/ thur Redman, chairman of committee Of ar
| rangements; Macedonia Social Club, No. 1;
/ Athletic Social Club, No. /; Navy Club, VIM.
| Brown, captain and commander; Union League
| Pioneer Corps; Rose Of Sharon Social Club;
i Atlantic Social Club, No. /; Diamond Social
| Club; East Star Twilight Club. commanded by
| Capt. Jackson, 100 men in hne; Pioneer Corps
/ of % men. Staff will be accompanied by Cow
| BoysAn Tournament Club Tournament Club
| commanded by William Scott and Hodcarriers'
| Union, with 400 men, Rev. Thomas Harris,
headed by National Band.
| Fourth division-Second district Of the
Emancipation Club. Union Clubs from Falls
Church. Eighth district of Emancipation
Club. NJ. Hawkins, chief Of division; H. Fuller,
| right aid; X. Spencer left aid; Preston Harris,
chief Of staff. Eighth district. Charles l..
King, marshal of the Emancipation Club; Jas.
/ Brewer, right aid; James Chambers, left aid.
4 The following in carriages: The president, s.
E. Jones; secretary, III. Z. Thomas; chairman
| of financial committee, Chas. II. Marshall; the
ministers committee Of arrangements and r.
d. Rufin. chairman Of the committee of ar
| rangements.
THE LINE OF MARCH.
The line Of march is from 18th street east
along East Capitol street to Sd street, along Sd
street to I'd street east down I'd street to b
| street, down Il to LIST street west, up 1st to be
| reviewed by the District Commissioners to In
diana avenue, to Sd street, along Sd street to X
| street, on street to Washington Circle, then
into Pennsylvania avenue, passing the Presi-
dents mansion down Pennsylvania avenue to
Sd street, up Sd street to Indiana avenue to the
/ City Hall and there disband. The chief mar
| shall has ordered that no carts, wagons or car
1 riages be permitted in the line except those oc-
cupied by the officers
THE NIGHT EXERCISES.
The exercises at night under the direction Of
the committee, Of which Mr.. Jones is chairman.
viii be conducted according 10 the following
program:
Shiloh Baptist Church-Music; invocation by
Rev. Sandy Alexander; music: Introductory
address by Rev. ]. A. Taylor, who will preside
for the evening; reading Of the edict BY Rev.
DR.. Walter H. Brooks; music; Grafton by Prof.
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