Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-04
A BRAVE MILITARY ARRAY.


follows:
Fairfax Dragons. Capt wilcoxen; Potomac
Dragons, under command of Lieut.. Bomford.
| The Independent Blues. one Of the finest com
panies Of this section, OF Baltimore led the foot
soldiers under command Of Capt W. III Watson,
who was afterward colonel OF the MARYLAND
/ regiment. killed in the Mexican war. They had
their band. under Prof. Deems then regarded
a. one OF the finest in the country. The Saw
age Guards, from Savage Factory, Capt
Williams. was another visiting company. The
local companies in line were the following,
Washington Light Infantry. Lieut.. J. p. Nc
kean, in uniform Of dark blue dress coat, light
blue pants, tall infantry hat, with silver sun
burst and visor and white drop plume. This
was the predecessor Of the present Washington
Light Infantry battalion. Among the few Nho
rarsded with the Infantry at the time are Mr..
John T. Given, George II. Plant. ". Z. Morcoe,
James T. Powers and VI. French.
National Blues under command Of Capt T.
A. Tucker, uniform OF dark blue richly trimmed
and drop plume. This company subsequently
became the National Grays under Gen. II. r.
Bacon, and was the nucleus of the National
Guard, Col. James A. TAFT Col. Lem Towers
was Of the ElUes. Grays, and afterward OF the
infantry.
Mechanical Riaemen, Capt John McClellsud,
handsomely uniformed COMPANY.
Independent Grays OF Georgetown, Lieut.
Pickreii.
Union Guards, Capt James L. Cathcart,
uniformed in gray with black trimmings. COM
posed mostly Of members Of the Union Fire
| Company.
Morgan Rifiemen Of Georgetown. Lieut.
James Goddard. handsomely uniformed com
pany Of young men.
Columbian Rifsmen Of Alexandria. under
command OF Capt NJ. ID. Corse, afterward
Gen. Corse OF the confederate service.
THE CLUBS ALSO THERE
The civic portion of the procession was COM
posed of the Empire Club Of New York uni.
formed in red SHIRTS, under the command OF
Capt Isaiah Bynders: the jackson Democratic
Association, the Young Hickory Club and
other democratic associations. with a small
delegation OF soldiers Of the revolution and
delegations from the states. The latter were
mainly composed of clerks in the depart
ments, but there were less than GOO in ali In
that this part Of the procession was not loaS
one.
TWO INAUGURAL BAILa
There were two inaugural balls that night
one at Carusi's 9th and Q streess) ang tae
other at the National Theater. The managers
OF the ball failed to agree to the price Of
tickets. and hence the two balls. One set were
said TO be desirious Of making the bal q very
exclusive sristrocrstic affair. and the other
desired very democratic assemblageL 10 ID
said that prior 70 the final arrsngemsnu stren-
uous efforts we're made 10 have but one ball, aud
some disinterested parties waited on q lssdirg
politician with the olive branch OF peace. This
worthy boosted Of having broad, Eat foot, aud
AFTER hearing the peacemakers responded. mo,
m ID old nstty (pointing 70 his fooO
VII shake under the management Of old -"
Both balls, however. came od. and third one,
81 which the admission wss but 50 censs, took
place near the City Hail. and 10 was largely A.
tended by those whose pocket books were Toe
light Tor The es and eio affairs.