Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-28


their own capital and joint inheritance, and,
as the Vice President of the United States
expressed it. welcomed to the house of
their fathers.
The absence of the Supreme Lodge on
account of the death of Mr.. Shaw caused
slight change In the program for the even
ing and deprived the audience of a portion
of the expected addresses, but the occasion
was notable one Notwithstanding, and
the ceremonies interesting. a great many
invitations were sent out and the affair
was evidently anticipated with pleasure by
large number of people. for when the
doors were opened at 100 a throng was at
the portals awaiting entrance. Every one
had reserved seat tickets, but apparently
there was an impression that the place
would be crowded, for long before o'clock
the majority of the audience had arrived
and were seated.
AS the people filed into the hall there
were many expressions of delight and ad-
miration at the change which has been
wrought in the interior of the place since
II was last used for a public purpose. An
misunderstanding stage has been erected
In the south end and the rear half of the
floor of the hall has been elevated so as
to give the audience seated there a better
view OF the stage. Last night the interior
of the great structure was brilliantly light
ed by the hundreds of incandescent electric
lamps studding the arched iron Orders of
the ceiling, and from every window droop
ed drtistically arranged decorations of
bunting. The stage was furnished with
chairs. and row of foliage plants across
the front of 1t added to the appearance
Immediately in front of the stage the
United States Marine Band. with Prof
Fanciulli at the baton, stationed, and
formed an object of interest during the
evening.
A Distinguished Party.
Soon after o'clock the band played Prof
Fanciullis march, 1.-The Great Republic"
and the attention of the audience was at
tracted to the entrance of distinguished
party of people at the opposite end of the
hall. The Vice President of the United
States, Commissioner Ross, Representative
Conn of Indiana and the members Of the
committee on reception, consisting of Rich
ard Goodhart, John NJ. Kline. N. Bunch
James s. Davis. B. T. Doyle. G. j. L. Fox
WELL Fl. p. Goodwin. Alfred Hebrard, G. f.
Johnston. D. b. Macleod. A. F. Medford.
Theo. w. Noyes. ] w. Thompson and II.
G. Wagner. then marched down the main
aisle and took seats upon the stage.
The rendition by the band of the overture
to Rossinfs William Tell followed the
address OF the Vice President. The entire
overture was played and the audience
gave enthusiastic demonstrations OF their
appreciation of the music, and called for an
encore, which was rendered in the form of
a popular medley This was not enough.
however, and the band had to repeat
Dixie" and Yankee Doodle before
further speechmaking would be allowed.
The address of Representative Conn
closed the oratorical feature of the evening,
but the audience remained for some time
to hear the concert of the Marine Band
which effectively rendered the following
program: Descriptive fantasia, The Voy-
age Of Columbus" Fanciulli: waltz. WIEN
I'm the Clock Store Ortiz; patriotic song,
My Country, IT'S of Thee"