Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-21
THE NATAL DAY
The Celebration of Washington's
Birth in This City Tomorrow.
an ELABORATE MILITARY PARADE
Meetings Of Various Organizations
in Honor of the Event.
B USIN ESS SUSPEN DED

Tomorrow will be observed as a holiday
In honor of the birthday of Gen. Washing
ton, the first President of the United
States. AS it is a legal holiday the govern
ment departments, the District building
and the banks will be closed. The holiday
will also be generally marked by the sus-
pension of all business and the day devoted
to recreation and pleasure. Various bodies
and organizations will celebrate by hold
ing special meetings. and the program of ex-
ercises will be of general interest.
For the first time in several years past
the day will be observed by street pa
rade Of more than usual elaborateness, as
it will be participated in very generally by
the companies composing the National
Guard of the District. The parade will
start at o'clock, forming at the corner of
Sd street and Pennsylvania avenue north
west, and the formation will be as follows:
First battalion, w. l.. l. c., four compa-
mics, commanded by Capt. Ross; second
OBrien; third battalion, company "A; fourth
battalion, companies A and d: fifth bat
TALON, four companies, Capt. Suess, and
sixth battalion, companies B and C. Then
comes the Presidents troop, dismounted,
under the command of Capt. Barbour; Ar
tillery Band; Old Guard, Capt. Edgar; Ma
tional Rifles, Capt Oyster: Mt Pleasant
Drum Corps, High School Cadets twenty
seven companies. and Veteran Firemen's
Association. The route will be from Sd and
pennsylvania avenue, up Pennsylvania
avenue to 18th street, then up 18th street
to X, along h to 18th, down 10Th to Penn
sylvania avenue, along Pennsylvania ave-
nue. to 18th and Pennsylvania avenue
The march will begin promptly at o'clock.
Revolutionary Sons and Daughters.
The patriotic organization known as the
Sons of the Revolution and the Sons OF the
American Revolution and the Daughters
the day by meetings. The Sons of the
American Revolution. of which Gen. Brock
inridge is the president will hold its an
nual meeting at Welcker's Hotel at high
noon. when reports of the officers will be
made, addresses will be delivered and the
business of the society transacted
The Sons of the Revolution will go to
Alexandria and will attend divine service
in Washington's old church, after which
they will sit down together to dinner.
The annual congress of the Daughters
of the American Revolution will begin its
session in the morning at the Church of
Our Father, corner of 18th and l. streets.
The convention will remain in session sew
eral days. and large attendance of the
delegates from various parts of the coun-
try is expected.
The Oldest Inhabitants.
The Society of the Association of the
Oldest Inhabitants will hold a meeting In
their room, Corcoran building, at 10 o'clock
a. m, to transact routine business At IL
o'clock they will form in line on the r
street entrance of the Corcoran building,
when they will join the Veteran Fire AS
ISOLATION and march to the Builders Ex-
change Hail. on 18th. between G and II
streets, where the public exercises will take
place.
The farewell address will be read by Capt.
Allison Nailor, member, after which the
national hymn will be sung with instru-
mental accompaniment Rev. f. o. Ell
bridge, an honorary member, will deliver
the grafton. Then will follow the song,
Aud Lang Syne."
All-Day Meeting.
The day will be celebrated by the Cen
trail Union Mission by an all day feast for
both body and soul. The ladies of the mis-
sion, under the leadership of Mrs. II. b. f.
Macfarland, and aided by a generous gift
of 800 from Mr.. r. w. Springer, the son
of Congressman Springer, will keep open
house" iE the store rooms c street in
the mission building, from II noon until
O'Clock in the evening, during which time
they will entertain with refreshments of a
good solid character and music and flow
ers, the unemployed and destitute. An all
day gospel service will be held in the au-
ditorlum from II noon until 10 pm, with
change of leaders every hour. Messrs.
Moody and Sankey have been invited to
participate in these services at such hours
their other engagements will permit.
The guests in the reception rooms, after
partaking of refreshments, will be invited
to the services in the auditorium. If the
weather permits, the Mems Rescue Band,
acting as a committee on invitation, will
have the gospel wagon out Market
Space from IL 80 until pm, and hold song
and gospel services, inviting the people to
the mission.
On New Year day similar all-day serv-
ice was held at the mission. Thirteen hun
bred persons were entertained at the ia
bles and 102 were conv erted. 1t is the hope
and expectation of the board of directors
that the work tomorrow will exceed that of
New Year day, both in the number enter
tanned and the number converted.
At the City Post Office.
The following divisions of the main Of
flee will be closed to the public tomorrow:
Money order division. registry division. A
delivery by carriers will be made from main
office at 4 80 a. m. and 1915 pm.
Collections for entire city will be made at
5 am. and pm. County collections will
be made at a. m. and pm. Carriers win
livery by carriers will be made from carrier
stations at 7:30 am.
The following station will be open to the
public for the transaction Of business as
follows
East Capitol station. to IL a. M, 8 to Z
p. M; Georgetown station, 6 to IL a. m, s
to I p. M; Southwest station. 10 IL a. m,
) to p. m; Station G, to 10 a. N.
Other Events.
AS had been his custom for years, DR.
Toner will give reception at his residence
at l o'clock to the members of the Wash
ington National Monument Society.
The steamer Manchester will make a spe-
cial trip to Mount Vernon, leaving her
wharf at 10 o'clock.