Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-09
ARRANGEMENTS COMPLETE
fredericksburg All Ready for the Ex-
pected Throng.
OHcial Program for the Dedication of
the Mary Washington MOnu-
ment Tomorrow.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.


FREDERICKSBURG Va, May 9. 1894.
The arrangements for the dedication of
the Mary Washington monument are COM
pleted. and If the weather remains as per-
feet as it is today, Fredericksburg will be
captured by strangers tomorrow. The city
is gay with bunting and flags, and is ready
to welcome the world to her hospitsble con-
fines for the grand occasion.
The President will arrive about 1890 a.
m, and with him will come the justices of
the Supreme Court, cabinet officials and the
ladies of the Mary Washington Memorial
Association. Of which Mrs. Amelia c. Waite
is president.
Vice President Stevenson, Justice Harlan
and Secretary Smith came today. and will
be taken over the city and vicinity in
carriages to view the points OF historic in
terest. Mrs. Smith accompanied the Sec
rotary, with a melancholy pleasure in view.
AT The foot or Marye's Heights, and Just
at the south end Of the sunken road, the
father of Mrs. Smith, General Cobb, was
killed In the storming OF Marye's Heights
Recently frieT DIS of General Cobb erected a
small monument of plain Vermont granite
on the spot, with the inscription: ION this
spot General Thomas r. r. Cobb of Georgia
fell In battle. December ID, lSd2" Mrs
Smith has never seen the monument but
will visit ii today for the first time. The
old Marye mansion, commanding a mag
nihcent view OF the Rappahannock valley
is now the property Of Captain NJ. b. Rowe
and his brother. Mr.. A. L. Rowe, editor OF
the Fredericksburg Free Lance The
breastworks and stone fence and the
bullet-riddled buildings stand just as they
We're thirty years ago.
Gov. O'Ferrall has officially recognized
the day. The governor and his staff their
personal escort, the Richmond Light In
fantry Blues, and the other military who
will participate in the services, will leave
Richmond at 80 am. tomorrow The gov
ernor and stan, and the ladies accompany
ing them-Mrs. oFerrall. Mrs. c. Oh. Co.
wardin, Mrs. c. Z. Wingo Mrs. John s
Harwood. Mrs r. E. Boykin, Miss Emma
Boykin, Miss Emma Barksdale, Miss Julia
Morton, Miss Matte knight and Miss
Clarke-will travel in the otTicers' car of the
Atlantic Coast Line. which has been ten
oered the governor by Mai Myers
Tne occasion is also the I0lst anniversary
OF the Blues, and the company have invited
thelr friends 10 meet them in FredericAs-
burg and participate In its celebration
Gov. O'FerraITs Proclamation.
Gov O'Ferrall, who has taken the ceepest
interest in everything connected with the
defeating ceremonies, on Saturday issued
the following proclamation:
Whereas the 10th day OF May, 1894. has
been designated as the day on which the
people OF this American Union can unite
in doing honor to the memory of Mary me
ulother OF ashlngton, by the dedication of
a monument bearing her sacred name in
the city or Fredericksburg, Va, il is meet
and proper that the state wherein she was
born and beneath whose sod her ashes re-
pose should in some public manner show
the veneration and love of her peonle for
the character and virtues of the noble Vir
ginia matron:
Therefore. /. Charles T. O'Ferrau ro,,-
ernor OF the commonwealth of Virginia do
hereby order that all the state Offices he
closed and the flag of the Commonwealth
be placed at half-mast on the capitol from
sunrise to sunset on the day mentioned I
90 moreover express the earnest hone that
the people of Virginia, so far as possibIa
will join the people of other states in nav,
ing tribute to the memory Of her who was
the mother of the Father of His Country
There will be ample accommodations for
all who come. ava
Official Program.
The procession will move from the demo,
down c street to I'd; up I'd TO B Cor Mainl.
up Main to 1lth Tor Baptist Church him.
up 18th TO (or Princess AIMEE; I'D c 10
18th Cor Lewis street.; up 18th, passing the
Mary Washington house. to the avenue: I'D
the avenue to the monument.
AT the Washington house the procession