Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-22

The tablet also contains the list of the
hirteen original states, and is further Or
27nented with designs of the American
snieid, faces, arrows and the American
eagle.
The procession formed on the CITY hall
plaza at p m. and moved to Baltimore
ana sharp streets, where the tablet was I'M
yelled
The organizations in the parade were the
ffth regiment. fourth artillery, United
states army. stationed at Fort McHerry:
HIth regiment veteran corps. Mexican war
veterans. veterans of the war OF 1872 vet
cram volunteer fremen of Baltimore and the
Naval Veteran Association, Mayor I.atrobe
tne TWO branches Of the city council the
ponce commissioners. fire commissioners
and city officials generally. all in carriages
secretary Dorsey marshaled the society
am Charles 7. Holloway. late city fire in
spector, was marshal of the day
The ceremonies were impressive but NJ
the simplest nature. Several bands of music
We're in line and enlivened the occasion with
Patriotie airs. notably the Star Spangled
Banner" and Yankee Doodle the latter of
which. Chairman Griffith saws. is as dis
tinctlvely of Maryland origin as the for
I1er, as II was written in sarcasm in New
fork,When SmallwoOd's Marylanders march
Ell mere IN revolutionary times. Chairman
Grifhth presented the tablet to the presi-
dent of the society. Philip D. Laird. in a
brief address. delivered from a bunting
covered platform erected on the site and
with It's conclusion the formal unwilling
occurred.
The set grafton of the day was Delivered
by President Laird who presented the tab
let to Mayor Latrobe for the city in a neat
speech The mayor made a speech accent
ing the gift. after which the fifth regiment
veteran corps fired salutes with its GatIinp
gun amid the roll of drums and a short
program of patriotic music which concIudad
the unveiliug
The plan to mark the site of old Congress
Han with fitting memorial was inaug11r-
ated by Gen. Bradley T Johnson. an ex
confederate soldier. who is an active mem
Der OF the society. This unveiling does not
end the work. and. as soon as possible other
projects of the Kind will be put under WAY
Ire society hopes to mark all historical
revolutionary spots in Baltimore before
another year has passed. and a committee
VIII urge an appropriate ton from Congress
toward the Maryland monument to her revo-
iutionary heroes. This committee will call
on Senator'S German and Gibson at Wash
ington Tor the purpose during the next
week.
Among the places where memorial tablets
VIII probably be erected is ore at the south
east corner Of Baltimore and South streets
where William Goddard of Baltimore es-
tahl!shet the present post office system in
III; on the site of the present sun iron
building. owned by the AbellS: 1T the south
west corner Of Baltimore and South streets.
on the site OF the present American build
Ing. where Samuel Sands first put in tv-a
the star Spanglel Tanner" in 1914 A tab
let VIII Re put on the wall Of Holiday street
tne star Spangle1 Banner was first sung
nv mortal Inns Another will be put on tho
wall Of the Cathedral as a memorial of th..
encam3ment OF 5.o0u French troops on that
Si'e or their return from Yorktown. under
count Dc ROch9mbeau. At the northeast
corner OF Fayette and Holiday streets the
!aileS Of Baltimore gave Lafayette a bail
IN I'Sl- Inc city is fsl OF historical spots