Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-27
Streets of the City Blooming With
Z. P. Gslers..
HONORIAG TEE VISITING KNIGHTS
Some Of the Notable Decorations
on Business Streets.
FLAGS AND STREAMERS

The Knights of Pythias are receiving a
welcome in bunting All over town one
sees the X. p. colors and emblems dis
played. and the American flag waves a.
hearty greeting to the visitors The decora-
tons of many OF the business houses are
noticeable for their profusion and taste
East of 7th Street.
Looking east from It'll street along Penn
syivania avenue TO the Capitol, almost
every building is decorated, showing the
Hays of many nations, streamers, stars
shields and the various Pythian ernblems
Ine American House shows many richly
coiored flags and streamers. and. as on all
other buildings, the stars and stripes pre-
dominate Across the avenue on the north
corner. the tail building of the Central Ma
tional Bank and Giman's drug store are
tastefully decorated. The stores of A W.
Frances, Auer5ach and Dyrenforth are
decorated. while the large frontage of the
Aetrepoiitau Hotel displays a flag from
every window. George w. Driver has not
tried TO cover the entire front of his build
ing. but has his decorations arranged in a
most tasteful manner On the south side
of the avenue. following in line from the
American House. are the buildings occupied
by the Toledo lunch room. F. p. May,
hardware store. where number of shields
OF gold form centerpieces from which the
bright ribbons are hung. Then there are
the stores of Robert Cohen, shoe dealer;
Richards & Co., teas and groceries; jack
Brooke, the gents furnisher, the fronts of
which show that the visiting knights are
welcome The large red brick front of Blake
kendalfs hardware store is beautifully
draped, while the building OF j. l.. Barbour
4 Sons, wholesale grocers has been decorat-
ed to such an extent to make 1t one of
the most attractive buildings on the ave-
nue. browning * Middleton, Bryan Bros,
the Exchange and the Selby House are g lso
neatly decorated On the southwest corner
OF 9TH street $ the Howard House, which
vania avenue, and from top to bottom hags
neatly draped over the windows and flying
steamers to be seen from the depot bids
welcome to the knights arriving on the
Pennsylvania road.
Across the street On the southeast cor
ner of Pennsylvania avenue and 9th street
the ST. James Hotel is gay with draped
flags and many streaElers of red, white
and blue. just opposite this on the north
cas-. cJfnsr Is the National Hotel. which
has been handsomely and profusely deco
Hotel Enrich is conspicuous for its adorn-
ments Nearly all the business houses on
the north side of the street are decorated,
among the more attractive ones being Neu-
lands saloon, Bediis book store, Johnson's
harness store, Whitneys cider factory,
Johsison's. Parker's and Pullman's photo
graph galleries, and Fritz Reuters corner
saloon On the south side of the street
on this square the keystone Hotel, Harry
Higham's bicycle establishment Meyers
Hotel. Fitzgerald's saloon and the District
Cycle Company's buildings are attractiyely
decorated.
Between Sd and 4 1-2 streets the BUSH
ness men have made an attempt to make
their places even more attractive than the
merchants on the square west of them.
The handsome building OF j. w. Lee the
undertaken. shows the work of artistic
decorators. Besides this there are the
Mint" p. B. Meredith's saloon; AguiIIar's
cigar store. A. H. Gregory's harness store,
the Jones Beef Company and Mades' Ho-
tel, all on the south side of the avenue
and each attractiyely decorated. On the
opposite side are four hotels and saloons
in row. the Martin House. Marinella &
MassiIo, James Shea and the City Hotel
where rich decorations have been used,
and there is rot break to show that the
proprietor of any of the places has for
gotten 70 make an outward display of well
come. Then there are the United States
Hotel the Berlin L. W. Shocks and the
Belve1ere, well as J. z. Connor's sa-
loon. and these buildings are all gaily
decorated.
The Hanover House. northeast corner of
Sd and Pennsylvania avenue, has not been
neglected. and others on this square where
decorations are attractive are Halls cigar
store Glover dairy. W. II. Horn, clothier
and confectionery, and the Templar House.
Along the square just in front of the Capt.
toll grounds reariy every householder and
merchant has decorated, and bright colors
used about the doors, windows and show
windows make the {iare particularly
bright and attractive. TEoSe on this. square
whose places nave Deem MADE attractive are
Jarvis. photographer and views; Schneider's,
Bryans and Torrens' saloons; Giuliani,
fruit dealer; Grippe, confectioner; Nagle's
saloon. Cottage lunch, Gould's book store
and Hayes Monumental House.
The immense building of Saks & Co., 18th
and Market space. affords fine opportunities
for decorative purposes, and the firm has
taken advantage of it, the entire building
being draped with flags, bunting and
shields, The Boston Variety Store, 703-o5
Market space, is also profusely decorated.
Kanns, IOI Market space, Is also prettily
decorated, as Is the establishment of
Me5srs. Johnson & Luttreii, 400 Market
space.
The square between sth and 9th on
Market space is noticeable for the fine
decorations displayed by w. II. HOeke. sol :
the Knabe Piano Agency. ST., and the
great building of MeSsrs- Perry. SOL
The SQUARE between 9TH and 10Th streets,
on both sides of the avenue, is one of the
most profusely decorated in town. On the
north side of the avenue the decorations of
the following are especially attractive: Cen
trail builiirg, 9O1 Pennsylvania avenue; the
Crawford shoe store. SJ3. Willett & Ruoff,
9O5: the Bon Ton lunch room, Ul; Photog-
rapher Chamberlain, $50; NJ. Goldsmith,
9li: Stuitz & Bauer, 9l3; the Columbia
Phonograph Company, 9f5; Adams Express
Company, 921: j. w. Boteler & Son, 923;
Droop & Co. 925; W. H. McKnew, 9S3; FL,
the Plymouth Rock clothing store 933 On
the other side Of the avenue the decorations,
while not quite SO numerous, are in keeping
side of the avenue. The Marble building at
the corner of 9th street, and the Knights of
Pythias' Hall. POI, are particularly notice
able Others decorating on the south side
of the avenue between 9th and 10th are NJ.
Lyon 9G6; Independent Ice Company build
ing. 91s-91O: the Merchants Parcel Express
Company. 912; Radcliffe & Darr, $40; +. F.
Gloss, g22: the Great Fails Ice Company
building 924; r. +. Harvey, 32S; A. NJ.
Hoover $50 and y. Bryan. jr., 49,
Another handsomely decorated square is
that between 10th and 18th, the decorations
ON both sides of the avenue being very fine
Those decorating on the north side are
Walter y. Williams. 1901; Wanamaker d
Brown. 1en2: f. Morrison Paper Company.
1000; NJ. Sickle, 1l1; NJ. A. Tappan, Job,
and Erentanos, 1918. On the south side:
Baier's 1892; ]. Hoermann, 1904; James
Owen 1OD6; l.. II. Schneiders Son. 1OOS-1O;
p E. Anderson & Co., 1912; kernan's
Lvcetrm Theatsr and George w. Harvey.
BEGINNING with the handsomely decorated
building of The Star at 18th and the avenue.
Others decorating this square are Mayer,
1875: Cats. 1fOI; Schneider & Wood, I'LL;
Harris K Shafer, lib. and Geo. w. Coch-
ran IfI1