The Washington times., 1895-02-22
HOnors 10 Be Paid To-day to the
Memory Of Washington.
CELEBRATIONS IN PLENTY
Chief Among Them Will Be the Parade of
the District Military-Nationa1 Council
Of Women Will Hold Special Exercises :
Soldier Boys Will Be Out in Full Force
Various Interesting Social Events

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tending the National Council of Women
gives to the celebration national aspect,
as many of these talented women will take
! part in one or the other of the ceremonials
of the day. They have arranged for them
selves an appropriate programme, which
| will begin at TO- o'cloek in the morning.
All papers will be on patriotic subjects
and the exercises will be under tie auspices
| of theacommittee OH patriotic instructions.
Addresses will be delivered as follows:
Report of chairman, Kate Brownlee Sher-
wood, Ohio; Patriotism as an element in
| government''-"in founding ard preserving
cree institutions" Kate Brownlee Sher-
wood, Ohio, chairman of the committee on
patriotic instruction; LAS factor in tue
advancement of woman. Frances Il. Will
| lard, Illinois, member ofthe ecommitteeonpa-
! triotic instruction; What tie flag has
cost woman" Ellen s. Mussey, District OF
Columbia; Patriotic teaching as an ele-
ment i'll school government tt III forming
the character of American citizens,
| Louise BarDum Robbins, Michigan, patron
of the National Council of Women; AS
expressed in tue New York free kinder
gartens," Isabella Charles Davis. New
/ York member OF the committee on patri-
otc instruction; The Balch Salute" til
/ lustroted by little girls), Sarah G. Mink,
New York, patron OF the National Council
! of Women; discussion, Eliza ID. Keith, Cali
| fornia. member of committee on patriotic
| instruction.; open discussion, by members
| of the triennial.
| EVOLUTIONS OF THE SOLDIER BOYS.
Col. Cecil Clay, OF the Second Regiment,
District of Columbia National Guard, has
| ordered his command to assemble in the
armory for open air drill at | O'Clock On
! account of the unfavorable condition of the
| ground the guardsmcn will not leave the
| asphalt pavements, but Will be put through
| all movements that are not rendered i'm
| practicable by the limited space The boys
will be exercised on Massachusetts, Rhode
| Island, and New Hampshire avenues, re-
| turning to the arInoFy by way of Pennsyl-
vania avenue, about O'Clock.
When asked about his recent order in
| which he threatened to ell Intimate all
members who fahedi to turn out, Col. Clay
| said: "Of course shall compel attendance,
! though have not decided what means Will
! be employed to this end.
! The Mount Pleasant Drum and Bugle
Corps VIII act as escort To the National
Rifles and Old Guard in the parade. -, ..,,,,
The High School Cadets = The coIored
high school viii have a separate parade
The battalion VIII leave the school at
o'clock. The line of march viii be Third
street northwest to Pennsylvania avenue,
Penn sylvania avenue 10 Seventeenth
street. Seventeenth street to X street. h
street to- New, York avenue. New York
avenue back TO the school. The battalion
viii be escorted by Company A Separate
Battalion, y. G.. ID, c., Capt. Arthur
Brooks commanding, and accompanied by
the Capital City Band, which bias Eener
ously rendered its services gratuitously.
The Officers OF the battalion are Major
/ l. a.
Company A, Capt. II. D. Burwe1; Com
pany b, c :. John c. Payne.
THE EVENT OF THE DAY.
The street parade at 8 o'clock VIII be
the spectacular event of the day. The
entire local MALTA will :arn ont in charge
OF Col Moore and headed by the Marine
Band.
The Washington Light Infantry Corps,
Major Ross commanding, viii march inn
medately behind the band, and Will be in
fun military dress. Next to the Infantry
Corps will come the Corcoran Cadets,
Capt. Eugene C. Edwards in command;
next to these the National Fencibles, Capt.
Charles S. Domer in charge. Capt. Mat
tingiy's Company B, Third Battalion, the
National Rifles, headed by the Mount
Pleasant Drum Corps, and followed by
the Old Guard, in charge of Capt Edgar,
and the High School Cadets VIII also be
in line. Col. Shuster viii be in charge OF
the First Battalion and Major Domer the
Second Battalion OF The School Cadets, and
they VIII have with them the Sixth L. s.
Cavalry Band from Fort Myer..
The route of the parade VIII be from
Third street and Pennsylvania avenue
northwest, by way ofthe Avenueto Fifteenth
street: thence TO X street, to Nineteenth
street, to Pennsylvania avenue, to Fif-
teenth street, and thence to Pennsylvania
The Sons of the Revolution will appTopri-
ately celebrate the day by meeting to be
held at $3.50 p. m. at MetZerott Hall.
The programme viii include the render
ing of patriotic songs and music by q chorus
from the Choral Society and an orchestra
under the direction of William H. Daniels
with john Porter Lawrence as conductor.
Several solos will be sung in conjunction
With the Choral Society. Miss Mary Helen
Howe will render Columbia, the Gem Of the
Ocean," Mrs Annie Craig Hii!, Perry b. Tur-
pin and N B. Fugitt will sing the trio in
The Heavens are Telling Miss Blanche
Reuckert will render the ''Star-spnngled
Banner" and Mrs. Annie Craig Hill will
sing the 'Marseilles Hymn" which will
be given on this occasion in honor of the
French revolutionary allies.
Washington's farewell address will be
read, and an address will be delivered by
Rev. George William Douglas, some time
tudpidln III tIlc cOtlCly.- htilldIhS VIII Dt
made by Mr.. John Lee Carroll, the general
president of the Sons of the Revolution.
Prayer will be offered by Rev. John H El-
lott, D.. D., the acting chaplain. Among
the invited guests are the President and
Cabinet, the diplomatic corps, officers of
the army and navy and others. The final
rehearsal of the soloiStS, chorus and or
chestra will be held in the Foundry Church
tomorrow afternoons at 4:15 o'clock.
GOLD MEDAL FOR MISS sTARKwRATHER.
One of the interesting events of that oc-
easion will be the presentation to Miss
Louise R. Starkweather of the gold medal
offered by The society to the boy or girl in
regular attendance upon a public or private
school in the District of Columbia who shall
submit the best essay upon a subject per-
tanning to the revolution of 1916
The Woman's National Press Association
will give Martha Washington tea from
to z D. m. at No. 1101 X street northwest,
in honor of the National Council Of Women
and the Daughters of the American Reyolu-
ton
The Association Of the Oldest Inhabitants
will hold a public meeting in their room in
the Corcoran Building this morning at 1890
to celebrate Washington's birthday, as it
has been their custom yearly every since the
existence of the society. Washington
farewell address will be read by Mr. G. II.
TrunnelI, a member, and an opening address
will be delivered by Mr.. E. R. Mexican, fol-
lowed by Mr.. j. A. Wineberger on the Me
ridian of Washington and the District of
Columbia also the prominent points re-
lating to the same, both members of the So
ciety
The Japanese tea to be given from 8 until
IL, at Miss Clara Bartons home, by the
Legion of Loyal Women, will be one of the
prominent features of the day. The guests
will bp welcomed in one room which will
be decorated with American flags and en-
blems. while in another, arranged as q tea