Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-11
U N ! F ED ITALY
Its Twenty fifth Anniversary to Be Gale
brated in This City.
A Parade and Banquet by the Italian
Resfdcnts-BarOn Fava to
Review the Line.

The tWenty-ifth anniversary of the unfit
cation of Italy will be celebrated in this
city On the Goth instant by the italian
colony. This event will be under the d.
rection Of the Benevolent Society Unione
Fratellanxa Italiana, which has invited the
Baribaldi Society and the Italian colonists
at large to join in making the occasion one
worthy of the event, which they regard as
Of great importance to the glory of their
fatherland.
Features of the Celebration.
A street parade, reception by the ItaI-
| ian ambassador and grand banquet in the
evening constitute the main features of
the celebration. The day will be begun
with a parade, which is to form on the
southwest corner of Pennsylvania avenue
All the members of the italian colony in
this city, numbering, 1t is said, about 5000
are invited to be present at the place Of
forming the parade and to take part in the
festivities. They will all be provided with
badges. A band of music will be on hand
to head the column, which will proceed tc
the residence or other place to be desig-
mated by Baron Fava, the Italian minister.
Baron Fava, on leaving Washington for
the summer, gave up the handsome house
In which he had his residence, and it is
not yet known where he will be located
on his return. He will reach Washington
on the 10th instant and will then make
known where he will receive the paraders
Baran Fava will receive the members of
the italian colony here, and it il expected
he Will address to them some patriotic
remarks fitting to the occasion.
The Line of March.
The line of march will be from the cor
ner of Pennsylvania avenue and 9th street
east to the Peace monument. thence north
to Indiana avenue. west via Indiana and
Louisiana avenues to 9th street. north to
F street. west to 18th street, north to Penn
sylvania avenue, west past the White
House. and thence to the place to be desig-
rated by the Italian ambassador for the
reception of the paraders.
The committee on arrangements is COM
posed OF the following: Angelo GhiSelli,
president OF the Benevolent Society Unione
Fratellanza Italiana: F. Sanfellipo. chair
and v. Giovanetu. Mr.. G. Cato will act
as marshal and Mr.. O.. Vital assistant
marshal Of the parade. committee will
wait upon the Commissioners OF the Dis
trtct Of Columbia during the present week
to invite them to the banquet to be given
on the evening Of the Goth instant, and also
to take part in the parade, and In case of
their acceptance of the latter invitation,
carriages will be provided for them, as for
all ST ecially invited guests Others who are
to be given special invitations to take part
in the festivities are Carlo F. Eysman,
italian consul in this city: Professor II.
Fava of Columbian University, son of the
Italian ambassador; Mai. Moore, P. Schiaf-
fire. Italian consul at Baltimore. and rep
resentatives of the press in this city. as
well as of La Stella D. Italia the organ of
the ItaIiano colony in Baltimore. -Four
italian societies of Baltimore will be rep
resented in the parade by committees. as
fellows: Societa Cristoforo Colombo. Benev-
olent Society Unione Fratellanza Italiana
of Baltimore. Societa F. Crispi, Societa
Croce Blanca.
The banquet will be given in Freund's
14ol hy fha m tn ha loo
of other cities, and specially invited guests
Speeches fitting the occasion will be made
and the event will be made memorable.
The officers of the Benevolent Society
Unione Fratellanza Italiana, which has
taken the lead in celebrating the twenty
fifth anniversary Of Italian unification. are
A. Ghiselli president; S. Desio, vice presi-
dent; G. Pessagno. corresponding secretary;
F. Rallo, financial secretary; A. Pavarini.
D. Cristofani V. Giovanett, trustees; L.
SINH, treasurer; G. Arancio. vice treasurer.