The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-02-12
THE DISPLAY OF BUNTING
The Fiftieth Anniversary of Nor
folk as a City Recognized.
CELEBRATION SUGGESTIONS
Flags FIoated From the City Hall
and Other Public and Private
Buildings, the Shipping in
the harbor and Trans
portation Co.'S Boats.

The fiftieth anniversary day of
Norfolk as city dswned beautiful lily
bright yesterday. 1t was not
ushered in by the ringing OF bells or
a snlute of artillery, but there was
very creditable display OF flags on
private and public buildings aud the
shipping in the harbor. The hoist
ing of the stars aud stripes on the
graceful flag staff of The VIRaINIAN
building was speedily followed by IL
display of bunting in other quarters,
and soon hoated to the breeze the
flag on the staff surrounding the
dome of the Courthouse.
The first bu ilding 10 follow The
VIRalNIAN's lead was the Atlantic
Hotel. The stars and stripes waved
above the centre of the large build
ing, while from each corner gay
banners tiuttered from half.a dozen
statfs. The Y. NJ. G. A. building
then flung it's colors to tue breeze,
and up and down Main street the
bunting appeared as if by magic.
The store OF White e Dodson, at
the corner of Main street and Com
mercial Place displayed the national
colors end the ferry was decorated.
Farther down Main street the flag
toated over Nichols Il Wallace's
store, and the Ballentiue building.
inst opposite, also displayed It's
colors. Stores on Church and Bank
streets were decorated and each
street In the business district had
really gala appearance.
Persona VI hnan 1,tllauc nnl
were out OF order expressed regret
t1at the slippery state of their roofs
rendered it impossible for them to
be fixed IN time to join In the dis
play.
Down on the water front the ship
ping presented holiday appear.
ance. The warehouses OF the Mar
chants end Miners transportation
Company were all surmounted by
the stars and stripes, and the sbins
at its docks each displayed broad
banners. The Bay Line and Cape
Charles steamers were gally deco
rated, and further down the river
front the Old Dominion Steamship
Company had made lavish display
OF national colors. The magnificent
"Jamestown" at her dock flew the
ensign OF the company with national
mage, and the river steamers were
decorated. Over the Offices and
warehouses the flags also floated.
The Clyde Line made very pretty
display and the Norfolk aud West
ern tug came up the harbor floating
her colors. Many little tugs were
also decorated.
PROGRAMME PROPOSED.
That Norfolk should appropriately
celebrate her fiftieth anniversary wns
general 3 conceded yesterday. Since
the gala week celebration conse.
quent upon the Yorktown Centen-
nial, when the city attracted tbous.
snds OF people and when she ap.
peared to splendid advantage, Nor.
foik has never had celebration Of
very great magnitude, and her gala
Gays have been few and far between.
NO particular event III her history
however, has ever been presented to
inspire her to array herself in such
monday attire and IN the purple. due
TO development of her commercial
and business Importance as Is pre-
sented by fit celebration of her
tiftieth anniversary year. Tue Viz
GINIAN's review of her phenomenal
progress has focused the eyes OF the
whole country upon her ne tue com.
ing metropolis OF the South, and has
brought out tlattering comments
from the press of the country aud
hearty good wishes from men prom.
inent IN business and public affairs
Oil through the country.
This jubilee year, therefore. ia
she yeer for Norfolk to begin to
make record for a push forward
aud stride onward to a rapid and
sure development that will surely
secure for her the grand position nf
the metropolis OF the South. Al.
ready programme has been suo.
gcsted by a gentleman who has re-.
Gently made Norfolk his home-at.
sacted as he was to our city by rea.
son of the remarkable exhibit sbe
has made in business and popnln.
sion-and, convinced as he is of
Morfolk's great future, he writes
3kA vaRalNIAN. suggesting as O sea-